Root canal treatment is the removal of the tooth's pulp, a small, thread-like tissue in the center of the tooth. Once the damaged, diseased or dead pulp is removed,
the remaining space is cleaned, shaped and filled. This procedure seals off the root canal. Years ago, teeth with diseased or injured pulps were removed.
Today, root canal treatment saves many teeth that would otherwise be lost.
The most common causes of pulp damage or death are:
A cracked tooth
A deep cavity
An injury to a tooth, such as a severe knock to the tooth, either recent or in the past.
Once the pulp is infected or dead, if left untreated, pus can build up at the root tip in the jawbone, forming an abscess.
An abscess can destroy the bone surrounding the tooth and cause pain
How is a Root Canal Done?
Root canal treatment consists of several steps that take place over several office visits, depending on the situation. These steps are:
First, an opening is made through the back of a front tooth or the crown of a molar or pre-molar.
After the diseased pulp is removed (a pulpectomy), the pulp chamber and root canals are cleaned, enlarged and shaped in preparation for being filled.
If more than one visit is needed, a temporary filling is placed in the crown opening to protect the tooth between dental visits.
The temporary filling is removed and the pulp chamber and root canal permanently filled. A tapered, rubbery material called gutta-percha is inserted into
each of the canals and is often sealed into place with cement. Sometimes a metal or plastic rod is placed in the canal for structural support.
In the final step, a crown is usually placed over the tooth to restore its natural shape and appearance. If the tooth is very broken down, a post may be
required to build it up prior to placing a crown.
Pediateric Dentistry
Pediatric dentists are dedicated to the oral health of children from infancy through the teen years. They have the experience and qualifications to care for a
child’s teeth, gums, and mouth throughout the various stages of childhood.
Children begin to get their baby teeth during the first 6 months of life. By age 6 or 7 years, they start to lose their first set of teeth, which eventually
are replaced by secondary, permanent teeth. Without proper dental care, children face possible oral decay and disease that can cause a lifetime of pain and
complications. Today, early childhood dental caries—an infectious disease—is 5 times more common in children than asthma and 7 times more common than hay fever.
ToothZone provides comprehensive oral health care that includes the following:
Infant oral health screening.
Preventive dental care including cleaning and fluoride treatments, as well as nutrition and diet recommendations
Habit counseling (for example, pacifier use and thumb sucking)
Early assessment and treatment for straightening teeth and correcting an improper bite (orthodontics)
Repair of tooth cavities or defects
Management of gum diseases and conditions including ulcers, short frenulae, mucoceles, and pediatric periodontal disease
Care for dental injuries.
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Gum Surgery
Periodontal disease is a bacterial infection that infects the gum tissue causing inflammation, redness, swelling and loss of bone around the teeth.
It can affect one tooth or many.
Periodontal disease begins with bacteria present in the mouth attaching to the teeth. The bacteria collect and multiply, forming a biofilm called dental plaque.
If this plaque is left on the teeth, the adjacent gingival tissues can become inflamed, resulting in the development of gingivitis, an early form of gum disease.
Daily flossing and twice-daily brushing with a toothpaste that fights bacteria can help prevent gingivitis. Plaque and food debris are removed by oral hygiene
practices and thus clean the surface of the teeth and eliminate bacterial plaque at the gum line of the teeth.
periodontal pocket develops as the plaque bacteria from the biofilm continues to accumulate and moves below the gum line. At this point, home care is not very
effective in removing the dental plaque. If it is left untreated by the dentist or dental hygienist, the biofilm will continue to spread below the gum line and
infect the inside of the pocket. The bacteria in the plaque produce by-products that cause the adjacent soft and hard tissue to degrade, forming a deeper pocket
in the process. This type of advanced periodontal disease can affect the roots of the teeth and they can become infected, too. The teeth may become loose or
uncomfortable and the patient will require gum surgery. The patient would be required to have initial therapy to treat diseased periodontal pockets through
scaling and root planning. The dental hygienist would utilize an ultrasonic scaling device to remove plaque, tartar and food debris below the gum line and
would hand scale the tooth and root surface to make it smooth and disease free. Scaling and root planing can be completed in two to four sessions depending
on how much oral disease the patient may have. Thorough oral hygiene procedures would be reviewed with the patient to improve oral care cleaning techniques
at home.
