Dental restoration

“What’s wrong with your teeth?” This question I heard many times while growing up. I had cavities, silver caps, my teeth weren’t the right color, and my teeth were crooked on top of that. Elementary school was a tough time and hard to get through. My confidence was shot. I didn’t have many friends and rarely smiled. Growing through those tough times, my dentist was always there. She walked me through my whole journey of not smiling to never stop smiling. My confidence boosted all the way up. My…

lifestyle, increasing self-confidence and habit formation.” This was a study conducted among the parents of Lithuanian children from January to May 2010 to analyze the relation between parental education and socioeconomic status in the prevention of dental caries.[20]According to the results of the study, parents with a higher educational background achieved a higher score compared to parents with a lower educational background. Similarly, parents with a higher family income scored higher…

There are many products that are available over the counter that can whiten your teeth. However, it is best to get your teeth professionally whitened from the dentist. You will spend more money to have the dentist whiten your teeth, but the money that you spend will be well worth it. Why You Should Have A Dentist Professionally Whiten Your Teeth Safety Safety should always be your top concern before getting any type of treatment. Most of the products that are on the market are safe to use.…

Getting Veneer? Know How To Care For Them Your new dental veneers will do an amazing job at helping them look white and stunning to others. You’ll want to keep them looking that way as long as possible, which means taking good care of the veneers over the years. Here are a few tips that can help you do it. Treat Veneers Like Natural Teeth Even with a full set of dental veneers, it is important that you floss, brush, and rinse with mouthwash regularly. Veneers can still become discolored, and…

Moin can offer sinus lift surgery for patients who have elected dental implant placement. Sometimes, this procedure is necessary because there is not enough bone height in the upper jaw. In other words, the sinuses are too close to the mouth for dental implants to be placed properly. This occurs for a variety of reasons. Oftentimes it is simply bone loss due to periodontal disease. We can help restore this…

Fluoride is an ionic compound derived from fluorine, the most reactive of all elements. Water fluoridation is the addition of chemical fluoride to public water supplies, for the purpose of reducing cavities. Fluoride was first added to public water supplies in 1945, and now, about two thirds of the U.S. population use fluoridated public water (CDC). Unlike any other water treatment process, fluoridation does not treat the water itself, but rather the person consuming it. The Food and Drug…

From dental aesthetics, to the enzymes in our saliva, I have long dubbed the oral cavity as a captivating study of interest. In retrospect, any mention of going to the dentist brought me great excitement as a child, oddly enough. I believe that pursuing a career in the dental field is solely the most rewarding, lucrative job of the twenty-first century. Dentists are able to build bonds with their long-time patients, and offer an enjoyable and inviting environment while administering the best…

While volunteering in a dental office i gained tremendous amount of knowledge about how a dental office operates. I learned about procedures involved for every case and the equipment used for each one. It was important for me to observe not only what the dentist was doing, but the reactions of the patient as well. While working some patients were more sensitive to pain and pressure than others and i was told to ensure to minimize discomfort as much as possible. At the same time however it was…

is being used to fill spaces that carious disease tooth structure has been removed. Missing teeth whether diseased or congenitally missing, are being replaced with implants, bridges, or removable dentures. With the discovery of teeth containing dental stem cells they have various uses throughout the body, new techniques are being developed to isolate and store as well as developing new techniques for future…

Should A Child Have A Cosmetic Dental Procedure Done? Cosmetic dentistry is capable of fixing a smile that needs some work. If your child has some cosmetic problems with their teeth, you may be wondering if they should have cosmetic dental procedures done to their teeth at a young age. Before going through with it, you should know about using cosmetic dentistry for these two common procedures. Teeth Whitening Chances are that you didn’t think much about the shade your teeth were when you were a…