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Most Common Types of Teeth Restoration

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Teeth restoration is generally required for the repair of teeth damaged by cavities or injuries due to an accident. There are several methods offered by restorative dentistry that are used to solve these types of dental problems but the most common is a dental filling. Here are the most common types of teeth repair: Fillings. These can be made out of composite, porcelain (tooth-colored), and gold/silver amalgam fillings. Fillings may be used to even out tooth surfaces for better biting or chewing. In many cases, patients with enamel loss resulting in tooth sensitivity will notice a significant improvement or complete elimination of sensitivity once the appropriate dental filling material is placed. Crowns. This is for restoring a chipped, cracked or damaged tooth to its normal size. By repairing teeth that got damaged from the natural wear and tear produced by aging, dental crowns can satisfy your functional and esthetic needs. Their main purpose is to protect and
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7 Ways to Avoid Toothaches

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The best proven way to avoid a toothache is to take better care of your teeth and maintain proper oral hygiene. This reduces your chances of experiencing a troublesome toothache. The foods and drinks that we consume every day that goes through our mouths make our teeth weaker and more susceptible to cavities. Cavities and sore gums will eventually make it extremely difficult for you to eat, and you will be very uncomfortable and in pain. Here are 7 ways that can help you take better care of your teeth and avoid a toothache: We recommend that you brush your teeth after every meal. If you cannot brush your teeth after lunch, you need to brush them at least twice a day, after breakfast and before you go to bed. This will minimize the accumulation of food particles on your teeth that can cause damage as you go through the day and when you are sleeping. As important as brushing ones teeth is, a toothbrush is not enough when it comes to cleaning our teeth. We still need to fl
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Dental Bridges: Advantages and Disadvantages

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Usually, after a person has lost or knocked-out his/her tooth or teeth, the most suggested treatment is by having a removable prosthetic device like dentures, and dental bridges. A removable prosthetic device can provide coverage for your lost tooth but since they are not implanted, they can provide you discomfort and some inferiority functions. Your dentist, in place of the removable dentures, however can prescribe dental bridges when you have gaps between teeth. In having a dental bridge, you must know that your remaining teeth provides support to the crown. Like having a porcelain crown, the dental bridge is fabricated by reducing the exterior part of the teeth by drilling so that it can support the bridgework. An impression will be taken so that a dental cast or a mould can be build and then send to the laboratory. The bridge will then arrive from the laboratory and will be installed on the patient with permanent cement. Having a missing teeth can cause psychological a
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6 Helpful Tips to Make Dentures Last

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The following are some denture care tips that you will find useful: 1. Clean it everyday Like your natural teeth, your artificial teeth will have to be cleaned too. You are going to put the dentures in your mouth, so it needs to be clean. Also, it is coming into contact with food, saliva and bacteria; so plaque can easily build-up on your dentures even if it is “fake” teeth. Clean it daily, just as you brush your teeth. Soak it in a denture bath with a denture cleaner tablet; and remove any stink from the dentures by submerging it for a time in a mixture of vinegar and luke warm water. 2. Maintain its polish and shine You have to understand that your dentures are not real teeth and they are either made of plastic or porcelain. The components of the denture base are often made of metal, plastic or a combination of both, and they abrade easily when you use your toothbrush or any rough sponge to clean it. To maintain its polish and shine, simply clean it with soapy w
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What are the Reasons of Periodontal Disease?

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Periodontal disease is a common dental disorder that most people are unaware that they have. When patients are first diagnosed with it, they often ask Dr. Prasad Gonavarum at Smiles of Naperville “What are the reasons of periodontal disease?” This periodontal disease usually starts with plaque, a sticky substance composed mainly of bacteria. Although brushing and flossing helps to remove plaque, it can be hard to keep it off your teeth. That is because plaque re-forms within 24 hours of you removing it. One way to reduce the risk of developing plaque is to avoid foods with a high sugar content. When your teeth get heavily coated with plaque, it eventually causes tartar. This is a hard substance that can be difficult to remove from the teeth with normal brushing and flossing. Eventually, plaque and tartar eat away at your gums and teeth and cause gum pockets to form. This becomes a vicious cycle because gum pockets attract even more plaque, tartar, and bacteria. When you don’t g
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4 Signs Your Child Needs An Emergency Dentist

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Dental health is important and it is most important in a child, who is young and still developing. They say, teach the child something good and he will bring it with him throughout his life. When you instill good dental habits to a young individual, you offer to him an opportunity to properly protect the health and beauty of his smile. The relationship that your child forms with his dentist at a young age is of true value, more so if the dentist is an emergency dentist . A dentist just the same, an emergency dentist is skilled and equipped is someone who can attend not only to basic dental procedures, routine in most dental offices, he can also deal with cases that are special to an emergency dental clinic. An emergency dentist and his staff is full equipped and ready for anything. With children, a number of emergencies can strike. Here are 4 signs your child needs an emergency dentist: If your child has broken a tooth If your child has broken a tooth just from p
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The Pros and Cons of Root Canal

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A tooth that has become infected by bacteria will continue to go on this course unless it is managed effectively. When a patient comes into the dental office to complain a cavity, the dentist will assess the condition to determine whether or not a dental filling is still the ideal solution. A dental infection that has become severe will no longer be restorable by traditional means. This tooth either needs to be removed or it can be given a root canal. A root canal treatment is a pulp therapy process in a way that involves the extraction of the pulp tissue from the tooth to kill it. If you are thinking of getting a root canal treatment for a particular tooth, it will good for you to know more about the procedure so that you know what you are subjecting yourself to. Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of the procedure is going to be important, because it will help you make a sound decision. Advantages of Getting a Root Canal Toothache from severe dental caries can be
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