Author: Jos Sree
Maintain a hale and hearty smile with a few simple dental hygiene habits. One should not take smile for granted. Maintain a healthy mouth by regularly practicing good dental hygiene habits and treatment problems.
Routine dental care
Clean your teeth on a daily basis and visit your dentist one or two times a year to avoid gum disease and other dental problems.
To clean your teeth correctly, brush them at least twice a day — plus preferably after each snack and lunch— and do floss daily. Also follow these flowing tips:
• You need to use a soft-bristled brush as it's gentler on the gums.
• Place the brush at an approach against your teeth, and use short back-and-forth movements to clean the teeth properly. Also clean the inside and chewing base of the teeth and your tongue.
• You should replace your brush in every two months.
• When you floss, softly ease the floss among your teeth. Then pull the ends of the floss alongside the front and back base of a tooth so that the floss types a "C" as it wraps around the tooth. Gently pull the floss from the gum line to the peak of the tooth to scratch off plaque. Remember to floss at the backs of your teeth and to interpret fresh floss among your fingers as you growth through your teeth.
Report problems
In addition to normal care and with dental appointments, call your dentist if you expand any of the following signs and the symptoms of gum disease:
• Red, tender, and if you have swollen gums
• Gums the bleed when you clean them, even if they're not sore
• Gums that are pull away from your good teeth; you might notice, which your teeth seem longer
• Pus around your teeth and the gums when you push on the gums
• A repeated bad taste from your mouth
• If any Loose teeth
• Changes in the way your top and bottom teeth get in touch, or changes in the sense of your dentures
Good dental hygiene does not need to be difficult. Get in the habit of taking a few simple tips every day and seeing your dentist regularly. You'll be setting manually up for a brighter smile and for better in general health, too.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Properly Brushing Your Teeth
Brushing your teeth is extremely important to their health and well being. You probably already know this and know that you need to do it regularly. But do you know how to brush your teeth? You might be surprised to find that you are brushing your teeth wrong. Improper teeth brushing can be ineffective or worse yet, it can actually hurt you. Keep reading and see if you are brushing correctly.
The first thing you need to do is select a quality toothbrush of the correct stiffness. Don't cheap out here, buy a good toothbrush with the seal of the American Dental Association on it. You want a brush with rounded bristles and one that is soft. Be careful not to choose one that is too hard as it can actually hurt you. A hard toothbrush over the years can actually cause gums to recede and wear your teeth over time. Also remember to replace your toothbrush at least every three months.
Now that you have a good toothbrush we can begin brushing. Place the toothbrush in your mouth, after applying toothpaste, and gently brush the teeth by making a small circular motion. Brush the top teeth on the up stroke and the bottom teeth on the down stroke. Work from right to left and then move to the back of your teeth. Gently massage your gums with the bristles of the brush being careful not to scrub too hard. After you have hit the front and the back you can then brush the top of the back teeth. Finish up by brushing your tongue which is the biggest bacteria trap in your mouth and you are done.
That just about covers brushing but remember, brushing alone is not enough. Follow that up by flossing your teeth, scraping your tongue if you have a scraper on your toothbrush and by using a good mouthwash. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your family dentist for help.
Find child dental clinics at the authors website on dental care.
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The first thing you need to do is select a quality toothbrush of the correct stiffness. Don't cheap out here, buy a good toothbrush with the seal of the American Dental Association on it. You want a brush with rounded bristles and one that is soft. Be careful not to choose one that is too hard as it can actually hurt you. A hard toothbrush over the years can actually cause gums to recede and wear your teeth over time. Also remember to replace your toothbrush at least every three months.
Now that you have a good toothbrush we can begin brushing. Place the toothbrush in your mouth, after applying toothpaste, and gently brush the teeth by making a small circular motion. Brush the top teeth on the up stroke and the bottom teeth on the down stroke. Work from right to left and then move to the back of your teeth. Gently massage your gums with the bristles of the brush being careful not to scrub too hard. After you have hit the front and the back you can then brush the top of the back teeth. Finish up by brushing your tongue which is the biggest bacteria trap in your mouth and you are done.
That just about covers brushing but remember, brushing alone is not enough. Follow that up by flossing your teeth, scraping your tongue if you have a scraper on your toothbrush and by using a good mouthwash. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your family dentist for help.
