All of us know that for a healthy living we need to have a active lifestyle, a balanced diet as well as good dental hygiene coupled with sufficient exercise. Even though you maintain good dental hygiene, a Visit to the Dentist becomes a necessity at some point of time. Our dental problems are not only with gum and dental caries and infections. Restructuring of dental structure too is warranted at times.Most often tooth extraction and replacement as well as reconstruction happen to be the major need amongst patients. If you see some old people who have had tooth replacement you will see them flashing gold, silver or platinum tooth. A smile would reveal the golden tooth standing out from amongst the white teeth set. You could see the gold tooth flashing out when they smiled. However with advancement in dental science new composite materials as well as bonding processes have now been introduced. These new inventions have aided both the functional reconstructive surgery and cosmetic dentistry. Gold and amalgam are no longer used and are replaced with composite resin restorations.These resin bonding succeed in maintaining the natural tooth structure intact to a large extent. Ceramic materials and indirect laminates of processed composite resins are used widely in reconstruction surgery today. The laminates, which cover the exterior surface of the tooth, help in restoring the aesthetic appeal.Today 360 degree laminates with 0.5mm thickness are used today in place of full crown as part of dental treatment. Whenever the Dentist is required to use a ceramic material, the modern methods involve use of laminates over the ceramic part whereby the brittleness of the ceramic part is strengthened and the overall functioning of the oral cavity is enhanced there by it is able to withstand more functional stress. All these new composite materials and bonding techniques have improved the dental treatment practices and made them painless as well as better in quality. The new bonding process using ceramic part with composite resin to bond the natural tooth eliminates the need to prepare a metal foundation by the Dentist. Dentists are able to salvage and retain as much as possible the natural tooth and strengthen it further. Just like natural teeth which do get worn out due to daily usage, teeth with bonded composite are also subject to normal wear and tear. Though gold is known to last for a long time when used as replacement, even bonded composites come close to it. The modern resin technology has made available resins that can be matched to our teeth in color and shade. A smile now does not reveal an artificial tooth. Post treatment with good oral hygiene, you will be able to manage without any problems and will not need to visit the Dentist, provided the maintenance is done properly. Even if the laminate wears off after sometime due to normal wear and tear, the Dentist will be able to reset the teeth very easily for he would have retained a major part of the natural tooth intact.
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