enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Dental prosthesis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_prosthesis

   A dental prosthesis may be held in place by connecting to teeth or dental implants, by suction, or by being held passively by surrounding muscles. Like other types of prostheses, they can either be fixed permanently or removable; fixed prosthodontics and removable dentures are made in many variations. Permanently fixed dental prostheses use ...

3. Temporary crown - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporary_crown

   A patient can evaluate the aesthetic of the temporary crown if that is to be changed in the definitive restoration. Maintain the tooth's function; Overeruption of opposing teeth and drifting of adjacent teeth can be prevented by providing provisional restoration. Masticatory function for posterior teeth can be restored as well.

4. Removable partial denture - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removable_partial_denture

   A removable partial denture (RPD) is a denture for a partially edentulous patient who desires to have replacement teeth for functional or aesthetic reasons and who cannot have a bridge (a fixed partial denture) for any reason, such as a lack of required teeth to serve as support for a bridge (i.e. distal abutments) or financial limitations.

5. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_restoration

   Composites and amalgam are used mainly for direct restoration. Composites can be made of color matching the tooth, and the surface can be polished after the filling procedure has been completed. Amalgam fillings expand with age, possibly cracking the tooth and requiring repair and filling replacement, but chance of leakage of filling is less.

6. Can you reverse a cavity in your tooth? Here's what ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/reverse-cavity-tooth-heres...

   “If you have exposed dentin, very thin enamel, exposed cavities or root surfaces showing, the acid in whitening strips can erode more tooth structure than can be remineralized and so should be ...

7. Palatal expansion - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatal_expansion

   It can also be used in adults, although expansion is more uncomfortable and takes longer in adults. A patient who would rather not wait several months for the end result achieved by a palatal expander may be able to opt for a surgical separation of the maxilla. Use of a palatal expander is most often followed by braces to then straighten the teeth.

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

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/teeth-whitening-100042380.html

   Goldman says, "You can use strips that you apply to the teeth, a custom tray made by a dentist that you fill whitening gel or a pen with whitening product that you paint directly onto the teeth ...

9. List of orthodontic functional appliances - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Orthodontic...

   The thickness increases to 0.6 or 0.7mm wire if it is to move more teeth or a larger/multi rooted tooth. [8] Palatal Finger Spring - These springs are used to move teeth buccally or lingually. Buccal Canine Retractor - These springs are used to bring a buccally placed canine more lingual. Z-Spring - This spring is used to move one or two teeth ...