Dental implants are artificial structures inserted into a patient’s jawbone by a dental surgeon. Implants are required, if a patient has lost one or more teeth. A dental implant substitutes for a missing tooth. With screw-like devices, an implant is inserted into the jawbone, which then acts as an anchor for an artificial tooth called [...]
Cosmetic dentistry is used to refer dental works that improves the appearance of teeth, gums and bite. It mainly focuses on the improvement in dental aesthetics such as colour, position, shape, size, alignment and smile appearance. The two primary dental specialties that focus on dental aesthetics are prosthodontics and orthodontics. While general dentistry focuses on [...]
Dental laboratory technicians are invaluable members of the dental care team. They work according to dentists’ instructions and with the help of a patient’s dental impressions, they plan, design and manufacture dental prostheses. Dental laboratory technicians or dental technicians are the people responsible for designing and producing dental replacement devices or prostheses to replace natural [...]
Dental Digital impressions are a type of cutting-edge technology that allows your dentists to build a virtual, computer-generated replica of the soft and hard tissues in your mouth. This is done with the help of optical scanning devices such as lasers. This information is then used to build restorations, which are then placed in the [...]
A dental technician, who is an expert at making artificial dental prosthetics is known as a ceramic technician, or more precisely a dental ceramic technician. The job isn’t quite that different from a normal dental laboratory technician but requiring quite the bit of skill. Your job A dental ceramist must create ceramics and prosthetics. That’s [...]
Mouth ulcers also known as canker sores are usually a normal small, painful lesion that develop in the mouth or at the base of your gums. It is difficult to eat, drink, and talk if we have mouth ulcers. People with a family history of mouth ulcer have a high risk of having it. It [...]
What is a CAD-CAM Technician? Obviously, a technician who specialises in CAD-CAM. So, what is this CAD-CAM? CAD stands for Computer Aided Design while CAM Stands for Computer Aided Manufacture. It is exactly what it sounds like. What is the use of learning to be a CAD-CAM Technician? That’s a good question and will be [...]
Ever been to the dentist’s? Pretty amazing place. Whatever might be said about the experience inside , walking out fresh from the dentist’s has an incredible level of satisfaction. It’s like magic happens in there. And, we can feel it too. The face is the person in a sense. And our teeth are a major [...]
There is certain equipment that is crucial in a dental lab. It is vital for every aspiring dental lab technician to know about the different tools and technology that are employed in their labs. The following article provides insight into the essential tools and technology that are used by dental lab technicians. The work is [...]
