Periodontal disease (or gum disease as it’s also known) is an infection that affects the gums and the bones which support the teeth. The literal meaning of “Periodontal” is “around the tooth”. This type of disease can affect either a single tooth or many of them. This disease appears due to the sticky plaque and [...]
If you read health blogs or articles, you might’ve heard about words like Calculus, Tartar or Plaque and you had no idea what they were talking about. You might’ve also heard these words from your dentist, telling you that he needs to remove tartar or calculus deposits from your teeth. Plenty of people will use [...]
The appearance of pus beneath or around the tooth tissue is known as a tooth abscess. The cause of an abscess is either gum disease or bacterial infection and the result is the dissolving of the bone which surrounds the teeth. A tooth with an abscess will be very painful. The pain can be described [...]
Besides damaging their self-esteem, yellow teeth can also be embarrassing to their owners. For example, people might think twice about smiling when they know that their teeth aren’t white enough. Finding out what the cause is, will go a long way towards preventing having yellow teeth again.
Causes for yellow teeth
Natural: sometimes people have naturally yellow [...]
Dental health doesn’t get as much attention from people as other diseases that they might suffer from. If you want to make sure you don’t get any dental diseases, you should pick a good dental plan, to help you take better care of your teeth.
When it comes to medical insurance, the price of a health [...]
There are two types of gold teeth: the removable kind and gold dental crowns. If you want gold dental crowns, you will have to talk with a dentist to do the procedure. Gold can be used for this purpose because it’s a great crown fit, since it’s a metal you can easily work with.
Since gold [...]
If someone told you that tooth decay is a stress related disease, you would probably think that they’re not serious. At least that’s how many patients react when I tell them. The stress and the rotting of the teeth don’t seem connected at all, so may people have trouble believing this connection exists.
Bad health and [...]
Plenty of people aren’t satisfied with the way they look. Some had teeth problems for the most part of their lives, while others have problems with them because they age and their look fades. Cosmetic dentistry is a good solution for a lot of people that want to make their teeth more attractive.
If you want, [...]
When first meeting a person, a good smile can impress and create a good first impression. This isn’t possible when you have teeth with yellow or brown stains on them. Tooth whitening is the best way you can get back that feeling that only a great looking set of teeth can give you. Basically, the [...]
Cosmetic dentistry has seen many new procedures recently, which have a great effect at a small price. There are both technical procedures and new products, which work together to create more affordable dental services, which makes them available for more people. Having teeth repaired has never been as affordable as it is now.
Right now, the [...]