Oral hygiene

The Benefits of Chewing Gum on Oral Health (F) Chewing gum should be added into your daily oral care routine. It has many possible benefits on oral health: it kills bacteria, freshens breath, removes unwanted leftover food that may be stuck in teeth, and can even remineralize teeth and prevent cavities. Many different kinds of gum are offered on the market. One may prefer a specific gum because of its added benefits like xylitol or gum with CPP-ACP. Other preferences may be its flavor or…

Periodontics is a large specialized field within the practice of dentistry. Periodontists focus on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of oral disease. Periodontists use a wide range of procedures from tooth scaling, root planing and, in more severe cases, tissue or bone grafts. The periodontium is the supporting structure to the tooth and consists of the gingiva, cementum, alveolar bone and periodontal ligaments. Gingiva, also known as gum tissue, surrounds the tooth and acts as a barrier to…

A bridge is a special type of dental restoration prosthesis that are most commonly used to fill in the gaps of missing teeth by fitting artificial teeth into the gaps and securing them to the adjacent teeth or dental implants. Types of bridges have become very numerous, and depending on the materials they are made from, how they are made, and how they are secured in the mouth they can be used for a number of dental issues. A bridge is made by filling the space left by the missing tooth or teeth…

What is periodontal disease? There are many forms periodontitis but the most common are aggressive, chronic, and periodontitis as a manifest of systemic diseases. Aggressive periodontitis occurs in patients who are healthy but have rapid attachment loss and bone destruction. Chronic periodontitis occurs from inflammation within the supporting tissues of the teeth and progressive bone loss. This is the most frequently occurring form of periodontitis and is caused by recession of the gingiva.…

cleaned, only to find out that you need to be flossing more. Shouldn’t brushing be enough? Sure, regular brushing is absolutely necessary for keeping your teeth clean, your gums clean, and your breath fresh. Unfortunately, you are really selling your oral health short if you are still refusing to floss your teeth. To make sure that you have a healthy mouth and prevent plaque buildup and gum disease, you need to make sure that you are brushing and flossing daily. Brushing, when done…

by a dental practitioner in the clinical environment. One of the major risk factors in the development of periodontal disease is smoking. Smoking has numerous adverse health effects, and has been shown to be a risk factor in the development of many oral lesions and cancers. Cigarette smoking is a risk factor in the development of periodontal disease, and also affects the patients response to treatment. Periodontal disease affects around 25-30% of adults over the age of 30 in New Zealand (NZ…

According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) about two two out of three Americans have at least one missing tooth. Having missing teeth can easily cause people to feel self-conscious, so they stop smiling. But thanks to dental implants, dental patients are smiling, again. Dental implants serve as artificial tooth roots, so that replacement teeth have a permanent base. These are metal posts or frames that are inserted underneath the gums and into the jawbone. If you have…

Today, six million Canadians do not go to the dentist because of the high costs which is why the addition of fluoride to drinking water is necessary in today’s society (Janus, 2014, para. 7). Fluoride is a mineral which occurs naturally in a community water system from sources such as rocks, soil, fresh and ocean water. Research has proven that there are lower rate of cavities seen in areas with a moderate rate of water fluoridation (“Fluoridation of Water,” 2009, para. 1). Although, some…

Teeth are unique to each person, and no two people will have identical sets of teeth. Forensic investigators will use a person’s teeth in heinous crimes, where a person’s DNA and fingerprints are destroyed, to identify a body. Our teeth are made up of primarily Calcium and are similar in structure to our bones, therefore they are much more permanent than most of our fleshy bodies. Since our teeth are so variable, permanent, and unique you might expect that people would be more embracing of their…

Abstract: Dens evaginatus is an uncommon developmental anomaly of human dentition characterized by the presence of tubercle on the occlusal surface of mandibular premolars and lingual surface of anterior teeth. Due to occlusal trauma this tubercle tends to fracture thus exposing the pathway to the pulp chamber of teeth. This case report is about the presentation of dens evaginatus in mandibular premolars bilaterally, among them tooth 44 was associated with chronic apical periodontitis. Fractured…