Unfortunately, the term "root canal" has received an unsavory reputation which is truly not justified. In most cases, but not all, a patient is experiencing some significant pain and its elimination requires root canal therapy. Later, the patient remembers how … [Read more...]
Trench Mouth – Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
What is Trench Mouth? Is Trench Mouth Contagious? Trench mouth is also known as Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis, or simply A-NUG. Acute usually means painful and sudden onset. Necrotizing means necrotic or dying tissue. Ulcerative means painful ulcers. Gingivitis … [Read more...]
What is Dental Amalgam (Silver Filling)?
(The following Article about Amalgam is a Direct Quote from "Infobites" which is published by the Academy of General Dentistry. Today's Dentist approves of this article.) What is Dental Amalgam (Silver Filling)? Most people recognize dental amalgam as silver fillings. … [Read more...]
Dry Socket II
What is a Dry Socket? The medical or dental term for dry socket is aveolar osteitis. By definition, the alveolus is the tooth socket within the alveolar bone after the tooth has been removed, and osteitis means inflammation of the bone. So, it really means inflammation … [Read more...]
Gum Boil (Fistula)
What Causes a Gum Boil (Fistula)? Gum boils go by many names, gum boil or fistula, but medically it is known as a parulus. It is the exit point through the gums and sometimes the bone through which an abscessed tooth drains. I have heard patients call it a pimple, and … [Read more...]
Removable Partial Denture
Removable Partial Denture replaces missing teeth. Removable Partial Denture is less costly than a non-removable fixed bridge. A removable partial denture, also called a removable bridge, offers many benefits. It replaces lost teeth, improves chewing, maintains the … [Read more...]
Fixed Bridge for Tooth Replacement
An Excellent Treatment for a Missing Tooth is a Fixed Bridge A fixed bridge is a non-removable dental appliance that usually involves two or more teeth on each side of a space where there once was a tooth or teeth. Therefore the term "bridge," as it crosses from one tooth … [Read more...]
FIBROMYALGIA
What is Fibromyalgia? In a dental sense, fibromyalgia is considered to be non-specific discomfort in the facial region, especially the muscles associated with the temporomandibular joint. It may be associated with headaches and TMJ syndrome. This condition is commonly … [Read more...]
Oh My Gosh! I Have a Cavity!
What is a Cavity Anyway, and What Causes a Cavity? Of course we are thinking strictly of a dental cavity which actually may be found in the oral cavity. Patients most often refer to this problem as "having a cavity," while the professional may refer to it as caries. Caries … [Read more...]
There are Multiple Causes of Jaw Pain
What are Some of the Causes of Jaw Pain? There are many causes of jaw pain. Jaw pain may be the result of decay in close proximity of the nerve or the pulp within the tooth, or it may be the result of an abscessed tooth, bone cancer (malignant), temporomandibular joint … [Read more...]
