The Smile Experts
“The dentist pulled out the wrong tooth! My canine was hurting, but he pulled out a molar!” When a dear friend messaged me this, my first reaction was let’s sue them! However, the dental student in me objectively requested her dental radiographs taken before the extraction and asked her to relay her dental history. True enough, the dentist didn’t pull…
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Looseness of a tooth or tooth mobility can vary from minimal looseness to severe looseness. The movement of the loose tooth in its socket is observed and it must be noted that severely loose teeth demonstrate movement in a horizontal (side-to-side) and vertical (away from the socket and/or deeper into the socket) direction. If you experience looseness of any tooth,…
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Bleeding gums can mean inflammation, infection, and underlying disease that has to be fixed; hence it should be taken seriously.
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Do you also feel ashamed of flashing your pearly whites, because, well, they don’t exactly look white? Your teeth might look yellowish, or they may even have a brownish color, and this greatly affects your self-esteem. If correctly explains your situation right now, we will give you everything that you need to know about teeth whitening. Teeth Whitening or Bleaching…
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Oral surgery is a branch of dentistry that involves diagnosis, treatment, and surgical management of various conditions and diseases related to the mouth, jaw, face, and neck. This specialization in dentistry can be performed in a dental office, hospital, or outpatient surgical center, depending on the nature of the procedure. One of the courses that you have to take as…
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Dentures are a replacement for missing teeth. These prostheses can replace several missing teeth or complete dentition to help you get your precious smile back. Two of the most famous denture-making materials are porcelain and acrylic. Nowadays, your dentist might tell you to choose between porcelain and acrylic. But how can you know what material is best for you? Do…
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Some people tell you that it will only take about 15 to 20 minutes; some people say it will take longer than that; so now you’re confused- how long does a dental cleaning take? To answer your question, a usual dental cleaning could take as short as 15 minutes or as long as an hour, depending on the circumstances.These circumstances…
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Your first year of dental school means getting to know the basics and memorizing them like the back of your hand. This means that you have to familiarize yourself with not just the anatomy and functions of your teeth, but with the structures that surround it as well, like the periodontium. In this article, we will be talking about all…
Read MoreDo you see a shadow forming in between your teeth? Do you also observe some sort of hypersensitivity in that site whenever you drink something cold? Maybe you already have a cavity between your teeth and you just don’t know it. Key Takeaway: You don’t have to panic if you see discoloration between your teeth, but you do have to…
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You would only fully understand how something works if you know its parts and functions first. One of the first courses you will take in Dentistry is Oral Anatomy, which helps you learn everything about tooth anatomy. If you need a cheat sheet on Tooth Anatomy, here is an illustration that could help you out: The two major divisions of…
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