Find child dental clinics at the authors website on dental care.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Poor Oral Hygiene and Build Up of Plaque Equals Gum Disease
By Chetan Bhawani
Gum disease, otherwise known as Periodontal (literal meaning being “around the tooth”) disease, is one of the most common form of dental diseases caused by a build up of plaque and bacteria. This build up can cause the gum to become inflamed around any number of teeth being referred to in its mildest of forms as Gingivitis.
In this stage, the gum can become inflamed surprisingly causing little or no discomfort making it very hard to detect. One of the very few tell tale signs would include reddening of the gums, or regular bleeding from brushing. Thankfully this form can be treated with professional help and good oral hygiene at home.
However if Gingivitis is left untreated, it can then develop on to the next stage called Periodontitis. This is where plaque spreads and grows below the gum line causing the gums to become irritated and eventually triggers the body to attack the gums themselves. This attack breaks down the bone and tissue that quite literally hold your teeth in. In time the gum will start to separate from the teeth and form pockets which will continue to grow and deepen, eventually leading to at the best loose teeth; although in most cases the tooth will have to be removed.
While simple lack of oral hygiene and build up of plaque is normally to blame for this, there are other factors that can contribute towards the disease including the following: smoking, stress, diabetes, genetics, pregnancy, puberty and poor nutrition. Gum is the part that helps in surrounding the teeth and it should be protected first to protect the teeth.
Chetan Bhawani is a Dental and Medical student and shares all the dental and medical articles and information through his resources like dentalmedical.us and drchetan.com
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Gum disease, otherwise known as Periodontal (literal meaning being “around the tooth”) disease, is one of the most common form of dental diseases caused by a build up of plaque and bacteria. This build up can cause the gum to become inflamed around any number of teeth being referred to in its mildest of forms as Gingivitis.
In this stage, the gum can become inflamed surprisingly causing little or no discomfort making it very hard to detect. One of the very few tell tale signs would include reddening of the gums, or regular bleeding from brushing. Thankfully this form can be treated with professional help and good oral hygiene at home.
However if Gingivitis is left untreated, it can then develop on to the next stage called Periodontitis. This is where plaque spreads and grows below the gum line causing the gums to become irritated and eventually triggers the body to attack the gums themselves. This attack breaks down the bone and tissue that quite literally hold your teeth in. In time the gum will start to separate from the teeth and form pockets which will continue to grow and deepen, eventually leading to at the best loose teeth; although in most cases the tooth will have to be removed.
While simple lack of oral hygiene and build up of plaque is normally to blame for this, there are other factors that can contribute towards the disease including the following: smoking, stress, diabetes, genetics, pregnancy, puberty and poor nutrition. Gum is the part that helps in surrounding the teeth and it should be protected first to protect the teeth.
Chetan Bhawani is a Dental and Medical student and shares all the dental and medical articles and information through his resources like dentalmedical.us and drchetan.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chetan_Bhawani
Saturday, February 24, 2007
About Gum Diseases And Natural Herbs That Cures Them
By Charles Neshah
Your gum is a very important organ that helps to hold your teeth and also act as a protector for the root of your teeth. The health of your gum is very essential to all of the things you do with your teeth including smiling.
Oral hygiene, brushing and flossing habit is not learnt in old age. Parents should be responsible enough to inculcate good dental care habit in their children. When I was young I did not understand why I should brush my mouth before going to bed every night.
But now that I am a parent, I dread that my children could develop one of the dental diseases that are caused by poor oral hygiene. So I make sure that they brush and floss properly and at regular times
If you have poor oral hygiene habit, soon tartar and plaque will begin to build up on your teeth and under the root separating them from your gum. This lays the foundation for gingivitis, tender and swollen gums. If dental carelessness continues then gingivitis could develop to periodontal disease called periodontitis. Worse is you may never know unless a dentist examines your teeth.
If you are like some people who eat everything under the sun and refuse to brush and clean your teeth, then don't be surprised if as you grow older you find that you are not able to make optimum use of your teeth, especially in chewing. Gum disease can demoralize and make you listless.
