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Important Things To Do When A Tooth Is Chipped

Posted on 11/15/2023 by Weo Admin
There are different causes of a tooth becoming chipped, including falling and hitting the face or biting down on hard things. Regardless of the cause, any chipping of the tooth needs to be addressed quickly. Otherwise, the exposed hard tissue can deteriorate and lead to significant pain. You could also risk the entire tooth being extracted. Here are a few things you have to do when a tooth chips. What to Do in Case of a Chipping First, rinse the tooth gently using warm water in order to sweep away any debris. Use saltwater to rinse your mouth to address the pain. Sucking on ice pops can also help relieve pain. In case the chipped tooth contains a sharp edge, try to cover it to prevent laceration on the tongue or cheek. Biting into a gauze helps as you head to a dentist. If there are any fragments of the tooth, gather them and take them with you to the dentist. For the time being, consider consuming only soft foods and liquids. Book an appointment immediately with the dentist. Treatment for Tooth Chipping Treating a chipped tooth varies based on the nature and extent of damage. It also depends on whether infection or decay are present. A dentist may provide dental sealants to keep out bacteria and help in repairing the cracked tooth. Dental fillings are also another option, especially for the back teeth. A filling is helpful if it's just a small chip without infection. If you have smaller chips within the teeth in the front area of the mouth, dental bonding may be appropriate. Additionally, veneers may be considered for chipped front teeth. Veneers cover the portion that the chipping occurred to reinstate the tooth's appearance. When a larger part of the tooth has broken off or if there is significant decay, a dentist may utilize dental crowns. Crowns help protect the hard tissue to minimize pain and avoid additional decay. Sometimes, a root canal may be done before the placement of a dental crown. Root canals may work if the tooth has cracked into several parts or entirely broken off in a way that the pulp and nerves are exposed. Our prosthodontist can help if your tooth has developed a chip. Talk to us today to better understand how we can deal with your chipped tooth issues and other dental problems....
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Caring For Your Dental Implants

Posted on 11/1/2023 by Weo Admin
A more stable, stronger, and durable substitute for lost teeth is dental implants. More and more people are receiving these restorations to improve their smiles and rebuild their bite function. While dental implants are strong, they can still develop issues. Dental implants don't erode or form cavities. Even so, it doesn't mean that you don't have to care for the implants. They need to be brushed, flossed, and maintained properly. Each implant features a post that is fastened into the jawbone through the gum. If you neglect to floss and brush, biofilm and debris may build up, resulting in infection and possible implant failure. Issues with Dental Implants Bacteria is likely to move below the gumline, causing tissue inflammation and accelerating jawbone loss. When you fail to maintain proper dental implant care, you could have the tissue around them begin to bleed, a condition referred to as mucositis. The gums may also swell and inflame. Chewing and bite issues are also likely to occur. Loose implants and pain around the gums are other problems that may arise. When infection occurs around the gum tissue surrounding the implants, it causes a condition referred to as peri-implantitis. How to Care for your Implants An implant surgery helps in stabilizing the posts, however, it takes several months to heal properly. Dental implant care involves consuming soft foods and liquids for the first few days after the surgery. Make sure you avoid anything spicy and stick with cold-temperature or bland foods. Also, avoid alcohol for about 3 days. Further, you need to ensure daily care, which entails brushing twice a day with a soft-bristled brush and low-abrasion toothpaste. An interdental brush also works for brushing between the implants. Make sure you brush under and around the crowns of your dental implants. Waterpik or irrigator can help get rid of remaining food particles. Continue seeing a dentist every six months. Visit our prosthodontist to discover more about dental implants....
