If your teeth are damaged due to wear, physical impact or decay-related effects, you can restore them by having inlays, onlays, or crowns fitted to your teeth. These are teeth replacements made of composite resin, porcelain or gold. Inlays are for small replacements at the center of the crown, onlays are for entire upper crown surfaces, while crowns are for the entire exposed part of the teeth. The extent of damage on your teeth will determine which one you get fitted with.
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Everyone's morning routine differs. Some may go for a run as soon as they're up; others don't get dressed until after breakfast. Brushing your teeth can fit anywhere in your routine. It is generally agreed that you should spend two minutes brushing your teeth in the morning, but should you do this before or after breakfast to keep your teeth healthy?
Should you brush after you eat?
This makes sense.
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Having a root canal treatment performed on one of your teeth is one of the more unpleasant procedures in the world of dentistry, and nobody wants to contemplate the thought of having to undergo it twice. However, every medical procedure comes with a chance that it may fail, and occasionally a root canal treatment may fail, or the affected tooth may become reinfected, despite the best efforts of both yourself and your dentist.
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Bleeding gums are one of the first warning signs of gum disease, so you should make an appointment with your dentist if blood starts to appear. This is the same for everyone, but certain people are more susceptible.
Pregnancy
During pregnancy, your hormones can make you crave odd foods, experience mood swings, and generally leave you feeling a little bewildered. Unfortunately, they can also increase your risk of gum disease. Around half of soon-to-be-mothers experience bleeding gums or pregnancy gingivitis.
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For some odd reason, most mere mortals fear a trip to the dentist over their annual doctor's checkup. The idea of going in and having someone poke and prod around in one's mouth seems so off-putting that it can be years before an appointment is made - by which time some serious decay has occurred. Dental appointments should be made every six months, but the amount of people who actually visit their dentist regularly are few and far between.
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