Why Do Wisdom Teeth Become Impacted? The reasons why wisdom teeth become impacted is that there is an obstruction which is preventing them from fully erupting. The two causes of an obstruction are the adjacent tooth and also simply that there is not enough room in the jaw bone to accommodate this extra tooth. Wisdom …
In part one, we looked at causes of tooth staining known as extrinsic tooth discoloration. In this article, we will look at Intrinsic tooth staining. There are various types if intrinsic tooth staining and the common ones include the following: A dead tooth Worn enamel Fluorosis Enamel defects A heavily filled tooth Decay Let’s go …
Wisdom Tooth Pain Out of a full set of 32 adult teeth, you have 4 wisdom teeth. Dentists commonly refer to wisdom teeth as “third molars” or “8s.” The term third molar refers to the fact that there are 3 back molars in total on each jaw and the wisdom tooth is the last molar …
Clear Braces There are different names for clear braces such as Invisalign, 6 Month Smiles, ClearCorrect, ClearSmile, FastBraces, Quick Straight Teeth and Inman Aligners. The difference then compared to today In the past only children ever had orthodontic treatment and the main reason was that it was unsightly for adults to have a mouth full …
If there is one single thing that will most likely cause you to lose all your teeth, it’s this, Gum disease. There are different names for gum disease such as phorrhea, gingivitis, periodontal disease and periodontitis. The reason why gum disease is so sinister is that it can be present for a long time and …
Is needing a root canal treatment, really as bad as it sounds? “You need a root canal treatment” is one phrase that patients read to hear from their dentist. All sorts of questions will go on through your mind and may be worth receiving advice and further scaremongering from work colleagues, family and other acquaintances. …
Dentures are commonly referred to as “false teeth”, “ plastic removable teeth” , “false nashers” or ” a plate.” Denture basics There are two types of dentures. They are called partial dentures and full dentures. Partial dentures replace one or more teeth but the patient will still have a few of their own natural teeth …
All dentures are traditionally made out of a hard plastic material called acrylic but now there are newer materials which do not have the disadvantages of traditional dentures. Flexite and Valplast are two such newer denture types. They are much thinner, can be made smaller and stay in better than traditional dentures. As already stated, the …