Dental Advices

“I found your blog on the internet, and as your website seemed very impressive, I am turning to you in utmost confidence.My problem is that my top right molar has a hole in it...and not a small one either. Indeed, I dare not chew food on that side of my face, as it can hurt a lot when it comes into contact with food. To top all of this off, the gums on my front teeth are swollen and bleed when I brush my teeth. I am mortally afraid of going to the dentist, I don’t know how to take care of these problems. Please help me"

“Brushing hard is the way to go”, “you just inherit your bad teeth”, “‘you should brush after every meal.” These and many misconceptions like these are ingrained in our culture, and are doing a lot of harm.

“The harder you brush the better”, “You just inherit bad teeth and that’s all”, “brush your teeth after every meal”. These and ideas like these tend to stick in the collective subconscious and can harm the public a lot.

While implantation is an invasive surgery, it is a very quick and painless surgery, especially considering other forms of oral surgery. The dental surgeon will first remove the gum, and set the places s/he intends to place the dental implants. The drilling is done with a special instrument, which can be set to the right pressure, and under local anaesthetic, you will only feel a slight vibration.

A Swedish professor Dr Branemark discovered some 50 years ago that titanium based metal alloys do not get rejected by the human body; on the contrary they trigger what is called osseointegration, meaning the bone grows on to the surface of the dental implant.

Dental implantation refers to the practice of having titanium screws inserted into your jawbone for the sake of replacing one or more natural teeth that were previously at the site of implantation. They are an artificial way to replace tooth roots, and have crowns on top of them to replace the entire tooth. While a bridge needs at least two stable points to go between, a dental implant needs no such thing.

“My daughter is sixteen, and she had her braces removed a year and a half ago. We noticed that her teeth become more yellowish near the gums on her upper jaw. Our orthodontist even gave us a hard time about her oral hygiene. We got a retainer after her treatment. I took her to my dentist afterwards, to see if anything could be done to stop or reverse this discoloration. My dentist, who is always extremely helpful, told me much to my surprise that he cannot help us at all, because the child had lost enamel. He also told us that these teeth are much likelier to develop caries, and once they develop them, he can make them whiter, but not before. Am I at fault, did we neglect to do something? How can I whiten her teeth without more serious interventions?

"I would like to know at what age a hygiene session with plaque and tartar removal becomes necessary, and if you are already getting them (I understand you are supposed to get one every six months), can they harm your teeth? I am 29 years old. Thank you in advance for your reply! Regards, Ildikó”

Loose teeth; this almost always indicates chronic periodontitis, and one of the symptoms is long spells of being completely symptom free, and sometimes having acute problems, during these acute phases pain can be expected but is not necessarily a symptom, and there may be discharge from next to the tooth as well.

A good visual tool is always a worthy investment; it allows for quick transfer of data, and it makes the job of the person explaining and the person receiving information all the easier. 3D visual graphics are becoming a staple of today’s education, but few people know that 3D imaging sometimes takes weeks or even months of work. Dental implantology is one of those fields in which the micro environment is very important, and the visual representation of the surgical procedures is also of vital importance. We can get to see places that a camera cannot penetrate, isolating the questionable areas and thereby reducing the possibility of error.