Pain is a terrible thing, but it is hell when it resides in your teeth. By now your teeth has been thoroughly separated from the gum and disease causing bacteria has taken over both teeth and gum, and all the pockets created by the separation. A tooth or teeth can become candidate(s) for pulling out, because of resultant bone loss.
The bone that holds the teeth does not grow back, so also is your gum. This is why it is very important that prevention should be your watch word, and if an infection occurs let it be found out on time, so that it be nipped in the bud either with orthodox medicine or herbal remedies
However, let me say that before applying natural herbs a dentist should examine your dental condition and possibly carry out planar root scaling for cases that are more than gingivitis, so that the plaque and calculus separating teeth and gum be taken out completely.
Adequate brushing and flossing will keep your teeth from infection, but if carelessly your gum becomes infected, then no amount of brush or flossing can cure it. The following natural remedies will help to return your gum back to health:
The following are some of the natural remedies you can use to deal with gum disease
1.Bayberry root bark
2. Tea Tree oil
3. Chinacea
3 Thyme tea
4. Oak Gall
5. clove oil and
6. Cayenne pepper.
These herbs all have chemical properties that work to bring down inflammation and stop your gum from bleeding. They have the ability to make the gum embrace the teeth firmly again, so that debris that form plaques find no way to accumulate below the gum.
Neshah writes for your sound health – For more information on oral hygiene and resourceful links visit either Opalescence Tooth Whitening Gel or Confident Opalescence Smiles Blog.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Charles_Neshah
Your gum is a very important organ that helps to hold your teeth and also act as a protector for the root of your teeth. The health of your gum is very essential to all of the things you do with your teeth including smiling.
Oral hygiene, brushing and flossing habit is not learnt in old age. Parents should be responsible enough to inculcate good dental care habit in their children. When I was young I did not understand why I should brush my mouth before going to bed every night.
But now that I am a parent, I dread that my children could develop one of the dental diseases that are caused by poor oral hygiene. So I make sure that they brush and floss properly and at regular times
If you have poor oral hygiene habit, soon tartar and plaque will begin to build up on your teeth and under the root separating them from your gum. This lays the foundation for gingivitis, tender and swollen gums. If dental carelessness continues then gingivitis could develop to periodontal disease called periodontitis. Worse is you may never know unless a dentist examines your teeth.
If you are like some people who eat everything under the sun and refuse to brush and clean your teeth, then don't be surprised if as you grow older you find that you are not able to make optimum use of your teeth, especially in chewing. Gum disease can demoralize and make you listless.
Pain is a terrible thing, but it is hell when it resides in your teeth. By now your teeth has been thoroughly separated from the gum and disease causing bacteria has taken over both teeth and gum, and all the pockets created by the separation. A tooth or teeth can become candidate(s) for pulling out, because of resultant bone loss.
The bone that holds the teeth does not grow back, so also is your gum. This is why it is very important that prevention should be your watch word, and if an infection occurs let it be found out on time, so that it be nipped in the bud either with orthodox medicine or herbal remedies
However, let me say that before applying natural herbs a dentist should examine your dental condition and possibly carry out planar root scaling for cases that are more than gingivitis, so that the plaque and calculus separating teeth and gum be taken out completely.
Adequate brushing and flossing will keep your teeth from infection, but if carelessly your gum becomes infected, then no amount of brush or flossing can cure it. The following natural remedies will help to return your gum back to health:
The following are some of the natural remedies you can use to deal with gum disease
1.Bayberry root bark
2. Tea Tree oil
3. Chinacea
3 Thyme tea
4. Oak Gall
5. clove oil and
6. Cayenne pepper.
These herbs all have chemical properties that work to bring down inflammation and stop your gum from bleeding. They have the ability to make the gum embrace the teeth firmly again, so that debris that form plaques find no way to accumulate below the gum.
Neshah writes for your sound health – For more information on oral hygiene and resourceful links visit either Opalescence Tooth Whitening Gel or Confident Opalescence Smiles Blog.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Charles_Neshah
Thursday, January 18, 2007
What To Do When You Have A Toothache
By Michael Russell
How often do you have to go home early from work because of a toothache becoming worse? Or wake up in the middle of the night bombarded by a throbbing pain that originates from a deeply carious tooth? Dental pain is usually caused by tooth decay and tooth abscess.