Types of Gum Surgery
Gingival Flap Surgery – If pockets are greater than 5 millimeters in depth, the periodontist would conduct this procedure to reduce the periodontal pockets
that were noted in a patients chart. Most patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe periodontitis would go through this procedure. The periodontist
would cut the gum tissue to separate the gum tissue from the teeth, conduct a thorough deep cleaning with an ultrasonic scaling device as well as hand instruments
to remove tartar, plaque and biofilm below the pockets.
Gingivectomy – This procedure is conducted to remove excess gum tissue that may be overgrown on the teeth to provide a better area to clean the teeth.
The periodontist would numb the patients gum tissue and cut and eliminate the extra gum tissue in the mouth.
Gingivoplasty – This type of gum surgery is used to reshape healthy gum tissue around the teeth to make them look better. If a person has tooth recession
where the gum is pushed away from the tooth, a gingivoplasty can be done. A gum graft can be done where the tissue is taken from the roof of the mouth
(this is called a graft) and then stitched into place on either side of the tooth that is recessed.
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Oral - Maxillofacial surgery
Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery is a surgical specialty which involves the diagnosis, surgery and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects
involving both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Toothzone expertise in the below mentioned oral and maxillofacial ailment.
Correcting cleft palates to rebuilding jaws, cheeks, noses, eye sockets and foreheads damaged in accidents.
Remove complex tumors as well as impacted and nonrecoverable wisdom teeth.
Complex dental extractions.
Bone grafts and dental implants to restore jaws.
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Preventive Dentistry
Preventive dentistry is the modern way of helping you keep a healthy mouth. It helps you to keep your teeth, and means you need to have less dental treatment.
The two main causes of tooth loss are decay and gum disease. The better we prevent or deal with these two problems, the more chance people have of keeping
their teeth for life.
When the dentist, hygienist and patient work together, this can help to prevent the need for treatment and avoid the traditional pattern of fillings and extractions.
Toothzone dentist recommend a course of treatment to get your mouth into good condition, and then work out a 'maintenance plan' to help you keep it that way.
Dentist will first check your teeth and gums, and talk to you about any treatment you need. The main aim is to help you get your mouth really healthy.
In a healthy mouth it is unlikely that decay or gum disease will continue to be a problem.
Dentist will thoroughly 'scale and polish' your teeth.
Dentist will show you the best ways to brush and clean in between your teeth using interdental brushes or floss to remove the bacterial 'plaque'
which forms constantly on your teeth. When you eat or drink something sugary, the bacteria in the plaque turn the sugar into acid, which may cause tooth decay.
Plaque can also cause gum inflammation (swelling and soreness) if it is not regularly and thoroughly removed. The hard tartar (or 'calculus')
which builds up on the teeth also starts off as plaque.
Dentist suggests which oral care products are the best ones for you to use.
Dentist guide you about your diet, and any habits such as smoking and drinking.
Dentist will also make sure that all your fillings are in good repair and there are no rough edges to make cleaning difficult.
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Scaling / Polishing
Dental scaling is the most common nonsurgical way to treat gum disease, which is also known as periodontitis.
If your disease is moderate, but not severe, dentist may recommend scaling to treat the disease and keep it from getting worse.
But if you have severe periodontal disease and your condition may require gum surgery, your dentist and periodontist may recommend a scaling and root planing
before the surgery, as well as a thorough teeth-cleaning prior to the procedure.
before the surgery, as well as a thorough teeth-cleaning prior to the procedure.
The sticky, bacteria-filled plaque that causes gum disease tends to accumulate in the area along and just below the gum line.
If you have gums that are slightly receded from your teeth, you may be at increased risk for gum disease and your dentist may recommend scaling.
Scaling is nonsurgical, but it is a different type of procedure from a standard dental cleaning because it involves cleaning the areas of the tooth below
the gum line.
Polishing
Once all the surfaces are smooth, the dentist may polish your teeth. Polishing is done using a slow speed handpiece with a soft rubber cup that spins on the end.
Prophylaxis (short for prophy) paste – a special gritty toothpaste-like material – is scooped up like ice cream into the cup and spun around on the teeth to
make them shiny smooth.
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Tooth Fillings
A filling is a way to restore a tooth damaged by decay back to its normal function and shape. When a dentist gives you a filling, he or she first removes the
decayed tooth material, cleans the affected area, and then fills the cleaned out cavity with a filling material.
By closing off spaces where bacteria can enter, a filling also helps prevent further decay. Materials used for fillings include gold, porcelain, a
composite resin (tooth-colored fillings), and an amalgam (an alloy of mercury, silver, copper, tin and sometimes zinc).
