Dental Treatments
What is meant by Enamel Shaping?
Enamel shaping is a minor cosmetic dental procedure that aims at correcting the uneven surfaces of a tooth by shaping the enamel layer. It is a minimally invasive procedure that can enhance your smile esthetics significantly. This approach is lesser-known as it is preferred for addressing minor cases like minor chips (for which veneers are … Continue reading What is meant by Enamel Shaping?
Repair your kid’s decayed teeth with a drop of SDF
Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) is a medicinal fluid used in dentistry to prevent cavities from progressing and spreading to the adjacent teeth. This is a clinically-proven, pain-free treatment to instantly stop the process of tooth decay. Currently, dentists prescribe SDF treatments instead of tooth drilling to treat milk teeth and address carious lesions in adult … Continue reading Repair your kid’s decayed teeth with a drop of SDF
Palate Expander – It’s Not as Difficult as You Think
A palatal expander is a kind of orthodontic appliance and it is equipped to widen a child’s upper jaw. The goal of expanding the roof of a child’s mouth is to create spaces so that the teeth in the upper and lower jaw will align correctly. The expanders are uniquely made for each child and … Continue reading Palate Expander – It’s Not as Difficult as You Think
Baby bottle tooth decay – Causes, Treatment and Prevention Tips
Kids and children are highly susceptible to cavities. Tooth decay occurs in toddlers or babies are commonly known as baby bottle tooth decay or nursing caries. Such early childhood caries occurs mainly due to frequent feeding of sugary drinks to kids with a baby bottle.
What is ultrasonic dental cleaning?
You might receive dental in-office cleanings with a device with which dentists scrap your teeth and irrigate a stream of water at a time. This is ultrasonic dental cleaning. It is prescribed to remove hard staining and calculus deposits over the teeth.
Journey for a pleasant smile
Here we are going to see two problems and how it is resolved.
Geographic Tongue – Possible causes and common treatment options
Our tongue’s upper surface is covered with an infinite number of small, node-like bumps called papillae. It provides a rough texture to the tongue’s upper surfaces. Geographic tongue is a disorder that dissipates the tongue papillae and causes map-like patches with white borders on the tongue’s upper surfaces. Such misshapen, island-like lesions appear on the … Continue reading Geographic Tongue – Possible causes and common treatment options
Treatments for bone loss in teeth
Bone loss in teeth is a critical thing that should be treated immediately. The unreplaced missing tooth and serious gum diseases like Periodontitis lead to tooth bone loss. In Periodontitis, the oral bacteria eats the bone around the teeth. The bone that supports our teeth is called Alveolar bone. When you extract or lose a … Continue reading Treatments for bone loss in teeth
What causes black hairy tongue?
Black layer on the tongue looks scary but it is a harmless condition. The black color makes the tongue looks hairy but they are not hairs. Such black, hairy tongue is caused by the collection of dead cells on tiny grooves called papillae present in the tongue surface. Moreover, papillae can be easily stained or … Continue reading What causes black hairy tongue?
Different types of implant supported dentures
Dentures or Denture teeth – The custom made dental device consists of a row of artificial teeth fixed to a gum-colored framework. It is an affordable dental restoration for people who lost some teeth or entire teeth in an arch. Generally, the dentures are not durable because they are brittle. A denture-wearer should handle and … Continue reading Different types of implant supported dentures
