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Dental Implants

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  A fixed cure for missing teeth is dental implants. The finished product is long-lasting and natural, and feels like a regular tooth. Although other procedures exist to replace missing teeth, dental implants may produce a very natural and incredibly durable smile. Distinguishing the implant from your actual teeth is almost difficult. Implant Means? A manufactured substitute for the root of a tooth is an implant. The implant is surgically placed in the jaw bone, usually made of titanium and looks a bit like a screw. To fill the void in the missing tooth, a crown is then added to the top of the implant. How to match an implant? Your dentist takes a series of scans to help position the implant and to make sure you have plenty of good bone structure. In order to make an implant functional, there is also a chance of a bone transplant if the bone is diseased or missing. The titanium implant is surgically inserted where a tooth was once in the bone of your jaw. It is then left in place f...

Benefits and Protection of Toothpaste Fluoride

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  On the market, there are several different forms of toothpaste used to decrease tartar, avoid cavities, and improve gum health. Around 90 percent of these contain fluoride, a mineral present in fresh and marine water at relatively low concentrations. Water sources can also be fluoridated, depending on where you live, to reduce the risk of cavities, especially in children. Fluoride toothpaste gives the mineral a higher concentration than any other source, by far. The efficacy of fluoride in the promotion of dental health has long been known. Despite this, there is ongoing debate as to whether in certain groups, especially children, fluoride may cause damage. It has also been proposed by critics that long-term exposure will weaken the bones and even increase the risk of certain cancers. Benefits of fluoride What the researchers found was that fluoride helps avoid cavities in three main ways: By bonding to areas of decay and attracting other minerals, such as calcium, to the site of...