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Common Oral Problems

Tooth Loss

February 15, 2009

When one or more teeth become loose and fall out, it is termed as tooth loss. Tooth loss is natural for the milk set of teeth for kids as they get replaced by the permanent set of teeth. Apart from this, tooth loss is an undesirable entity which occurs due to physical injury or disease. [...]

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Tooth Abscess – Causes, Treatment and Prevention

February 3, 2009

Tooth abscess is aggregation of pus around or beneath tissues surrounding a tooth. An abscess forms due to a bacterial infection or gum disease which causes the bone surrounding the tooth to dissolve and form an abscess Abscessed tooth are quite painful and the pain is generally a shooting or throbbing type and can especially [...]

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8 Causes of Bleeding Gums

January 11, 2009

Bleeding gums can be extremely discomforting physically and mentally. It is important that a person understands that gums that bleed signify a problem and that needs to be addressed to heal your gums and stop gum bleeding. Let’s take a look at the eight possible causes of gum bleeding. Gum disease: This is the most [...]

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How to Stop Thumbsucking

January 9, 2009

In the previous article we discussed, the causes and bad effects of thumbsucking and now we will shift our focus on how to stop children from sucking their thumb. Thumbsucking as we now know can be much more than a bad habit as it affects the oral health of the child. First let’s understand what [...]

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Thumbsucking

January 9, 2009

Thumbsucking is commonly associated with infants as most of the infants are seen sucking their thumb. Although, it might appear a harmless bad habit, it can lead to dental and speech problems. This article will deal with why children suck their thumb and what problems can arise out of it. The next article will deal [...]

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Fractured Teeth Types and Treatments

January 9, 2009

Tooth fractures can be of different types and each type needs to be treated differently. Minor Cracks: These are also known as “craze lines” and are surface cracks affecting the white surface of your tooth, known as the enamel. These cracks do not require any treatment. However, a dentist might polish the effected area to [...]

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Fractured Tooth

January 9, 2009

Our teeth are extraordinarily strong, but they might chip, crack or even break quite often. This might happen in more than a few ways: Biting something that is very hard. Being hit or punched on the mouth or face. Falling. Extensive tooth decay. When your teeth chip or break, it doesn’t hurt. You might not [...]

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Dental Health: Abscessed Tooth

October 17, 2008

An abscessed tooth is basically an infection that affects the root of any tooth and causes acute pain. This infection might also occur between the tooth and the gum. The primary cause of such an abscessed tooth is tooth decay. Some other causes of abscessed tooth are tooth trauma, like when a tooth breaks or [...]

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What is Bruxism?

October 17, 2008

Bruxism can ideally be defined as the grinding and clenching of our teeth. People who experience this are often not aware of this. Bruxism has affected almost 30 to 40 million people in the US, both children and adults. Some people are used to these typical dental behaviors and there are people who grind their [...]

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Gum Disease

September 28, 2008

Gum Disease or Periodontal disease is an infection of the gums and bones supporting the teeth. The word “Periodontal” means “around the tooth” when taken in literal terms. Gum disease can be confined to a single tooth or infect many teeth. Gum disease actually initiates due to the irritation of the gum by the sticky [...]

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