The word laser – Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation – is an abbreviation from the English language, which translated means “light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”. Lasers have been used successfully in medicine since the early sixties. A distinction is made between different types of lasers: Solid-state laser Gas laser Liquid laser … Laser in Periodontology
Since laser technology has found its way into dentistry, the term root canal sterilization has been used. While conventional disinfection of root canals as part of endodontic treatment (synonym: root canal treatment) leads to an efficient but not necessarily complete reduction of germs, the application of high-energy laser radiation promises almost 100% sterility. Caries, which … Root Canal Sterilization
Digital tooth shade determination (synonym: digital tooth shade measurement) is a procedure for the exact evaluation of the shade-providing components of a tooth surface prior to the fabrication of tooth-colored restorations. The correct determination of tooth color is a very difficult step in the fabrication of tooth-colored restorations, because the color impression of the natural … Digital Tooth Shade Determination
Individually selected macro- and micronutrients, supplied to the body in sufficient quantities, can help in the prevention and therapy of dental diseases. Micronutrients (vital substances) include: Vitamins Minerals Trace elements Essential fatty acids Essential amino acids Secondary plant substances Other micronutrients (vital substances) Some micronutrients (vital substances) our body can produce itself, but many it … Vital Substances: Micronutrient Therapy
In dentistry, implants are usually screw- or cylinder-shaped systems that serve to replace natural tooth roots and, after a healing period, are usually fitted with fixed dental prostheses in the form of crowns or bridges or improve the hold of dentures. Among a number of alloplastic implant materials (insertion of foreign material), titanium currently appears … Implants
One possible procedure for bone augmentation prior to implant placement (bone augmentation prior to the placement of artificial tooth roots) is the insertion of previously biotechnologically produced autologous bone, the so-called bone chips.Tooth gaps that occur due to premature tooth loss can be closed today in many cases by implant placement (placement of artificial tooth … Bone Augmentation using Bone Chips (Bone Chips)
An oral current measurement (synonym: galvanic oral current measurement) is used to determine the electrical potential that can build up between different types of metals in the aqueous environment of the oral cavity. Proponents of holistic treatment methods attribute adverse health effects to this. Scientifically undisputed is the fact that electrochemical processes occur between metals … Mouth Current Measurement
The periotron measurement method is used to diagnose inflammation of a periodontium (synonym: periodont, periodontal apparatus) by quantitatively determining the amount of fluid secreted in the sulcus (furrow between the tooth and gum). Its quantity is correlated (interrelated) with the degree of inflammation of the periodontal tissues. Thanks to growing health awareness, early dental diagnostics … Periotron Measurement
By collecting the Periodontal Screening Index (PSI), dentists can easily determine the severity of periodontitis (inflammation of the periodontium) as part of routine examinations and initiate therapeutic measures at an early stage if treatment is needed. The PSI was developed in the 1990s. While it has been a mandatory part of every routine dental examination … Periodontal Screening Index
The results of extensive periodontal therapy (treatment of periodontal inflammation) can only be permanently stabilized if the patient subsequently undergoes the program of supportive periodontal therapy (UPT; synonyms: Supportive Periodontal Therapy; Periodontal Maintenance Therapy; PET). Periodontitis (synonyms: periodontitis apicalis; alveolar pyorrhea; pyorrhea alveolaris; inflammatory periodontopathy; ICD-10 – Acute periodontitis: K05.2; Chronic periodontitis: K05. 3; colloquialism: … Supportive Periodontal Therapy
