Articles on oral health: gum problems, tooth pain, sensitivity, wisdom teeth and daily care, with the signs that mean a dentist should see you soon.
Bruxism lifestyle changes work alongside a night guard, not instead of it. Evidence from major health bodies points to reducing caffeine, alcohol and nicotine…
Old dental fillings are not replaced on a schedule; they are replaced when there is a clear problem, most often decay creeping in beneath…
A removable appliance stays healthiest when you rinse it every time it comes out, brush it daily with a soft brush and mild soap…
With a composite (white) filling you can usually eat as soon as the numbness fades, typically within a few hours; with a silver amalgam…
Clear aligners candidates are usually adults and teenagers with healthy gums, no untreated tooth decay, and mild to moderate problems such as crowding, gaps…
A root canal X-ray shows the tooth's inner canals, the bone around the root tip, and any dark area (a radiolucency) where infection has…
Orofacial myology, also called myofunctional therapy, retrains tongue thrust and mouth breathing through supervised exercises that teach the tongue to rest on the palate,…
Fiber application in dentistry means bonding a thin ribbon of glass or polyethylene fibers, set in tooth-colored resin, to teeth. Dentists use it to…
Before veneers, ask how much enamel will be removed (a thin layer, often around half a millimeter, that never grows back), whether porcelain or…
Wisdom teeth removal usually takes 20 to 60 minutes of actual surgery. A single, fully erupted tooth can come out in a few minutes,…
No. While most adults develop four wisdom teeth, research suggests that between 5% and 37% of people, depending on ancestry, never form one or…
After gum recession treatment, a dull ache, mild puffiness, slight oozing in the first day and a pale or whitish look to the graft…
Preparing for restorative dental treatment such as fillings, crowns, root canal work or implants mostly means sharing information: a complete list of your medicines…
With braces, avoid foods that are hard, sticky, chewy or need biting into: whole apples, corn on the cob, popcorn, nuts, hard candy, caramel,…
Dentists treat bleeding gums by first measuring the space between gum and tooth with a thin probe, then removing the plaque and hardened tartar…
Orofacial myofunctional therapy is most often considered for three groups: children with persistent thumb-sucking, tongue-thrust or open-mouth resting posture; people in or about to…
Oral health therapy results build gradually. Gum bleeding and tenderness usually settle within a few weeks of professional cleaning and better daily brushing, gum…
Most teeth whitening myths collapse under evidence. Dentist-supervised peroxide whitening does not dissolve or thin healthy enamel; it oxidizes stain molecules inside the tooth.…
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