Tooth lossTooth loss is a process in which one or more teeth come loose and fall out. Tooth loss is normal for deciduous teeth (baby teeth), when they are replaced by a person's adult teeth. Otherwise, losing teeth is undesirable and is the result of injury or disease, such as dental avulsion, tooth decay, and gum disease. The condition of being toothless or missing one or more teeth is called edentulism. Tooth loss has been shown to causally reduce overall health and wellbeing as it increases the probability of depression.
Tooth resorptionResorption of the root of the tooth, or root resorption, is the progressive loss of dentin and cementum by the action of odontoclasts. Root resorption is a normal physiological process that occurs in the exfoliation of the primary dentition. However, pathological root resorption occurs in the permanent or secondary dentition and sometimes in the primary dentition. While resorption of bone is a normal physiological response to stimuli throughout the body, root resorption in permanent dentition and sometimes in the primary dentition is pathological.
Blanchiment dentairevignette|Blanchiment dentaire par laser Le blanchiment dentaire ou plutôt éclaircissement dentaire permet d'éclaircir la teinte des dents. Cette technique consiste à utiliser un agent de blanchiment qui traverse l'émail, partie extérieure de la couronne et pénètre au niveau de la dentine. Cet agent est un ion oxygène qui peut être obtenu à partir de différents produits. Cet ion oxygène agit alors sur les liaisons des chromophores et, en oxydant la matière organique, permet d'éclaircir la dent.
