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6 Tips for Whiter Teeth
Your 32 teeth not only help you to talk and chew, they can make or break your appearance. Read on to find out what you can do to keep your pearly whites sparkling.
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Canadian Dental Checkup: How do Your Teeth Compare?
Here’s a reason to smile: According to the results of the Oral Health Component of the Canadian Health Measures Survey, released in 2010, Canadians aren’t doing too badly when it comes to the health of their teeth: Three out of four see a dental professional each year, and two out of three people with natural teeth don’t need dental treatment. But some stats are a little more disturbing.
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Everything You Need to Know About Dental Crowns
Crowns are the multi-taskers of dental work—they do everything from protecting a banged-up tooth to enhancing your smile. We talked to Dr. Chris Lee, a dentist and director of the emergency recall clinic at Dalhousie University’s Dentistry Faculty Practice, to get the whole tooth…er, truth.
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3 Foods to Prevent Gum Disease
Gum disease can eventually infect or even destroy your teeth and it can also boost your risk for heart disease by 15 per cent. Fortunately, there are plenty of nutrients you can turn to for prevention. Read on to find out which foods can help prevent gum disease.
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5 Things to Know About Teething
When a baby cuts a new tooth, both baby and parents suffer. The baby-care section in your local drugstore offers over-the-counter products that can ease the pain, but be sure to consult with your paediatrician and follow label directions. There are also various home remedies you can opt for. But whatever you try, the main ingredient will be parental patience during those fussy weeks when the first teeth emerge.
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What the dentist forgot to mention in "The Truth About Root Canals" is that horrible feeling as they "corkscrew" the canal out. While there isn't much pain, an hour or two in the dentist chair with your mouth wide open and the grinding noises as they clean the canals is still daunting. Back teeth usually have 4 canals, and following the root canal you'll need another 2 or 3 appointments for the crown work. Sorry, but they still aren't much fun!
As a result of one tooth having no enamel and another cracking I’ve had two root canal procedure’s done in a two month span. I didn’t mind the drilling in the first procedure, what really bothered me was the tooth dust that I kept breathing in and coughing from it. The procedure was long and they attempted to use an apparatus to keep my jaw open which didn’t work. I remember having my mouth quiver just trying to keep my mouth open. The assistant was kind enough to massage my jaw during the procedure. Also during that time my lips were very dry and as a result they split and bled in two places. I did end up having a problem with infection, a few days later i had to have the gum area drained. And about a week after the procedure I did have pain and had to take ibuprofen on a daily basis. My jaw felt like any other muscle that was well worked, very sore, I ended eating a lot of soup, oatmeal and any other squish food for a while.
My second procedure was not too bad, I just had a sore jaw muscle for a few days.
Something else I would like to mention. The freezing that I received was very weird I’ve never had the area from my left jaw, ear, lower eyelid, right nostril, and lips frozen before it was an experience.