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Posted in Dental Health, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry on Oct 2nd, 2008 Comments Off
If your sinus has an infection, it can fill up with fluid and cause your entire sinus lining to become inflamed. You may feel pain in your upper back teeth along with a metallic taste in the mouth. This can lead to dental problems if ignored.
Posted in Dental Health, Dental Technology, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry, TMJ on Sep 11th, 2008 Comments Off
Bruxism is when a patient grinds their teeth side to side. Some of the signs of bruxism is that the teeth have wear marks on them and there can be pain in the joints of the jaw.Â
Sometimes the patient has headaches or wakes up with headaches because of bruxism. It also causes sensitivity to hot [...]
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, Dental Technology, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry on Sep 4th, 2008 Comments Off
A mouthguard is a flexible, plastic material used by athletes such as football players or basketball players. It protects the teeth against impact.Â
Another kind of mouthguard is used to protect the teeth against clenching and grinding at night. Called a nightguard, this type of mouthguard is made of a harder, plastic material.
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, Dental History, Dental Technology, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry, TMJ on Sep 3rd, 2008 Comments Off
Pain in the jaw could be a result of clenching or grinding your teeth. You should be examined by a dentist to see why this is taking place. One solution could be wearing a hard plastic night guard when sleeping to protect the teeth and the joint of the jaw against this type of pressure.
Posted in Dental Health, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Personal, Preventive Dentistry on Jul 25th, 2008 Comments Off
The main reason for canker sore is due to stress or sometimes certain types of dental work can cause canker sores. Also there is a viral component to canker sores in certain cases. Also, some hormonal changes during the month can cause canker sores. However, canker sores do not affect your teeth at all.Â
Posted in Dental Health, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Personal, Preventive Dentistry on Jul 22nd, 2008 Comments Off
Yes, it is ok to use toothpicks, but it does not take the place of flossing because there are some places that that floss can reach that the toothpick cannot. But if it is a choice between not flossing and toothpick, than a toothpick is an ok choice. Once again, it would not completely take [...]
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Personal, Preventive Dentistry on Jul 1st, 2008 Comments Off
Deep cleaning is only necessary if there is gum disease. Once gum disease is arrested, then cleaning should be done every three months for maintenance versus having a deep cleaning when you have gum disease.Â
Posted in Dental Health, Dental Technology, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Personal, Preventive Dentistry on Jul 1st, 2008 Comments Off
Laser treatments for the gums kill any bacteria that are in the gum tissue by using a specific energy wave length. This laser treatment takes a few minutes to do and leaves the area sterile for about 60 days.
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Crowns and Bridges, Dental Health, Dental Technology, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Personal, Preventive Dentistry, Teeth Whitening, Tooth Bonding on Jul 1st, 2008 Comments Off
Either treatment can be done if there is enough tooth structure and the dental bite is OK. With new dental bonding agents, veneers will adhere to the teeth very well.
Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Health, Facial Pain, General Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry, Tooth Bonding on Jul 1st, 2008 Comments Off
Composite resin fillings can be done on the bottom teeth. However, over time the bonding or the filling can fracture and come out easier than a veneer. If that happens, you would need to have to have it replaced, but it can be done.