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Using an iliac crest bone transplant as an aid in jaw bone reconstruction is no longer a necessary procedure in dentistry, as there are excellent bone replacements available today. Long periods of toothlessness and/or periodontitis can cause the  jaw bone to recede. Often there is not enough room to set an implant. It was once a common practice to take piece of bone from the pelvis in order to replace bone in the jaw. You simply took a piece of bone and attached it to the jaw using screws – with...

Recession of the gums is a very common disease of our time. Is it periodontosis, periodontitis, or even gingivitis? What is the right treatment? Periodontitis: gums recede due to an inflammation in the periodontal apparatus. The correct term for this type of inflammation is periodontitis. The right type of treatment is periodontitis therapy! Simple cleaning is not a form of treatment! The periodontal apparatus consists of the tooth root, the periodontal membrane (desmodont), the bone and gums. If...

Toothache after root treatment – is this normal? After root treatment it is normal for the tooth to continue hurting slightly for another 2-3 days. Slightly means that it can be treated using standard pain medication, that it does not increase intensity or start throbbing. - It is important to use a cofferdam during root treatment and an optical magnifier. A coffer dam protects teeth from saliva and the tongue, which is absolutely necessary for clean work. - The picture on the left shows a...

You may have a very pretty dental crown (not in these pictures), but the dark edge is a dead give-away that this tooth is not your own. Not only is this annoying, but nowadays it is not even necessary. So what causes these edges? - First we need to find out whether this discoloration is caused by the tooth, or the crown! Sometimes it is the root which is discolored and shows black through the gums. - A purely ceramic crown will not do the trick in this case! Black, discolored roots result from poor...

Although we are against amalgamates, we also have a problem with „amalgamate drainage“! We would like to start off by explaining just why we are against amalgamate: it is o) unaesthetic o) it puts an additional strain on the dentist and other personnel during application and drilling o) it changes over time and makes renewed drilling necessary, even with the best dental care Reason enough to reject amalgamate! - - Let us now turn to amalgamate drainage. First we must discuss mercury contamination....