Dentistry from A to Z

Root Canal Treatment  What is root canal treatment? Root canal treatment is the dental procedure when the dentist or the endodontist removes the infected pulp and the nerves of the tooth, they clean and disinfect every canal (the canals are where the nerves live), and they place a medication, fill them and place a temporary or permanent filling on the top (depends on the case). In most of the cases after the root canal treatment the tooth is going to need a crown for extra protection as the structure of the tooth after the root canal  treatment becomes very weak.  Set up: On the dentist/endodontist’s tray: A mouth mirror (front surface)                            ❌ ✅ Perio probe Endo explorer Locking tweezers (If your practice doesn't have it's ok, you can use college tweezers) Excavator  Endo condenser  Condenser  Ball burnisher Flat plastic Endo ruler Endo ring with a sponge (Some denti...

What are dentures? Dentures are removable false teeth that fit snugly over the gums to replace missing teeth. They are supported by the surrounding of soft and hard tissue of the oral cavity. How many types of dentures do we have? • Complete denture  is used to replace a complete arch. • Complete dentures (Full dentures) : are used when all the teeth from the upper and lower arch are missing.   • Partial Denture are used when some of the natural teeth remain. • Immediate denture : It's the denture that we put in immediately after having a tooth extraction. ( More details in a future post 😊). Parts of the denture From what material the denture is made of? • Acrylic (Plastic) • Flexible denture (Flexible thermoplastic material) - as you can see from the photo below, it's flexible) • Metal (Cobalt Chrome) Cobalt Chrome dentures are made from metal frame and acrylic false teeth . They provide more strength and durability. ...