Prevention and care of dental caries
Dental caries
Cariology is a specialty of Dental Medicine that consists of the prevention and care of dental caries. The dentists at the Chêne-Bourg Dental Centre are able to treat all cases of caries in adults and children.
They will ensure that their presence is detected as quickly as possible through annual clinical and radiological checks, and will also provide you with valuable advice on how to prevent their appearance, in collaboration with the Dental Hygienist.
The care
To treat a cavity, the dentist first removes the affected tooth tissue. It then replaces them with the latest technology sealing materials called Composite Resins. These resins can restore the original shape and shade of the tooth.
Composite resin reconstitution following a cavity under an old gold filling
This composite resin technique can also be applied when a tooth has been fractured as a result of an accident. It can also be used to change old amalgam fillings that are poorly adapted or not aesthetically pleasing.
Composite reconstruction after trauma
If the destruction of the decayed tooth is too great and it cannot be reconstructed directly in the mouth with a simple composite resin, the Dentist will make an inlay or onlay. Manufactured in the laboratory, it guarantees a solid and aesthetic reconstitution of the tooth.
Après avoir enlevés les tissus cariés de la dent et préparé la dent de manière propre et régulière, le Médecin-Dentiste réalisera un empreinte des dents. Il les donnera ensuite à son technicien afin qu’il « fabrique » l’inlay/onlay en résine ou en céramique. Une fois l’inlay/onlay réalisé, le Médecin-Dentiste pourra lors d’une nouvelle séance coller l’inlay/onlay sur la dent.
Aujourd’hui, grâce aux nouvelles technologies, et en particulier aux scanners intra-oraux et la CFAO, ces reconstitutions peuvent parfois être réalisées en 1 séance pour augmenter votre confort et votre agrément (voir notre page CEREC)
Decayed, very decayed teeth ready to receive onlays
Ceramic onlays
Decayed teeth treated with onlays
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