Our doctors explain
The questions we hear most often, answered.
Your child is eight: what is happening to their teeth, and what the health fund covers
By the age of eight a child already has teeth that will stay for life. And this is exactly the age at which those teeth are most often lost — because they are mistaken for baby teeth.
Not all zirconia crowns are the same: monolithic, layered and e.max
Saying "we will use zirconia" is like saying "we will take a car". Here are the constructions hidden behind that word and how they differ.
A crown on your own tooth and a crown on an implant are different structures
Both look like a tooth from the outside. Inside they are fundamentally different, and they behave differently.
Botox or hyaluronic acid: which one for which task
These are two different products with two different logics. Confusing them is the most common source of disappointed expectations.
An implant crown: screw-retained or cemented
There are two ways to fix a crown on an implant — with a screw or with cement. Each has its strengths, and the choice is made in advance, at the planning stage.
How implants integrate and what can get in the way
An implant does not settle in by itself: the bone has to bond with its surface. Here is what that depends on and which factors work against it.
Why implant position decides how the smile will look
The surgeon places the implant where there is bone. The prosthodontist makes a crown that has to look right. All the difficulty of the work lies between those two tasks.
Zirconia crowns: why the material has two different names
In Israel it is called "zirkonya", in Russian-speaking practice "cirkoniy", and it is the same material. Here is where the confusion comes from and why the material is valued.
Why a zirconia bridge is not always the right choice
Patients sometimes hear "we will not use zirconia here". The reason is usually not the material itself but the length of the span between supports.
Tooth wear and a collapsing bite: more than a cosmetic issue
Teeth get shorter, the face seems to settle, chips and cracks appear. This is not harmless ageing — and fixing a single crown is not enough here.
Root canal retreatment: when a tooth can still be saved
Hearing "this tooth has to come out" is not always the final verdict. Some of those teeth can be kept through root canal retreatment.
Toothache under a crown: does the crown have to come off
Patients worry that an expensive crown will be wasted. The canal can often be treated straight through it — but that is not always the better option.
A borderline case: how the clinic decides to treat or extract
Two dentists can read the same X-ray differently. Here is how we discuss complex cases — and why that works in the patient’s favour.
Bruxism: does Botox help, and what if a night guard is not enough
Night-time clenching destroys both teeth and restorations. Here is where a guard fits, where injections into the chewing muscle fit, and why it does not work for everyone.
Correcting the bite: complex cases and why age is not a barrier
Orthodontics stopped being a teenage story long ago. Here is what counts as a complex case and how such cases are treated in adults.
Same-day implants: when it works and when it does not
Placing an implant and a temporary crown in a single visit sounds appealing. Here is who the protocol suits and who is better served by the classic route.
Aligners or braces: what to choose as an adult
The question is almost always the same: "Can I do it without braces?" The answer depends not on age but on what actually needs to change in the bite.
Teeth reacting to cold: what is behind it
A short, sharp pain from cold water or air is not a disease of its own but a symptom. It has a few typical causes, and they are treated differently.