Tooth decay usually exhibits signs and symptoms including a sharp pain in the tooth generally occurring when you bite or chew your food. There is also a feeling of soreness and pain in the teeth, gums and jaw. Most often, a person who has a decaying tooth exhibits bad breath that comes from the decomposing tooth structure aggravated by the decaying food particles that are usually trapped and left in the dental cavity. A bad taste in the mouth will also be felt especially when the dental decay becomes severe or there is already the presence of a tooth abscess or infection.
The signs and symptoms of a tooth abscess on the other hand include the following:
1. Severe pain in the tooth and jaw.
2. A loose tooth caused by the damage in the periodontal ligaments. Periodontal ligaments are the tissues that hold the teeth to the surrounding alveolar bone. Impaired integrity of these tissues is caused by gum disease that results to subsequent periodontal disease when left untreated.
3. Gum disease characterized by red, swollen and bleeding gums.
4. A person suffering from tooth abscess may experience fever brought about the dental infection.
5. Earache.
6. Swollen glands in the neck.
If you are suffering from toothache, it is important that you should see your dentist especially if you are experiencing the signs and symptoms of tooth abscess. Until then, you can follow these home remedies that can provide some relief from your dental pain.
1. If the pain you are suffering is caused by pressure due to trapped food bits in between the teeth, a simple dental floss manipulation can remove the irritant. You can then rinse with warm salt water.
2. If you feel pain in your gums, suck on an ice cube to numb the area or an ice pack will do the trick for a painful jaw.
3. Try to apply a heat pack if cold application is not working. Apply a hot compress on your jaw and gargle with warm salt water.
4. A wet black tea bag placed on your sore gum for 30 minutes will relieve the soreness and may even stop the bleeding.
5. You can put oil of cloves onto your aching tooth every 20 minutes using a cotton swab. This will ease some of the pain.
6. Take over the counter pain reliever but never take aspirin if you are expecting a dental procedure. Aspirin can increase the bleeding and may jeopardize the procedure and may put you at unnecessary risk.
7. Never place aspirin on your gums to relieve the pain. This may worsen the condition and create burns to your gum tissue.
You may require emergency care and need a prompt dental visit if you are experiencing the signs and symptoms of a dental abscess. Otherwise, you can call your dentist for advice if you are experiencing a toothache that lasts for more than a day or two. A throbbing tooth pain, a tooth that responds to both hot and cold stimulus and a tooth that hurts during pressure may be exhibiting signs of a dental cavity. You may already have gum disease if you are experiencing swelling, redness, soreness and pain in your gums. This may also indicate an impacted tooth.
Michael Russell Your Independent Dental guide
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How often do you have to go home early from work because of a toothache becoming worse? Or wake up in the middle of the night bombarded by a throbbing pain that originates from a deeply carious tooth? Dental pain is usually caused by tooth decay and tooth abscess.
Tooth decay usually exhibits signs and symptoms including a sharp pain in the tooth generally occurring when you bite or chew your food. There is also a feeling of soreness and pain in the teeth, gums and jaw. Most often, a person who has a decaying tooth exhibits bad breath that comes from the decomposing tooth structure aggravated by the decaying food particles that are usually trapped and left in the dental cavity. A bad taste in the mouth will also be felt especially when the dental decay becomes severe or there is already the presence of a tooth abscess or infection.
The signs and symptoms of a tooth abscess on the other hand include the following:
1. Severe pain in the tooth and jaw.
2. A loose tooth caused by the damage in the periodontal ligaments. Periodontal ligaments are the tissues that hold the teeth to the surrounding alveolar bone. Impaired integrity of these tissues is caused by gum disease that results to subsequent periodontal disease when left untreated.
3. Gum disease characterized by red, swollen and bleeding gums.
4. A person suffering from tooth abscess may experience fever brought about the dental infection.
5. Earache.
6. Swollen glands in the neck.
If you are suffering from toothache, it is important that you should see your dentist especially if you are experiencing the signs and symptoms of tooth abscess. Until then, you can follow these home remedies that can provide some relief from your dental pain.
1. If the pain you are suffering is caused by pressure due to trapped food bits in between the teeth, a simple dental floss manipulation can remove the irritant. You can then rinse with warm salt water.
