Dentures

Are you missing a tooth? Are you feeling self-conscious because of it? Are you looking for a way to restore your missing tooth? While there are different options available, dental implants will certainly prove to be the best choice. A missing tooth not only affects your self-confidence but also causes harm to other healthy teeth. Furthermore, enjoying your favorite foods can be difficult because of a missing tooth; hence, a long-term replacement is necessary. Dental Implants in Detail The most…

lips, tongue, jaw, and teeth could save a patient from receiving dentures. Third, they perform cosmetic procedures that physically improve a patient’s appearance such as braces or whitening agents, which results in more self-confidence. Fourth, restoring people’s oral cavities by performing surgery. This can be somewhat painful, hence dentists dispense…

is a solution to this problem that could change your life. Dental implants are like regular, permanent teeth that improve your smile and maintain the integrity of your jaw. Dentures and partials will go a long way to improve your confidence and your oral health, but dental implants take it to a whole different level. Dentures eventually move around in your mouth and may make sounds when you talk or eat. Dental implants actually become part of your jaw bone and improve your bone structure. The…

is temporary coverage made for crown and bridge preparations and worn during cast preparations. Provisionals are used when patients have bridges, crown, inlays, onlays, and porcelain veneers. Sometimes provisionals are used for complete dentures, partial dentures, and certain implant procedures. What is the purpose of provisional coverage? Provisional coverage also known as “temps” are used to help the patient make a decision about their final restoration. There are many purposes for provisional…

that some of the services offered are not important to you, so the first step is to determine your insurance needs and those of your family. You should consider facts such as: if you have children, they may eventually require braces; as you age, dentures or other dental prosthetic devices are likely to become a need. Taking the time to examine the terms and conditions of more than one plan will enable you to choose the dental coverage that suits you best without necessarily compromising your…

According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, approximately three million people in the United States have dental implants and that number grows by five-hundred thousand every year. There are many things that can lead to you needing dental implant surgery. If you have a cracked tooth that is ruled unfixable, then you may need dental implants. Additional signs that you need dental implants are cracked teeth, losing bone in your jaw, your teeth not chewing food efficiently, and having…

John D. Freyer a man from Iowa City, Iowa made a life changing decision to sell all content of his apartment. The prominent decision lead to the development of his now project known as “All My Life for Sale”. In the year 2000, John started the process of auctioning all his life possession though eBay. Freyer sold more than 600 items on the auction website. Bringing life to each item as he describes in short stories, he parted from many favorites including a unique set of old false teeth. Freyer…

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) After preforming The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index on my resident. This sleep assessment is a list of questions that the client is asked on how well he falls asleep, what negatively effects his sleep, and how much energy does he current sleep amount give him. I choose this assessment because every morning when I got him up for the day, he would mention that he was tired and did not sleep well. After preforming this assessment, I was able to realized…

1) Medical and social perception of edentulism Edentulism is a condition in which the mouth is without teeth which means that all the permanent teeth are lost. Tooth loss is an outcome of a complex interaction between disease entities as: 1. Caries 2. Periodontal disease And non-disease entities as: 1. Economy 2. Oral healthcare system 3. Access to dental services 4. Dental awareness 5. Cultural tradition 6. Education Continuing exposure to risk factors after onset of edentulism: 1.…

Swallowed Foreign Body, Adult A swallowed foreign body is an object that gets stuck in the tube that connects your throat to your stomach (esophagus) or in another part of your digestive tract. Foreign bodies may be swallowed by accident or on purpose. When you swallow a foreign body, it passes into your esophagus. The narrowest point in your digestive system is the place where your esophagus meets your stomach. If the object can pass through that point, usually it will continue through the…