Types of Fillings :
Gold fillings are made to order in a laboratory and then cemented into place. Gold inlays are well tolerated by gum tissues, and may last more than 20 years.
For these reasons, many authorities consider gold the best filling material. However, it is often the most expensive choice and requires multiple visits.
Amalgam (silver) fillings are resistant to wear and relatively inexpensive. However, due to their dark color, they are more noticeable than porcelain or
composite restorations and are not usually used in very visible areas, such as front teeth.
Composite (plastic) resins are matched to be the same color as your teeth and therefore used where a natural appearance is desired. The ingredients are mixed
and placed directly into the cavity, where they harden. Composites may not be the ideal material for large fillings as they may chip or wear over time.
They can also become stained from coffee, tea or tobacco, and do not last as long as other types of fillings generally from three to 10 years.
Porcelain fillings are called inlays or onlays and are produced to order in a lab and then bonded to the tooth. They can be matched to the color of the tooth
and resist staining. A porcelain restoration generally covers most of the tooth. Their cost is similar to gold.
If decay or a fracture has damaged a large portion of the tooth, a crown, or cap, may be recommended. Decay that has reached the nerve may be treated in two ways:
through root canal therapy (in which nerve damaged nerve is removed) or through a procedure called pulp capping (which attempts to keep the nerve alive).
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Teeth Whitening
Tooth whitening lightens teeth and helps to remove stains and discoloration. Whitening is among the most popular cosmetic dental procedures because it can greatly
improve how your teeth look. Toothzone dentists perform tooth whitening treatment with gentle care.
Whitening is not a one-time procedure. It will need to be repeated from time to time if you want to maintain the brighter color.
The outer layer of a tooth is called the enamel. The color of natural teeth is created by the reflection and scattering of light off the enamel,
combined with the color of the dentin under it. Your genes affect the thickness and smoothness of the enamel. Thinner enamel allows more of the color
of the dentin to show through. Having smoother or rougher enamel also affects the reflection of light and therefore the color.
Every day, a thin coating (pellicle) forms on the enamel and picks up stains. Tooth enamel also contains pores that can hold stains.
The most common reasons for teeth to get yellow or stained are:
Using tobacco
Drinking dark-colored liquids such as coffee, cola, tea and red wine
Not taking good care of your teeth
Aging also makes teeth less bright as the enamel gets thinner and the dentin becomes darker.It is also possible to have stains inside the tooth.
These are called intrinsic stains. For example, intrinsic stains can be caused by exposure to too much fluoride as a child while teeth are developing.
Other causes include tetracycline antibiotics. They can stain a child's teeth if taken by a mother during the second half of pregnancy or by a child who
is 8 years old or younger. Teeth are still developing during these years. Trauma may also darken a tooth.
Tooth whitening is most effective on surface (extrinsic) stains.
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Smile Makeovers
Smile makeover is a generic term in cosmetic dentistry. It's nothing but a new smile that has been designed to look better in many ways. It may align crowded teeth, close gaps, reduce protrusion, whiten,
reduce a gummy smile by botox treatments, widen a narrow smile, change the length or shape of teeth, replace missing teeth or any combination of the above.
A smile makeover usually involves at least the top eight or ten teeth and sometimes the lower eight or ten teeth too. The most frequent treatments used in
a smile makeover are multiple porcelain veneers because they are the most conservative restoration and because they are strong and highly aesthetic.
However, porcelain crowns, bridges, implants and even implant supported dentures can also be part of a smile makeover depending on the case.
Smile makeovers can also involve rapid orthodontics using Inman aligners to either prealign teeth prior to multiple porcelain veneers or to align minor
crowding of the lower teeth when only the upper teeth are to be veneered. If upper teeth only are being treated with veneers then lower teeth are usually
at least whitened.
Smile makeover can be achived by various cosmetics dental treatments.
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Botox - Gummy Smiles
Gummy Smile is a phenomenon that when some people smile, their upper lip elevates too far above their upper teeth, exposing gums and producing an unattractive smile.
This happen due to several causes. One of the causes is hyperactive muscle which elevates the upper lip. Occasionally, the gummy smile is also aggravated by a thin
upper lip that further contributes to the problem by exposing the upper gum even more.
Fortunately, gummy smile can be simply and effectively correct by Botulinum toxin, well known as Botox, injection to reduce the activity of the muscle the elevate
upper lip.
What is Botox ?
Botox(Botulinum toxin) is a protein produced by the the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It relaxes muscle by temporary block nerve impulses to the injected muscles.
