FAQ
1. Can a deep carious lession lead to an extraction of the tooth?
A: Not neccessarily. If the tooth doesn't show any other signs of infection or complications, the tooth can be saved by simply removing the carious lession and then filling the resulted cavity with a resin composite or amalgam filling.
2. How do we replace a missing tooth?
A: The choice of treatment in replacing a missing tooth is the titanium dental implant. The second choice of treatment is fixed dental bridges and this is done by grinding the neighbouring teeth in order to accomodate the new structure (crowns), this being also a less costly procedure in comparison to the titanium implant.
3. Wisdom teeth, when and why do we need to remove them?
A: Wisdom teeth (third molars) need to be removed at an earlier age, before the roots are formed, thus making the removal much easier since we only need to remove the crown. Wisdom teeth need to be extracted, due to the fact that in many cases they errupt misaligned, they are impacted (inside the bone; underneath the soft tissue) and determine swelling, pain and infection of that certain area.
4. What is the dental implant?
A: The dental implant is an artificial root that replaces a missing tooth. The implant is inserted into the jaw bone (usually performed by an oral surgeon) and 3-6 months later the final crown is placed on top of the implant. The benefit of this procedure is that there is no need to grind the neighbouring teeth and it has high success rate of over 97%.