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How Bulimia Affects the Teeth And How to Find Hope

Posted on 10/31/2023 by Weo Admin
Dental damage is one of the common side effects of bulimia. It is an eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating disorder and excessive food intake disorders. When a person with bulimia indulges in the act of self-induced vomiting, the teeth might be subjected to corrosion by acid exposure. The accumulation of hydrochloric acid in the mouth can lead to dental issues. However, there is hope for people with bulimia. Let us look into the ways bulimia affects the teeth and the ways you can help solve it. How does bulimia affect your teeth Major health complications like cardiovascular complications, electrolyte imbalances, and gastrointestinal distress overshadow the effect that bulimia has on our teeth. Bulimia affects our teeth permanently in the following ways. Contact with vomit Acidic contents in your stomach move up and out of your mouth during vomiting. The acids from the stomach are responsible for wearing away the surface of the teeth exposing the structures below. This might lead to tooth sensitivity and a smooth glassy look. The more the purge frequency, the more damage to your teeth. Brushing your teeth It might seem right for people with bulimia to keep their habits a secret. This they attain by brushing their teeth immediately after purging. This is wrong, brushing does not help after purging, and surprisingly, 32% of the people with bulimia do this. Once you brush after purging, you push the acids through your teeth increasing erosion on the enamel, in front and on the sides. The abrasives in toothpaste work together with the acid eroding your enamel. Reducing saliva People with bulimia have reduced saliva reproduction. This enables the bacteria and the acids to carry out their destructive roles fast. Saliva acts as a neutralizer for the bacteria reducing the chances of tooth erosion or decay. Dry teeth erode faster than those coated with saliva. How it is treated Treatment of bulimia involves a professional therapist, dietitian, orthodontist, and psychiatrist. This group of people works together to ensure a full recovery. More than 68% of people with bulimia recover at the age of 20 to 22 years. This also takes your effort and the hard work you put in to ensure perfect recovery. Dental checkups are as important too, 30% of people with bulimia effects are diagnosed during their dental checkups. In this way, any underlying conditions are treated, and potential issues are eradicated. For bulimia treatment, talk to our dentists today for the best results....
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All Posts:

Important Things To Do When A Tooth Is Chipped
11/15/2023
Caring For Your Dental Implants
11/1/2023
How Bulimia Affects the Teeth And How to Find Hope
10/31/2023
What Is Pap and Is It Safe For Whitening Procedures
10/15/2023
Prosthodontic management of oral pathology
9/25/2023
Denture Cleansers Can Help Keep Your Mouth Healthier
9/11/2023
5 Facts About Prosthodontics
8/21/2023
Partial Dentures Can Protect Your Remaining Teeth
8/7/2023
Removing Dentures Each Night Can Promote Lung Health
7/24/2023
What is Dental Cone Beam CT?
7/10/2023
What Are the Different Types of Denture Prosthesis?
6/19/2023
Neck liposuction
6/5/2023
Getting Dentures Helps Boost Your Health
5/22/2023
How Dental Bonding Can Fix Minor Issues with Your Smile
5/8/2023
Amalgams in prosthodontics
4/24/2023
3 Questions to Ask Before Committing to Prosthodontic Treatment
4/10/2023
Is It Okay To Sleep With Your Dentures In?
3/20/2023
Top Benefits of Sedation Dentistry
3/6/2023
What You Need to Know About Dental Implants
2/20/2023
Prosthodontic Treatment of Bruxism
2/6/2023
3 Qualities of a Dental Implant Candidate You Should Check
1/23/2023
Crowding and Spacing Management in Prosthodontics
1/9/2023
Why You Need to See a Prosthodontist
12/19/2022
The Benefits of Dental Implants or Prosthodontic Dentistry
12/5/2022
Understanding Denture Stomatitis and What It Means
11/21/2022
What Is Osseointegration In Dental Implants Placement?
11/7/2022
The Difference Between a Prosthodontist and a General Dentist
10/24/2022
Factors That Affect The Life Of Your Crowns
10/10/2022
What to Expect During Prosthodontic Treatment
9/19/2022
Procedures Performed by a Prosthodontist
9/5/2022
Is Using Your Teeth Roughly Likely to Chip Your Veneers?
8/22/2022
What is Prosthodontics?
8/8/2022
Facts that you should know about dental implants
7/18/2022
Advantages of prosthesis procedures
7/4/2022
Should I Get Partial Dentures?
6/20/2022
Those Darn Grey Teeth Could Be Due To Tetracycline
6/6/2022
Why Dental X Rays Are Essential For Getting Proper Dental Care?
5/23/2022
My Teeth Are Discolored By Tetracycline: Consider Porcelain Veneers
5/9/2022
Can Baking Soda Improve Our Oral Health?
4/25/2022
3 Amazing Benefits of Dental Implants
4/11/2022
Common Causes of Denture Sores
3/21/2022
Why is the All-on-4 Treatment Becoming a Popular Choice?
3/7/2022
The Benefits of Dental Crowns
2/21/2022
Is It Sinus Pressure or a Toothache?
