Cosmetic Dentistry and Medical Information

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A dentist will help us take care of our oral health and hygiene in an appropriate manner through information necessary to conduct timely and dental treatments. Dentistry and its various specialties have allowed people to solve their dental problems efficiently by adopting specialized dental care.

People no longer have to worry about the condition of their teeth, mouth, gums and surrounding structures. Although its main objective to get dental care is achieved, but what we expect is the aesthetic style in various dental procedures. This has given rise to some branches of dentistry are known as cosmetic dentistry and orthodontics. Both take an aesthetic approach to cure different types of dental problems and relate mainly to improving the appearance of the teeth and mouth of a person. You can also say that orthodontics is an extension of cosmetic dentistry, but focuses on the treatment of teeth and facial irregularities.

In this article we briefly about dental treatments that are different under these two types of dentistry.

Cosmetic Dentistry

It consists of several cosmetic dental procedures that help a person to improve the status and functions of the teeth and mouth along with the provision of a smile makeover. The procedures are capable of delivering the result as an individual will and are performed by a cosmetic dentist.

Teeth Whitening – Used to cure tooth discoloration that can occur due to various reasons such as aging, medications, poor diet, genetics or stains.

Dental Bonding – The treatment is used to close gaps, reduce the effect of spots and heal chopped or broken teeth. dental bonding procedure requires the need for a cosmetic dentist.
Dental Implants-Ideal replacement for broken or missing teeth, dental implants are artificial substitutes fixed jaw and look like real ones thus greatly improving a person’s facial appearance.

Porcelain veneers – Using porcelain veneers is quite high, as they can be placed on the front teeth to cure the gaps of space, color, broken or stained teeth. Read the rest of this entry »

For a successful treatment of porcelain veneers is very important to aesthetic analysis and a diagnostic waxing for both the cosmetic dentistry dentist and patient can see how your teeth stay.

Good preparation dental materials feldspathic porcelain or porcelain empress do the rest. It is essential to verify that the patient has an oral health condition suitable for the treatment of dental aesthetics.

In proper treatment protocol is porcelain veneers to make three parts. The final result is determined by the results of each of these phases.

The first part is the aesthetic analysis and diagnosis of aesthetics, which defines the display and study the aesthetic success can be achieved in the case to be treated. The second part is the dentist’s decision-making with the patient, this will decide the key points of aesthetic veneers. Finally, apply the aesthetic techniques to prepare the patient’s teeth and cement work completed porcelain veneers in the mouth, the patient wearing the chosen and desired smile.

Malocclusion is the irregular contact between the teeth lower and higher.

A proper bite is one that allows the upper teeth are accommodated as well with the teeth of lower jaw, this position can chew food, to articulate the words and gives the face a smoother appearance.

Malocclusion is usually caused by crowded teeth, crossbite, overbite, and beatings and even bad habits like thumb sucking.

Malocclusion can cause problems with biting, gum tissue, jaw joint, speech development and appearance of the person.

Many types of malocclusion are not preventable, however, is the physician specialist orthodontist can determine if it can fix and what would be the appropriate treatment.

There is no cause malocclusion problem fixed, since it involves many different factors including genetic and environmental, some of them are:

- Thumb sucking after age 5.

- Have a little space between the primary or baby teeth, which cause problems when the permanent teeth erupt.

The malocclusion is diagnosed by physical examination of the mouth and the application of X-rays to view internal tissues and bones and the making of plaster casts that allow the dentist to simulate the bite of the person, usually a child or girl. Read the rest of this entry »

The dental prosthesis replacing tooth structures lost or damaged by returning to the mouth all the functionality, durability and brightness of the original parts.

There are many alternative materials and designs aimed at giving the best solution for functional and aesthetic needs of each patient.

There are two main groups within the dental prosthesis:

1. Removable prosthesis

Within the removable prosthesis are 2 types

- Skeletal prosthesis or removable metal top and bottom (the body of the prosthesis is made up of metal). This type of prosthesis is used in cases of partially edentulous patients. dentomucosoportadas are partial dentures. That is, they hold both the teeth and mucosa, and are performed when the patient still retains some of your natural teeth. These prostheses are removable, or whatever it is, can be extracted and placed by the patient.

They are made by casting a metal structure (which may be of different alloys, both noble and non-nobles) from a wax pattern made by hand, and the use of preforms on the model of investment. The teeth and gums are reconstructions of acrylic resin. Read the rest of this entry »

It is an electro-hydraulic chair with speed backup position and overall height of the equipment essential to a clinic because in all treatments are performed and interventions.

Dental Unit

Intraoral lighting * Lamp:

It consists of a floodlight in front of a concave surface with high reflectivity that concentrates the light beam inside the oral cavity. Is a halogen light with dimmer and swivel articulating arm.

- Unit instrument carrier:

Is attached to the rest of the team through an articulated arm that allows for scrolling horizontally and vertically. Here we find the instrument carrier tray, removable and should be changed between each patient and thorough cleaning, the triple function syringe (water, air or spray), with removable tip to sterilize, and connections for rotating equipment (three hoses to connect the turbine, the micromotor and the ultrasound machine), these are controlled with the rheostat pedal or by a lateral movement of the foot. Sterilized in an autoclave. There will be a control panel of the chair and the spittoon, which must be disinfected between each patient. Read the rest of this entry »

The dental prosthesis replacing tooth structures lost or damaged by returning to the mouth all the functionality, durability and brightness of the original parts.

