Artículos sobre dentistas y servicios dentales

Thanks to advances in dentistry, it is possible to restore a tooth row for almost any defect. The main thing is to choose the right denture method for your specific case. A qualified dentist will be sure to suggest the best dentures for your clinical case. Dentists have a lot to choose from - prosthetics is constantly evolving, new materials, methods and technologies are emerging.

Denture restorations can be removable, fixed or fixed. Most often, the choice depends on how many teeth need to be restored. Therefore, each group has its own varieties of designs.

Most often, this type of prosthetics is used in the absence of a large number of teeth or complete adentia. Depending on this, removable dentures can be full or partial. Both consist of a base and artificial teeth. Partial dentures have anchoring elements.

The best removable dentures are those that fit tightly to the palate, re…

" - Doctor, my crown on my tooth is wobbling, what should I do?" Such a question is not uncommon in the dental office. Not always patients understand why, instead of just fixing the crown, the doctor appoints an examination.

The task of the prosthodontist is not just to fix the prosthesis, but to find out the reason why the crown wobbles after installation.

Without examination, it is impossible to make an accurate diagnosis, and if the cause is not eliminated, the problem will occur again and again.

Part of the dental examination is the collection of anamnesis, especially if the prosthesis is several years old and with the problem you came to the wrong doctor who installed it.

The fact is that there are objective causes of crown loosening.

Dental cement changes its structure over time, and its adhesive (bonding) properties are lost. Crowns on the front teeth are particularly pron…

An artificial crown is placed to strengthen the crown part of the tooth, extend its life, and mask cosmetic defects. The crown needs a support: your own tooth, an inlay or an implant. Crowns are fixed prosthetics, they are designed to restore the tooth row, restore the beauty of the smile and fully participate in the chewing process. Unfortunately, there are situations when a patient discovers that the crown has fallen out. Why does this happen and what is the algorithm of actions if this happens?

Prosthetics is a process that involves 3 people: the prosthodontist, the dental technician and the patient. Each of them determines how long the restoration will last.

The dentist is responsible for making sure the tooth is properly prepared. The main causes of misalignment are due to improper preparation of the tooth:

An unpleasant odor from under the crown of the tooth indicates that food residues have gotten under the restoration. They decompose, multiplying the number of bacteria daily and hourly. Pathogens penetrate the hard tissues of the tooth, because the tooth is ground down and there is no protective barrier. The hard tissue begins to rot. In most cases, teeth are depulped before dentures. They remove the nerve-vascular bundle, the pulp, which in its intact state signals problems with pain. Without the pulp, pain is absent and it is not uncommon for caries to completely destroy the hard tissue.

Symptoms of infection may be only sudden loosening of the crown due to tissue loss and a putrid odor.

Most often, it is incompetence of the doctor. The desire to save money can lead to a small dentistry with an inexperienced doctor. This, in turn, affects treatment planning, tooth preparation, taking impressions, determ…