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Rabbit Teeth

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

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Small children sometimes have a front tooth is larger or more advanced than the other teeth, often called rabbit teeth. What is the cause of this rabbit teeth?

Such dental condition known as ‘buck teeth’. Children who have rabbit teeth are often the subject of teasing among friends.

Although the form of teeth like this look harmless, but can cause health problems because of the suitability of an unhealthy tooth.

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Their First Phase of “Missions Smile”

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

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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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Root Canal Treatment

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

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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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Caries and Obesity, Poor Nutrition

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

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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

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

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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

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

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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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Dental Caries Location

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

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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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Yogurt Prevent Child Dental Damage

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

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Yogurt is fermented milk or soy products are not only good for the digestive system, but also for dental health. Consumption of yogurt regularly can cut the risk of tooth decay in children.

Consuming yogurt at least four times a week can reduce the 22 percent risk of experiencing tooth decay in children at age 3 years, compared with children who only yogurt consumption less than once a week.

The findings have been published in the Journal of Dentistry, the study came from Japan who is investigating claims that state dairy products generally avert tooth decay in children.

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A dry mouth increases the risk for tooth decay

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

A dry mouth increases the risk for tooth decay

People with reduced salivary secretion, which are characterized by the “dry mouth” are more likely to have dental caries compared to those with higher salivary flow, as clinical specialists warned Vital Dent.

Saliva plays a natural defensive role against caries, and that dilutes and removes sugars and constant pH of the mouth, they said.

“Thanks to its alkaline pH and its buffering capacity, drag the food scraps left in the mouth, neutralizes acids produced by bacterial plaque on the teeth and provides calcium and phosphate needed in a process called remineralization,” said the dentist Vital Dent Clinics, Olga Prieto. (more…)

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Common Procedures in Cosmetic Dentistry

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Procedures in Cosmetic Dentistry

What is an implant?
It is a replacement for missing teeth by rebuilding tooth structures that support it. It places a prosthesis in the bone protruding from the gum tissue that serves as the root of the tooth is sure.

What is a crown?
It is a combination of porcelain, ceramic or acrylic resin which is cemented on the tooth surface.

What is Invisalign?
Invisalign invisible new way to straighten teeth without braces. It uses a series of transparent removable aligners for straightening teeth without metal.

What is teeth whitening?
It is the process by which stained teeth and / or discolored again be white and shiny. This procedure can be performed in a dentist’s office, at home under the supervision of a dentist or whitening systems over the counter, without supervision.

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