My old fillings in the front have turned dark, can they be bleached? Unfortunately, dental bondings, composite resin fillings (tooth colored fillings) and old crowns cannot be bleached. Fillings that have discolored indicate that they are either leaking or have...
WHAT IS BRUXISM? Bruxism is the term that refers to an incessant grinding and clenching of the teeth, unintentionally, and at inappropriate times. Bruxers (persons with bruxism) are often unaware that they have developed this habit, and often do not know that...
BONE RECONSTRUCTION IS NEEDED WHEN ADVANCED BONE LOSS HAS TAKEN PLACE. The reasons range from very long term tooth loss, trauma, gunshot wounds and congenitally missing teeth. In such cases the most common method of reconstruction is the use in the outpatient office...
BONE AUGMENTATION IS A LOOSELY USED TERM TO DESCRIBE BOTH BONE REGENERATION AND BONE RECONSTRUCTION. The difference mainly lies in the extent of augmentation to correct the bone defect as result of bone loss. When implants are in consideration for replacing missing...
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