This reduce muscle activity that causes lines and wrinkles. The cosmetic effect of Botox was first documented as early as 1989 and was approved by the FDA in 2002.
It is now regular used by many, both male and female, as it is less intrusive and less artificial in appearance, than traditional form of treament such as plastic
surgery.
The procedure
Prior treatment: The specialist doctor will examine and make sure you are suitable for the procedure. A topical anesthetic, or plain ice will be applied to numb
the area prior to injection.
Treatment: A small amount of Botulinum toxin will be injected at both sides of the junction of nostrill and nose to mouth fold to weaken the muscles.
Within the next 3-4 days elevation of the upper lip will gradually less and your smile is transformed, showing less gum and giving you the confidence to
smile without inhibition. The full result will be achieve 2 weeks after the treatment.
Post treatment: Avoid touching, rubbing, massage or apply make up on the treated area for 4 hours.
The procedure takes only 5-10 minutes. Specific after care instruction will be provided.
Dr.Subhalakshmi did her dissertation in Botox - Gummy Smiles as part of her MDS-Orthodontics Course. She treated around 15 Gummy smile patients using Botox.
Her dissertation was publised in Bangalore Dental Journal.
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Crowns and Bridges
"Restorative dentistry" is the term dental professionals use to explain how they replace missing or damaged teeth. The goal is to bring back your natural
smile and prevent future oral health issues.
Why restorative procedures are important?
Filling in empty spaces in the mouth helps to keep teeth in the right place.
Replacing teeth helps to maintain good oral care habits, which can help prevent oral disease and plaque buildup.
Missing teeth can affect your health, looks, and how you feel about yourself.
Restorative treatment options include bridges, crowns, and implants.
Both crowns and most bridges are fixed prosthetic devices. Unlike removable devices such as dentures, which you can take out and clean daily,
crowns and bridges are cemented onto existing teeth or implants, and can only be removed by a dentist.
Crowns:
A crown is used to entirely cover or "cap" a damaged tooth. Besides strengthening a damaged tooth, a crown can be used to improve its appearance,
shape or alignment. A crown can also be placed on top of an implant to provide a tooth-like shape and structure for function. Porcelain or ceramic crowns
can be matched to the color of your natural teeth. Other materials include gold and metal alloys, acrylic and ceramic. These alloys are generally stronger
than porcelain and may be recommended for back teeth. Porcelain bonded to a metal shell is often used because it is both strong and attractive.
Crown Treament is recommended to :
Replace a large filling when there isn't enough tooth remaining
Protect a weak tooth from fracturing
Restore a fractured tooth
Attach a bridge
Cover a dental implant
Cover a discolored or poorly shaped tooth
Cover a tooth that has had root canal treatment
Bridges :
A bridge may be recommended if you're missing one or more teeth. Gaps left by missing teeth eventually cause the remaining teeth to rotate or shift into
the empty spaces, resulting in a bad bite. The imbalance caused by missing teeth can also lead to gum disease and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders.
Bridges are commonly used to replace one or more missing teeth. They span the space where the teeth are missing. Bridges are cemented to the natural teeth or
implants surrounding the empty space. These teeth, called abutments, serve as anchors for the bridge. A replacement tooth, called a pontic, is attached to the
crowns that cover the abutments. As with crowns, you have a choice of materials for bridges. Your dentist can help you decide which to use, based on
the location of the missing tooth (or teeth), its function, aesthetic considerations and cost. Porcelain or ceramic bridges can be matched to the color of
your natural teeth.
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Dentures
Dentures are removable false teeth made of acrylic (plastic) or metal. They fit snugly over the gums to replace missing teeth and eliminate potential problems
caused by gaps. Gaps left by missing teeth can cause problems with eating and speech, and teeth either side of the gap may grow into the space at an angle.
Sometimes all the teeth need to be removed and replaced.
You may therefore need either:
complete dentures (a full set), which replace all your upper or lower teeth, or
partial dentures, which replace just one or a few missing teeth
Dentures can help prevent the above problems and, if complete dentures are needed,
Improve the appearance of your smile
Fill out your face
Give you confidence.
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Dental Implants
"Restorative dentistry" is the term dental professionals use to explain how they replace missing or damaged teeth. The goal is to bring back your natural
smile and prevent future oral health issues.
Why restorative procedures are important?
Filling in empty spaces in the mouth helps to keep teeth in the right place.
Replacing teeth helps to maintain good oral care habits, which can help prevent oral disease and plaque buildup.
