Dental work like crowns and bridges can restore your smile and improve functionality, but they require proper care to last. Whether you’ve recently had a crown or bridge placed or want to maintain existing ones, knowing how to care for them is essential.
Short Answer
To care for dental crowns and bridges:
Brush and floss daily to prevent decay around the restoration.
Avoid hard or sticky f...
Dental implants have revolutionized the field of restorative dentistry, providing patients with renewed functionality and aesthetics. Among the various types of implants, subperiosteal implants offer a unique solution for patients lacking adequate bone height or density to support traditional endosteal implants. Despite being less common, subperiosteal implants can be an effective alternative for ...
Endosteal implants represent the most widely used form of dental implants, designed to provide a robust solution for patients seeking restoration of missing teeth. This comprehensive overview will cover various aspects of endosteal implants, including their definition, types, placement procedures, advantages, potential complications, and care requirements.
What are Endosteal Implants?
Endosteal ...
The All-on-4® implant technique is revolutionizing dental restoration, providing patients with a viable solution for full-arch tooth replacement. Ideal for those facing significant bone loss or decay, this innovative method utilizes just four strategically placed implants to support a complete set of teeth. In this blog post, we will explore the intricacies of All-on-4 implants, their benefits, t...
Introduction
The advancement of dental technology has introduced several options for replacing missing teeth, with dental implants and dental bridges being two of the most commonly used solutions. Both methods offer significant functional and aesthetic benefits, but they differ notably in how they affect the adjacent teeth. One of the major advantages of dental implants over dental bridges is...
Introduction
Dental implants have revolutionized the field of restorative dentistry, offering patients a permanent and natural-looking solution to tooth loss. These implants, which are custom-made to resemble a patient's natural teeth, are designed to blend seamlessly with the surrounding dentition. One of the key benefits of dental implants is their ability to mimic the appearance of real te...
Introduction
Dental implants have revolutionized modern dentistry by providing a reliable and long-lasting solution for replacing missing teeth. A critical component of this restorative process is the placement of a crown, which serves as the final prosthetic restoration that enhances both the function and aesthetics of the implant. The crown, attached to an abutment placed on the implant fixture...
Dental implants have revolutionized the field of restorative dentistry, offering a permanent solution for patients with missing teeth. A key component of the dental implant is the crown restoration, the visible part of the implant that mimics the function and aesthetics of a natural tooth. This blog post will delve into the role of crowns in dental implants, their materials, and their impact on bo...
Discussion
Replacement of missing teeth with dental implants is an internationally acknowledged therapeutic approach. The success of an implant is dependent on osseointegration. An implant generates interlocking connections and can transmit axial stresses to the surrounding bone through compression on the screw threads' slanted sides. If a soft connective tissue layer grows surrounding the implan...
Clinical and radiographic observations: All 10 implants were inserted in the mandibular first molar area, with six on the right side (60%), and four on the left (40%). The size of the pre-selected implants varies. The diameter of the implants varied from 3.3mm to 4.2mm, with a mean diameter of 3.66mm for men and 4.11mm for females (p=0.007). [Table/Fig-11]. The implant length varied from 10mm to ...
All patients were administered antibiotics (Cap. Amoxicillin 500 mg tid for 5 days) and anti-inflammatory medicine (tab Diclofenac sodium bid for 3 days). Sutures were removed after seven days. Chlorhexidine mouthwash was administered twice daily for four weeks. The patients were evaluated in the first and third months following first stage surgery. Later, 6 months, and followed up for 6 years at ...
Table/Fig-2. Showing the PT Value using PERIOTEST
Table/Fig-1. Single-tooth Hi Tec Implant
Materials & Methods
From 2007 to 2014, the study was done at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. In this investigation, we employed single root form implants (Life Care, EZ, Hi-Tec, Two stage, Internal Hex, Tapered Self Thread) [Table/Fig-1], radiographic templates (Life Care, Hi-Tec), diagnostic stent and steel ball, X-ray mesh [Table/Fig-2], bone caliper, and Periotest (Siemens) [...
Breakage of porcelain veneer
In clinical dentistry, metal-ceramic restorations are the most prevalent kind. Patients' increasing aesthetic demands over time have prompted physicians to concentrate on all-ceramic restorations. Zirconia restorations show promise, and the material is even being utilized for direct veneering for screw-retained prostheses or for the fabrication of implant abutments fo...