Oral care is very important when it comes to keeping your teeth and mouth healthy. Most dentists offer other types of dental treatments in addition to regular teeth cleaning services. For example root planing and scaling is a procedure that involves cleaning the area of your teeth under the gum line to remove any plaque development.

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Your dentist will be able to determine whether or not grinding is a possibility by doing several tests to see what exactly is causing your symptoms. These tests will help the dentist to determine whether or not your symptoms are caused by the grinding of your teeth, so that appropriate treatment can be given.

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This process can take several hours depending on the severity of the condition, and the type of treatment that needs to be done. A sedative dentist will need to discuss each patient's individual case with them and determine which course of treatment is best for them. For example, a patient may be sedated through general anesthesia or the sedatives could be given through intramuscular (IM) injections, which are used to also administer sedatives.

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Dental implants are used to replace missing teeth. They are embedded deep into the gum line, and into the roots of the tooth to prevent further bone loss. With an implant in place, it will need a tooth replacement on the surface. This is solved by using a dental crown.

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Our gram negative bacteria enjoy the dark, moist crevices on our tongue's surface. As much as 70%+ of the bacteria that trigger foul breath live and breed here. You can try carefully scraping your tongue with a soft toothbrush or tongue As much as 70%+ of the bacteria that trigger foul breath live and breed here.

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There are two principle kinds of teeth lightening: professional whitening and teeth whitening packages.

Specialist Teeth Whitening

The most effective and best technique of teeth whitening is the dentist-supervised procedure. The dental professional will determine whether you are a prospect for teeth whitening and exactly what type of bleaching system would provide the finest results.

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Unfortunately, after thousands of years, changes in our eating habits and oral health have failed to allow our wisdom teeth to grow out into a functional position. As a result, some of us today experience impacted or erupted wisdom teeth.

Detecting Wisdom Teeth Early

In some cases, an impacted or erupted wisdom tooth may cause pain when chewing, limited jaw mobility, and swelling in the back of your oral cavity.

Recovery after surgery becomes longer as well. Sedation During Extraction

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This makes it necessary for you to undergo wisdom tooth extraction. However, before undergoing the procedure, you need to gather as much information as you can about it, so you will know exactly what to expect.

Reasons to Undergo Wisdom Tooth Extraction

Your wisdom tooth needs to be removed to correct an existing dental problem or prevent future problems.

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Dental fillings are materials inserted into a decayed or damaged tooth cavity to help restore normal tooth function. They are typically made of silver, porcelain, plastic, or other composite materials. Dentists will recommend the use of dental fillings if it is still possible to recover affected tooth without the need to extract it.

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