When you decide to seek professional help for your discolored teeth, the dentist will take a look at your teeth to determine if teeth-whitening services would offer effective results. To determine this answer, the dentist will need to figure out if the tooth stains are extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic stains are located on the outside parts of the teeth, while intrinsic stains are on the insides of the teeth.
How do intrinsic stains occur?
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The next time you visit the dentist, he or she might ask you questions related to your sleep habits. If you are wondering why your dentist cares about this, it is most likely because your dentist offers treatment options for sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a disorder that affects many people, and it can be very dangerous if left untreated. Here are some of the signs that can indicate that you may have sleep apnea.
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A chipped tooth can negatively affect your appearance, especially if the damaged tooth is near the front of your mouth. Nevertheless, there are cosmetic dental applications that can improve the look of a damaged tooth.
Here are a few ways that a cosmetic dentist can help restore a chipped tooth.
Apply Bonding Material
Dental bonding material is a resin-based material that can be used to seal places on a tooth's surface where the tooth material has been breached.
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Your child is likely to start getting baby teeth around 8 months and will beginning losing them from age six going forward.
The natural progression puts 20 baby teeth into your child's mouth, which will eventually be replaced by 28 permanent teeth excluding the wisdom teeth.
Some parents often ask family dentists what is the point of brushing baby teeth if they are all going to fall off anyway. Below are the reasons for taking care of baby teeth even though they are only temporary:
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In some cases, your dentist may tell you that you need a jaw bone graft. Have questions about this process and when it's necessary? Here's what you need to know.
Why Do People Lose Their Jaw Bones?
In some cases, you may have a congenital issue that makes you born without a jaw bone. In other cases, your jawbone may deteriorate over time. In particular, when you get teeth extracted from the back of your mouth, the jaw bone has nothing to do.
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