What are Clear Aligners? Clear Aligners are substitute to traditional braces and are made to help guide teeth into their real position. Like braces, clear aligners also use a tool that controls tooth movement, but without those ugly metal braces. The aligners are made of a medical grade plastic material and are designed to fit …
Hello! Crown, Veneer Lumineer, those are strange terms that one can come across, or hear at the dental office. What are they? They are actually methods of preserving / restoring a tooth. A crown is a prosthetic restoration used to entirely cover or cap a damaged tooth. Besides strengthening a damaged tooth , a crown …
Composite Fillings
Hello all!! Sometimes we can write a lot, but in the end a picture speaks louder, and easier to explain whatever is happening. In this post I will put some pictures to illustrate progression of caries, to illustrate gum disease hence importance of prophylaxis treatment, the tooth eruption chart, so that parents know what to …
Happy Divali Friends I hope you had a great one!! We can have a good Divali and healthy teeth if we follow the following tips : Sweets and chocolates are an integral part of our celebrations. Enjoy your Divali cakes, but just ensure to brush twice a day, in the morning and at bedtime. Make …
What to expect if you have to have a tooth removed? You will be administered a certain dose of anesthetic agent in the surrounding tooth area, to numb the region so that you do not feel the pain. One should make the difference between pain and pressure. If the tooth is impacted, the dentist will …
People often decide to have their wisdom teeth removed, as they can cause painful, aching gums. How can wisdom teeth pain be relieved at home before their removal? Wisdom teeth are the last teeth to break through the gums. They grow at the very back of a person’s mouth. There are normally four wisdom teeth …
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It cannot be stressed enough how important scaling and polishing is!! What is scaling and polishing ? It is a term dentists and dental hygienists use for prophylaxis professional cleaning of the teeth and gum area. Scaling– This is a professional method of cleaning your teeth in which the hard deposits are removed through an …
In August, together with a non profit organization we set out to help less fortunate kids who had a rough start to life. Victims of domestic violence, homelessness amongst others.. They were as small as 2months old to nineteen years old, with their mothers. For security reason I won’t disclose the location, but if you …
Can we save a tooth that got knocked out? If the tooth is handled properly, your dentist can attempt to save your tooth. Remember to quickly get to a dentist. Make sure it is a permanent tooth To hold only the crown of the tooth (the part where you chew) If the tooth got dirt …