Biodent Ultratooth is This New Dental Implant. Biodent Ultratooth Implant Allows Crowns to be Cemented at the Same Appointment. It is quite rare for Today's Dentist to mention a product by its actual name, but since the Biodent Ultratooth is not only the first, but also … [Read more...]
Operculectomy, Problematic, What is it?
What is an Operculectomy? What is the Purpose of an Operculectomy? Operculectomy is the surgical removal of the gum tissue which sometimes forms a soft tissue flap over a partially erupted tooth. This soft tissue covering, or gum tissue covering, is called an … [Read more...]
Dental Laser
Dental LASER The Dental Laser is now used effectively in modern dentistry LASER is an acronym for Light Amplified by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The stimulation of the emission is created by bouncing the light beam back and forth thousands of times on the internal … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Sinus Condensing for Implants
The traditional sinus augmentation technique for dental implants, also known as the lateral window technique, is just one of the approaches to bone augmentation or grafting for implants. Another technique is called hydraulic sinus condensing. Dr. Leon Chen, in 1996, … [Read more...]
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) and Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF)
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) and Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) What is the difference between PRP and PRF and which should I use on my surgery? If you have read to this point about the title subject matter in its relationship to dentistry, you are more than likely considering … [Read more...]
Knocked Out Teeth – What To Do
How do you, as a non-medical person, handle "Knocked Out Teeth?" Knocked out teeth are technically called avulsed teeth, which simply means that trauma caused total avulsion of the tooth. This happens primarily in the front (anterior) on the upper (maxillary) arch of an … [Read more...]
3 D Dental X-rays
3 D Dental X-rays What are 3 D Dental X-rays? 3 D dental x-rays are a 3 dimensional versus 2 D or 2 dimensional, "flat" x-rays. Three dimensional x-rays are excellent diagnostic tools for oral surgery, the placement of implants, lesion analysis for surgical removal, … [Read more...]
Jaw Surgery
Jaw Surgery Jaw Surgery is an aid to orthodontic treatment by instantaneously correcting the relationship of the upper and lower jaws. Although the term "jaw surgery" refers to any surgery of the upper or lower jaws, we are specifically talking about how upper and/or lower … [Read more...]
