Dental implants are an excellent way to improve your smile, giving you a full set of teeth you can depend on. Whether you have one missing tooth, you have an area that needs a bridge, or you need a full set of dentures, implant technology can be used in a variety of ways to manage each situation. Implants are made out of titanium rods and embedded into your jaw to provide attachment points for crowns or dentures if you have specialized dentures made.
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What's wrong with a teacher having crooked teeth? Like most teachers, you probably feel that your appearance has nothing to do with your career. But the truth is that students, parents, and colleagues might have different opinions. That's why if you have crooked teeth, you should consider rectifying this dental problem to enhance your experience and grow your career. Here are three procedures that a licensed dentist can use to help fix your teeth.
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If you have children, it's important to keep their teeth and gums as healthy as possible so that they don't have to deal with complicated, costly problems. You can ensure their oral hygiene is properly maintained by having them see a family dentist who performs regular teeth cleanings. Here are some benefits that come with this dental service.
Prevent Tartar From Forming
If you let bacteria and plaque continue to develop in your child's mouth, eventually what can happen is tartar forms.
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In the past, patients looking for natural-looking crowns used to be limited to porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns (PFMs), where ceramic materials were overlaid on a metal framework. While PFMs are still a great crown option, they do have some limitations. For instance, the underlying metal tends to show through the porcelain near the neck of the tooth.
Thankfully, advances in dental technology have made it possible for patients to now get crowns without this framework which are made of ceramic materials, such as zirconia.
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If you are missing a tooth and want to fill the gap, you may want to talk to your dentist about different restoration options. One option that you may want to look into is a Maryland bridge. Like other bridges, Maryland bridges contain a floating false tooth, or pontic, that adheres to adjacent teeth. But instead of covering the adjacent teeth with crowns like a traditional bridge, Maryland bridges bond the false tooth to adjacent teeth with a metal or ceramic framework.
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