Tooth decay is the most common dental problem worldwide. About 2.3 billion people of the world population have at least one decayed tooth. Around 23% (i.e.) 530 million of those victims are kids. It is a well-known fact that children are easily susceptible to cavities. As cavities form permanent damages over the teeth surfaces, it … Continue reading 5 dangers of untreated tooth decay
Everyone knows that smoking is detrimental to our dental health as the habit tends to teeth discoloration, cause gum infections, affect the salivary flow, etc. People who are simply standing around a smoker are also susceptible to various smoking-related diseases. Researchers found that the combination of smoke from the fume of burning tobacco and other … Continue reading What are the possible dental damages caused by passive smoking?
Do you sense any tingling or itching sensation in your mouth after eating particular foods? Encountering such irritations in the mouth and throat after consuming certain fruits and raw vegetables occurs due to Oral Allergy Syndrome. Such food allergies are primarily triggered by the immune system when it detects even a tiny amount of allergens … Continue reading Why do you have mild difficulties in your mouth after eating some raw vegetables and fruits?
Supernumerary teeth are defined as the additional teeth developed along with the typical sets of teeth. Generally, a person 20 baby teeth which are replaced by 32 adult teeth (28 permanent teeth + 4 wisdom teeth) as he/she grows. Various factors tend to grow such extra teeth anywhere in your mouth. This condition is called … Continue reading What is meant by Supernumerary tooth?
Waking up with toothache or sensitivity or soreness in teeth every day is something you should neglect. As the sharp pain in teeth eases as the day progresses, many people think that painful morning teeth are common. However, such weird feel in your teeth after waking up is a manifestation of various dental problems and … Continue reading What causes painful teeth upon waking?
There are many developmental dental abnormalities more than you know. In this article, we are going to see one of such dental anomalies – Tooth Gemination. It is a rare condition defined as a tooth’s morphological alteration. At times, people confuse this unusual condition with tooth fusion but both are two different conditions. Gemination … Continue reading Is tooth gemination the reason for double teeth in babies?
Do you know that poor oral health can infect every aspect of your body? On average, your mouth is a habitat of 6 billion bacteria that belong to different species. When you ingest those microbes, they enter the bloodstream and can easily intrude on the internal organs.
Pulp Stones are typical structures that develop with calcified concentrations in the pulp chamber of your teeth. The pulp is the innermost layer located in the hollow center of a tooth and it holds the nerves, and blood vessels to supply periodontal ligaments with nutrients. The calcifications inside the pulp cavity are hard to … Continue reading Pulp Stone – Causes, Types, and Removal
Sedation Dentistry is a blessing for people who are so phobic about dental treatments. Dentists recommend this to people nervous about sitting in a dental seat, irrespective of the dental disorder. It is a common dental approach and involves administering a sedative to lessen the awareness of the procedure and relax the anxious patient during … Continue reading Different types of sedation used in dental treatments
Jaw bone is the strongest bone in your facial skeleton and it provides the essential framework to your facial features. Besides forming the mouth structure, the jaw bone helps us in speaking, chewing properly. The loss of bone in one or more parts of the jaw will affect various aspects of your oral health.
