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Is it possible for patients to check their dentists?

We say: Yes!

How to reveal an unethical dentist?

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Let´s keep the bad tooth, is he getting bad before, we can use it for the dentures.
Ouch: Teeth are not becoming bad! If the dentist argues that way he has no conception of dentistry-more on this in the video dental anomalies and cavity.

The tooth is bad, it has to be extracted!
Ouch: What does that mean? Either the dental care has not been sufficient, or you are not brushing your teeth adequately. Biological systems aren´t bad per se; concept of cause-effect!
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You are suffering from parodontosis and therefore you need to improve your oral hygiene!
Ouch: It is called: Periodontitis, a slight difference with a major importance. Moreover a periodontitis is not treated with oral hygiene, but with periodontal therapy. However, you can increase the change of successful outcome of the periodontal therapy if you improve your oral hygiene.
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I am making a crown with the material XY, it is more expensive, but better!
Ouch: The crown materials have little to do with  money. Moreover, the materials which are licensed in the respective country are tested biologically and therefore considered as “good”. Use this link to get more informations on the factors of prices!
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Cofferdam is not important and can damage the gums!
Ouch: The cofferdam bracket can irritate the gums though this irritation is reversible. Acid/adhesive techniques (e.g. ceramic inlays, plastic fillings) should not be performed without using a coffer dam, as well as root canal treatments.
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A gold inlay is better than a ceramic inlay!
Ouch: A ceramic inlay, if performed accurately, is “tighter” than a gold inlay. However, a gold inlay can last thirty years or longer. It depends on the material which is more commonly used by the dental technician. An experienced dentist or technician, who have worked with gold inlays for many years would use gold inlays. You can  find your perfect dentist on checkdent.com 🙂
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What qualifies as a reliable dentist?
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You´ll receive a written summary before the first medical call.
After the first medical call you get a summary of data, results, diagnosis (via postal mail, e mail). An offer of sanitation is not usual but welcomed, because of costing! A dentist who has nothing to hide gives you all the information for comparison.
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The doctor takes time for the first call!
Gut feeling is essential. Does the doctor recommend expensive treatments, or he talks about more affordable alternatives? Somebody who presents to you all all the available options is interesetd in medicine, and has your best interest at heart,  not just the benefit part of it!
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How trustworthy does the dentist and the presented information feels like?
All medical phenomena obey the concept of cause-effect!
Medical processes such as diseases refer to a cause, which should be discussed understandingly by reliable doctors. The information should be presented to you in a manner easy for you to comprehend!

How to choose a proper filling material? Pain after dental filling-why? Costs of fillings?!

It is common to develop cavities on the posterior teeth due to several reasons.  The size of the teeth; they are bigger and have deep grooves. Another reason is the lack of proper brushing technique,  or inadequate brushing time. It is also important to floss once a day.  More on this, in the video dental anomalies and brushing techniques.

A Distinction is made between fillings.  Different filling materials change more over the years, regardless of your oral hygiene. –

Amalgam, cements and plastics change their physical compound, therefore these materials will get leak in the course of the years. It is not recommended to use three surface composite fillings on posterior teeth. Frequently patients experience pain after these fillings,  caused by a  chemical irritation of the tooth nerve, which  often results in a root canal  treatment!

Basically these fillings last from 2 to 10 years, which depends on:
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• The shape and size of the filling
• The quality of work
• Your oral hygiene
• Your chewing pressure and eating habits

Every filling replacement causes a loss of the tooth surface, which leads to bigger filling every time. Therefore patients  shall invest in lasting treatments such as:
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• gold inlays/onlays
• ceramic inlays/onlays
• titanium inlays/onlays

These filling materials hardly change, providing that your oral hygiene is good, otherwise the gold inlay may  leak. You can preserve lifelong healthy teeth if you change your brushing habits and one dental investment.
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Inform yourself about the different treatment options, which your dentist usually performs, since the best material is nothing without an appropriate processing!
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How to identify leaking fillings?
If there is a black fissure between the filling and the tooth there is a good possibility the filling might be leaking!

Brushing your teeth with baking powder, electric toothbrush or manual toothbrush?

How to brush our teeth correctly?

Electric toothbrushes with an oscillating rotary head have slight advantage over manula brushes in regard to plaque removal.
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Please don´t forget: Your toothbrush is just a tool in your hands! It can only brush those teeth you “guide” it to. Brush for two minutes twice a day. Be aware of the different surfaces; outer, inner and biting surfaces -a fact often forgotten.
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Brush all surfaces of each tooth using small circular movements. Don’t forget to brush your tongue to help freshen your breath and remove more bacteria.  At the beginning the inflamed gum may be bleeding, please continue brushing!

Don´t use abrasive substances such as baking powder! Indeed we get the cleaner feel of our teeth however; it causes enamel wear which makes our teeth very sensitive.
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More on this- follow this link.

Toothache 3/5

Maybe you don’t have a toothache, but your face kind of hurts, or is this a case of trigeminal neuralgia?!
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The colleague comes to the rescue
The dentist has no idea what to do, most of the teeth have been removed, only some are left, but the pain is still there. The ear, nose and throat specialist was not informed about these goings-on, but is faced with an anxious patient who has lost their faith in the system, and not being able to find a specific cause, takes a crack at a diagnosis – a trigeminal neuralgia.
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A neurologist of course rejects this, and surmises a case of atypical facial pain. And so the patient starts „doctor-hopping“, a plethora of diagnoses, but no end to the pain. Everything is falling apart, you’re turning into a nervous wreck, and maybe even getting depressed?

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You’re willing to try just about anything, even homeopathic treatment and other types of “alternative” medicine – with no guarantee of success!

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You can no longer tell where exactly the pain is coming from, maybe there are still a few teeth left, maybe your mother and grandmother also had problems with their teeth, so what’s to stop that from happening to you?!

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Stay tuned for: Once upon a time there was the tooth IV

The colour of our teeth is crucial for the charm of our smile! Tooth discolorations and dark teeth can be treated…

We know that fuller lips are attractive, but without beautiful, white shining teeth, “Angelina Jolie” lips would not be perfect.

First of all: Teeth are not white! The yellowest tooth is the canine, the lateral incisor is darker than the central incisor-you’ll get more on aesthetic dentistry if you use this link! Now we know: Teeth are not as white as curtains!
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The smile line of the visible teeth is usually surrounded by the lower lip and ends in the gums between the fourth and fifth upper jaw premolar.

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Without having healthy posterior (back)  teeth no healthy front teeth! More on this in another article-stay tuned 😉
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Tooth discolorations: More on this in the video tooth discolorations and tooth anomalies!
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Basically you should differentiate between exogenous (external) discolorations and endogenous („internal“) discolorations. Either can be treated with dental cosmetics or bleaching (home; office). Tenacious discolorations can be resolved with veneers!