2. If you feel pain in your gums, suck on an ice cube to numb the area or an ice pack will do the trick for a painful jaw.
3. Try to apply a heat pack if cold application is not working. Apply a hot compress on your jaw and gargle with warm salt water.
4. A wet black tea bag placed on your sore gum for 30 minutes will relieve the soreness and may even stop the bleeding.
5. You can put oil of cloves onto your aching tooth every 20 minutes using a cotton swab. This will ease some of the pain.
6. Take over the counter pain reliever but never take aspirin if you are expecting a dental procedure. Aspirin can increase the bleeding and may jeopardize the procedure and may put you at unnecessary risk.
7. Never place aspirin on your gums to relieve the pain. This may worsen the condition and create burns to your gum tissue.
You may require emergency care and need a prompt dental visit if you are experiencing the signs and symptoms of a dental abscess. Otherwise, you can call your dentist for advice if you are experiencing a toothache that lasts for more than a day or two. A throbbing tooth pain, a tooth that responds to both hot and cold stimulus and a tooth that hurts during pressure may be exhibiting signs of a dental cavity. You may already have gum disease if you are experiencing swelling, redness, soreness and pain in your gums. This may also indicate an impacted tooth.
Michael Russell Your Independent Dental guide
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Saturday, January 6, 2007
11 Dental Terms You Should Know
By Dr. Charles Martin
Before your next dentist visit brush up on some of the terms your dental professionals may use. With the dental technology advancements that have been made in the last few decades, terms may come up in conversation that you have not heard before. Be ready for your discussions with your Herrin cosmetic dentist by brushing up on the 11 latest and most important terms. Southern Illinois cosmetic dentists want your experience to be as trouble free as possible. Learn a few more terms and be an informed patient the next time you visit your Herrin gentle dentist.
1) Bonding: Bonding is an adhesive dental restoration technique. Bonding is a procedure to adhere tooth-colored resin to the tooth's surface, creating a bond. Bonding is performed by Herrin cosmetic dentists with a tooth-colored composite resin to repair and/or change the color or shape of a tooth. Resin is used for bonding due to its similarities to enamel. The composite resin bonding process is where the resin is bonded to a tooth's surface, but then sculpted into shape, hardened, and polished.
2) DDS: DDS is short for “Doctor of Dental Surgery,” DDS is equivalent to DMD.
3) DMD: DMD is short for “Doctor of Medical Dentistry,” DMD is equivalent to DDS.
4) Veneer: Veneers are plastic or porcelain bonded directly to the facing of a tooth by your cosmetic dentist to improve your teeth’s appearance, and fix your smile. Southern Illinois cosmetic dentists use special composite ultra-thin laminates or porcelain bonded to teeth. Typically, Herrin cosmetic dentists use veneers for repairing worn, cracked, and chipped teeth.
5) Impression: An impression is a mold made of the teeth and soft tissues by your dentist to get an accurate model of your mouth before having major implant, bridge, or denture work done. Impressions are also taken to properly fit custom mouth guards.
6) Mouth Guard: A mouth guard, or night guard, is an acrylic appliance used to prevent wear and temporomandibular damage caused by grinding the teeth while sleeping.
7) Intraoral Camera: An intraoral camera is a small video camera your dentist uses to view and magnify oral conditions. With many intraoral cameras images may be printed by your Herrin dental professionals.
8) Laughing Gas: Laughing gas, properly called Nitrous oxide, is an odorless inhaled anesthetic that produces relative analgesic (sedation); reduces anxiety and creates a state of relaxation. Laughing gas is a general anesthetic used by Herrin gentle dentists to make your experience less traumatic if you experience dental fear and dental phobia.
9) Pit: A pit is a small defect in your tooth’s enamel. Pits often appear where the four formative lobes of a developing tooth join.
10) Implant: An implant is a fixed dental appliance used for the replacement of a tooth by a Herrin cosmetic dentist. An artificial device replacing tooth root is often made of titanium. The implant may anchor an artificial tooth, bridge, or denture.
11) Crown: A crown is a dental restoration performed by a Herrin cosmetic dentist covering all or almost all of your natural tooth. Crowns are covers, caps, or replacements used to restore the missing part of a damaged tooth.
