Root Canal Treatment

Posted by rara | July 21st, 2010 in Dental Care | No Comments »

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Root canal (endodontic) treatment treats the inside of the tooth is removed the nerve or pulp. If decay infects the chamber where the nerve, the only way to save the tooth without removing it is doing a root canal.

Inside the tooth is a pulp consists of blood vessels, lymph vessels and nerves that nourish the tooth. The root canals containing pulp extend to the terminal from the root to the bone.

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Microscopic Endodontics

Posted by rara | July 17th, 2010 in Dental Care | No Comments »

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Root canal treatment (endodontics) is to remove the tissues that are housed inside the tooth (dental pulp) this space is cleaned with some instruments called files and then permanently sealed with a three-dimensional material called gutta percha.

What are the symptoms of a pulp affected?
Pain, prolonged sensitivity to food / drinks hot or cold, discoloration, inflammation. Sometimes no symptoms.

Why perform an endodontic microscope?
The difficulty of this type of treatment involves, in most cases, the need to carry them out with the help of an instrument of magnification for viewing.

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Risk as a Dentist Profession

Posted by rara | July 14th, 2010 in dentist | No Comments »

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Although hundreds of years ago there just medicine in recent times has been an interest in the risks of those working in the various dentistry and health services.

Despite the many risks still do not have accurate data. Some countries have provided statistics on accidents and diseases related to the world of medicine, within this are included dentistry.

Austria: in 1982 there were 106 accidents (2.8% of total) and 138 cases of occupational diseases (13% of total)., The most frequent infectious diseases (96).
Japan: In 1982 there were 11 deaths due to occupational accidents and six in 1983
Mexico: In the first half of 1984, 7195 reported 20 accidents and occupational diseases.

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Caries and Obesity, Poor Nutrition

Posted by rara | July 10th, 2010 in Dental Care | No Comments »

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Trips to the dentist are a routine part of many parents and their children. This problem so common in childhood appears to be related to obesity, as poor nutrition may be the cause of both health problems, according to a study at the University of Buffalo (USA).

The study authors say that poor food choices, like soda and other sugary drinks, are encouraging both the development of caries as obesity among children.

Cavities are one of the most common health problems in children, while childhood obesity has tripled in the last three decades.

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A New Vaccine Against Dental Caries

Posted by rara | July 7th, 2010 in dental caries | No Comments »

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A recent report published by the journal Nature Medicine, a group of British scientists has developed a vaccine against dental caries from genetically modified plants snuff. The results obtained in a patient at four months were very encouraging and this has been assumed that the treatment could be available to the public within a few years.

Tooth decay is caused by the bacteria Streptococcus mutans, which produces an acid that coats the teeth and feeds on sugar and other carbohydrates. It affects half of children aged five years and three quarters of adolescents of 17 years. To eradicate this problem, simply cover the teeth with the liquid vaccine has been developed. A few applications provide protection against cavities for at least four months. The active components are antibodies that attach to tooth decay bacteria, preventing them from remaining on the teeth. While these harmful microbes are disappearing, others harmless teeth are installed in preventing the possible presence of other cells of S. mutans.

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A Laser “Shields” Against Tooth Decay

Posted by rara | July 3rd, 2010 in dental caries | No Comments »

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Proponents of this new tool underline that 60 and 90% of schoolchildren worldwide dental caries and it is very unlikely to find someone who has not suffered a cavity along his life. In fact, the World Health Organization categorizes decay as most common oral disease with periodontal disease and the most extensive in the world.

The problem is that between 5 and 8% of the surface of dental enamel has a natural porosity that can penetrate the lactic acid bacterial plaque and decay, causing tooth decay.

But from now on, they said, the dreaded visit to the dentist for filling a tooth can be avoided, according to results of scientific research conducted over three years in the past decade and taken up at present, by the Valencian company Stoma Laser Technology on human teeth in vitro.

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Assisted Precision Dentistry Dental Microscope

Posted by rara | June 29th, 2010 in Dental Care | No Comments »

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The dental operating microscope incorporating a course unprecedented technological progress in dentistry.

Today, thanks to the dental microscope, I can make work with maximum precision and safety, achieving results more attractive, faster and more predictable treatment.

At what stage of conservative treatment of dental caries used a microscope?

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Their First Phase of “Missions Smile”

Posted by rara | June 25th, 2010 in Dental health of children | No Comments »

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Missions smiles general aims and promote prevention through education and training to teachers from different schools, crèches, and professionals of health that are related in the maternal and child stage school in the province.

To this end, the Federation Missions Dental provide dental kits and training program in a first stage will Posadas Capital Area, and then continue with the Central zone and the northern area.

The task is to educate recipients for proper brushing technique, control of bad habits and dietary advice.

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Recaldent Gum with Teeth Remineralisation Help

Posted by rara | June 21st, 2010 in Dental Product | No Comments »

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Under the XVIIIth International Dental Congress held from 12 to May 16 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Dr Enrique Jadad Bechara, dentist and specialist in Oral Rehabilitation at the Pontifical Javeriana University, the conference offered “scientific evidence Recaldent ® , the role of chewing gums in dental remineralization process. ”

Author, co-author and collaborator on several articles published in international journals, Dr. Jadad exposed the systematic review of 31 studies that assessed the impact of Recaldent ® in the remineralization (restoring mineral content in the teeth to promote repair of incipient caries of the teeth), demineralization (loss of tooth mineral in the formation of early decay thereof) and dental caries, noting that “specifically, products that contain Recaldent ® increase remineralization, decrease demineralization and reduce the incidence of early carious lesions.

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Dental Caries Location

Posted by rara | June 17th, 2010 in dental caries | No Comments »

dental caries location

Resulting in root caries teeth appear as an extension of the crown gear tooth cavity through the CEJ (cementoenamel junction). Or if the root of the tooth has been open since the gum line has come down. Because the layer covering the tooth root cementum not as strong as email at the crown, then a hole in the tooth root process is faster than any other tooth surfaces.

To find out how big the grievances, the dentist will perform dental x-rays to show the depth of caries. If already known, then the dentist can determine the diagnosis and treatment plan.

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