Gum diseases are a general term for a range of conditions affecting the tissues surrounding the teeth, such as gingivitis and periodontitis. These conditions can lead to pain, discomfort, and even tooth loss. Understanding their nature, as well as methods of prevention and treatment, is key to a healthy smile.
Causes of Gum Diseases
Poor Oral Hygiene: Insufficient care of teeth and gums is the main cause of gum diseases development, including gingivitis and periodontitis.
Smoking: Smoking significantly increases the risk of developing gum diseases as it worsens blood...
Until everything is going well, we rarely think about the health of our teeth. However, oral care is not just a daily hygiene routine but also regular professional treatments such as tooth tartar removal. In this article, we'll delve into the subject and consider all the necessary aspects of this procedure.
What is tooth tartar?
Tooth tartar is a mineralized dental plaque that forms on the teeth due to the mixing of saliva minerals with food residues and bacteria. Removing it at home is extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible.
Why is it important to remove...
Researchers from the Kitanos Medical Research Institute in Osaka, led by Katsu Takahashi, have made a breakthrough that could radically change the approach to tooth restoration. By identifying the USAG-1 protein, which limits tooth growth, scientists have developed a drug that blocks its action.
This medication could be a real salvation for those suffering from anodontia, a genetic condition that prevents the growth of one or more teeth. Experiments already conducted on mice have shown impressive results, including the growth of both deciduous and permanent teeth.
Clinical trials on...
Gene therapy is a treatment method based on changing the genetic material of a patient's cells in order to correct disorders in their work. This method has already found its application in the treatment of many diseases, and now gene therapy is becoming more common in dentistry.
The use of gene therapy allows dentists to treat oral diseases that cannot be completely cured by other methods. For example, gene therapy uses vectors - specially designed viruses that are able to deliver genes into cells. In this way, missing genes can be replaced or existing genes can be altered to improve cell...
The dream of a healthy smile rests on proper dental care. Which begins with the debunking of myths. Let's Consider 7 myths about dental health.
1. If the teeth do not hurt, they do not need to be treated. We pull with a trip to the dentist until the last - until it starts to hurt unbearably. But teeth do not go bad in one day. Therefore, if you want to keep a bad tooth, visit a doctor at least a couple of times a year.
2. Brush your teeth enough once a day. With good constancy, we step into the bathroom in the morning to freshen our breath and cheer ourselves up...
Malocclusion is one of the most common dental problems. When teeth are crowded, they often overlap one another and thus prevent the correct oral functionality. Besides, this doesn’t look very aesthetic. Orthodontic treatment can help fix this problem, caused by the lack of space between your teeth. Causes of malocclusion.Dental "crowding" occurs because of the difference between the size of the teeth and the space necessary for their proper location. Because of that teeth often remain inside the bone and never erupt, while other teeth do erupt, but because there’s so little space...
Diente Sano dental clinic patients in Barcelona are often wondering about the advantages of the smile design. Smile design, frequently referred to as full mouth reconstruction, is a popular treatment option for those patients, who have some smile appearance and functionality imperfections. What is smile design?Smile design is actually a combination of various procedures, both esthetic and reconstructive, which are aimed at changing the appearance of your teeth. It can either be a very complicated extensive treatment, or might as well be a few simple procedures that will noticeably change...
Some patients are convinced that once they get a dental crown, it won't last them longer than 3 years and, eventually, they'd have to remove the tooth. Despite the fact that this is no longer the case, there are patients who are still trying to avoid crowns and restore their teeth with “filling”, i.e. composite resin. The direct composite restoration is widely used and almost every dental clinic offers this procedure, including Diente Sano dental clinic in Barcelona. When would we choose a direct composite restoration over a crown? Just so you understand, the anterior composite...
