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Composite (Plastic) fillings – are they worth the cost? White fillings are in ever greater demand – but they are not always a good idea! People are sick of silvery amalgamate, people want to look good, and this includes having a perfect set of teeth. Many people are now getting their amalgamate fillings replaced by white fillings. In the picture you see diffrent white Fillings: Composite (1); Glasionomercement = GIZ (2); Ceramicinlays (3); Goldceramicinlays (4). - Be aware: Composite fillings...

A forum to help you with your fear of going to the dentist may help to ease your fears ; but did you know that a fear of dentists, or phobia of dentists, is something completely normal! Fear of the dentist is a common topic these days. You keep hearing about experts or new methods promising to take away your fears forever. Let’s take a look at the typical fear of the dentist. This is completely normal and is actually a kind of defence mechanism common to our species. Thousands of years ago,...

Pregnancy is a biological phase in a woman’s life accompanied by intense hormonal changes The rise in female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, directly affects the periodont, since the gums possess estrogen and progesterone receptors. This way, existing inflammations of the gums (bleeding gums) can be exacerbated or more easily triggered during pregnancy. Recent studies show that if periodontitis goes untreated, this can be a risk factor leading to premature birth, and should thus be treated...

Chipped tooth – what now? Whether incisor or molar, there are two things you need to consider. If only the enamel was chipped, then it is usually enough to smooth out the sharp edges. Larger defects may require reconstruction using plastic. If there is an enamel/dentine fracture, then check whether the dental nerve is exposed. If so, then you need to go a dentist right away, and you may just be able to avoid getting root treatment! If only the dentine is exposed, but not the dental nerve, you should...

Toothache 5/5 The journey’s over, now you’ve made it to this article! - - - - You poor thing, you probably don’t have a tooth left in your mouth now! If you’re reading this article, and this sounds like what happened to you, then at least now you know why. You know that you don’t or didn’t actually have bad teeth. You know you’re not crazy and you can get help. However, proper treatment and healing can take a while because now you’ll need a team of...