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Dra Mariana Gil MScD Specialist in periodontics We have gum or gingival recession in cases where the gingival margin moves away from the crown of the tooth. In healthy teeth and gums the tissue embraces the tooth firmly, this tight union prevents food particles from getting in between the gum and the tooth but it also protects the parts of the tooth that underneath the tissue. As the gum moves away from the tooth, parts

Dr. Antonieta Muñoz Solís. Endodontist. Root canal treatment is the cleaning of the inner part of the tooth, where in normal conditions you can find the pulp: soft tissue with nerves, blood’s vessels and other cells. If the dental pulp is swollen, it could cause pressure against the canal’s walls and produce pain; little by little the dental pulp loses vitality and finally dies and causes infection. Root canal treatment resolves this inflammation because the

Dr Rodrigo Jimenez – Specialist in Prosthodontics Dental inlays are a type of indirect dental restorations.  This means that they are not constructed directly in the mouth, as conventional fillings are (composite resins and amalgams) but instead are manufactured out of the mouth in the dental laboratory and are later cemented on the tooth. Dental inlays are also said to be intracoronal restorations.  This means that they are placed within the contours of a cavity

Daniel Cifuentes Jara DDS, MSc Specialist in Prosthodontics As part two of our bleaching series Dental bleaching and you, today we are going to talk about some aspects that should be taken into consideration regarding patients that want to have a dental bleaching done. Patients not happy with their teeth colorThis is very important, since there are many reason for a tooth not to have a nice shade. Most of the time it’s because of external

Dra Mariana Gil MScD Specialist in periodontics Very often our patients ask if a little bleeding after brushing and flossing is normal. The answer is no, if the technique used to brush and floss is correct and atraumatic, no bleeding should be present. The main reason as to why gums bleed is because they are swollen, and they swell because of the body responding to bacterial plaque along the gumline. Bacterial plaque is the accumulation