Dental Health
Dental health or oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth, teeth, tongue and gums healthy and clean through constant brushing and flossing to avoid gum disease and tooth loss. Practicing oral health must be a lifetime habit.
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Did you bleach your teeth yourself using household items? Anyway don't do anything about it now, you might just make it worse. Go...
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Read the label for Phosphoric acid, but in any case, soft drinks don't affect teeth that much if you just rinse out with water...
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That all depends. A crown is to replace the function of the tooth, given that it's normal anatomy and...
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Do the decayed teeth have fillings? Did the doctor do a mercury test? Old filings had mercury, and when they leak alot they can...
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AnswerIf it bothers you, go to an orthodontist and get braces. It may require minor surgery, but if you only have a minor gap,...
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Many people have sensative teeth to hot and cold. The toothpaste Sensodine is excellent to prevent this. It may take a couple...
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No it's not. See a dentist.
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If you mean pop then Pepsi and Coke.
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No. The dentist would always be sure your teeth were healthy before putting the braces on. If you had over-lapping teeth (your...
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Yes it can. Your child from the age of 4 should have been going for the odd check-up just to get use to going to the dentist. ...
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No one dentist can be the dentist for all people- it should be who is the best dentist in the world for ME. The answer is the...
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Many people don't realize that there may be 3 - 4 canals in a tooth and sometimes the dentist may miss the extra canals. Also...
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You can drink out of a straw after 1 week. Sometimes, its longer or shorter but mostly a week is long enough.
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THE BEST THING TO TRY is "oil of cloves", directly on the site that is painful. You don't need a prescription, and most...
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There is no quick way to "get rid of" swelling in your jaw. You can reduce the swellig a bit by taking Ibuprofen and applying a...
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Yes. http://www.dental-picture-show.com/mouthguards/a3-mouth-guards-types.html
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This is going to vary some according to the area you live in. I paid $3000 for everything including all my teeth extracted, the...
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Sometimes if you keep your mouth widely open for a long period of time, you jaw undergoes stress and it tends to crack for a...
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Well, it's alot like regular french-kissing,except the key is to be gentle! If you have the braces, then it's your job to make...
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teeth grinding or bruxism has no single cause but is regularly put down to stress and pressure, stressful living. it is more...
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Usually - yes. Today, dentists have advanced instruments and equipment that makes it possible to complete a root canal in one...
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AnswerThey have a lot of experience from 6 years of school, They have a lot of experience because if they did not they would not...
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48 hoursTo prevent serious complications, such as a dry socket, it is best to wait at least 48 hours to smoke after any dental...
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Since you would have to go to school for dentistry as well as forensic science you would probably earn more than the average...
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Allergies to Dentures are very rare. If You think you may be you can do a test with a sample of acrylic to wear on the roof of...
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Clean your tongue. The metabolic processes of bacteria that live on your tongue and decaying food particles in the crevices of...
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google that question! Doesn't it say on the box?
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Braces themselves don't. But they make it difficult to maintain really good dental hygiene, which can cause gums to recede. If...
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There shouldn't be a connection between a sore throat and the eruption of teeth. Unless there is an infection in your mouth. I...
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copper, silver and carbon are not real ores but could be found as pure elements: carbon as coal, or diamond. Silver as nuggets....
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grade 12 diploma, and minimum 10-11 years after that! 4 years undergrad, 4 years dental school (must be in top 10% of class to...
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AnswerI just fell off my bike and gave my tooth a concuison, well that's what the dentist said. Pretty much I had trama and I was...
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Check the Dallas Yellow Pages under "Dentists". Many of them advertise weekend and evening hours.
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Researchers and scientists are now begining come forward with the findings that too much fluoride actually distroys teeth by...
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No, it just depends of your preference.
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Yes, of course it is good for your teeth. Also yes, it is a bit high in fat, but you can still get calciun from it. Cheese is...
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yes, they can help to straighten your front teeth or just to keep them in place.
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A dental explorer is used to probe the toothe surfaces for decay. Somtimes we can not tell or feel if we have a pin hole areas...
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Yes, you can eat with orthodontic spacers. Just make sure you watch what type of foods you are eating. When I had spacers, I...
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The average cost for having two teeth extracted is around two to three hundred dollars. It all depends on the location of the...