2/7/2022
Treatment Options for Missing Teeth
1/24/2022
Are Dental Implants Cosmetic?
1/10/2022
Full Arch Dental Implants Vs. Dentures
12/23/2021
The Benefits of Implant-Retained Dentures
12/10/2021
What to Know About Getting a Partial Denture
11/22/2021
Places of Your Dentures that Are Easy to Miss When Brushing Them
11/8/2021
Procedures Prosthodontists Perform
10/25/2021
Is Dental Bonding the Best Material for a Chipped Tooth?
10/11/2021
Is Using Your Teeth Roughly Will Likely Chip Your Veneers?
9/21/2021
Are Onlays and Inlays Easily Stained?
9/6/2021
What You Can Do to Help Minimize Denture Pain?
8/23/2021
Understanding Dental Implants
8/9/2021
Do Teeth Shift Around After You Get a Dental Crown?
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Do Sealants Protect Against Staining, Too?
7/12/2021
Do You Need an Inlay or an Onlay For Your Teeth?
6/21/2021
Some Medications Can Impact How Dental Implants Heal
6/7/2021
How Your Mouth Adjusts to a New Dental Crown
5/24/2021
Are Dental Implants the Best Solution for You?
5/10/2021
All About Dentures
4/26/2021
What if my Dental Bridge is Loose Should I Get it Fixed?
4/12/2021
Psychological Impact of Tooth loss
3/22/2021
How to Ensure Success of Your Dental Implants?
3/8/2021
What is a Peg Tooth?
2/22/2021
Come See Us if Your Jaw Has Been Popping or Clicking
2/8/2021
We Can Make Treating Oral Cancer Easier
1/25/2021
Bone Grafts Require a Careful Recovery
1/11/2021
Is Dental Bonding Good at Fixing Dental Issues?
12/21/2020
What Makes a CEREC Crown Different?
12/7/2020
How Implants and Dentures Work Together
11/16/2020
Brushing Teeth As a Caregiver Means Needing to Watch for Signs of Trouble
11/9/2020
Is Keeping Your Dentures Moist Necessary?
10/19/2020
Custom Dentures Can Be the Perfect Solution
10/5/2020
What to Do if a Dental Crown Comes Loose
9/21/2020
What Job Does a Bridge Actually Have for Your Mouth?
9/7/2020
How to Adjust to a New Set of Dentures
8/24/2020
Ways of Properly Caring for New Bonding
8/10/2020
What to Expect Following the Placement of a Dental Crown
7/23/2020
Reasons to Consider Upgrading Your Dentures This Year
7/7/2020
Dentures Can Be a Great Option, Even if You Are Young
6/22/2020
Tips for Caregivers Helping Someone with Dentures
6/8/2020
How Guided Tissue Regeneration Can Restore Your Gums
5/29/2020
What Are the Most Common Sources of Dental Pain?
5/15/2020
:How Teeth Grinding Can Damage Dentures
4/20/2020
Questions Most New Denture Wearers Ask Us
4/10/2020
Times Where You May Need to Have a Temporary Crown Installed
3/20/2020
Pros and Cons of Getting Overdentures
3/10/2020
How Dried Out Dentures Can Hurt Your Mouth
2/20/2020
What Is the Purpose of Brushing Your Dentures?
2/10/2020
How a Single Missing Tooth Harms Your Jaw Bone
1/20/2020
Foods that Can Cause Problems During Implant Recovery
1/10/2020
Three Reasons You Need to Upgrade Your Dentures in the Next Year
12/20/2019
Most Important Rules When Taking Care of Dentures
12/10/2019
Could a Bridge be the Right Answer for Your TMD?
11/20/2019
Common Repairs Dental Bonding Can Make
11/10/2019
Most Common Denture Mistakes New Denture Wearers Often Make
10/20/2019
How to Care for Dental Bonding So It Lasts as Long as Possible
10/10/2019
The Best Foods While Getting Used to Dentures
9/20/2019
What Do You Need to Know When Getting Used to New Dentures?
9/10/2019
How Do You Get Dentures Adjusted?
8/20/2019
Do You Need More Than Suction to Hold Dentures in Place?
8/10/2019
How Managing TMJ Pain Is Made Easier by Replacing Lost Teeth
7/20/2019
Do You Know How to Manage Denture Odors?
7/10/2019
Is Dental Bonding a Great Fix-All Solution?
