Dental crown in just 1.5 hour!

Dentists know perfectly, that the preparation and cementing of a crown for a patient usually requires at least two visits ... and a little patience. However, there is a new technology which enables the preparation and establishment of the crown in just one visit.

A number of patients, who decided on having the one-day crowns abroad performed, already know about the benefits of the procedure. To have such a crown performed, the tooth is first covered with a layer of spray titanium dioxide. Then the dentist with a special camera performs three-dimensional photographic documentation.

After connecting the camera image with the record of occlusion, which allows to fit the crown to other teeth, the computer designs the crown. 

Then a special device together with a computer cleans and preapres the crown for about 15 minutes. The crown is extremely accurate and precise. After a while, the happy patient can return home with a new crown.

The system, which allows the preparing of the crown in one visit costs 150 000 dollars, and because it is so  costly, it will take some time before it is spread in world clinics.

The cost of a crown made in this way does not differ from the price of a crown produced by the conventional method.

Find out more about crowns in Poland and get your own ona-day crowns!

Fatal effects of smoking, so how to quickly lose your teeth.

Specialists in periodontitis has long been aware of the danger of smoking. Smokers are more at risk of periodontal disease than non-smokers. The result is mainly the compromised immune system.

Tobacco inhibits resistance, thanks to which bacteria have effective access to periodontitis. Therefore, researchers are hopeful that these results will contribute to the awakening of social consciousness.

The researchers, having examined more than 12 thousands of people, found that people who smoke more than and and a half pack of cigarettes a day are six times more likely to develop periodontal disease than nonsmokers, and those who smoke less than half of pack a day - almost three times.

The survey of U.S. scientists shows that in the United States periodontal disease is typical of African Americans and people with low income. The scientists, however, have reassuring news for ex-smokers: 11 years after quitting smoking the risk of periodontal disease is the same as in case of people who have never smoked.

How, then, is the situation of smokers in Poland? Smokers in Poland compose a relatively large number comparing to other European countries. 34% of Poles above 15 years of age smoke. The number of smokers decreases slowly. In 1997, there were 36% of smokers.

Every fifth smoker (21%) started smoking cigarettes before the age of 15. Almost twice as many men (44%) than women (24%) smoke. Most smokers are among 40-49-year-olds - 46%. More likely to smoke are people with secondary or vocational education (42%), manual workers (51%) and the unemployed (52%).

The largest group (59%) are the ones who smoke up to one pack a day (11-20 cigarettes). Every tenth person smokes over 20 cigarettes a day. A quarter of smokers smokes from 6 to 10 cigarettes a day. 5% smokes up to five cigarettes. Almost two fifths of smokers want to quit, but nearly half has not intended to abandon it.

The study was conducted between 12 and 15 on Poles above 15 years of age.

Smokers should take proper oral hygiene and visit dental office for hygiene cleaning aborad more often than non-smokers.

EURO Promotion 12% discount for football fans!

Just few days are separating us from the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship. EURO 2012 is hosted by the Republic of Poland and the Ukraine. Nowadays the whole world and Europe in particular are preparing for a great football celebration.

On this occasion Dental Travel Poland as well as our partner dental clinics in Gdansk, Cracow, Warsaw, Poznan, Lvov, Kharkov, Donetsk and Kiev prepared for our patients-football fans a special offer. Have you got a ticket for EURO 2012 matches? Will you come to Poland or the Ukraine? It is a wonderful opportunity to get a 12% discount for dental treatment at our dental clinics.

The only thing you should do it is to contact Dental Travel Poland! Come to us! Have a great football time and get your smile healthier!

See you in Poland!

Dental camouflage- Prosthodontics in Poland

Until recently,  a damaged tooth had to be usually removed immediately, claiming that it is not worth trying to save it. Now, dentists heal and restore teeth, which are damaged and they even implant false teeth. Dental tricks of camouflaging cavities are not cheap. But they are worth their price, because the effects include a beautiful smile and healthier body.

Here are some options from which you can choose, searching for the ideal method for masking imperfections and incompleteness of teeth:

Veneers Abroad- individually tailored to each tooth thin layer of porcelain or porcelain-coated material. It resembles a mask applied to the wall of the tooth, glued on a dental cement. It can apply only in case of healthy, cured, not destroyed by decay, polished and perfectly smooth surfaces. Stages of treatment: grinding of the tooth, making impressions, putting on a temporary cap, and then cementing the veneers. The cost is about 1000- 1500 PLN. The result: beautiful teeth, equal and adjusted colors.

Implants Abroad- artificial root-like tooth root, with a cemented artificial tooth crown on the top. Most reliable implants are made of titanium with full ceramic crowns. They are implanted into the bone in the place of a missing tooth and are strikingly similar to real teeth. The stages of treatment: bone grafting (if the natural bone is not sufficient), implantation, sewing the gums, uncovering the implant and setting the crown. The cost is about 2500 PLN plus the cost of the crown.

Dental crowns in Poland- they are glued on a permanent basis to fill the missing part of a tooth. Thanks to crowns you can rebuild and correct the shape of the tooth and protect its surface. They can be applied to the teeth which are dead, after treatment of caries, and to teeth with large caries. The stages of treatment: grinding of the tooth, making impressions, fitting crowns, cementing the crowns. Types of crowns:

- ceramic - made entirely of porcelain, perfectly imitating real teeth

- Steel, gold - covered with porcelain.

Cost: 700 PLN for steel crown- 2500 PLN for full ceramic crown.

Dental bridge Abroad - a construction of filling in the place of a missing tooth. It consists of two pillar crowns based on the tooth on each side of the gap, and the crowns between the pillars which fill in the gap. Stages of treatment: grinding teeth for crowns, impressions taking, fitting and fixing the bridge permanently. The cost depends on the price of crowns.