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If a lump swelling has just popped up inside of your lower lip, it is likely that a mucous cyst has developed. Although lower lip is the common spot in majority of cases, they can form in other oral tissues. Don’t worry and stay calm since mucous cysts are harmless. If don’t go away within a few days, doctors remove these small cysts for you. Types of mucous cysts Mucous cysts have the same characteristics and one common cause. The superficial types will rise up from your skin and some of them will be a little deeper in the inner…
Denture stomatitis typically occurs among denture-wearers and it affects mostly the mucous surface of upper or maxillary soft tissues. Your oral soft tissues, where the denture surface is placed, and your palate appear red and inflamed. The primary causes of denture stomatitis are poor oral health and lack of denture hygiene or care. Candida albicans fungus is the pathogen responsible for candida-induced denture stomatitis. Normally, candida species inhibit in oral cavity but does not miss any chance to cause harm if there is a good environment for them to breed. Denture stomatitis is likely if you continue on poor oral…
Denture adhesives (also called adherent or simply glue) come in powder, paste, or cream form which are used to improve the stability and retention of dentures. They fix and tighten the dentures in place, preventing any movements and dislodgment of the dentures on the bone ridge or the surface of your gums. There will not be any slippage during speaking or chewing, so it increases your functional abilities to an optimal level. How does denture adhesive work? Denture adhesive is applied undersurface of the dentures and on your soft tissues like gum and alveolar ridge. One great feature of denture…
Just as your natural teeth require routine cleaning and care, your false teeth or dentures demand regular maintenance, care, and cleaning. Regardless of the type of false teeth that you use, you need to take proper care of your dentures to do your daily tasks of eating, chewing, and speaking. Fixed partial dentures are fixed and need a dentist to remove for cleaning, but even these dentures still require care and cleaning. This way, you will prevent risks of oral health and maintain perfect shape and condition for your oral appliance. If you are wearing removable partial dentures, complete dentures…
Snap-in dentures (or Snap-on) are a type of implant-supported denture, which means they are secure in your mouth using implants. If you are missing a majority of your teeth or all of your teeth, it will satisfy your needs. Snap-in dentures will replace your missing teeth and you will benefit from the beautiful smile and teeth again. It highly affects your appearance and brings your daily eating and speaking functions back to normal. To put it simply, a denture is a dental prosthodontic or false teeth that are inserted in your mouth to have normal oral functions like chewing…
Wisdom teeth are a common type of impacted teeth. Impacted tooth is a one fails to erupts due to some factors that affect the normal eruption and emergence of the tooth and will remain either covered in the alveolar ridge or can be exposed into the gum. Lack of adequate space for normal eruption will cause the wisdom tooth to be obstructed and, therefore, lead to complications and risks to other adjacent teeth or even infections or cysts in the gums and surrounding soft tissues around. Around 20% of people may have one or two impacted wisdom teeth in their…
If you have developed severe pain, bad breath, and delayed healing after a tooth extraction procedure, you will better call your dentist. You may have developed dry socket (alveolar osteitis), one of the complications of tooth extraction. Dry socket is not common and will affect mostly molar teeth extraction in the lower jaw. Wisdom tooth extraction is the most possible procedure that a dry socket can show up. To rule out the possibility of other usual problems like bone spur, the dentist will examine the site of tooth extraction and may take x-rays to reach an exact diagnosis. The pain…
For some people dealing with what happens after pulling a tooth can be stressful. But by following what your dentist instructs you to do after tooth extraction process, you won’t have any stress and worries. Why is tooth extraction done? There are many reasons for pulling a tooth. Saving even one natural tooth is the first principle of any dentist. There are situations where teeth are so severely decayed or damaged that can’t be fixed anymore. A dentist comes to the point of extracting a tooth in cases when: Care after a tooth extraction (dos and don’ts) If you follow…
As of 2021, over 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases. In the United States, 26% of adults have tooth decay and 46% have gum disease. Because bad oral health is this prevalent, most people know about the basic health risks that this poses. However, most don’t know that aside from directly oral-related issues, bad oral health can lead to many other more serious conditions. Adverse Effects of Poor Oral Health: Heightened likelihood of infections The human mouth is the dirtiest part of your body and has been proven to house more bacteria than any other area. Thus, when one…
Tongue is an important muscle part in the mouth with taste, chewing, and speaking roles. There are situations in which you accidentally bite your tongue and may feel pain afterward. It is quite normal that a bitten tongue happens and there is usually no serious problem. You may have experienced that often. Tongue muscle benefits from an enormous supply of blood through the veins. If severe injuries occur to the tongue, it can cause a lot of bleeding and you will need a doctor to treat the injured tongue. But a tongue biting from chewing harshly or during sleeping will…