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2. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   Titanium, usually commercially pure but sometimes a 90% alloy, is used as the anchor for dental implants as it is biocompatible and can integrate into bone. Precious metallic alloys. gold (high purity: 99.7%) gold alloys (with high gold content) gold-platina alloy; silver-palladium alloy; Base metallic alloys. cobalt-chrome alloy; nickel-chrome ...

3. Dental compomer - Wikipedia

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   Fluoride is a mineral which helps strengthen our teeth and protects them from decay, and it is found in many dental products including toothpaste. Compomers and glass ionomer cements are able to release fluoride over extended periods, and this may help to reduce the risk of a tooth decaying further.

4. Mineral trioxide aggregate - Wikipedia

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   When the root is incompletely formed in adolescents and an infection occurs, apexification can be performed to maintain the tooth in position as the roots develop. In case of non-vital pulp: 1. Isolate the tooth with a rubber dam 2. perform root canal treatment. 3. Mix MTA and insert it to the apex of the tooth, creating a 3 mm thickness of ...

5. Dental implant - Wikipedia

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   Implants preserve the integrity of the teeth adjacent to the edentulous area, and it has been shown that dental implant therapy is less costly and more efficient over time than tooth-supported FPDs for the replacement of one missing tooth. The major disadvantage of dental implant surgery is the need for a surgical procedure. [17]

6. Remineralisation of teeth - Wikipedia

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   P11-4 is a self-assembling β-peptide. It builds a 3-D bio-matrix with binding sites for Calcium-ions serving as nucleation point for hydroxyapatite (tooth mineral) formation. The high affinity to tooth mineral is based on matching distances of Ca-ion binding sites on P11-4 and Ca spacing in the crystal lattice of hydroxyapatite.

7. Teeth whitening: What is it, how to do it safely and how to ...

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   Nicole Mackie, DDS, notes that OTC whitening strips, like Crest 3D Whitestrips, are among the few at-home treatments approved by the American Dental Association (ADA). "They have been deemed ...