Archive for June, 2010
Why Children and Adolescents Can’t Get Dental Implants
Many teenagers lose their teeth due to various accidents and are unable to save their knocked out teeth by re-implanting them. In order to minimize bone loss, a dental implant is usually the ideal treatment. An expert in dental implants at my dental school has called dental implants the standard of care when it comes [...]
Three Videos of Laser Lingual Frenectomy Procedures
A lot of people delay getting things done due to a fear of the unknown. A few months ago, I wrote about how children might need to get frenectomies. I think that the whole procedure can be better understood through the use of video. Many people who are tongue-tied don’t want to get a lingual [...]
A Popping Click When You Open Your Jaw Is Pretty Common
If you experience a popping sound, a grating sound, or a click when you open your mouth, you’re not alone. Many people have slight problems with their jaw joint, which is formally known as the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ for short. Whenever we want to open our mouth, our jaw glides down and forward to [...]
The Nine Dental Specialties: What You Should Know
When you go to your family dentist, chances are that you are visiting a general dentist. This is a dentist that has completed four years of postgraduate dental school and has received the dental degree of DMD or DDS. Upon graduation, I am planning to practice general dentistry. Some dentists choose to obtain two to [...]
How Much Fluoride Is In a PPM (Part Per Million)?
Have you ever wondered exactly how much fluoride is in your drinking water? Usually fluoride is measured using the vague unit ppm. The abbreviation ppm stands for parts per million. Let’s say that you run a test to find out how much fluoride is in your drinking water and you find that the fluoride level [...]
Is Sparkling Water Bad For Your Teeth?
Lately, my wife and I have been trying to kick our habit of carbonated beverages with sugar and artificial sweeteners. To fill the void, we’ve started sampling various types of seltzer water, club soda, sparkling water, and carbonated mineral water. Our favorite, although a bit expensive for our tight dental student budget is Perrier Lemon [...]
Why Dentists Need to Take Impressions of Your Teeth
As I’ve been assisting the third and fourth-year dental students in the clinic over the past couple of years, I’ve had the opportunity of taking quite a few impressions on many different patients. I think the whole impression and plaster pouring ordeal is kind of interesting. However, many students and patients don’t seem to love [...]
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