There are many alternative materials and designs aimed at giving the best solution for functional and aesthetic needs of each patient.

There are two main groups within the dental prosthesis:

1. Removable prosthesis

Within the removable prosthesis are 2 types

- Skeletal prosthesis or removable metal top and bottom (the body of the prosthesis is made up of metal). This type of prosthesis is used in cases of partially edentulous patients. dentomucosoportadas are partial dentures. That is, they hold both the teeth and mucosa, and are performed when the patient still retains some of your natural teeth. These prostheses are removable, or whatever it is, can be extracted and placed by the patient.

They are made by casting a metal structure (which may be of different alloys, both noble and non-nobles) from a wax pattern made by hand, and the use of preforms on the model of investment. The teeth and gums are reconstructions of acrylic resin. Read the rest of this entry »

Is the treatment of a tooth damaged by decay to restore its normal function and shape? When performing a filling, first remove the decayed tooth material, clean the affected area, then filled the cavity with a filling material.

By closing off spaces where bacteria can enter, a filling also helps prevent further decay. The materials used include gold, porcelain, resin composite (restoration of the tooth-colored) and amalgam (alloy of mercury, silver, copper, tin and sometimes zinc).

Mainly two types of materials used in the clinic:

Amalgam (silver) are resistant to wear and relatively inexpensive. Because of its dark color, are more noticeable than the restorations with composites and therefore not usually used in very exposed to the light, like anterior teeth. Currently its use is increasingly limited.

Composite resin (plastic) get the same color as your teeth and therefore used where it is important to maintain a natural look.

The composites may not be the ideal material for large fillings as they may reappear filter cavities more frequently than in amalgam restorations. It is the material of choice in both anterior and posterior restorations. Read the rest of this entry »

Periodontal disease. Periodontal disease affects the gums and tissues supporting the teeth. Gingivitis, an inflammation of the gums characterized by redness, h inchazón and sometimes bleeding is a common form of periodontal disease. Usually caused by the accumulation of tartar (a hardened film of food particles and bacteria that accumulates on teeth). Gingivitis is almost always the result of brushing and flossing inadequate. When gingivitis is left untreated, can lead to periodontitis, a condition in which the gums loosen around the teeth and form clumps of bacteria and pus, sometimes damaging the supporting bone and causing tooth loss.

Cavities and tooth decay. When you allow bacteria and food particles from sticking to teeth, plaque forms. The bacteria digest the carbohydrates in food and produce acid, which dissolves the tooth enamel and causes cavities. If decay is left untreated, the deterioration progresses, may affect the dentin. Without proper treatment, can develop serious infections. The most common ways to treat cavities and other serious problems of tooth decay are the filling of the cavities, root canal treatment, including removal of the pulp of the tooth and replacing the crown for a cap that like a tooth made of metal, porcelain or plastic, and remove or replace the tooth. To prevent decay, acquired habits do dental care, including a proper techniques for brushing your teeth.

Malocclusion is the failure of the teeth of the upper and lower jaw fit properly when you bite. Types of malocclusion include overbite, underbite, and crowding the teeth. Read the rest of this entry »

The inside of the mouth is covered with mucous. Just as skin lines and protects the exterior of the body, mucous membranes line and protect your interior. The mucous membranes produce mucus, which keeps them moist.

The top of the mouth, covered by a membrane known as the palate. The front consists of a bony portion called the hard palate and the posterior fleshy soft palate is called. The hard palate separates the mouth from the nose, which is located just above. The soft palate forms a curtain between the mouth and throat (or pharynx) at the back of the mouth. The soft palate contains the uvula, the fleshy part that hangs in the back of the mouth. The tonsils are located on either side of the uvula and look like twin pillars holding up the opening of the pharynx.

A bundle of muscles extends from the base of the mouth to form the tongue. The upper surface of the tongue is covered with tiny bumps called papillae, which allow us to capture the flavors. In the language, there are four types of taste buds: those that can detect sweet, salty, sour and bitter.

Three pairs of salivary glands, located on the walls and floor of the mouth secrete saliva, which contains a digestive enzyme called amylase, responsible for initiating the breakdown of carbohydrates even before food enter the stomach. Read the rest of this entry »

Dry mouth means you do not have enough saliva to keep it moist. All, once we have a dry mouth, especially if you’re nervous, upset or under stress. However, if you have a dry mouth most of the time may indicate the existence of another more serious medical condition. Saliva helps digest food, protects teeth from decay, prevents infection by controlling the population of bacteria in the mouth and facilitates chewing and swallowing.

There are several reasons why the salivary glands might not function properly.

-Side effects of some medications such as antihistamines, decongestants, analgesics, diuretics and medications for high blood pressure and depression.

- There are diseases like diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, the HIV virus and Sjögren syndrome affecting the salivary glands and can cause dry mouth.

- X-ray therapy: loss of saliva can be total or partial, permanent or temporary

- Chemotherapy drugs used to treat cancer can make saliva thicker, causing dry mouth.

- Menopause: Changes in hormone levels affect the salivary glands.

The symptoms of dry mouth include: Read the rest of this entry »