Lack of teeth

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A missing tooth is a phenomenon that scares people not only in scary dreams, but unfortunately also in reality. The reasons for the lack of teeth in the row are different. In most cases, they are consequences of neglected diseases or trauma to the jaw area. Modern dentistry involves various methods of restoring the tooth row, which differ in efficiency, cost, quality and durability of the result.

How to restore a missing tooth?

You can restore a missing tooth by means of prosthetics - removable or fixed, as well as implantation.

In case of missing teeth, removable prosthesis is used if there are contraindications to fixed prosthetics or as a temporary one, when teeth are extracted for the time of healing of the wells before implantation. End defects are also an option for patients who lack a large number of teeth and the condition of the existing teeth…

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What should you do if you have a toothache during pregnancy?

Toothache during pregnancy is a common phenomenon. During this period there are changes in the hormonal background of metabolism, the woman's body becomes very vulnerable. Often pregnancy serves as a catalyst for oral problems. Teeth begin to react to cold and hot. There are painful sensations during hygienic cleaning, gums can bleed. The acidity of saliva increases, the tooth row is subjected to increased bacterial load.

There are more than enough prerequisites for toothache. Even with regular oral care and visits to the dentist, almost half of women during pregnancy face caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, stomatitis and other inflammatory dental pathologies. If the tooth hurts during pregnancy, you need to go to the dentist immediately.

Toothache should not be tolerated, especially during the period of carrying a child. Painful attacks negatively affect the nervous system, cardiovascular system, can provoke involuntary uterine contractions …

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Artistic restoration of teeth: restoration methods and material features

People come to the dental clinic not only for the treatment of teeth, but also for their beauty. Most often, aesthetic restoration is used for the front teeth. And this is logical. They are the ones that are visible when smiling. And, if something is wrong - a person is embarrassed to smile, becomes clenched, feels discomfort. Artistic restoration of teeth will quickly correct this moment, thus improving the quality of life of the patient, giving confidence in himself, in his appearance.

Aesthetic restoration of teeth allows you to get a beautiful smile for a long time.

Reasons for dental restoration

There can be a lot of problems to address, but we will emphasize the main ones:

chipped tooth edges; cracks; gaps and gaps between teeth (cracks, diastemas); anatomical peculiarities - narrow teeth, wedge-shaped defect; tooth decay; enamel color is dark or heterogeneous; impossibility to place a filling, due to a large cavity and…
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Dry hole after tooth extraction – symptoms and how to treat it

Tooth extraction is one of the most popular and simple operations in medicine. It usually goes without complications, but due to a number of common or subjective reasons, abnormalities may occur. One such postoperative complication is a dry hole.

The fact is that after extraction of the tooth, a cavity is formed in its place, which in a positive scenario is filled with a blood clot. It prevents the penetration of germs into the open wound and promotes its early healing. A dry hole after tooth extraction is the absence of the very blood clot in the cavity. This can happen for two reasons:

Dislocation or resorption. Heavy bleeding, as a result of which the clot was not able to form.

Whatever the cause, the healing process can take weeks and be accompanied by serious discomfort, which is not always possible to eliminate by their own efforts.

Symptomatology

Dry socket syndrome is very painful. It is quite easy to identify …

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Rotten teeth – all about causes and treatment options

Statistics show that 98 percent of people are afraid of going to the dentist. As a result, dental problems are put off until one day we find out that a tooth has rotted away. Then a visit to the doctor is inevitable, but there is a lot of work to be done.

Contrary to popular belief, rotten teeth are not just the result of poor hygiene.

Causes of tooth rot

Yes, we all know that teeth should be brushed 2 times a day, flossed and visited the dentist 2 times a year. Many patients follow these recommendations and their teeth still deteriorate and rot. Poor hygiene is not the only reason why teeth deteriorate. There are other factors:

Gum disease triggers bacteria to multiply, which literally chews through enamel and destroys tooth tissue; genetics plays a role in the ability of teeth to resist pathogenic factors; unfavorable environmental conditions lead to more dental problems in industrial areas than in places without factories and mills…
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Bleeding gums: causes and treatment

Periodontal tissue diseases are the second most common dental pathology, second only to tooth decay. Almost everyone knows that bleeding gums when brushing teeth can be the first step to losing them. Not surprisingly, one of the frequent questions patients ask is how to treat bleeding gums.

