The maintenance of oral health is two-fold and is categorized as the efforts to take at home and the work that the dentist performs in the dental clinic. Good oral health is maintained through this combination and not independently. While everyone is encouraged to see their dentists every six months or twice a year, the…
Orthodontic treatment with braces is the go-to treatment of choice if you have misaligned teeth. If you have crooked, crowded and rotated teeth, you can straighten them out with braces. If you have a severe overbite or overjet, and your teeth are crossed, you can fix everything with braces. The treatment involves the use of…
When a tooth becomes infected with caries, the hard tissues of the teeth get destroyed, and they break. Depending on the severity of the decay, the infection may encroach to the area of the pulp, so that a regular tooth filling is contraindicated. When this happens, a root canal is performed, and this renders the…
A diastema is a space in between the teeth. That could either develop as a consequence of tooth or teeth loss, following teeth migration or shifting; or it could be an innate condition brought about by smaller teeth, frenum position or jaw size. Regardless of why the teeth are spaced away from each other, patients…
Many people are quick to dismiss the health of their gums. When they think of oral health, they believe that it’s all about the teeth, but they forget that the health of the soft tissues of the mouth matter too. As a matter of fact, the teeth relies on the health of the gums to…
Pregnant mothers have a natural nurturing instinct. She is responsible for the developing fetus in her womb and she automatically becomes protective of the baby. When a woman becomes pregnant, they suddenly become cautious about a lot of things and it usually results in the avoidance of potential dangers. In line with this, many pregnant…
A tooth that becomes infected with caries will need to be resolved. When detected early, a simple tooth filling will suffice, but when the infection has progressed much and has encroached into the area of the pulp tissue, a simple filling will be rendered useless. With an infection that serious, a patient will be prescribed…
Bruxism is also known as night grinding and it is an involuntary activity that people experience, at any time of day but often when they are asleep at night, thus the name. It is characterized as the exhibiting over-activity of the muscles of mastication so there is clenching or grinding of the teeth, with some…
How do you like your brand new smile? Did you just go through a teeth whitening procedure? How was it for you? The truth is, people go through different experiences when they opt for a teeth whitening procedure but in general, a patient that comes in for a bleaching procedure, will come out with a…
Bleeding gums may be a lot of things but it is mostly due to gum disease. And believe it or not, it is the biggest reason for tooth loss in most people, so if you want to take it for granted, then you ought to think twice. Gum disease is a serious problem. It is…