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Discover the benefits of new dental materials offer us great versatility, more aesthetic, comfort, safety and economy.

Today thanks to the versatility it gives us the technology applied to dentistry, we can combine different types of dental materials and make oral rehabilitation culminating with excellent masticatory function, an aesthetic ideal and a tight seal, as this triad denture is set on what that gives us success in any fixed prosthesis.

An excellent material technology is the zirconia ceramic can be mounted both in dental implants and natural teeth, dental anotomía modeling an art, whose resemblance to natural teeth is imperceptible, other material of equal characteristics and quality are replacement gold ceramic, and can be constructed from a single tooth to full-arch bridges the jaws, this can be done also with the zirconia, as both are compatible with titanium, which are made of metal dental implants, is Importantly, in all cases is likely to increase the level of bone in the jaws so that we already have morphogenetic protein (the human genome project “) for bone regeneration.

The front teeth is achieved through the familiar porcelain veneers, this being a non-invasive treatment, not radical, indicated to improve the aesthetics and architecture in the area of the smile, achieving translucency, shape, hardness, overall aesthetics dental to show off.

What is orthodontics “early”?

To avoid or minimize the need for orthodontic treatment (correction wires), the dentist for children should regularly monitor the development of the teeth, preventing extraction and observe any anomalies that could hover.

It is indicated the use of some devices to help the smooth development, along with general preventive care.

Basic advice for care of children

• Do not need to go to sleep with bottles containing anything other than pure water

· Should take glasses from his first year at least

· They should leave the bottle at 12-14 months

· A 4-6 months should start feeding with liquid meals not

• Only vessels should take juices, no bottle

• The dental hygiene should begin with the first tooth

• The first dental visit should be prior to the first year, some six months after the first tooth

How to prevent injuries?

No doubt, you can not prevent all accidents, but you can avoid shocks and natural shocks violent sports so many broken teeth and jaws. For that mouthguards are used:

1. Prevent teeth hurt tongue, lips and mejilas.

2. Damage to the front teeth is reduced by 90%.

3. Prevent abrupt closures of the wheels cause the fracture and collapse

4. Prevent jaw fracture

5. Cushion the impact against the base of the skull.

Are dentures distorted by thumb sucking?

Only when the child persists in the habit of finger sucking or pacifier beyond the 2-4 years when often leave spontaneously. The pacifier is no less harmful, but it is easier to break the habit. It requires consultation with the pediatrician and the psychologist past 4-5 years.

Does it make the baby bottle tooth decay?

Yes, the child should not sleep with the bottle of milk or any sugary liquid. Cavities occur are so devastating, can destroy especially the front teeth and let them decay black gum level.

Do cavities importance of children, if not hurt?

They have, at least as seriously as in permanent teeth, and you must use all resources to prevention and treatment are not progressing, including periodic visits to the dentist. The concept of prevention must be inculcated from early childhood to avoid the complaints of adults when they see their dentures made a “disaster.”

“The extraction of these teeth temporary solve the problem?

No, you must keep the first tooth to the proper development of the face and jaws, and to save space for permanent teeth that replace them. If not, will be crowded, crowding, lack of jaw development. The neighboring teeth did not close the space if you place a space maintainer.

The maintainer is a metal or plastic device that is placed to prevent tooth shift would prevent the emergence of permanent teeth. It avoids the more tedious and expensive orthodontic later.

What should moms?

It is common for expectant mothers suffering from gum to tooth decay and extractions during pregnancy or shortly thereafter. This is NOT “normal” can and should be prevented. NO unborn kid does a tooth. DO NOT remove calcium from the mother’s teeth.

Three factors contribute to this erroneous thinking:

First, there are hormonal changes that predispose to diseases of the gums, but inconclusive.

Second, pregnant women tend to eat more food more often and sweet treats. This is what causes tooth decay by the time they are those sugars in the mouth and not the alleged deprivation of calcium.

If the pregnancy is planned or in the earliest times, consult your dentist to take all preventive measures directed. Care must be care of personal oral hygiene.

If for lack of prevention estuvieranmuy swollen gums, may agree to wait at the end of pregnancy because the situation is improving, not cure, past the hormonal changes.
How to clean baby’s teeth?

Dental hygiene should start with the first tooth. Or even before, by cleaning gum, after dinner, with the finger wrapped in gauze. The mother can perform the cleaning of the first little teeth with a small brush and soft. You should consult a specialist in dentistry for children before one year of age.

What is dentistry for children?

It is a branch of dentistry (dentistry, pedodontics) which deals with the prevention and treatment of the child from birth through adolescence, with respect for their special needs. A general dentist can exercise if scientific and practically prepared to do so.

When it is necessary to remove parts in orthodontics?

Sometimes for proper orthodontic treatment is required the removal of healthy teeth. It is important to remember that arises when the professional is performing an extraction you think is best for your patient. We can not think that is a capricious decision, but considered and studied previously.

There are many situations in which the industry raised the extraction of teeth for the proper corrections. Some of the most common reasons are:

* Need to save space: If there is a lack of space not be corrected by other means (expansion of the arches, stripping, etc.), By extracting a tooth or two could get enough space to properly align rest.

* Able to coordinate properly the top and bottom: if there is a problem of occlusion between the upper and lower jaw, and if you can not make the correction by other means (surgery, rubber jaw, etc.) Dental extraction one or more parts can help achieve this. Some examples are:
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Class II: The upper jaw is forward and through the removal of a premolar on each side of the top would retract the anterior to correct the overjet between up and down.
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Several external factors can cause a deterioration in the color of your teeth. For example, abuse of coffee and snuff are closely related to their pigmentation, but foods “healthy” can also cause you teeth staining (such as citrus acid may damage your tooth enamel).

To combat these effects, tooth decay treatment is simple: reduce consumption of coffee and snuff, and generally, anything that can stain teeth and brushing at least 3 times a day with a toothpaste that your dentist may recommend or pharmacist. In the pharmacy there are many types of toothpaste that can help you get (rather than gain, maintain) a young, white smile.

This care is for when you’ve done to whiten teeth, ie, first go to your dentist can inform you about possible treatments that you can offer, and after care of his teeth so she may not be yellow. You know that a smile is essential to carefully look healthy and young.

Having yellow teeth is a complex factor that can cause people. The yellow color is due to several factors which (some) can control. Can I do something to remove my teeth yellow? Perhaps before reading further, it would be reviewing this post about white teeth.

Types of tooth color

Brown teeth
This color is very common that appears if you’ve been for a long time taking any type of antibiotic (tetracycline). You must be very careful with these treatments, because teeth whitening can cover something this brown color of your teeth, but can not eliminate it altogether. Call it a side effect of this class of antibiotics.

Yellow teeth
As stated above, the yellow is the most prevalent in people who have never been treated teeth with some kind of gel or laser. The teeth are losing color as the years pass, it comes naturally. You can have the world’s most beautiful skin, your face without any wrinkles … you betray the teeth if not properly care for them.

Gray Teeth.
This color is more difficult to treat and in which the teeth whitening gives less results. Your dentist may recommend you put a crown to be able to show off a perfect smile.