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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 [...]

When is the right time to pull a tooth?

Posted by Dental News Team am 25, Jan - 2010

oral surgery

How long should you bother keeping a tooth?

Get a tooth removed, or wait, but for how long? As long as you still have good reason to!

We are talking about severely damaged teeth, teeth that have undergone root treatment but are still causing problems. The picture shows you a tooth that there is no more reason to keep.
The patient underwent root treatment 4 years previously and is still experiencing pain in this area. Root tip resection was performed, but to no avail. During the root tip resection, the tooth received neither an orthograde nor a retrograde filling – more on this topic here

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The patient opted for another resection, but in the course of the operation it became evident that the tooth needed extraction.

The mucous membrane has been flipped to the side, you can see a small window of bone (highlighted in white), and you can clearly see the tooth (highlighted in black) – the root tip has already been cut. The inside of the tooth is highlighted in blue, inside the pink dot you can see the filling compound. Around the compound, however, the tooth has started to rot – the black area. There is no more point in keeping this tooth, as faulty root treatment has caused the tooth to rot from the inside. Another root tip resection may help to put off the problem for a while, but not eliminate it completely!

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