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  For many people, an appointment with the dentist is a ‘have to do’ activity that they’d rather avoid. The averseness to visiting one usually stems from years of misinformation about what it is that dentists do and how they do it. There isn’t always pain and torment waiting for you at your nearest dental practice. However, there is always something to learn from your  dentist in Hills District . In this blog, we share some questions to consider asking during your next visit that will go a long way towards reducing your fears.   1- What Dietary Changes Can I Make To Improve The State Of My Teeth? The types of food and drinks we consume can have either positive or negative consequences on our teeth. Your teeth may be rotting or discoloured because of a poor diet, so check with your dentist about what you should be eating and drinking to keep yours healthy and strong. 2- How Can I Combat Bad Breath From Home? Bad breath, also known as halitosis, can be a result of...

There are a number of ways you can crack a tooth: ·                Grinding your teeth ·                 Biting into hard things ·                Injury or accident ·                Weakening of the tooth through gum disease ·                Teeth with large fillings ·                Clenching your jaw ·                Extreme hot and cold temperature changes in the mouth.   How will my cracked tooth be fixed? How your cracked tooth can be fixed depends on the severity and location of the crack. Different treat...

  A toothache is likely to affect everyone at some stage in their lives.  Sometimes the pain comes out of nowhere – and it can be in varying degrees, ranging from a dull throb to a sharp and severe stabbing pain. No matter what level of pain your toothache is causing it can be pretty distressing. And a toothache at night, where it affects your ability to sleep, can be a really REALLY horrible experience.   What can I do at home to help ease the pain? If you are experiencing severe pain, or any other extreme discomfort or swelling in your mouth, teeth or gums, you should  call us immediately and make an appointment to have it urgently reviewed.   If you’re experiencing toothache that is not extreme, or you can’t get to your dentist immediately, here are a few remedies you can try in order to ease the discomfort at home: ✅ Apply a cold compress (or even a bag of frozen vegi es) to the painful area; ✅ Take pain relievers such as paracetamol and ibupro...

  A number of conditions may require oral surgery, including: Impacted Teeth Wisdom teeth, otherwise known as third molars, are the last set of teeth to develop. Sometimes these teeth emerge from the gum line and the jaw is large enough to allow room for them, but most of the time, this is not the case. More often, one or more of these third molars fails to emerge in proper alignment or fails to fully emerge through the gum line and becomes entrapped or "impacted" between the jawbone and the gum tissue. Impacted wisdom teeth can result in swelling, pain, and infection of the gum tissue surrounding the wisdom teeth. In addition, impacted wisdom teeth can cause permanent damage to nearby teeth, gums, and bone and can sometimes lead to the formation of cysts or tumors that can destroy sections of the jaw. Therefore, dentists recommend people with impacted wisdom teeth have them surgically removed. It's not just wisdom teeth that sometimes become impacted and need to ...

  A dental implant is an artificial tooth root replacement and is used in prosthetic dentistry to support restorations that resemble a tooth or group of teeth. There are several types of dental implants ; the most widely accepted and successful is the osseointegrated implant, based on the discovery by Swedish Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark that titanium can be successfully fused into bone when osteoblasts grow on and into the rough surface of the implanted titanium. This forms a structural and functional connection between the living bone and the implant. A variation on the implant procedure is the implant-supported bridge, or implant-supported denture.  More comfortable and secure Better chewing efficiency. Helps to maintain the bone Do not have to trim the adjacent teeth as in case of dental bridges. Who is a good dental implant candidate? Person with good health and strong immune system is a good candidate for dental implants . Good bone quality and quantity is an add...

  Dermal fillers are becoming the latest craze among those who want to erase ”laugh lines“ and other wrinkles but don’t want to go under the knife. Some doctors say they provide a more natural look than cosmetic surgery, with minimal risk and less discomfort-in just minutes. Injected into the skin, fillers promise to restore a youthful appearance by plumping up areas that have, with ageing lost fat and other structural components . Fillers claim to be able to contour your face to give you a shapelier chin or fuller lips and cheeks, for example.   Different fillers have different cosmetic effects and last for varying amounts of time; each has pros and cons.   Various kinds of safe, natural and man-made materials are used as dermal fillers ; these have been specifically developed over the years for use in the skin. Two kinds of dermal fillers are usually suggested for the face: semi-permanent and non-permanent.The semi-permanent type (e.g. Radiesse and Sculptra)...