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Flossing is a mandatory supplement for a good teeth cleaning and children should get used to using it very young, after a good brushing.

To floss follow these steps:

1. Cut about 50 cm of floss and wind most of one of the middle fingers.
2. Wrap the remaining string on the same finger of the opposite hand. This finger may be picking up the floss as it is used.
3. Separate a piece about 2-3 inches of floss using the thumbs and index fingers. Read the rest of this entry »

Periodontal Disease most often begins between teeth where a toothbrush can not reach, use dental floss is an effective method to remove dental plaque from these surfaces. The following instructions will help, but the proper use of dental floss requires time and practice.

Start with a piece of floss about 45 Cm’s. length. Wrap the thread most of the middle finger of one hand, and the rest on the same finger of your other hand.

To clean the upper teeth, hold the thread between the thumb of one hand and the forefinger of the other, leaving little more than 1 cm. silk between them. Insert the floss between teeth using a sawing motion. Do not force the floss, and take it to the gum-tooth junction. Curve it in a “C” on a sliding tooth into the space between gum and tooth until you feel resistance. Read the rest of this entry »

The placement of dental implants is now recognized as the best solution for replacing one or more teeth permanently.
The dental implant replaces the natural tooth root and allows the creation of fixed prostheses and perfectly stable, which may remain in the mouth for many years.
This technique brings both aesthetics, comfort and functionality of natural teeth.

The implant is the answer to the following cases:
* You are missing one or more teeth.
* You are missing a series of adjacent teeth.
* In the absence of almost all the teeth or jaws completely edentulous

Replacing a tooth implant crown

1.Pose Implant Dentistry:
After local anesthesia, the surgeon will proceed with the installation of dental implant, which involves inserting a titanium artificial root into the jaw bone, which resembles a screw to replace the missing tooth root.

2.Cicatrisation Implant Dentistry:
For the implant integrates perfectly into the jaw bone, a period of 3 months minimum should be observed. A phenomenon called osseointegration, the bone cells colonize the surface of the implant. Read the rest of this entry »