Missing teeth can affect your health, looks, and how you feel about yourself.
Restorative treatment options include bridges, crowns, and implants. Dental Implants:
A dental implant is used to support one or more false teeth. It is a titanium screw that can replace the root of a tooth
when it fails. Just like a tooth root, it is placed into the jawbone.
A dental implant is a metal post that has an internal screw or clip (abutment) that holds a false tooth (or teeth) in place. Implants are usually made of titanium.
If you look after your implants properly and maintain good oral hygiene, they should last for the rest of your life.
After surgery to insert the implant your jawbone will fuse with the titanium rod. This takes several months. Dentures, crowns or bridges can be attached to the
implant to replace your missing teeth. A single implant can support one or more replacement teeth. To replace all your teeth would require at least six implants
in your upper jaw and between four and six in your lower jaw.
Having dental implants will involve at least one operation. You need to have healthy gums and your jawbone needs to be strong enough to hold the implants.
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Metal Braces
These are the metal brackets and wires that most people picture when they hear the word "braces." However, modern brackets are smaller and less noticeable
than the notorious "metal-mouth" braces than many adults remember. Plus, new heat-activated archwires use your body heat to help teeth move more quickly
and less painfully than in the past.
Pros: Least expensive type; colored bands give kids a chance to express themselves
Cons: Most noticeable type of braces
Ceramic Braces
Ceramic braces are the same size and shape as metal braces, except that they have tooth-colored or clear brackets that blend in to teeth.
Some even use tooth-colored wires to be even less noticeable.
Pros: Less noticeable than metal braces; move teeth much faster than clear plastic aligners (Invisalign)
Cons: More expensive than metal braces; Brackets can stain easily if patients don’t care for them well
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Lingual Braces
Lingual braces are the same as traditional metal braces, except that the brackets and wires are placed on the inside of teeth.
Pros: Invisible from outside
Cons: Difficult to clean; more expensive; not appropriate for severe cases; can be more uncomfortable at first; regular adjustments take longer
and are more difficult than with traditional braces
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Clearpath Aligners
Invisalign consists of a series of 18 to 30 custom-made, mouth guard-like clear plastic aligners. The aligners are removable and are replaced every 2 weeks.
Pros: Almost invisible; Patients can eat and drink whatever they want
Cons: Will not work for serious dental problems; only available for adults and teens, not children; more expensive option; can be easily lost
and costly to replace; treatment may potentially take longer
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Retainers
A dental retainer is a custom-made orthodontic appliance used to keep teeth in place after dental braces are removed.
Once your braces come off, your teeth need to settle into the jawbone and soft tissue that hold them in place. Made of wire and plastic or rubber,
retainers keep your teeth from wandering and wasting thousands of bucks worth of orthodontic work! Teeth can also shift over time, making wearing a
retainer even more important.
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Laser Dentistry
Laser dentistry can be a precise and effective way to perform many dental procedures. The potential for laser dentistry to improve dental procedures
rests in the dentist's ability to control power output and the duration of exposure on the tissue (whether gum or tooth structure),
allowing for treatment of a highly specific area of focus without damaging surrounding tissues.
What is a laser and how does it work?
A laser is an instrument that produces a very narrow, intense beam of light energy which may or may not be visible to the human eye. When laser light comes
in contact with tissue, it causes a reaction. The beam of light produced by the laser has the ability to remove, vaporize, or shape soft tissues
(gums, cheeks and tongue) or hard tissues (removal of decay).
Is it safe?
Yes. If the dental laser is used according to accepted practices by a trained practitioner, it is at least as safe as other dental instruments.
When I visit my dentist, will I be treated with the laser?
Not necessarily. Although the laser is a very useful dental instrument, it is not appropriate for every procedure. It is frequently used in conjunction
with other instruments. Please ask your dentist or hygienist about the role of laser therapy in your dental treatment.
Benefits of Laser Dentistry?
Here are some of the major benefits associated with laser dentistry:
- Procedures performed using soft tissue dental lasers may not require sutures (stitches).
- Certain laser dentistry procedures do not require anesthesia.
- Laser dentistry minimizes bleeding because the high-energy light beam aids in the clotting (coagulation) of exposed blood vessels, thus inhibiting blood loss.
- Bacterial infections are minimized because the high-energy beam sterilizes the area being worked on.
- Damage to surrounding tissue is minimized.
- Wounds heal faster and tissues can be regenerated.
