Receding Gums Many people believe that receding gums are just another sign of aging, and there’s nothing to be done about them. While it is true that receding gums can be a sign of aging, they are not inevitable, and there are several things that can be done to prevent them or at least keep […]
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A non-vital, or dead, tooth is one that is not receiving any blood flow. The tooth is made out of three layers, which are the pulp, dentin and enamel. The pulp is where the nerve fibers and blood vessels meet. If the tooth pulp is dead, then the tooth is dead. A non-vital tooth is
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Diabetes is a metabolic disease that affects the body’s ability to process glucose, or sugar. Normally the pancreas produces insulin, a hormone that helps the body move sugar out of the blood and into cells where it produces energy. Some diabetics fail to produce enough insulin to accomplish this task while others simply don’t use
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All About Cracked Teeth Did you know that the human jaw can close with a force up to 270 lbs? You could either be a patient of 15 or 72 years of age, and present to a dental office for a comprehensive exam with a chief complaint that the tooth on the upper right side
First, let’s define peri-implantitis, a term associated with dental implants. It happens in patients that already have dental implants and suddenly present an infection that causes inflammation on the bone and gum around the integrated implant that leads to an important loss of supporting bone. For different reasons the loss of bone around a dental
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As we all know the human body has joints. One of the strongest joints we have is located in our mouth, which allows us to open and close our mouth, eat and chew. If you are someone who suffers from a temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder you have to let your dentist know. This condition
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Have you ever wondered what famous artists, actors and actresses do to have such beautiful teeth and smiles? How do they look so natural? Veneers! That’s how! We recently welcomed a patient who’s main concern was how to have a better smile. She is 37 years old, and she was born with a maxillofacial dysfunction.
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“I was watching TV and started feeling some discomfort in my mouth, later the same day I was at my son’s soccer game and felt it again, like a sharp pain in my mouth, the pain started to be so intense. What is it? The first thing I thought was… did I break my tooth?”
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Dental implants were introduced in the dental industry over 40 years ago. Back then the whole restorative procedure had a totally different meaning. The introduction of the dental implants was the most clever move to restore missing teeth. It is the closest as having a natural tooth without touching the teeth that are next to
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