6/20/2019
How Your Gums Adjust to Dental Implants
6/10/2019
Can Your Dentures Improve the Health of Your Jaw?
5/20/2019
Will Everyone Eventually Have Dentures?
5/10/2019
You Can Wear Only One Set of Dentures
4/20/2019
Why Your Dentures Make You Salivate More Than Usual
4/10/2019
Problems with Shifting Teeth After a Tooth Comes Out of Your Mouth
3/20/2019
Most Common Causes of Denture Sores
3/10/2019
Purpose of a Dental Crown Over a Tooth Following a Root Canal
2/20/2019
How to Pick the Perfect Dental Crown
2/10/2019
Make Sure to Keep Dentures Moist
1/20/2019
Loose Bridges Need Treatment Before They Cause Damage
1/10/2019
Is Denture Adhesive Your Only Option to Stabilize Your Dentures?
12/25/2018
How to Prevent Denture Halitosis
12/15/2018
What is Denture Relining?
11/25/2018
How to Pick the Perfect Dental Crown
11/15/2018
How to Get Used to Brand New Dentures
10/25/2018
How Long Do Dentures Typically Last?
10/15/2018
Who is the Best Candidate for Implant Surgery?
9/25/2018
Top 3 Myths About Getting Root Canals
9/15/2018
What Wears Down Dental Bonding?
8/23/2018
Swelling and Dentures - What You Need to Know
8/13/2018
Is There Any Special Trick to Protecting Dental Bonding?
7/20/2018
Do Your Dentures Suffer When You Grind Your Teeth?
7/10/2018
What Can Cause Denture Sores?
6/25/2018
Ways of Keeping Veneers as Long as Possible
6/15/2018
Foods That Can Hurt Your Mouth Following Dental Implant Placement
5/25/2018
Danger of Trying to Wear Dry Dentures
5/15/2018
Why Partial Dentures Need Support to Stay In Place
4/20/2018
How Long Does it Take to Adjust to New Dentures?
4/10/2018
How Partial Dentures Are Held In Place
3/23/2018
Do You Need an Overdenture?
3/13/2018
Top 3 Reasons to Consider Dental Bonding
2/23/2018
Things to Avoid Eating After Dental Implant Surgery
2/13/2018
Can You Get Benefits from Dentures and Implants At the Same Time?
1/23/2018
Can Denture Cements Hurt Your Gums?
1/13/2018
What Things Can Stain Your Dental Bonding?
12/23/2017
What Makes Gold Ideal For Dental Crowns?
12/13/2017
Who Should Not Get Dental Implants?
11/23/2017
Who is Most at Risk for a Dental Allergy?
11/13/2017
What Happens to Your Gums When You Take Your Dentures Out?
10/23/2017
What Can't You Eat with Dentures?
10/13/2017
Signs of an Oral Appliance Allergy to Be Watchful Of
9/27/2017
Knowing When Your Dentures Need to be Realigned
9/17/2017
Adjusting After a Dental Crown Placement
8/25/2017
Dentures Can Wreak Havok on Your Gums If You Aren't Careful
7/30/2017
Dental Implants Can Keep You Looking and Feeling Young
7/23/2017
Helping Elderly People Care for Their Aging Teeth
6/25/2017
Dental Crowns Can Come Loose - How to Protect Your Teeth
6/15/2017
When Your Prosthodontist Will Need to Trim Down Your Tooth
5/27/2017
What Makes Custom Dentures Different?
5/17/2017
When Crowns Should be Used Instead of Fillings
4/27/2017
Signs of a Denture Allergy
4/17/2017
How a Crown Gets Placed After a Root Canal
3/27/2017
Caring for Dental Bonding to Help Them Last
3/17/2017
What You Should Expect During a Bridge Consult
2/27/2017
Do You Need a Night Mouth Guard?
2/17/2017
How to Keep Your Gums Healthy When You Wear Dentures
1/27/2017
How to Care for Dental Bonding
1/17/2017
Common Symptoms of Ill-Fitting Dentures
12/30/2016
Bruxism and Dentures - Be On the Lookout
12/20/2016
Proper Denture Care is Imperative for Good Oral Health
11/30/2016
Getting Your Dentures to Stay in Place
11/20/2016
Should You Do Half Implants and Half Dentures?
10/30/2016
What to Expect during Your First 30 Days with Dentures
10/20/2016
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