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Monday, January 16, 2012

Over the years many people, for one reason or another,

have lost some of their back teeth (molars).

What are the options to replace these teeth?

Some of the more common options are dentures and/or implants.

But there is another option that most people are not aware exists.

It is called a cantilever bridge.

What is a cantilever bridge you say?

Well, first we need to discuss what a cantilever is.

The pictures below illustrate cantilevers.

It is when something is stretched out into space without any support on one end.

So what does this have to do with dentistry?

Below you will see a picture of a cantilever bridge.

You can place a crown on your furthest back tooth and then hang

another crown off the back of that.

The conditions have to be right for this to happen, but if they are

then it can work really well.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Say someone kidnaps you.

Say they then put an end to your life.

Say they don't want anyone to be able to identify you.

Say they cut off your fingers so no fingerprints can be taken.

Say they then set you on fire so you can't be visually identified.

This may seem extreme but it happens.

If you have been watching the news you will know they have found

about 13 bodies on a beach in New York dumped by a murderer.

So why is this on a dental blog?????

Because, one of the last lines of identification for

otherwise unidentifiable remains is the teeth.

No murderer thinks to take someones teeth out and

they will not typically disintegrate in a fire.

Forensic dentists will do a visual exam of the teeth and x-ray them as well.

They will look at how many teeth you have, which ones are missing,

how many crown you have, how many root canals, how many fillings, etc. etc.

These will all help the police find out who the victim is

and help reunite the body with the family.

And help bring the murderer to justice.

However, if you have not gone to the dentist for years and years no one

will have any records of you. No x-rays, no records of crowns, fillings, or anything.

The more often you go the more exact the records will be.