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Self Ligating Brackets Answering My Patients Question:

Self Ligating Brackets Answering My Patients Question:

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Self Ligating Brackets (SLB)

There are many factors that come to deciding what Orthodontic treatment is appropriate for your needs and better to visit the dentist and having a completed examination and consultation. Some of these factors come from personal desires such as; how much is your budget, how long you would like to be in braces, and your aesthetic requests.

Bracket system types areas: Traditional (metal) brackets, Self Ligating Brackets, Ceramic Brackets, Lingual brackets and even Aligning trays (Invisalign). Each of them has its pros and cons. On this page, we discussed Self Ligating Brackets (SLB) compared to Traditional brackets. Both of them achieve the same results but SLB easier to tolerate.

The Looks

Traditional brackets use ligation which means making a tie. The wire is held in place by use of ties; either metal or rubber ligature. The rubber ligature is interchangeable colored make braces personalized and fun, as well as, perform an important function in the tooth movement process.
Self-ligating brackets eliminate the need for rubber or metal ties and instead use a permanently installed moveable component to entrap the wire.

How do they work?

The traditional bracket uses a process in which you have to return every 4-6 weeks to tightened and repositioned ligature to pull the teeth. The elastomeric ligation causes a bit of friction during the movement process.
SLB doesn’t utilize elastomeric ligation (rubber ties) so there is no friction through the bracket. SLB works by using a tiny spring-loaded door to maintain pressure on the archwires. This process applies pressure to the system to gently adjust the teeth to the desired position. Thus, the need for tightening is eliminated which means fewer visits.

Tooth Extractions

Some articles said with SLB tooth extraction is not typically necessary on the other hand Traditional braces mostly need extractions. Based on my experiences, it depends on how much space do you need to align your teeth. Both of these braces could need extractions and could be not.

Treatment time and Chair time

The treatment time for SLB is faster due to the ease of movement, therefore, if you are looking for the most efficient system that will get you in and out faster, this system is suitable for you. SLB eliminates chair time and easy for clinicians to doing adjustments.

Aesthetic

SLB comes in both clear and metal so it can match your aesthetic desire. While SLB is less visible than Traditional brackets.

Cleaning and Oral Hygiene

Cleaning your teeth absolutely important while you get orthodontic treatment. SLB brackets are easier to clean than traditional brackets.

Less Pain?

Based on a study by Tecco S ( Eur J Orthod. August 2009), patients treated with conventional brackets reported significantly more ‘ constant’ pain than those treated with Self Ligating Brackets who complained of ‘ chewing/biting’ pain.
Another thing to consider is the tolerance pain level of a patient, it’s individual.

Any treatment no matter what you choose is better than no treatment. You can contact me and have an appointment for a free consultation. You are worth a beautiful smile!

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Print your Crown or your Implant? Why not?

Print your Crown or your Implant? Why not?

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3D printing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The Digital file itself comes from 3D scanners or 3D Impressions that I discussed in my last article.

How does 3D Printing work?

To make a crown and your implant starts from a virtual design of the object we want to make. this design is a CAD (Computer-Aided Design) file. CAD file created using a 3D modeling application or with a 3D scanner. The digital object Crown and your implant is divided into horizontal slices by the desired layer thickness and then created by laying down the sequential slide layers of material until the complete object is formed.

There are 3 types of 3D printing: Extrusion, Granular/ powder-based, and Light Polymerization.
3D printing takes the efficiencies of digital design to the production stage. By combining oral scanning, CAD/CAM design, and 3D printing, dental labs can accurately and rapidly produce crowns, bridges, stone models, a range of orthodontic appliances, even in surgery such as dental implants, manufacture of dental craniofacial and orthopedic implants, and the fabrication of copings and frameworks for implants and dental restorations. 3D printing can produce smaller feature sizes with no restriction on part geometry.

Joseph DeSimone, the CEO of the 3D printing company Carbon 3D and a professor of chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, announced that a breakthrough technology allows teeth to be printed in 6,5 minutes. It’s amazing! Going to the dentist will take a longer time on your ride than the chairside process itself!

Unfortunately, Only 10% of dentists use a CAD/CAM machine, however, even though the technology has been available for years. The learning curve can be steep, and most dentists still prefer to leave the work to skilled technicians in dental labs.

