Dental Treatment

With good oral hygiene, a low-sugar and low-acid diet, wearing a mouthguard while playing sport, and frequent visits to the dentist, the risk of tooth decay, gum disease and tooth loss can be reduced.

In general, dental hygiene is recommended for everyone, including young children, to visit the dentist at least twice a year. And new technologies ensure that care for the dental and oral health is almost always painless.

Dental Check Ups

Your dental professional will start by asking questions about your general health and medications when you go for a dental check-up. Numerous health conditions affect your oral health, and vice versa. And some medicinal products can affect your mouth or need to be taken into account before treatment.

Your dentist will use small tools inserted into your mouth to examine each tooth, such as a mirror and a probe. The dentist is searching for issues like tooth decay, gum disease and other conditions.

Soft tissues such as gums, tongue, lips, cheeks, and palate are often examined and tested regularly for oral cancer and other potential problems. Your dentist might also be able to examine the jaw joints and the lymph nodes within the neck under some conditions.

If it is difficult to see a possible dental problem the dentist may need to take x-rays. If there is an issue, your dentist should clarify the treatment options and give you a cost estimate and the likely waiting time.

Scaling and Cleaning - Dental Treatment

Scaling and cleaning of the teeth includes scraping built-up debris. This may involve particles from food, soft plaque or hard calculus. The primary causes of gum disease are plaque and calculus.

The dentist or hygienist then brushes and polishes the teeth with a polishing paste using a revolving brush. This helps to cure gum disease, and to avoid it.

You will be given tailor-made instructions on how to maintain your oral hygiene between appointments, as this is essential to help keep your gums safe.

Dental Fillings

Dental fillings are used to treat the tooth decay that has created a cavity (hole). To extract the decay the dentist uses a drill and other devices. Cleaning, drying, and sealing the cavity with a filling material.

There are a number of products available for cavity filling. Advice on the most appropriate material will be provided based on the size, shape, and position of the necessary filling. A common choice is tooth-colored filling material, which can restore both the tooth's cosmetic appearance and its shape and function.

Treatments to fix damaged teeth

Your dentist can recommend different treatments for recovering damaged teeth. Those treatments help restore your teeth's look, shape, and function. They cover:

• Bonding – chipped, gaped, discolored or mischievously formed teeth may be handled with bonding. To obtain a more consistent look at the affected tooth, a tooth-coloured resin filling is added. This resin can need to be replaced because it sheds or stains over time.
• Crowns – these are permanently cemented caps or bonded to a tooth. Crowns protect the entire tooth and may only be made of porcelain, porcelain and metal or only metal, depending on the region and the aesthetic or practical needs. Crowns only partially cover the tooth, and can be used if full tooth covering is not needed.
• Veneers – The veneer is a thin resin or porcelain layer that is permanently glued to the front of the tooth. The tooth often needs to be slightly ground to make space for the veneer

Tooth Removal 

Traditional practitioners of dentistry and oral health tend to protect natural teeth. Extensively damaged or badly decayed teeth may need to be removed, however. Also, the dentist can recommend extraction to handle wisdom teeth which cause problems.

Before extracting a tooth you can have a local anaesthetic. Depending on the complexity of the operation general anesthesia can also be given.

Fitting of Dentures

Dentures are artificial teeth which can cover some or all of your natural teeth and remove them at will. You can do a 'immediate' denture while you still have a few of your teeth. It is fitted on the day your teeth are removed.

Alternatively, a denture can be made a few months after removal of the teeth. This gives the jawbone time to recover, which means the denture will have a better fit.

Fitting of Mouthguards

Mouthguards are safety devices that cover the teeth and gums to prevent teeth, gums, lips, tongue and jaws from being harmed. They are also used to avoid harm done by accidental or intentional hits to the face when playing sport.

A dentist or oral health professional may get impressions of your teeth to make your mouthguard well-fitted to comfortable for your safety.

Dental Implants

Lost teeth can be replaced with dental implants. An implant is an artificial, titanium-sized screw-shaped device. This is surgically placed in the mouth, so it can be fitted with an artificial tooth or prosthesis. The proper care preparation, design and fitting of implants needs many dental appointments.

Titanium is a healthy material allowing bone to expand around it. Implants have high success rates but require more training and experience and your dentist or oral health care provider might need to refer you to another dentist or specialist.

Orthodontic Treatment

Orthodontic care is also recommended for the correction of irregularities in the location of the jaw and the lip, such as crowding, overbite or protruding teeth. Your dentist will handle these issues, or refer you to an orthodontic surgeon for treatment. Corrective care can involve braces or disposable devices, and then a retainer implant to maintain correct position of the tooth.

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