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What is headgear? Headgear is an orthodontic appliance to treat jaw and facial deformities. Unlike most orthodontic appliances that you wear in the mouth, headgear is an extraoral appliance, which means you wear it out of your mouth and orthodontists use other parts outside the mouth to anchor (to fit in place) the appliance. In orthodontics, changing the growth of the bone in the jaws is one of the main treatments to get to the aligned and right shape for your appearance. Headgear is the best treatment to correct jaw abnormalities especially when your child is still in growing age.…
Toothache has always been a pain that you don’t want to face, especially when visiting a dentist is not possible due to your remote place or location or when you are in an emergency situation. A quick home remedy for your toothache may help you out in relieving tooth pain. However, these home remedies usually act as temporary pain relievers and may not work in some pains in teeth due to different causes of toothache. So, you will be better off asking a dentist even with a call or if possible making an appointment to get away from toothache. Here…
At the end of orthodontic treatment, orthodontists use a retainer to prevent the teeth from moving back to the previous position or stop relapse in medical terms. So, retainer means retention and here it refers to the finishing process of each orthodontic treatment to fix the tooth movement that has occurred in its place so that teeth can’t go back to the position before the orthodontic treatment. Why are retainers necessary? It is interesting to know that due to the structure of the periodontal ligament (PDL), which is a collagen fiber structure, tooth movement is made possible through orthodontics. Once…
Toothache is the pain of teeth or the surrounding structures like gums. You can get a toothache if there is an infection in or around your teeth, in the gums. Dental pulp, which carries nerve messages and transmits your pain, may be damaged due to injuries or deep infection in your teeth and is responsible for your toothache. Sometimes toothache has other pain sources not in the teeth but has other causes, which is called nondental pain. Facial nerves, muscles and joints in cheeks and jaws can also lead to a toothache. Even, migraines and other different types of headaches…
The meaning of cosmetic dentistry is any sort of action on teeth that enhances teeth look and results into better-looking appearance of face or smile. Cosmetic dentistry involves ranges of tooth and jaw work to shape any crooked and deformity in teeth and jaws. Apart from esthetics, achieving highly functional teeth has been another goal of cosmetic dentistry. Because when patients are ware of failure in their treatments, they try to have a procedure that lasts at least for some years. When you try to correct a deformity or straighten a tooth, you are not just dealing with the appearance…
Orthodontics is one of the major branches of dentistry field that deals with the alignment of teeth, treating crooked and irregular teeth. Orthodontics treats malocclusion and discrepancies in both jaws and teeth by providing the suited appliances in the right time. How can orthodontics make our face beautiful? By a quick look at before and after orthodontic photos of those people who have experienced treatment in orthodontics, you can definitely recognize the difference that orthodontics can bring about. If your smile and face symmetry have been affected because of the misalignment in your teeth and irregularities in jaws and lips,…
Enamel hypoplasia is an enamel defect that affects the amount of enamel in teeth, which causes the missing of enamel in severe cases. It is the teeth defect that has to do with both hereditary and environmental causes. The process of teeth development in early ages of children with enamel hypoplasia is disturbed. Enamel is the hardest part of teeth that coats the teeth. Ameloblasts are cells responsible for the formation of enamel. Sometimes, problems happen during the activity of ameloblast cells. These problems can affect the enamel in its calcification, mineralization, and maturation of the structure of enamel. Both…
The white teeth will give the beautiful smile an attractiveness that is unimaginable. Stained teeth or teeth that have become yellow over time can destroy all that we have in mind about beautiful look for our teeth. Teeth whitening or bleaching is the common stain removal process to whiten the teeth. There are many ways to benefit from white teeth like teeth crowning, bonding, veneers and other restorative dental procedure. Bleaching teeth is the cheapest way for having brighter teeth. Different types of teeth stains Stains on teeth are in two forms. There are teeth stains that are within the…
When it comes to cleaning teeth, the most conventional and accessible way is the same brush and toothpaste method. It is good to know that the large market of kinds of toothpaste makes decisions on “Which toothpaste is the best?” difficult. Therefore, we are pleased to discuss certain characteristics of good toothpaste. You can make up your mind easily if you know what you are using and which features you should look for in your toothpaste. Toothpaste with fluoride You may not believe that fluoride in toothpaste has decreased tooth decay levels over the years. When we want to prevent…
Gum disease is the more common term that includes the more specific terms for gum problems including gingivitis and periodontitis. What is gingivitis? Gingivitis is the inflammation of the gum tissues (gingival tissues) surrounding teeth due to bacterial activity in the biofilm (plaque buildups) of marginal gum tissues around teeth. The difference between gingivitis and periodontitis is that in gingivitis gum inflammation occurs but not the attachment or bone loss as in periodontitis. Gingivitis is almost a widespread gum problem among children compared to severe gum problems like periodontitis. Signs of gingivitis are: There are two types of gingivitis: What…