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Some Dental Implant Risks



A dental implant consists of a titanium bar that is placed within the jawbone where a tooth used to be and a ceramic replica tooth that is affixed to that titanium bar. The process takes a few months to complete, with the titanium rod being put in place a few months ahead of time to allow it to fuse to the jawbone.

Proper Dental Health from the Inside Out



Most often, dental health is being assured by the work of the dentist: fillings, crowns, professional whitening, and of course by everyday regular home hygiene (brushing, flossing, etc.).

What are Cold Sores and Fever Blisters?



Cold sores and fever blisters are absolutely annoying. Another word associated with them is unsightly. The cause of sores is herpes simplex virus. Cold sores generally appear if your mouth might have had contact with herpes virus in childhood. What happens after this is that the virus finds a host cell to move into. After this, the nerve that is attacked works as the virus tells it to. So you suffer from cold sores and fever blisters.

FDA Investigation on Denture Adhesive Poisoning

Poisoning from denture creams that contain zinc has been in the focus of officials for quite a period now. The Academy of General Dentistry has been sending warning signs to dentists nationwide, through a letter entitled “The Tooth about Zinc”.

Why Dentists are Dentists: The True Story



Dentists: I decided today, after many years of observation and thought, that I now know why dentists become dentists.

No, it is not because their deep down desire is to spend their life in peoples’ mouths. I mean, really.

Tooth Implant Issues: Something Goes Wrong During Dental Implant Procedure



A dental tooth implant can be used for as many teeth as is necessary and are considered a better option that some others. However there can be specific issues with a dental tooth implant. These issues seldom occur if the dental tooth implant is performed by a skilled dentist.

New Injection-Free Anesthetic Methods in Dentistry

New methods for giving patients anesthesia during dental treatments are under development that can do away with the painful injection methods of the past.

Tooth Pulp Therapy (Treatment) in Children

Even if the child’s teeth are younger they can have the same defects as the adult’s ones. A specific category of problems connected with the pulp of the teeth will be discoursed here because it’s easier to take a decision when you have knowledge about what should follow.

Root Canal Procedure – Save Your Teeth

Root canal is the canal that runs inside the root of the tooth. It contains the nerves and blood vessels inside the tooth. Root canal is also procedure of removing of disease and injury of the tooth pulp (nerve inside the tooth), cleaning, filling and sealing the remaining space.

How to Stop a Toothache. Dental Pain Relief



The toothache isn’t easy to endure. The good news: With improved dental care and regular checkups, the excruciating pain of a toothache is not as common as it once was. But when pain does occur in the mouth, it’s an important signal that you should not ignore – even if it goes away on its own.