A list of articles that deal with Oral Health.
If you have a dental implant that is failing, or is not cosmetically appropriate, you are not alone. Even though the success rate of dental implants is over 90%, there are cases where implants do not integrate with your bone tissue, or are placed in areas where the cosmetic results leaves a lot to be desired.…
Oral health is a window to overall health and it’s a well-known fact that taking proper care of our mouth, teeth, and gums is essential. Although many people put off their dentist appointments (especially if they don’t feel any pain and don’t have any particular dental issues), paying a visit to the dentist at least…
Have you lost one or more front teeth? It is recommendable to replace them quickly to prevent the displacement, loosening, and loss of other teeth, to facilitate chewing and digestion, to decrease the risk of gum disease, to maintain good speech, to prevent gum problems and damage to the temporomandibular joint and, of course, to…
Dental implant placement a common procedure with over a 95% success rate. Regardless of that, it is useful for people to get acquainted with the entire process in order to be able to organize their finances, time and go through the entire process without stress. A dental implant placement procedure is only possible when there…
The last teeth that break out of gums are known as wisdom teeth. They are at the far end of the mouth. Humans have four wisdom teeth. Sometimes, pain occurs in the wisdom teeth. The pain might occur on its own, while sometimes it’s an infection. This may call for a treatment or a home…
Many people struggle with bad breathe and while sometimes the problem originates in the gut, in some cases it might just be in the teeth. Poor oral hygiene is the number one culprit when it comes to mouth odor related to tooth infection or decay. Some studies have also shown that wisdom teeth can be…
If you are wondering whether or not you should remove your wisdom teeth, you are not alone. Thousands of people every day wonder if it’s necessary to have their wisdom teeth extracted. Most people get their wisdom teeth in their late teens and even into early adulthood. Wisdom teeth are your back molars (also known…
If you have wisdom teeth that are starting to bother you, you may be wondering if these third molars will fall out on their own. First we need to discuss what wisdom teeth are, their development in the jaws, and why it’s very unlikely for these teeth to fall out on their own. What are…
If you are looking into tooth replacement options for missing or broken teeth, you have probably heard of dental implants. A big surprise for most patients is when they hear about how much they cost. It can certainly make your jaw drop when some dentists are charging north of $4,000 to replace a single tooth.…
If you are suffering from a loose dental crown, you are not alone. Everyday, hundreds of patients from all across the country have crowns that come loose. In this article, we will tackle the causes of loose crowns, and what steps you can take to fix this problem. Why do dental crowns become loose? There…