Routine Checkups Your dentist will recommend how often to have routine checkups. Many people should see their dentists once or twice a year. Your dentist will examine your teeth and gums for signs of tooth decay, gum disease, and other health problems. * Your dental hygienist will begin to clean your teeth by scraping hard [...]

Infants and preschoolers By the time your child is 6 months old, your doctor should assess the likelihood of your child having future dental problems. This may include a dental exam of the mother and her dental history, because the condition of her teeth can often predict possible problems with her child’s teeth. If the [...]

Is this topic for you? This topic provides information on basic dental care. If you are looking for information on tooth decay or cavities, see the topic Tooth Decay. If you are looking for information on gum disease (periodontal disease), see the topic Gum Disease. What is basic dental care? Basic dental care involves brushing [...]

Why not? Because they’ll yellow your teeth eventually. They contain abrasive ingredients like baking soda, which scrape off a little bit of tooth enamel by way of “whitening” your teeth. At first, you might think your teeth look a little whiter. But over the months and years, as enamel is gradually removed, the layer below [...]

Choosing Dentistry Procedures It is essential to know how dentistry works for oral health care. Being a huge branch of medicine, dentistry includes diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of any sort of disease concerning about teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures. Implant dentistry and cosmetic dentistry both in these days and have gained wider applause for [...]

Plaque is your worst enemy when it comes to keeping your teeth clean and free of decay. In this article, we’re going to take a closer look at what plaque is, how it develops and what exactly we need to do to keep it at bay! Most of us have heard of plaque. But a [...]

Orthognathic surgery is the term used to describe the surgical procedures on the structure of the face and jaw. Orthognathic surgical procedures should not be confused with cosmetic surgery. Orthognathic surgery is designed to adjust the underlying structure of the face or jaw, not just to alter the appearance of the face. Therefore, it requires [...]

Ever wondered what happens when you have a tooth extracted? How does the gum heal? Is there something else which fills the gap? How long does it take to get better? And are there any common complications that you need to watch out for? One of the complications that comes from having a tooth extracted [...]

Root canal treatment has got a bad reputation. It has become widely thought of as one of the most painful types of dental treatments that a patient can go through. The very phrase can strike fear into many people and it is not unheard of for patients to ask to prefer to have their tooth [...]

The earlier your dentist spots your tooth decay, the better. It means that the decay is easier to clear away, the cavity smaller and therefore easier to fill. But what happens when the decay is not spotted earlier? What happens when the tooth has already decayed considerably so that a filling will not be sufficient? [...]