Pain after devitalization: can it be prevented?
The pain after the devitalization of a tooth can occur acutely in the first 24 hours following root canal treatment and gradually decrease over a week.
Care of deciduous teeth: functional and aesthetic aspects
The care of deciduous teeth is often underestimated, for this reason some children come to have decidedly compromised milk teeth, on which conservative dentistry interventions are extremely necessary, in order to avoid complications for general health.
Cirrhosis of the liver and oral surgery: what are the risks?
In patients with liver cirrhosis, the balance between anticoagulant and coagulant factors is compromised, so the hemostasis and coagulation processes are altered and not in perfect balance as they should be.
Dental amalgam: a plan for elimination from the Ministry of Health
On February 23, 2021, the National Plan for the elimination of dental amalgam was published on the website of the Ministry of Health.
Adhesive paste for dentures: can it be harmful to the oral cavity?
One of the drawbacks of removable prostheses compared to implantology is the mobility of the denture, to overcome this problem many patients use the adhesive paste for dentures.
Thickening of the gums due to drugs: how to intervene
Thickening of the gums or gingival hyperplasia is a disease that involves the increase in the size and volume of the gums, it is a benign thickening and can be due to many factors, including the long-term administration of drug therapies.
Surplus teeth and complications in their extraction
Supernumerary teeth are considered a dental problem which can, in turn, give rise to various pathologies including malocclusion.
Compromised tooth: should it be treated or replaced?
A compromised tooth is often the source of a dilemma: should it be treated or replaced? Unfortunately, the answer is not reported in dentistry manuals, because there is no absolute answer to this question: in front of a seriously ill tooth it is the clinical experience of the dentist that answers, in relation to the […]
Periodontitis in the elderly: prevention and treatment
The average age of an individual has increased in recent years; progress, proper nutrition and greater attention to dental therapies have allowed many people of the third age to keep their natural teeth, but this has also led to an increase in periodontitis in the elderly.
Acute hypersensitivity of the oral cavity: what can it cause?
The oral cavity, in the space of a day, comes into contact with many substances: from food, to chewing gum, snacks, drinks and even products for the hygiene of the mouth; substances that could potentially cause acute oral hypersensitivity.