Dr. Hughes’ patients never need to see specialists, visit The Smile Center in Herrin, IL. Trained in a revolutionary painless cosmetic implant dentistry technique, have teeth restored in Herrin. Don't wait another day, contact The Smile Center in Southern Illinois today.
Dr. Charles Martin has been treating difficult dental implant cases since 1983. He trained at the Misch International Implant Institute and has received a Fellowship and a Diplomate status for his work in dental implants. The founder of The Smile Centers, he is one of the pioneers of several techniques of implant dentistry on the East Coast. Based in Richmond, Dr. Charles Martin offers additional resources on general and cosmetic dentistry through MartinSmiles.com on the web.
Before your next dentist visit brush up on some of the terms your dental professionals may use. With the dental technology advancements that have been made in the last few decades, terms may come up in conversation that you have not heard before. Be ready for your discussions with your Herrin cosmetic dentist by brushing up on the 11 latest and most important terms. Southern Illinois cosmetic dentists want your experience to be as trouble free as possible. Learn a few more terms and be an informed patient the next time you visit your Herrin gentle dentist.
1) Bonding: Bonding is an adhesive dental restoration technique. Bonding is a procedure to adhere tooth-colored resin to the tooth's surface, creating a bond. Bonding is performed by Herrin cosmetic dentists with a tooth-colored composite resin to repair and/or change the color or shape of a tooth. Resin is used for bonding due to its similarities to enamel. The composite resin bonding process is where the resin is bonded to a tooth's surface, but then sculpted into shape, hardened, and polished.
2) DDS: DDS is short for “Doctor of Dental Surgery,” DDS is equivalent to DMD.
3) DMD: DMD is short for “Doctor of Medical Dentistry,” DMD is equivalent to DDS.
4) Veneer: Veneers are plastic or porcelain bonded directly to the facing of a tooth by your cosmetic dentist to improve your teeth’s appearance, and fix your smile. Southern Illinois cosmetic dentists use special composite ultra-thin laminates or porcelain bonded to teeth. Typically, Herrin cosmetic dentists use veneers for repairing worn, cracked, and chipped teeth.
5) Impression: An impression is a mold made of the teeth and soft tissues by your dentist to get an accurate model of your mouth before having major implant, bridge, or denture work done. Impressions are also taken to properly fit custom mouth guards.
6) Mouth Guard: A mouth guard, or night guard, is an acrylic appliance used to prevent wear and temporomandibular damage caused by grinding the teeth while sleeping.
7) Intraoral Camera: An intraoral camera is a small video camera your dentist uses to view and magnify oral conditions. With many intraoral cameras images may be printed by your Herrin dental professionals.
8) Laughing Gas: Laughing gas, properly called Nitrous oxide, is an odorless inhaled anesthetic that produces relative analgesic (sedation); reduces anxiety and creates a state of relaxation. Laughing gas is a general anesthetic used by Herrin gentle dentists to make your experience less traumatic if you experience dental fear and dental phobia.
9) Pit: A pit is a small defect in your tooth’s enamel. Pits often appear where the four formative lobes of a developing tooth join.
10) Implant: An implant is a fixed dental appliance used for the replacement of a tooth by a Herrin cosmetic dentist. An artificial device replacing tooth root is often made of titanium. The implant may anchor an artificial tooth, bridge, or denture.
11) Crown: A crown is a dental restoration performed by a Herrin cosmetic dentist covering all or almost all of your natural tooth. Crowns are covers, caps, or replacements used to restore the missing part of a damaged tooth.
Dr. Hughes’ patients never need to see specialists, visit The Smile Center in Herrin, IL. Trained in a revolutionary painless cosmetic implant dentistry technique, have teeth restored in Herrin. Don't wait another day, contact The Smile Center in Southern Illinois today.
Dr. Charles Martin has been treating difficult dental implant cases since 1983. He trained at the Misch International Implant Institute and has received a Fellowship and a Diplomate status for his work in dental implants. The founder of The Smile Centers, he is one of the pioneers of several techniques of implant dentistry on the East Coast. Based in Richmond, Dr. Charles Martin offers additional resources on general and cosmetic dentistry through MartinSmiles.com on the web.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Replace Missing Teeth
By Tara Pingle
Any of us can lose a tooth, for a variety of reasons. It’s important to replace missing teeth because if the gap is left there for long enough, the neighboring teeth can start to migrate from their proper positions, creating misalignment of the teeth, which can in turn lead to gum disease, and/or bite problems and headaches (TMJ syndrome).
