Question 1

what is dental stabilization?

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?: Are you asking about stabilizing the teeth after trauma that dislodges them from the sockets?  If so, then this is just using dental wire or bonding materials to hold the teeth in place while the bone sockets heal.

Question 2

what is dental tissue engineering?

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New tissue: The field of tissue engineering has developed to re-create functional, healthy tissues and organs to replace diseased, dying or dead tissues. The best way to replace a persons lost or damaged tissue is the same natural healthy tissue. This knowledge has led to the concept of engineering or regenerating new tissue from preexisting tissue.

Question 3

can you tell me what is dental drug called citanest plain used for?

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Citanest: Citanest is a local anesthetic used to numb the tooth or area prior to dental treatment.&quot;plain&quot; refers to it not having Epinephrine in it. Epinephrine is used to control bleeding in the area and makes the anesthetic last longer. We use &quot;plain&quot; when we only need local anesthesia for a short procedure or the patient is extremely sensitive to it&#x27;s effect on heart rate.

Question 4

what is dental bone grafting?

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Building bone: Usually in an extraction socket at the time a tooth is removed.  This is usually done when planning an implant replacement.

Question 5

what is a dental flipper?

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Removable Appliance: It is a slang term for a small removable appliance that replaces one or two missing teeth.

Question 6

what is a dental dam for?

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Isolation: Used for isolating the teeth being worked on.
They help control moisture and prevent patient from aspirating foreign objects.

Question 7

how do i know exactly what is a dental dam and does it work?

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A rubber barrier: A dental dam is a square piece of thin rubber that stretches over the teeth you are having treated.  This creates a barrier between your teeth and your mouth.  This is critical with bonded dentistry, such as tooth colored fillings, so all moisture can be controlled also when removing old silver fillings you eliminate the risk of the patient accidentally swallowing anything.  Absolute must!

Question 8

what is a dental fistula?

Accepted Answer

Infection: A dental fistula is caused by an infection.  The infection discharges through the fistula.

Question 9

what is a dental irrigation procedure done for?

Accepted Answer

Anything unwanted.: For the patients with periodontal (gum) problem the (pocket) area around the gum and tooth is irrigated out with medicine or sometimes an antibiotic mixtures.

For dental surgery (extraction, gingival grafting, or deep teeth cleaning (scaling and root planning) procedure.

Dental irrigation is used to flush out and clean the area involved.

Question 10

what is a dental sealant made of?

Accepted Answer

Space-age plastic: Dental sealants are flowable composite materials designed to get down into the cracks and grooves on the chewing surfaces of teeth and harden to form a protective barrier against future decay. The same idea as sealing a porous floor against penetration by water or dirt.

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