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Gum as a mirror of our entire health?

Gum as a mirror of our entire health? YES AND NO! Again and again you read scientific and non scientific articles about vitamin deficiency and it´s consequences. As a result some people take homeopathic medicine-a mistake most of the time! – 99% of gum diseases are attributed to plaque and not to a vitamin deficiency -in industrial countries! [...]

Reasons of parodontitis

– - – - – - – Most reasons of parodontitis The most reasons of parodontitis are: Plaque based on bad oral hygiene Plaque based on overlying crowns / bridge edges Plaque based on tooth displacement Plaque based on leak fillings Fortunately all these factors are treatable / modifable: optimise your tooth brushing by [...]

Parodontitis-oral rinse-useful?

Is an oral rinse useful for parodontitis? YES! An oral rinse is a useful purchase, unfortunately some doctors think it is not useful-with the argument that bacteria rinse into pockets. That´s nonsense, cause first of all bacteria only move due to extensions and second bacteria are harmless at their own. Bacteria only cause parodontitis and/or cavity in the mature plaque. You only remove [...]

Parodontitis-saliva test–useful?

Parodontitis-saliva test? Yes and no! The last article was about lasers, now we are talking about the next nonsense: the saliva test. It happens again and again that patients who suffer from parodontitis undergo a saliva test at the begin of the therapy. Gratulations! Now you know that you have bacteria in your mouth! If you [...]

Parodontitis-usage of lasers–useful?

Parodontitis-usage of lasers–useful? Unfortunately parodontitis is still treated with lasers although it is proven unsuccessful. The usage of lasers is futuristic- probably that is why patients are more willing to pay. Non-serious doctors take advantage of this circumstance, aside there are ignorant doctors as well. – Either way the usage of lasers is not useful [...]

Pivot tooth, pivot crown, stump reconstruction

Posted by Dental News Team am 20, Nov - 2009

endodontology, prostethics

The terms pivot tooth, pivot crown, stump reconstruction or pivot reconstruction all refer to a tooth reinforced by a pivot.

If a tooth has suffered extreme cavity damage (1)

that practically only the root is left (2),

a pivot (3) can be inserted into the root to

provide retention for affixing a dental crown (4).

To succeed, this procedure requires

proper treatment of whatever is left of the root (the pink area in picture 2)
the root itself to be in good condition

Nowadays, it is common to use fiber-glass pivots, earlier they were made of metal. More on the topic of pivot teeth here!

The cost of a pivot tooth ranges from 100€- 350€ in Europe, depending on the materials and manufacturing methods used. Monday we will show you some examples of badly performed pivot tooth insertions. An x-ray will show you the status of your pivot teeth – more on the topic of x-rays here.

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