ARTIFICIAL ROOT IMPLANTATION – IMPLANTS
What to do before surgery:– Please inform your dentist of any diseases and medications you are taking!– Take your regular medications as prescribed.– Do not arrive on an empty stomach on the day of surgery. Eat as usual. What to do after implantation:– If the implantation surgery is performed under local anaesthesia, do not […]
THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SMOKING
The impact of smoking on oral cavity and dental healthIn exchange for some of the seemingly pleasant effects of smoking, we suffer a wide range of harmful effects. These harmful effects affect the oral cavity, the trachea, the lungs and other parts of the body. The idea is that when we smoke, we inhale hot, […]
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DENTAL CALCULUS
Experience has shown that tartar or dental calculus represents a big problem for many of our patients. Calculus is in fact “calcified plaque”, which is formed by the bacteria in the oral cavity, the presence of organic matter (food debris) and the mineral salts (calcium, phosphates, fluoride salts) in our saliva.There are two types of […]
WHAT TO DO AFTER TOOTH EXTRACTION
Take a painkiller an hour or two after tooth extraction.This will help to avoid immediate post-operative wound pain. Normally you will not need more painkillers.Do not rinse your mouth or spit immediately after tooth extraction. Otherwise bleeding can occur because of the haematoma falling from the wound.You should not eat while you are still feeling […]
MORE ABOUT PRIMARY TEETH
Although primary teeth are not yet visible in the mouth at birth, their buds are already present in the bone and during their short ‘tooth life’ they perform a long-lasting and important function:– they play an important role in the development of correct biting and chewing,– they are essential for the correct formation of speech […]
DENTURES
The loss of teeth leads to changes in the morphology of the maxilla.In the case of complete tooth loss, edentuolism only a mucosa-supported denture can be made, because the “factors” that play a major role in anchoring and supporting, the teeth, are no longer available for anchorage.This of course has an impact on the stability […]
DENTAL ENAMEL
Dental enamel is the most mineralized and hardest material in the body. Enamel is one of the three main parts of the tooth, the other two being dentine and dental cementum.Enamel is the visible surface of the tooth, supported by dentine from the inside. 96% of dental enamel is mineral, the rest is water and […]
GINGIVAL BLEEDING
Many people experience gingival bleeding when brushing their teeth, and gums often bleed when they eat toast or apples.In this case we tend to brush our teeth more carefully and avoid the consumption of hard foods. In most cases, bleeding is caused by gingivitis. It is possible that the gums are damaged or more haemorhagic, […]
TOOTH LOOSENING
Periodontal disease is a common disease all over the world, including our country. This is the process during which teeth can become loose as a result of the degradation of the alveolar bone, the upper and lower maxilla. Tooth loosening can be detected by X-ray, but the problem is more serious when the loosening of […]
PREGNANCY AND ORAL HYGIENE
Pregnancy is a special time when the whole lifestyle of the pregnant mother affects the development of the foetus. In addition to a healthy diet rich in vitamins and minerals, oral health is also very important, which is ensured by careful oral hygiene and regular dental check-ups. During pregnancy, due to hormonal changes, so-called pregnancy […]