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Dental Filling and Reconstruction (III)

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

dental filling and reconstruction

Dental Filling

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How long is the duration of dental filling?

The average duration of these fillings is variable depending on the patient’s habits. The half-life of these fillings is usually about 10 years. While they may last much longer, you should go once a year to revisions to watch them. At the time that one of these fillings look damaged, obscured or discomfort occurs, we think a new one to replace it. (more…)

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Dental Filling and Reconstruction (II)

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

dental filling and reconstructionObviously the teeth that need more aesthetic requirements are front teeth, as can be seen smiling.

Thanks to the latest composite is possible to reconstruct, to mask or conceal many of the defects caused by tooth decay, discolored, broken, teeth shorter than others, etc. (more…)

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Dental Filling and Reconstruction (I)

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

dental filling and reconstructionWhat is a filling?

Tooth decay is the disease with the highest prevalence in the world, ie the most widespread.

In its early stages, treatment consists of removing all of the affected tooth decay, and replace the structure lost through a restorative material.

There are several materials for this purpose, being the most widely used silver amalgam (metal fillings), the composite (resin) and compomer (resin + glass ionomer). (more…)

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