The appearance of blood may be a consequence of excessive activity during hygienic procedures or evidence of the development of a serious pathology that requires treatment. Sometimes the cause is both dental problems and systemic - endocrine disorders, avitaminosis, pregnancy, etc. To understand why the gums bleed, prescribe a comprehensive treatment, only a doctor can.

Causes of bleeding gums

More often, bleeding gums are not a demonstration of seasonal vitamin deficiency, but a sign of periodontal pathology. The cause of the disease can be affected by decayed teeth, sharp edges of restorations, dentures, traumatizing the mucosa, overload of individual d…

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Sarkani plankumi uz mēles (glosīts): cēloņi un ārstēšana

It is not always a toothache that brings us to the dentist. Quite often it is not the teeth that cause problems, but unpleasant sensations in the mouth, red spots on the tongue, burning sensation. These signs are characteristic of a variety of diseases, often systemic, but can serve as symptoms of glossitis - inflammation of the tongue.

Glosīta veidi

Visus iekaisuma procesus iedala hroniskos un akūtos, neatkarīgos un sekundāros, kas pavada citas slimības. Jebkurā gadījumā problēmas ar mēli liecina par slimības klātbūtni, tāpēc labāk nekavējoties konsultēties ar ārstu. Dažkārt glosīts norit bez izteiktām izpausmēm, bet ārsts profilaktiskās apskates laikā noteikti pamanīs izmaiņas mēlē.

Pie neatkarīgām slimībām (kad ir skartas tikai mēles) pieder vairāki iekaisuma veidi.

Akūts katarāls glosīts

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Gingival recession: causes and treatment methods

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Gingival recession is a process of gum tissue loss in which the root neck of the tooth is exposed. Visually it looks like this: due to the exposure of the root part, the teeth seem longer, and a small groove is formed on the edge of the gum. The sensitivity of teeth to acid, sweet, salty and temperature changes increases. Gingival recession can be observed in the area of one tooth or several. However, to establish an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to consult a dentist.

Classification

Depending on the preservation of gum tissue, there are 4 stages of gum recession:

In the first stage, only the attached part of the gum tissue is reduced. The reduction in tissue volume is insignificant. The area of attached gingiva is destroyed, but bone and gingival tissue are preserved, and tooth sensitivity increases. At the third stage, the outer surface o…
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Pain after caries treatment – how to relieve it?

Cavities are a reason to see a doctor. It causes pain, inflammation, and spoils the appearance of the teeth. After treatment, we expect that the tooth will no longer bother us. In the vast majority of cases, this is the case. But, sometimes, teeth hurt after caries treatment.

Soreness after a filling is a natural phenomenon. To remove decay and prepare the cavity, drill hard tissue, which has nerve endings. And if you have to remove the nerve (pulp), the nerve impulses transmit pronounced pain signals to the brain. Even treatment with antiseptic cause local irritation and pain.

During treatment, the patient is under anesthesia and does not feel anything. When the effect of anesthetics ends, there is discomfort. . How much the tooth can hurt after caries treatment depends on several reasons. The degree of tissue damage, the type of medical intervention and individual characteristics of the body, everything matters. Usually, everything goes awa…

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Pain after wisdom tooth extraction: causes and how to get rid of?

Dental treatment can be therapeutic or surgical, and pain can occur after either type of intervention. If the wisdom tooth hurts after treatment - in most cases, this is a normal physiological reaction of tissues to the procedure performed. Usually painful sensations are quickly bought anesthetic drug, pass independently in a couple of days. But there are situations when the pain after the removal of the eight is due to complications or violation of the technology of medical manipulation.

The dentist will necessarily advise the patient on how the normal process of recovery after the intervention, in the appearance of what symptoms should immediately consult a doctor. If all the doctor's recommendations regarding the rehabilitation period are fulfilled, but painful sensations only increase - this is a direct indication to come for another appointment.

Types of extraction

Wisdom teeth (eights, third molars) are larger than other dental units in…

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