Dental Surgeon
Data de Criação: 2009-09-15 - Data de Alteração: 2010-06-29 13:52:00
Autor: Dr. Grossi, Álvaro Spadoni
"Aesthetic Dentistry in Brazil - treatments performed by the Dental Surgeon: Dental Whiteness by laser, porcelain dental implant, prostheses… "
A nice, bright and healthy smile improves people’s self-esteem by adding something to the beauty perception and it is really important for social life. Thus, the dental aesthetics is a fundamental procedure within the effective treatments to improve the physical appeal.
Nowadays thanks for the evolution of techniques and materials it is possible to improve the smile, making it more harmonic to the patient’s face and renewing it as well.
Thus, the dental aesthetics complements the medicine in the procedure of facial aesthetics.
Dental Whiteness
As time goes by teeth get darker. This process is accelerated by food, beverages (with strong coloration such as red wine, chimarrao, soda, coffee…), and medicines that are swallowed as well as the use of cigarettes.
Nowadays, thanks for the whitening dental techniques it is possible to whiten the teeth.
These methods and products that have longing outcomes are approved by American Dental Association (ADA).
Everyone may have a dental whiteness performed and this procedure doesn’t damage the teeth. The whitening products release oxygen which gets into the tooth, removing the pigments in it.
Home whitening: After the mould of the teeth arches, it is made a silicon mould according to the teeth format. Within two or three weeks the patient sleeps using the teeth mould which is filled with whitening gel.
Whitening - No whitening
Dental Whiteness
Dental Whiteness by laser - The laser helps the whitening gel, which gets a higher concentration. In this technique, the outcome is shown in two or three consultations.
Whiteness - No whiteness
Implants
The teeth missing is a factor, which besides making the buccal aesthetics worse, it also creates a disorder in the dental arch, causing a change of place of a tooth or more. This way the chewing process gets worse, making it harder for the remaining teeth, the facial muscles and the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
The lack of dental elements compromises the facial aesthetics (the face gets like fading, the chin increases and the top of the nose falls down. And it can also change the speaking ability.
Nowadays, the implants are one of the best options for people who lost one or more teeth. Actually, they are one of the biggest scientific evolutions, a definite safe solution, which, absolutely, gives back the aesthetics and the function of the natural tooth, eliminating the idea of mutilation that the lack of teeth brings us.
The implants are artificial roots that substitute the natural missing roots, put inside the bones of the mandible and maxilla by means of surgery. They function as a fixation for different kinds of dental prostheses (porcelain teeth and loose denture).
The implants are made of titanium, material of validated efficiency that does not offers organic reaction (biocompatible).
Nowadays, 94% of surgeries are successful.
Can any patient receive implants?
Practically every patient in good state (that does not present any illness) can receive dental implants. Some factors may influence for the success of treatment. As an example there is diabetes, which should be evaluated before hand.
Does it hurt to put an implant?
No, the oral surgery is simpler than a dental extraction, being used only local anesthesia. The patient might feel a slight discomfort after the surgery, taking only a common pain-killer (acetaminophen). The next day, the patient gets to do his normal activities, being counter indicated only physical activities.
Clinical cases implants
Prostheses
The patient gets to smile naturally again. Restoring aesthetics, masticating function, speaking, and equilibrium of the joint (TMJ).There are several kinds of prostheses.
Kinds of prostheses
Fixed metal with porcelain
Fixed metal free
Movable: denture and dental bridge
Kinds of prostheses
The prostheses can be fixed over the teeth, over implants, and over mucosa (gum).
Kinds of prostheses
The metal free (all ceram) prostheses are more aesthetics than the ones with metal and porcelain – they present optical properties similar to the natural teeth.
Kinds of prostheses
Porcelain facets
They are slim porcelain facets fixed at the teeth front in order to correct dark teeth which could not be whitened. The porcelain facets also correct the size format and even the teeth placement.
Filling
The metal filling can be substituted by porcelain or resin which obtains a more aesthetic result.
Clean with ultra-sound and bicarbonate jet
They remove the bacterium plaque, teeth tartan, small spots of cigarettes and coffee. They also prevent dental decay and gum disease (periodontitis).
Aesthetics braces
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