Dental screening before cardiovascular surgery
The Italian Society of Periodontology has recently published a document on the correct dental screening strategy in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
Periapical lesions: how they are formed and how they are treated
Periapical lesions or granulomas are lumps of cells, with variable diameter, delimited by a fibrous tissue capsule, which form near the apexes of the roots of a damaged tooth.
Alcohol consumption and alteration of the oral microbiome
Research in the dental field has been focusing in recent years on the importance of the oral microbiome and on the health consequences of its alteration; Recent studies have made it clear that alcohol consumption leads to a modification of the oral microbiome and very serious consequences for the organism.
Brush your teeth outside the home to preserve oral health
Summer leads us to have lunch or dinner out, to spend the days at the beach, to experience a condition of such relaxation that even oral hygiene is neglected, in this article we want to explain to you why it is so important to brush your teeth outside the home.
Failure of root canal treatment: what is the main cause
Failure of root canal treatment is more likely to occur when one of the root canals is not treated.
Partial dentures and periodontitis: avoid the accumulation of plaque
For some clinical cases, the solution to tooth loss is the application of removable partial dentures. In fact, not all patients are inclined to undergo an implant surgery, for different reasons, some for specific risks and contraindications, others because they are dental phobic and still others for purely economic reasons.
Psychotropic drugs and night bruxism: are there correlations?
The researchers are examining the study of a possible correlation between the use of psychotropic drugs and night bruxism. Bruxism is the grinding or clenching of the teeth caused by the involuntary contraction of the orofacial muscles.
Pulpectomy in children: is an alternative treatment possible?
Pulpectomy in children is performed during endodontic therapy in cases where the root canals are infected. This is a very common condition in pediatric clinical cases with the presence of caries on deciduous teeth.
Gingival phenotype and periodontal diseases
The gingival phenotype is one of the determining factors, together with the quality of oral hygiene, for the incidence of periodontal disease on patients.
Treat periodontitis without surgical treatments
Modern dentistry is increasingly focused on non-invasive treatments, both in the case of complex interventions such as an implant surgery intervention, and for other types of therapies such as those to treat periodontitis or caries.
