Dental caries You spelled it right – dental caries. It is the medical term for cavities or tooth decay. It is a bacterial infection that causes demineralization and destruction of the teeth’s enamel, dentin and cemented – these are the hard tissues of the teeth. Dental caries results from the production of acid caused by…
Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) has been extensively utilized in a variety of manufacturing and engineering fields for decades. Now, CAD/CAM is helping revolutionize the digital dentistry world by simplifying and streamlining the creation of porcelain dental restorations. CAD/CAM restorations tout numerous advantages for you, your dental practice and your patients alike. If you…
Introduction Knocking out a tooth is a medical emergency. If an adult tooth is knocked out, try putting it back in place and go straight to a dentist. Don’t try to re-insert a baby tooth – take your child to see a dentist immediately. If you can’t put an adult tooth back into position, place…
Keep the moist gauze pad placed over the surgical area in place for a half hour. After this time, the gauze pad should be removed and discarded. Repeat with a fresh moist gauze as needed until bleeding has reduced to a slow oozing or stops all together. Avoid vigorous mouth rinsing, spitting or touching the…
So you are missing a tooth, several teeth, or perhaps even all your teeth. And you are looking into having dental implants as part of your permanent tooth replacement solution. From times that go back millennia (no exaggeration) the practice of dentistry has addressed the problem of missing teeth. The revolutionary field of implant dentistry…