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Wisdom Tooth Surgery
Wisdom tooth extraction is a surgical procedure to remove one or more wisdom teeth — the four permanent adult teeth located at the back corners of your mouth on the
top and bottom. If a wisdom tooth doesn't have room to grow (impacted wisdom tooth), resulting in pain, infection or other dental problems,
you'll likely need to have it pulled. In Toothzone Wisdom tooth extraction surgery done by an oral surgeon.
Wisdom Tooth Surgery procedure and post treatment guidelines will be explained to patients.
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Root canal treatment is the removal of the tooth's pulp, a small, thread-like tissue in the center of the tooth. Once the damaged, diseased or dead pulp is removed,
the remaining space is cleaned, shaped and filled. This procedure seals off the root canal. Years ago, teeth with diseased or injured pulps were removed.
Today, root canal treatment saves many teeth that would otherwise be lost.
Pediatric dentists are dedicated to the oral health of children from infancy through the teen years. They have the experience and qualifications to care for a
child’s teeth, gums, and mouth throughout the various stages of childhood.
Periodontal disease is a bacterial infection that infects the gum tissue causing inflammation, redness, swelling and loss of bone around the teeth.
It can affect one tooth or many.
Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery is a surgical specialty which involves the diagnosis, surgery and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects
involving both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Preventive dentistry is the modern way of helping you keep a healthy mouth. It helps you to keep your teeth, and means you need to have less dental treatment.
Dental scaling is the most common nonsurgical way to treat gum disease, which is also known as periodontitis.
A filling is a way to restore a tooth damaged by decay back to its normal function and shape. When a dentist gives you a filling, he or she first removes the
decayed tooth material, cleans the affected area, and then fills the cleaned out cavity with a filling material.
Tooth whitening lightens teeth and helps to remove stains and discoloration. Whitening is among the most popular cosmetic dental procedures because it can greatly
improve how your teeth look. Toothzone dentists perform tooth whitening treatment with gentle care.
Smile makeover is a generic term in cosmetic dentistry. It's nothing but a new smile that has been designed to look better in many ways. It may align crowded teeth, close gaps, reduce protrusion, whiten,
reduce a gummy smile by botox treatments, widen a narrow smile, change the length or shape of teeth, replace missing teeth or any combination of the above.
A smile makeover usually involves at least the top eight or ten teeth and sometimes the lower eight or ten teeth too. The most frequent treatments used in
a smile makeover are multiple porcelain veneers because they are the most conservative restoration and because they are strong and highly aesthetic.
Gummy Smile is a phenomenon that when some people smile, their upper lip elevates too far above their upper teeth, exposing gums and producing an unattractive smile.
This happen due to several causes. One of the causes is hyperactive muscle which elevates the upper lip. Occasionally, the gummy smile is also aggravated by a thin
upper lip that further contributes to the problem by exposing the upper gum even more.
"Restorative dentistry" is the term dental professionals use to explain how they replace missing or damaged teeth. The goal is to bring back your natural
smile and prevent future oral health issues.
Dentures are removable false teeth made of acrylic (plastic) or metal. They fit snugly over the gums to replace missing teeth and eliminate potential problems
caused by gaps. Gaps left by missing teeth can cause problems with eating and speech, and teeth either side of the gap may grow into the space at an angle.
Sometimes all the teeth need to be removed and replaced.
"Restorative dentistry" is the term dental professionals use to explain how they replace missing or damaged teeth. The goal is to bring back your natural
smile and prevent future oral health issues.
These are the metal brackets and wires that most people picture when they hear the word "braces." However, modern brackets are smaller and less noticeable
than the notorious "metal-mouth" braces than many adults remember. Plus, new heat-activated archwires use your body heat to help teeth move more quickly
and less painfully than in the past.
Ceramic braces are the same size and shape as metal braces, except that they have tooth-colored or clear brackets that blend in to teeth.
Some even use tooth-colored wires to be even less noticeable.
Lingual braces are the same as traditional metal braces, except that the brackets and wires are placed on the inside of teeth.
Invisalign consists of a series of 18 to 30 custom-made, mouth guard-like clear plastic aligners. The aligners are removable and are replaced every 2 weeks.
A dental retainer is a custom-made orthodontic appliance used to keep teeth in place after dental braces are removed.
Once your braces come off, your teeth need to settle into the jawbone and soft tissue that hold them in place. Made of wire and plastic or rubber,
retainers keep your teeth from wandering and wasting thousands of bucks worth of orthodontic work! Teeth can also shift over time, making wearing a
retainer even more important.
