Costa Rica Dental Experiences

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a dentist and a dental technician? Or between a dentist and a dentist? In this article, we will reveal the real differences between the various figures operating in the dental field.   All the operators belonging to the world of dentistry have different roles and each of them has well-defined competencies and specializations. The patients, however, not working in the sector, are not always able to distinguish the differences between one professional figure and another, for many the word "dentist" contains many all the tasks related to dentistry. In this article, we try to clarify and get to know the people to whom we entrust our smile. The cases of false dentists who practice the profession without having the qualification and above all the skills are on the agenda. This abuse of the dental profession causes enormous risks for patients: postoperative complications, lacking hygienic-sanitary conditions, failure to ev...

The All on 4 (all on four) and the All on 6 implantology (all on six) are surgical techniques for the total rehabilitation of the two arches   (upper and lower jaws) that have become very popular in the last decade. The inventor of this technique is a Portuguese dentist: Dr. Paulo Malo, who has taken up the concepts of implant surgery developed in the 90s, which suggested the possibility of avoiding complex and invasive interventions, such as bone grafts or maxillary sinus elevations, inclining the implants in a way to anchor them in the patient's residual bone. Table of contents 1   About Implantology All on 4 and implantology All on 6 2   Implantology: removal of alveolar bone 3   A minimal-invasive alternative 4    AllonSix Prettau® protocol with respect to implantology All on 4 and implantology All on 6: What are the advantages? About All-on-4 implantology and implantology All-on-6 The relative ease of these technique...

In the previous article, we have clarified an important concept: the rejection of implants does not exist and those who speak of rejection are cunning or do not know what they are talking about. At the end of the previous article, I explained to you that the failure of the Implants is caused by a series of factors that act together and most of them are not known yet! But we know well most of them and I want to explain them to you in this article. Here are the 4 causes of dental implant failure -- (surely there are a thousand others but we don't know it yet) First Cause: The experience and knowledge of the Surgeon. Wouldn't you have thought that?  What will it take to make a hole in your bone and place a screw? Well, obviously there is a lot of experience and knowledge. A recent scientific article tells us that implants placed by general dentists fail significantly more than those inserted by implantology specialists.  Just to clarify, the general den...

Don't you have the slightest intention of hearing the noise of the dental drill once again? Whenever you should go to the dentist don't you do it because you're too scared? Here is all you need to know to eliminate the fear of the dentist forever. Many patients suffer from the so-called "white coat anxiety", a form of repulsion towards the whole medical category. Anxiety, tachycardia, pallor, sense of fainting, nausea ... are just some of the symptoms that you will have definitely experienced in a similar circumstance. Odontophobia, fear of the dentist When the problem is closely related to dental treatments we talk about dental phobia. The dental phobia patient develops a sense of rejection towards any type of contact with the dentist. Often, in the most serious cases, the patient cannot even go to the first visit. You can call yourself a dental phobic patient if the fear of the dentist is such that it far surpasses the desire to improve your aesthetics ...

Are you a smoker and would you like to use dental implants?  Is smoking the only vice you have and would you rather not stop?  Let's see what the scientific literature says about the possible combination of smoke and implants. Smoking is associated with a wide range of health risks and is implicated in the manifestation of numerous diseases. At the level of the oral cavity it predisposes to caries, periodontitis, and neoplasias; but is it compatible with the systems? The implants are artificial roots that must be integrated with the bone that houses them. The osseointegration process requires that the bone heals around the implant itself, ensuring stability over time. It is precisely between bone and implant that smoking can exert its harmful potential. What does the scientific literature on smoking and plants say? In order to understand what the real correlations between smoke and implants are, we have analyzed the most up-to-date scientific publications on the s...

Get ready to greet your mobile dentures! Because with this technique, by us, if you enter with your dentures, you can go out with the fixed teeth! Why did we adopt this solution? Since 2009 we at the Freer Dental Clinic have been considered a reference point for the Health of the Mouth and Smile of all our Patients. Among them, there are people who, due to total or partial loss of teeth, feel discomfort, embarrassment, even social discomfort in wearing a mobile denture. Our task is simply to help them, but what alternatives to dentures? In 2003 Dr. Paulo Malo, founder of the Malo Clinic in Lisbon, invented a new and customized solution aimed at replacing the mobile prosthesis: All on Four / All on Six. Years passed and the All on Four / All on Six were the subject of  s tudies by the dental community that validated them scientifically with numerous publications; dental interventions conducted with success and full satisfaction on the part of patients around the w...