Jan 19 2012
Tooth Pain After Getting A Cavity Filled
Tooth pain occurs sometimes after getting a tooth filled but if doesn’t go away or becomes worse then could be a sign of tooth decay or another issue.
Archive for the tag 'Fillings'
Oct 13 2011
Silver Fillings vs. White Fillings
Silver fillings are a bit of a controversy. Which ones should you get? Your family dentist can help.
Sep 24 2011
Do You Have a True Dental Emergency?
Seeking emergency dental care should be top priority if you are experiencing pain.
Jun 21 2011
The Benefits Of Dental Bonding Over Dental Cementation
Cementation is not a term that most lay people are familiar with. In dentistry, it is the traditional method that ‘cements’ a restoration such as a filling or crowning to a tooth. As a treatment method, it is relatively quick and quite effective at cementing that restoration. However, the ‘cement’ used will slowly break down [...]
Apr 19 2011
How Regular Dental Check Ups Can Improve Your Health And Save Your Life
I don’t think there are too many people who could connect dental health with death. It’s a frank statement, but a very important one because the state of your teeth and gums can impact on your overall health, and has been directly connected to heart disease and death. Of course, oral cancer is another factor [...]
Apr 18 2011
How CEREC Technology Can Save You Time
One of the arguments that some people use, rightly or wrongly, is that they just don’t have the time for some dental procedures. Crowns, for example, may take two or three visits to the dentist before the work is complete, and those visits may be a week or more apart. If you do have a [...]
Mar 13 2011
Why Dentists Still Fill Children’s First Teeth
One question that often gets asked is why do dentists insist on filling a child’s first tooth when it’s going to fall out in a couple of years. It’s true, that tooth will fall out and it will be replaced by a more permanent adult tooth. However, that ‘baby’ tooth is still important to your [...]
Jan 12 2011
What Is The Most Common Dental Procedure Today?
Here’s a short trivia question related to dental health. What do you think is the most common dental procedure in today’s society? Let me tell you that in the past it was drilling and filling followed closely by extractions. While a dental examination could be the answer, I am not counting that as an actual [...]
Dec 02 2010
Dentists Have A Lifelong Investment In Children’s Teeth
Here’s a scary, or perhaps welcome, thought. If our children could grow into adulthood with perfect well-cared-for teeth, the cost of dental health insurance would plummet dramatically over the next 20-30 years. Too late for many of us, but I am sure our children, and their children to come, would welcome that outcome. It is [...]
Oct 27 2010
Why Fill Children’s Teeth When They Are Going To Fall Out?
All forms of medicine have people who are pro and those that are anti. Whether or not we fill children’s primary teeth is one issue that falls into that category. There are people who are minimalistic and would prefer we did as little as possible and others who take the ‘preserve at any cost’ approach.
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