Therapeutic stomatology: problems and methods of treatment

Such kind of medical activity astherapeutic dentistry, is aimed at conducting diagnostics, as well as treatment of those diseases that are associated with the periodontal tissues, the oral mucosa and with the teeth directly. Its function includes the development of new therapeutic, preventive, and diagnostic techniques and the identification of any links between diseases of internal organs and diseases of the teeth.

Tasks

Therapeutic dentistry has the following tasks:

• Identification, prevention and treatment of dental caries.
• Restoration of teeth that are destroyed, with the help of modern materials intended for sealing.
• The so-called endodontic treatment. This treatment of those tissues that are located in the root canals and in the cavity of the tooth.
• Identification, prevention and treatment of dental diseases that occur without caries.
• Treatment of diseases of the oral mucosa.
• Identification, prevention and treatment of diseases inherent in the peri-toothed tissues (parodontium refers to them).

Diagnostics in therapeutic stomatology

Therapeutic dentistry is actively engaged indiagnostics and, it is worth noting, in this activity there are different types of it. Doctors use cold and heat to determine the reactions of tissues. Using these techniques, it is possible to identify, for example, the differences between pulpitis, caries and periodontitis. By resorting to electrodontodiagnostics (abbreviated as EDI), it is possible to determine the sensitivity threshold of the periodontal and soft tissues, which subsequently helps to identify the presence or absence of their diseases.

Also, therapeutic dentistry conductsmicrobiological studies, due to which it turns out to clarify the nature of the damage to the oral mucosa. From the focus of inflammation take the material and, investigating it, discover the causative agent of infection, as well as sensitivity to certain antibiotics.

Methods of treatment

Practical therapeutic dentistry is richmethods of treatment that are used in it. The dentist-therapist has a lot of such methods. For example, caries at the stain stage can be cured in many ways, by which the mineral composition of the enamel is restored. One of the popular methods involves the introduction of fluoride and calcium into the tooth tissues with the help of electrophoresis and applications. To treat deep stages, doctors perform a preparation of the so-called carious cavity, followed by a filling. Dentists-therapists, using the most modern filling materials, not only seal, but also completely restore the appearance of teeth.

Training for a dentist-therapist

Recently, this specialtyis popular. That is why the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry enjoys wide popularity. It is available today in many medical universities. And, it is worth noting, this department is one of the leading in the methodological work of universities. Graduates receive a decent education, with which they can get a really high-paying job.