Posted by admin | Posted in Dental Care | Posted on 09-07-2011
Dental caries is an infectious microbiological disease that destroys calcified dental hard tissues (enamel, dentin, cementum).
Tooth decay caused by bacterial acid production manifested by the progressive darkening and softening of the tissue. The restoration of decayed teeth is very necessary, since the loss of a tooth can lead to deterioration not only aesthetic but to alterations in speech, mastication and the temporomandibular joint.
Dental plaque is a soft, translucent, white adhered to the surface of the teeth, consisting of bacteria and their products, macroscopic, is developed in small cracks and defects of the enamel surface, microorganisms are mainly coconuts initiators . Bacteria in the mouth interact with the particles retained between the teeth to produce substances capable of dissolving the enamel. Bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates (sugars, glucose, sucrose) of food, produce acids that work to destroy the tooth surface.
Carious lesions usually start in a pit, fissure or smooth surface of the enamel.
The initial lesion appears as a white, matte, which represents the beginning of enamel demineralization.
Decay progresses gradually and acquires a light brown color due to the presence of pigments that come with certain foods and the irreversible destruction of the enamel crystals. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin | Posted in Dental Care | Posted on 12-11-2010
Changes in the smile to improve the aesthetics of it, there are several. Not only the anterior region, if not that improving the occlusal (chewing surface) of the molars, also achieves a better cosmetic effect.
Cures “black” (dental amalgam) was an excellent product for dental fillings, tough and durable, its major disadvantage is that they were the color of the tooth.
We currently have art resin with high adhesion, excellent polish and high fluorescence allow for replacing amalgam fillings very similar to the color of the tooth, making very good aesthetic results.
The resistance of these resins and durability is excellent, recent clinical studies show that the wear of these resins such as next-generation XT Filtek Z350 3M Espe us is significant compared to the wear of tooth enamel.
Posted by admin | Posted in Dental Care | Posted on 15-07-2009
Keep your teeth as healthy as possible is an obvious necessity of life for most people, and because our smile is one of the first things we use to make an impression on new friends and associates, it’s even more important that we keep our teeth looking as good as we can.
Many people do not know the myriad things you can do to ensure that your teeth whiter, how little or a lot of white are, if you hope to achieve excellent results. For having a beautiful smile is so important to so many people who made their dental plan at a higher level part of a series of escalating statistics. It’s becoming far more common now for people to step up their tooth care treatment and try out teeth Read the rest of this entry »