Dentistry

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In the following you will find an overview of our pages on the subject of toothache, dental diseases & dental care!

Common dental diseases

Tooth decay is the most common oral disease in children and young adults, while older patients usually go to the dentist for diseases of the gums.
Other common tooth diseases include:

• Caries
• Root inflammation
• Inflammation of the gums
• Periodontosis and Periodontitis
• Canker sores

Sores in the mouth

Inflammations in the mouth are usually extremely painful and can spread quickly and become dangerous for the whole body.
Find out more about the most common inflammations in the mouth on the following pages:

• Pulpitis on the tooth
• Inflammation of the root of the tooth
• Abscess in the jaw
• Sore throat
• Inflammation of the whiteness teeth
• Inflammation of the jaw
• Inflammation in the corner of the mouth

Implantology

Implants are becoming more and more popular because they come closest to the chewing sensation of a real tooth. This applies not only to single tooth implants, but also to implant-supported removable dentures.
You can read more about implantology on the following pages:

• The dental implant
• Shelf life of dental implants
• Cost of a dental implant
• Have the dental implant removed
• Risks of a dental implant

The tooth filling

Tooth fillings are used to fill in the loss of substance in a tooth. Nowadays, most fillings are made with plastic-based materials, as these can achieve the best aesthetics, while amalgam fillings are less and less desirable despite their very good durability.
Find out more about tooth filling.

• The tooth filling
• Tooth filling with plastics
• Amalgam filling
• Material of a tooth filling
• Tooth filling with ceramic
• Tooth filling with cement
• Tooth neck filling
• seal
• Temporary filling

Everything to do with toothache

Toothache is one of the most uncomfortable pain. Caries or an inflammation of the tooth nerve is often the cause of the boring pain. Cooling and pain relievers usually help.
Read more about the triggering factors and what you can do about them here:

• The causes of toothache
• Toothache - What To Do?
• Toothache when chewing
• Toothache at the root
• Toothache at night
• Pain after a root filling
• Home remedies for toothache
• Ibuprofen for toothache
• Paracetamol for toothache

Further symptoms in and around the mouth

In addition to toothache, other symptoms can result in diseases in the mouth area. You can find out more about the individual symptoms here:

• Bleeding gums
• Jaw pain
• Pain in the jaw and ear
• Upper jaw pain
• Lower jaw pain
• Temporomandibular joint pain
• Pain in the tongue

Proper dental care

Regular and properly performed oral hygiene and dental care is important to prevent the development of tooth decay, tartar and gingivitis.
Find out more about dental care.

• dental care
• professional tooth cleaning
• toothpaste
• Floss
• Mouthwash
• Fluoridation of teeth
• Buy a dental care set - does it make sense?
• Tooth gel

White teeth

A bright white smile is one of today's ideals of beauty, while tooth discoloration is usually a nuisance for those affected. Unfortunately, there are numerous harmful tips and tricks circulating on the internet that, despite supposedly natural methods, do more harm than good.
Here we explain what you can do for healthy white teeth and what you should better avoid.

• White teeth
• Whitening
• How do you get white teeth?
• White teeth through home remedies
• White teeth from coconut oil
• White teeth from baking soda

Interactive information from the field of dentistry

How good is your dental care? Take the dental care self test and find out how good your dental care really is.
Or do you like to quiz? Then take our big quiz on the subject of dental care.

Orthodontics

Dentition abnormalities and jaw misalignments are quite common in the population and require orthodontic treatment in order to improve aesthetics and chewing function.
Read more about this extensive topic here:

• Orthodontics
• Jaw misalignment
• Dentition abnormalities
• braces
• Cleft lip and palate
• Palatal expansion
• Gap between the front teeth - medial diastema
• Orthodontic indication groups

Treatments from dentistry

Various treatments are possible on the tooth and gums, the most common being filling, root canal treatment, tooth extraction and periodontal therapy, in addition to the typical check-up appointments (with or without professional tooth cleaning).
More on this topic:

• Tooth filling
• Tooth extraction
• Operation on the wisdom tooth
• Root canal treatment
• Professional tooth cleaning
• Apical resection
• dentures
• Denture
• Jaw fracture - causes, symptoms, treatment

Broken tooth

In the event of a fall with a collision of the jaw, it is quite possible that a tooth breaks off. This happens more often to children in particular. But bits of teeth or fillings and crown veneers can also break off through grinding and pressing.
You can read about what you should pay attention to afterwards on the following pages:

• Broken tooth - you should do this right away
• Broken front tooth
• Broken canine tooth
• Broken molar tooth
• Broken wisdom tooth