In the past, severe injuries and oral health problems often resulted in tooth extraction to save the remaining healthy teeth and implant the damage. While dentures have become a regular fixture in restorative dentistry, they are nowhere near as good as the real thing. The Good that now you Do not have to be left…
A regular dental check-up is important because they help keep your teeth and gums strong & healthy. You should have a regular dental visit at least every 6 months and dental visits are scheduled based on each person’s habits, oral hygiene & medical conditions. This is the main reason to make sure and schedule your…
The technical name for teeth grinding, clenching the jaw, or the lock jaw is Bruxism. It sometimes happens to people as they sleep or concentrate or stressed. It can happen while sleeping or while awake; consciously or without knowing it; to adults as well as to children. Grinding your teeth or clenching your jaw is…
We were interested to see if people with poor dental health had relatively poorer cognitive function, which is a technical term for how well people do with memory and with managing words and numbers,” said study co-author Gary Slade, a professor in the department of dental ecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel…
Whiter teeth, like thick, shiny, hair, is something that many people in our cosmetically driven world desire today. In fact, Americans spend over $1.4 billion dollars in over-the-counter teeth whitening products every year-that’s a good chunk of money just to achieve a different shade of teeth. I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve tried OTC…