Dental Implants – Types, Advantages, Procedure, Cost, and Risks
Dental Implants – Types, Advantages, Procedure, Cost, and Risks Despite improvements in dental care, millions of people suffer tooth loss. This is mostly due to tooth decay, injury, poor oral health or periodontal disease. In the past, the only treatment options available for people with missing teeth were bridges and dentures. But as dental technology […]
Root Canal Therapy – Everything you need to know
Root Canal Therapy – Everything you need to know “You are required to undergo Root Canal Therapy!” Do these words sound frightful? – You possibly fear thinking about the fact that you need to undergo the drill and the procedure might be painful. This fear could be because of the incorrect information you must have […]
Periodontitis – Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options
Periodontitis – Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors, and Treatment Options The word “periodontitis” comes from “periodontium”, which means “surrounding (peri) the tooth (odont)”. Periodontium includes all the components that hold the tooth in the jawbone: the gum (gingiva), the bone, and the Cementum – the anchoring structure on the surface of the root. The periodontium surrounds […]
Benefits of WPT in treating Periodontitis – Wavelength optimised periodontal therapy
Benefits of WPT in treating Periodontitis – Wavelength optimised periodontal therapy What are the Benefits of WPT or Wavelength optimised periodontal therapy Reduced bleeding using Wavelength optimised periodontal therapy People who have gingivitis or advanced gum disease suffer from extreme bone loss and gum bleeding. Therefore, it’s crucial to eliminate bacteria from the teeth and […]
Tooth Socket preservation using bone grafting
Tooth Socket preservation using bone grafting The way our bodies work is phenomenal. Take, for instance, our jawbones. When a tooth is extracted, the jawbones start reshaping – the bone surrounding the roots of the teeth (alveolar ridge) begin to dissolve and wash away, or rather disappear. This happens because the body recognizes that the […]
Regular V/S Laser Assisted Root Canal Treatment
Regular V/S Laser Assisted Root Canal Treatment The use of LASERs has been a successful practice in the medical field for decades. When it comes to dentistry, there has been a strong development of lasers in this field too. That’s because lasers can be efficiently used to treat two of the most prevalent oral ailments: […]