One Visit Veneer ? Why Not ?

One Visit Veneer ? Why Not ?

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Are you looking for another cheaper and faster veneer option? A composite direct veneer is an answer. Today’s composite materials can provide a life-like, beautiful appearance that is conservative of tooth structure and can last for a long time. These composite layers placed on the tooth and sculpted directly in the mouth to achieve the desired aesthetic the patient looking for. It can be used in situations in which there is chipping, discoloration, and minor misalignment of natural teeth.

Advantages of Direct faster veneer option :
1. Composite direct veneer can be applied in one day, last 4-8 years
2. The cost is less than porcelain veneers – about half price
3. Can be used for a variety of aesthetic situations and results can be amazing.
4. Composite is essentially reinforced plastic with today’s technology it’s much stronger and aesthetic than ever before.
5. It made chairside, therefore accomplished in one visit only
6. Can be repaired

Disadvantages of Direct Veneer :
1. It requires maintenance (they chip).
2. Its last shorter-lasting finish than Porcelain Veneers
3. Not as stain-resistant or color stable as porcelain
4. Need an adequate removed amount of tooth structure to allow placement of composite resins in the desired shape without added tooth bulk.

Composite veneer therapy is an art, ask to see some of your doctor’s work and make sure you feel comfortable with the doctor since it involves extreme attention to detail.

To improve the durability and longevity of veneers you need to maintain consistent good oral hygiene and have regular dental examinations and cleanings at least twice a year. In addition, you must avoid using them to bite or crack hard objects like nuts and ice.

So, you have your choices of veneers now. Have your new smile NOW.

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Digital Impressions 3D Dental Scanner Vs Conversional Impressions

Digital Impressions 3D Dental Scanner Vs Conversional Impressions

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The field of digital increasing very fast and incredible. Every day we heard about new technology in every aspect of human life. Digital Impressions 3D Dental Scanner Vs Conversional Impressions Dentistry is included. Digital age in Dentistry has begun since 1980 but not been using so much. New technology increasing to provide high quality standard, convenient for patients and in other hand easy chairside process, eliminate appointment time, improving accuracy for clinician and eco-friendly. Through this post i will write about digital impression as a major information for public.

What is Digital impression?
Digital impressions represent cutting-edge technology that allows dentists to create a virtual, computer-generated replica of the hard and soft tissues in the mouth using lasers and other optical scanning devices. No more Gag reflex, less anxious, less chairtime, digital Impressions can be stored electronically and the impressions can be send to laboratory as fast as email. It captures clear and highly accurate impression in minutes, no need traditional impression materials that inconvenient and messy. The impression information then is transferred to a computer often without stone models.

There is 2 types of scanners today. There are systems that used LED, these systems are optical scanners and require a contrasting medium or powder to acquire a representation of tooth morphology. There also system that use LASER which is not require powder.

Digital Scan 3D

 

Digital impressions or Convensional impressions?

Digital impressions

Based on summary on the article published in The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry : Digital versus convensional impressions for fixed prosthodontics : A Systematic review and meta- analysis ( August 2016), we get this key findings : No statistically significant differences were noted in the marginal fit of fixed dental protheses and single crowns made using either impression technique.

Initial investment for Digital Impressions typically about $21.000- $24.000. Of course this number will have an impact to patients cost. If traditional impressions will be charged about $20-$30, with Digital impressions the price would be up to 4-5 times convensional impressions price. In my opinion,Yes, its awesome to have Digital impressions as we know its advantages and considering patients ability to pay.
Most of dentists in Asia (include my clinic now) still use convensional impressions which is taking potentially involves multiple materials and occasionally more steps. Its a skilled process and have been used for years. Either Digital Impressions or Convensional Impressions, As long as your dentists doing it properly, will be same result in the end. In future, we will use Digital impressions as well. Its dental Future and we move step by step to this path. Digital Impressions 3D Dental Scanner Vs Conversional Impressions

Feel free to ask or sharing your opinion here.

Source: https://www.yourdentistryguide.com/digital-impressions/
http://oasisdiscussions.ca/2016/09/19/dvc/

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