There can also be bone loss, which can alter the appearance of your face.
Dental Implants These are surest way to replace missing teeth today. An artificial root is implanted in the jawbone to hold a beautiful porcelain tooth which will look natural and be very well-matched in color to your existing teeth.They don’t depend on any neighboring teeth for support, as a bridge does. Dental implants are virtually pain-free, and done with highly accurate periodontal techniques and equipment.
The implant It’s a titanium cylinder that is inserted into the jaw bone such that no nerves will be touched. It replaces the root of the missing tooth. Over time, the bone grows around it, bonding with it, so that’s it’s fixed securely in the jaw and provides strong support for the new tooth.
The procedure
· A digital scan is first done to find the best position for the implant. The scan shows where nerves run, indicates bone density, and allows your dentist to determine the exact size of implant that should be used, and where exactly to place it.
· Two visits are needed. In the first one, the implant is placed. Then a period of about 2 or 3 months is allowed to pass, while the jawbone bonds to the implant.
· In the third visit, the new tooth is attached to the implant. Advantages of dental implants.
· They can hold one or more artificial teeth without drawing support from other teeth, as bridges do, or requiring crowns to be placed on teeth that don’t need them, as is done to support a bridge.
· They’re a more long-lasting and comfortable method of tooth replacement than a denture, though they can give good support for a denture, if that’s needed.
· They prevent the bone loss that can happen when a tooth is missing, and also prevent the gums from receding.
With needle-free numbing, electronic anesthesia, warm blankets, heated massage neck pillows, and many other comforts, your local dentist will greet you with a smile and give you royal treatment.
Good candidates for dental implants If you have good dental health, with healthy gums and good bone density, you could be a good candidate. You’d have to be faithful with your oral hygiene afterwards, to maintain the bone and gum health.
Click here to contact a reliable Maine cosmetic and family dentist.
Any of us can lose a tooth, for a variety of reasons. It’s important to replace missing teeth because if the gap is left there for long enough, the neighboring teeth can start to migrate from their proper positions, creating misalignment of the teeth, which can in turn lead to gum disease, and/or bite problems and headaches (TMJ syndrome).
There can also be bone loss, which can alter the appearance of your face.
Dental Implants These are surest way to replace missing teeth today. An artificial root is implanted in the jawbone to hold a beautiful porcelain tooth which will look natural and be very well-matched in color to your existing teeth.They don’t depend on any neighboring teeth for support, as a bridge does. Dental implants are virtually pain-free, and done with highly accurate periodontal techniques and equipment.
The implant It’s a titanium cylinder that is inserted into the jaw bone such that no nerves will be touched. It replaces the root of the missing tooth. Over time, the bone grows around it, bonding with it, so that’s it’s fixed securely in the jaw and provides strong support for the new tooth.
The procedure
· A digital scan is first done to find the best position for the implant. The scan shows where nerves run, indicates bone density, and allows your dentist to determine the exact size of implant that should be used, and where exactly to place it.
· Two visits are needed. In the first one, the implant is placed. Then a period of about 2 or 3 months is allowed to pass, while the jawbone bonds to the implant.
· In the third visit, the new tooth is attached to the implant. Advantages of dental implants.
· They can hold one or more artificial teeth without drawing support from other teeth, as bridges do, or requiring crowns to be placed on teeth that don’t need them, as is done to support a bridge.
· They’re a more long-lasting and comfortable method of tooth replacement than a denture, though they can give good support for a denture, if that’s needed.
· They prevent the bone loss that can happen when a tooth is missing, and also prevent the gums from receding.
With needle-free numbing, electronic anesthesia, warm blankets, heated massage neck pillows, and many other comforts, your local dentist will greet you with a smile and give you royal treatment.
Good candidates for dental implants If you have good dental health, with healthy gums and good bone density, you could be a good candidate. You’d have to be faithful with your oral hygiene afterwards, to maintain the bone and gum health.
Click here to contact a reliable Maine cosmetic and family dentist.
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