Orthodontic treatment during pregnancy is not, in any case, contraindicated. If the patient becomes pregnant during orthodontic treatment there is no risk to the fetus, but there are several factors that must be considered. For a correct and complete diagnosis and to establish a treatment plan, a series of X-rays is required, and [...]
Orthodontic treatment influences a patient's facial features, but this influence varies depending on several factors. If we start orthodontic treatment during the period in which we can influence the patient's growth and development, its effects are far-reaching, the changes being significant in the direction of harmonizing the patient's facial profile. But, even if the period of [...]
Removable dentures are used when all natural teeth have been lost due to infections, accidents, periodontal disease or other conditions. As a rule, it features an acrylic base, which replaces the lost hard bone tissue, and teeth that can be made of composite or acrylate, very similar to natural teeth. The removable denture must [...]
Lack of dental hygiene can lead to decay of dental veneers. Bacteria that accumulate around the edges of dental veneers can produce acids that erode their protective layer, the tooth enamel. This can lead to tooth veneers discolouring, staining or loss of luster. Also, if food debris and bacteria are allowed to […]
Dentures are dental pieces that can replace one to all missing teeth. They are made of pink, transparent acrylate or acrylate and a metal part. After the prosthesis fitting session, the patient must return to the office the next day and after 7 days for touch-up and check-up. In the first days it is [...]
Most of the time, we postpone the visit to the dentist for various reasons, such as lack of time, finances or due to other urgent problems. Thus, oral health can deteriorate if we do not have proper hygiene in the first place and do not address dental problems at an early stage. It should be noted that it is necessary to perform […]
Dental extraction is a surgical procedure to remove a tooth from the oral cavity. It is performed with the help of special tools: pliers, luxator, elevator. It is a procedure that is always performed under local or general anesthesia. The first objective of the dentist is to keep the tooth in the arch, to maintain its vitality ("not to remove the nerve") [...]
Fillings are methods of reconstructing hard dental tissues affected by caries or fractures. They were made of amalgam in the past, while nowadays they are made of composite materials that very well imitate the color of the missing tooth tissues. Depending on the degree of coronary destruction, the missing dental hard tissue can be replaced by […]
Teeth are made up of several structures: enamel, dentin, cementum and dental pulp. At the coronal level, the tooth presents the dental pulp (the nerve of the tooth), protected by a layer of dentin, and on the outside enamel. The structure that gives color to the tooth is dentin, and depending on the thickness, the teeth can be darker or lighter in color. The differences […]
Inlays and onlays are mini prosthetic parts that can restore the tooth, without a great sacrifice of dental structure. They are made 100% digitally, eliminating any error in terms of adaptation to the tooth level. These prosthetic pieces can restore teeth with bulky fillings, coronal fractures or severe abrasions, while fully preserving the tooth's vitality. Inlay is […]
