Archive for 'dental pain'
wear on front teeth
March 10th, 2010. Published under Dental Veneers, cosmetic dentistry, dental pain, healthy teeth. No Comments.
Wear on front teeth is a common problem that is seen every day in dental offices. As you can see from the photo’s, this can range from moderate to quite severe. The patient in the first photo has wear on her lower front teeth which was caused by veneers on her upper front teeth that were too bulkey. As the teeth wear down, the bite or occlusion becomes more and more closed, which leads to more wear and shorter teeth. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that the layer below the enamel wears 7 times faster than the enamel…which is the hardest substance in the body. If left untreated, the problem becomes more severe and significantly costly to correct. (as in the second photo).
Sports Drinks and Your Teeth
February 8th, 2010. Published under dental pain, healthy teeth, tooth decay. No Comments.
Sports drinks contain more sugar than many cola products and cause greater enamel damage.
Continuous sipping of sports drinks throughout the day continually bathes teeth in sugar, a perfect breeding ground for plaque.
Heavy consumption of sports drinks is linked to tooth decay.
Soda and Your Teeth
February 4th, 2010. Published under dental pain, healthy teeth, tooth decay. No Comments.
One 12-ounce can of soda contains between 10-12 teaspoons of sugar!
Acids in soft drinks begin to dissolve tooth enamel in only 20 minutes.
“Sugar free” or diet sodas also contain acid that can damage your teeth.
Heavy soda consumption is linked to tooth decay.
STA…What’s new in dental injections
March 11th, 2009. Published under cosmetic dentistry, dental pain, painfree dentistry. No Comments.
Anesthetic injections for dental procedures have not really changed in 100 years…Until now. Milestone Scientific introduces the STA, single tooth anesthesia. The computer confirms proper needle placement, uses low-pressure delivery, allowing a greater volume to be administered- thus a more predictable, precise, faster and non-threatening injection, with no collateral numbing! All of this = Happy Patients!