Dental implants.

how long should the Numbness and tingling remains after dental anathesia?

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:47:41 +0000

Many patients feels discomfort and even a little fear when the anesthesia remains for hours after extraction or root canal. Normally the numbness will remain for 2-4 hours in lower teeth and 1-2 hours in upper teeth. Some times the tingling may remains a little longer if the case needs more than one injection.

general speaking if the numbness remained for more than 6-8 hours you should call your your dentist although in the vast majority of cases it will heal shortly. If the tingling remained more than 12 hours you should see your dentist immediately specially if the extraction is on the lower jaw.

Some times during lower wisdom surgical extraction the nerve may get pressed a little which may cause temporary nerve injury or even complete nerve cutting in rare cases which can be the cause of prolonged tingling. But generally this type of complication is not common [...]

Teeth whitening, An interview with a professional.

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:41:21 +0000

An in depth interview with a cosmetic dentist about at home teeth whitening, dentist teeth whitening that covering almost every thing about this subject. The discussion is very scientific, simple and informative. [...]

Is teeth caps and bridges weakening the tooth?

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:07:24 +0000

I really surprised by the number of patients asking this question especially that we make tooth caps to strength and support teeth. Before we start our discussion about this question we have to know first what is teeth caps and the indications of using it [...]

Professional dentist teeth whitening

admin — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:38:29 +0000

Dentist applied professional teeth whitening is the most effective and safe method between all the available teeth whitening products. The results are usually great with less side effects as the material applied in a complete isolated condition so the material has less contact with gum and check. Some dentist whitening systems are light activated while the others activated chemically by catalyst gel. [...]

Teeth implants.

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:09:37 +0000

We can consider these days as the era of teeth implants in dentistry. And i have to say that it really deserve it's reputation as dental implants really offered a solution to replace extracted teeth that was beyond our imagination. As a result of the proved success of this technology many researchers are trying to get the best from it and today it is almost used in almost all the aspects of dental treatment. Some times it is used to support orthodontic appliances , Fix loose dentures, Replaces single extracted tooth or even support a dental bridge . [...]

Gum boil

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:40:49 +0000

Gum boil is usually presented as small opining in the gum that drain pus or sometimes blood if you apply pressure to it. The area around the boil is usually a little swallowed and red. The pus drainage may stop for a while and the opining may even close, but usually if the case is not treated the pus will be accumulated again in the tissue and the opining will appear again to drain the formed pus. The neighboring tooth usually is sensitive to pressure and produce pain with chewing but sometimes the pain is not obvious in chronic cases. The neighboring tooth usually have a very large cavity or severe periodontal problems. The patient usually complain of bad breath and salty bad taste as a result of the drained pus. [...]

8 advices on brushing kids teeth.

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:02:12 +0000

8 tips on how to brush your kid's teeth, choose your kids tooth brush, tooth paste, also when to start brushing for your baby and many other useful tips. [...]

Advices for new denture wearers.

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:47:26 +0000

do you have a new denture ? congratulations, Read this article to know how to use it, clean it and also eat with it and many other useful info. [...]

Have about dental care ?? click here to ask and we promise that our dentists team will answer it within 24 h, and it is completely FREE

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:52:12 +0000

Post your question about dental care and treatments here and we will answer it within 24 hours, the service is completely free and also professional dentists will answer you. [...]

Bad breath causes, prevention and treatment.

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:38:20 +0000

Every body dreams of fantastic smile but this smile can turn to horrible one if accompanied with bad breath. it is not necessary that bad breath is a sign of oral or general disease condition, it also can present in healthy people. it is like any other body odor caused by bacteria. These bad odors is the result of bacterial fermentation of food debris and beverages which produce volatile sulfur compounds which is the main cause of bad odor.

But also bad breath can be the first significant sign of some general diseases like diabetes for example so such complain should be taken seriously and carefully investigated.

Causes of halitosis or bad breath:

oral and dental causes:

A- Medical illness or diseases:

1-bad oral hygiene: persons with bad oral hygiene tend to have bad breath due to decompositions of food debris by oral bacteria.

2-Gum disease: persons with gingival or periodontal diseases like [...]

Denture Adhesives.

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:57:01 +0000

Article telling you if you need denture adhesives also types, usage and selection of the prober type that best fit your case. [...]

Liver disease and tooth extraction.

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:43 +0000

article about the role of dentist in offering a safe tooth extraction in hepatic or liver patient. [...]

Cheap false teeth indications and problems.

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:55 +0000

Article discussing the cheap types of false teeth like acrylic temporarily partial dentures and explain the problems associated with these cheap types and how to avoid it. [...]

Wisdom teeth symptoms

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:22:14 +0000

Article about the symptoms of impacted wisdom tooth including pain, swelling, pus oozing, jaw stiffness and lymph nodes enlargement and how to manage the pain till you go to your dentist. [...]

Extraction vs filling of kids’s milk tooth.

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:10:51 +0000

choosing between extraction and filling or conservation is a very common decision that both dentists and patients have to take every day. With adults the decision making is much more easier, if the tooth is restorable and the patient can pay for the treatment then we simply conserve the tooth. If the patient is a child then the process of decision making is much more harder as many factors affect the selection of the treatment plan that the dentist have to follow.

1-Child’s age:

This factor is very important as it well judge the cooperation of the child during treatment process so the cooperative patient is giving more chance to the success of lengthy treatments like filling or even root canal when uncooperative patient may drive the dentist to extraction.

2- The time left for the tooth to come out or shedding:

The dentist here estimate the time left for [...]