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You have temporo-mandibular joint disorders (TMD), probably caused from the way your teeth come together. It might be caused...
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Dental insurance and Medicade will cover braces.
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Go back to the dentist and get them redone, they should garenty there work for 5 yrs. Or get in touch ADA in your state ,...
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A pulpothomy cleans only a part of the pulp chamber, removing some of the nerve and disinfecting partly. It is a temporary...
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In most places, by law, a dentist has to take x-rays, and analyze them before doing any kind of treatment, even for extraction of...
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It depends on how the teeth are positioned and what your orthoodontist's plans are for how he/she is going to straighten your...
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protruding chin can be corrected if the person is below the age of 21. It can be managed with head gear and chin cup.
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AnswerIt depends on a number of facters. Number one being expierience.Next is location. It also depends on the dentist you work...
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Poor filling on a root canal can allow food,sugars,bacteria,...ect, to decay the tooth.Although the root is gone you still have...
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Teeth help ingest food (take food into the mouth) and process it for digestion (chew food so that the food's nutrients will be...
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If you suspect an Abscess, you need to see a Doctor immediately! Preferably a "E.N.T" ( Ear, Nose, & Throat ), but you can...
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Take her straight back to the dentist first. You can rinse with salt water 3 or 4 times a day and Listerine (Listerine kills...
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Depending the area where you are having your teeth pulled people may only see a space but the actual "hole" where the tooth was...
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The blood clot breaks down and is reabsorbed in to you body
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The pain is normal for up to two weeks. If there is a tingling sensation though that may mean that the doctor nicked your the...
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No. Fluoride causes dental fluorosis, a condition that makes teeth hard and brittle with discoloration, chipping and pitting of...
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I would say as needed.
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One to two tea spoons of salt for one cup of water.
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You should. If you didn't (or don't) I would call the dentist/oral surgeon and ask to be prescribed some. If that doesn't work...
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Did you have a chart done of the work he would do? If so, that is the amount you had agreed upon. If he did other teeth to be...
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Professinal Nite White that you can buy at your dentist office
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Yes, an electric tooth brush cleans plaque off better and faster.
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This has been happening to me on and off for years. The cracks are painful and only get worse each time you open your mouth. Ask...
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I believe what you are refering to is known as the nerve, also refered to as dental pulp or pulp chamber. This is found deep...
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They are just part of your teeth- they help you chew, etc.
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soda effects your teeth because the sugar just digs into your teeth.
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As a practicing dentist in SW. Florida, I'd say about $650 to $1100 for a dental crown. Some of the difference in price depends...
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During the 1st trimester, all the major body organs form. The heart begins to beat at 4 weeks, and by the end of the 1st...
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Yes, if they push the two together then you should get them extracted. Usualy people get them taken out because they push the...
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You can use it in homemade toothpaste recipes in place of baking soda. Also used in the construction trade when 'snapping' a...
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More than likely the hearing loss is unrelated to the wisdom teeth being removed. The tinnitis may be related to the pain...
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Yes, go see a dentist. The crown may have leaked around the margin or you could have a bad margin on the crown that cuasead a...
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close your eyes and let someone do it so you will not feel it! Yeah IT IS MORE GOOD IF U ARE STILL BABY... SO U WILL NEVER EVER...
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You can smoke 12-24 hours after extraction but then again, you have to take into consideration many factors, for instance: was it...
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Well I'm not a dentist, but my aunt is going to college for it. I am pretty sure that dentists' DO NOT use math. I think they use...
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never brush and never visit your dentist or orthodontist. they only lie. your teeth will fix itself. when you are heartbroken...
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See your Dentist, ASAP. Having this area exposed is an invitation to infection, which will result in a possible abscess, which...
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It is very early. Usually it starts from age 5 and over. See your dentist to clarify it it's really a permanent tooth.
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in two days but be careful
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In 2000 50 Cent survived being shot 9 times.
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Make your next appointment before you leave. They will remind you! Mine sends a card a week or so ahead of time and then call the...
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This is what the 1st person said, and I agree, but would like to add to it, but first here's waht they said. First of all, it...
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could be several different things, but should be looked at by a doctor
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The answer is the nerve, or the pulpa of the tooth. This is the part of the tooth that gives you the most pain when exposed. In...
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