It’s perfectly natural for children to be afraid of the dentist, but it doesn’t mean the parents can’t help them overcome this fear. In order to take steps towards helping their children, it’s important to understand where the fear comes from in the first place. Most of these fears are, unknowingly, fueled by parents [...]
Esthetic dentistry is a specialized branch of dentistry that strives to achieve the utmost natural beauty of the teeth. Initially, gum (gingiva) and tooth remodeling techniques were developed for models, movie stars, and others who felt the professional need for a beautiful smile and were willing to take certain health risks to achieve such a [...]
The dental impression at the dentist’s For many patients the dental impression is an uncomfortable affair but perhaps after reading this text you will understand better why the individual steps are so important. A possible remedy to this method could be digital dental impressions. Whilst these are ready for the market, the machines are still [...]
What takes my dentist so long to do in my mouh? Dentistry has hanged a lot. In earlier times fillings were mainly cemented or simply pressed into the cavity. Nowadays things are glued. In order to give you a better view of the glueing procedure so that you might be able to keep calmer in [...]
What is Outside the approved areas of use „Outside the approved areas of use“ is another way of expressing the meaning of „off label use“. A lot more looms behind this small phrase than simply a problem with our health system. Don’t be fooled. When searching the internet for the term “Off Label Use” you’ll [...]
What is the best Filling material? Filling materials are used in the field of dentistry to restore teeth broken down by dental caries. Filling material are of various types, and they can be divided into two types on the basis of the indications of use: those that change over time (plastic materials) and those that [...]
Dental pain is an abnormal sensation caused by problems involving the teeth. Toothache pain can be caused by various reasons, a few of which are decribed below. An exposed tooth neck, for example, can cause dental pain The transition zone of enamel into cementum (cementoenamel junction) is not always seamless, and sometimes a bit of [...]
Tumours in the area of th head, neck and mouth Ignorance creates fear, and this text should alleviate the fears of its viewers to some extent. How does a tumor develop and what exactly is a tumor; this will be explained in the following text. Both animals and human beings are composed of many different [...]
Often dentists are confronted with patients who are suffering from head and facial pain. The pain is often not only dental but has a complex mix of causes. Facial Pain Causes Let´s start with pain in the Jaw Joint. Jaw joint pain can be acute or chronic. The most common cause of acute jaw joint [...]
Acquired Immunodeficinecy Syndrome(AIDS): a fictional plague? The current belief worldwide is that is that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes Acquired Immunodeficinecy Syndrome (AIDS). Most people would say that it’s the incontrovertible truth. But what is truth? In current times, where one scandal follows hot on the heels of another, this is a question we [...]
What is dental Implant? Implantology has been officially recognized as a form of treatment since 1982. Titanium dental implants are artificial tooth roots; they mostly have a screw-shaped or cylindrical design. They are implanted into the jaw bones as a replacement for lost tooth roots. Is there a best dental implant? The market offers a [...]
According to a CBS news article, a 22-year-old man is suing his orthodontist after having allegedly worn his braces for 11 years. The argument is that while Dr. Brad Chvatal did not install the braces he was responsible for the patient’s dental care while they remained on the patient’s teeth. Dr. Chvatal argues that the [...]
A beautiful smile can brighten your day—mentally and physically. Mentally, smiling can change your mood and make your day better. Physically, it can make you appear more attractive to others. Unfortunately, there are many who don’t take advantage of the benefits of an open smile due to imperfections with their teeth. Fortunately, some of these [...]
Bad Teeth - Dental Anomalies What are bad teeth? These include all types of congenital deformities in the dental area. We start our story right at the beginning and when we say right, we mean right at the beginning. We’ll save you the details of the act, in the Video bad Teeth [...]
Why do we concern ourselves with bone replacement materials? Whilst there are a lot of studies about these topics amongst specialists, nonetheless most studies’ contents are badly put together and not according to evidence-based medical guidelines. In addition the various bone replacement materials are unfortunately often disregarded by Professors (heads of clinical departments in universities) [...]
How to stop tooth pain? Tooth pain is an abnormal sensation caused by a tooth problem What can cause pain to a tooth? Let’s start with the tooth itself: an exposed tooth neck, for example can cause tooth pain. The crossover between enamel and root cement isn’t always seamless, sometimes a bit of dentine is [...]
Cleaning our teeth – clean all over Often, we hurry over our teeth, our minds elsewhere, allowing ourselves to be fooled by the feeling of freshness of the toothpaste. This has consequences: hidden deposits, especially between the teeth, which lead to a disturbance of the enamel in time. Caries is the result. Check test: really [...]
Saliva is secreted by the salivary glands Saliva is produced in the mouth both by small salivary glands in the mucosa and also by the large salivary glands – the glandula parotis (parotid gland), the glandula submandibularis (sub-mandibular gland) and the glandula sublingualis (sub-lingual gland). Depending on the gland the saliva is rather [...]
The Caldwell Luc Operation is a radical operation in the maxillary sinus performed through the oral vestibule. Nowadays a problem in the maxillary sinus is usually treated by an operation via the nose and not via the mouth. In certain situations access via the mouth, or more precisely via the oral vestibule is preferred, for [...]
Bone Augmentation is a technical term in dental surgery. This dental term describes various methods of adding bone material, in case there is a lack thereof in the jaw. Lack of bone in the jaw may have various causes. For example, after the removal of a cyst a ‘localized lack of bone’ may occur. In [...]
