Articles on dental health
These articles offer general information on dental health to help you prepare questions for your dentist where you live. They are not a diagnosis or personal treatment advice.
Why Are My Gums Bleeding? Causes and When to See a Dentist
Gums that bleed when you brush are usually inflamed by plaque. What that means, what else can play a part, what you can do at home, and when bleeding needs a dentist.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLER
Types of Dental Veneers, Shapes and Colors: A Guide from Antalya, Turkey
Veneer types compared, the 12 shapes dentists use and how shade is chosen, plus when veneers are the wrong answer. Antlara Dental, Antalya, Turkey.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERCrowns or Veneers Gone Wrong: What Can Happen and What Can Be Done
Crowns and veneers can chip, crack, come off or stain at the edges, and a prepared tooth's nerve can die. How often the studies saw each problem, what can be repaired or replaced, what cannot be undone, and where to turn.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERReplacing Missing Teeth: Options for One, Several or All Teeth
A map of the options for missing teeth: one tooth, several neighbouring teeth or a whole jaw, with and without implants, what happens when there is not enough bone, and what decides which option suits you.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLER
Inlay, Onlay, or Crown: Which Treatment is Right for You?
Learn the differences between inlays, onlays, and crowns, their benefits, and when to choose each for effective tooth restoration and protection.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLER
Gum Abscess Popped? What to Do in the First 24 Hours, from Antalya, Turkey
Your gum abscess burst and the pain eased. What to do first, why it is not cured, and the signs that need urgent care. Antlara Dental, Antalya, Turkey.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERVeneers: Answers to the Questions Patients Ask
Do veneers harm your teeth in the long run? Do they fall off? If one fails, do they all have to be replaced? Which shade should you choose, and why might straightening come first? Answers from the studies, and where the studies stop.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERe.max Crowns: What They Are and What Decides the Cost
An e.max crown is usually a crown of lithium disilicate glass-ceramic. This article explains when one may be suitable, how it compares with zirconia in the studies, and which factors affect its cost, starting with whether the tooth needs a crown at all.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERComposite or Porcelain Veneers: How They Compare
Porcelain resists stains and wear better; composite may take less enamel and is easier to repair. What the head-to-head studies show about how long each lasts, where the evidence stops, and how to decide for your own teeth.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERBefore Dental Implant Treatment: Questions to Ask the Clinic
The questions to ask before agreeing to dental implant treatment: whether an implant is the right option, how your health and habits change the risk, what extra procedures and timing are planned, and what happens afterwards.
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Black Dot on Tooth: What It Actually Means, from Antalya, Turkey
Black dot, spot or dark mark on a tooth: six causes, why you should never scrape it off yourself, and when it is a cavity. Antlara Dental, Antalya, Turkey.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERDenture Adhesive: How to Use It Safely, and When It Means a Refit
Denture adhesive can help a complete denture stay in place and may improve biting and chewing. It works in small amounts, comes off every day, and cannot make up for a denture that no longer fits. Safe use, zinc, cleaning, and when to see your dentist instead.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERChoosing a Clinic for Veneers or Crowns: Look Past the Adverts
Adverts and before-and-after photos show someone else's result. This article explains how to judge a clinic for veneers or crowns by the way it plans, explains materials and shade, and deals with problems afterwards.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERIs a "Cosmetic Dentist" a Specialist? Dental Titles Explained
Cosmetic dentistry is not one of the nine dental specialties in Turkish law. Who may use the title specialist (uzman), who carries out cosmetic treatment, what the rules say about titles and adverts, and how to check a title.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERAirflow Teeth Cleaning: What Air-Polishing Can and Cannot Do
"Airflow" is one manufacturer's name for air-polishing, cleaning with a spray of water, air and fine powder. What the studies compared, where it is more comfortable, what it has not been shown to do, and its risks.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERA New Smile in One Day? What Immediate Loading With All-on-4 Means
Fixed provisional teeth soon after All-on-4 surgery suit some patients, not all. What decides it before and during surgery, what the studies found and could not show, and what happens before the final bridge.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERLaminate or Veneer? What the Words in Your Plan Mean
A laminate and a veneer are the same thing. The confusion starts when "veneer", or the Turkish "kaplama", is used for a crown. How to read the terms in a treatment plan, and what to ask before you agree.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERComposite Veneers: What They Are and What to Expect
A composite veneer is tooth-coloured resin bonded to the front of a tooth, usually shaped in the chair. How it is made, whom it may suit, how long it tends to stay in place in studies, how it fails and how to look after it.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERSmile Design: What It Can and Cannot Do
Smile design is planning, not a treatment: a proposal for the colour, shape and position of your teeth. This article explains what it can and cannot change, what veneers or crowns behind a design do to the teeth, and what to ask before you agree to one.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERTooth Shade: How the Colour of a Crown or Veneer Is Chosen
The shade of a crown, veneer or filling is usually chosen by comparing your teeth with tabs from a shade guide, sometimes helped by a photo or a measuring device. How reliable each method is, why light matters, and why whitening will not lighten a restoration later.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERZirconia or Porcelain Crowns: What Is the Real Difference?
Zirconia is itself a ceramic, and a "porcelain crown" may be metal-ceramic, glass ceramic or porcelain layered on zirconia. For single crowns, five-year survival is close across these types. What differs is chipping, appearance, use in bridges and what suits your tooth.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERAn Implant Straight After Extraction: When It Is Possible
Can the implant go in on the day the tooth comes out? What immediate placement is, what the studies found compared with waiting for the socket to heal, what decides whether it is possible, and what to expect afterwards.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERHow to Clean All-on-4 and All-on-6 Bridges: Daily Care and Reviews
Why the underside of a fixed full-arch bridge needs cleaning every day, a daily routine, what the evidence does and does not show about the tools, and what happens at professional reviews.
Dt. Dilek AKSU GÜLERPain after a dental implant: how long it lasts and how to ease it
What the painkiller trials show, which cautions apply to you, what else may help, and which pain after implant surgery is a reason to call your dentist.
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