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  • Dental Injuries During Sport: 5 Mistakes People Make

    For certain types of sport, dental injuries are unfortunately rather common. In fact, according to the American Dental Association, 13 to 39% of all dental injuries occur during sport. If you or another player suffers a dental injury during a match, it's vital that you take the right action. Learn how to take care of a damaged tooth in this situation, and avoid the five following dental injury errors. Carrying on without treatment
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  • Why Dentists Recommend Cone Beam CT Scans

    Dental cone beam computed tomography (CT) is a special imaging procedure that is increasingly popular with dentists and orthodontists. Dental cone beam CT scans offer several benefits over other imaging techniques, allowing dentists to accurately diagnose and deal with a range of conditions. Learn more about how cone beam CT scans work, and find out why this technology is so beneficial in modern dentistry. How cone beam CT scans work
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  • 4 Tasty Breakfast Recipes That Will Keep Your Teeth White Between Dental Visits

    When it comes to keeping your teeth white between dental visits, you don't have to resort to expensive chemical-laden treatments that are found aplenty on store shelves. Instead, put nature to work for you and maintain a shining smile with the help of simple, fresh foods that you may already have in your kitchen. Here are four tasty breakfast recipes to try that will keep your teeth fresh and white all year long:
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  • Leukoplakia: Causes, Treatments And Prevention

    If you've noticed some odd different colored patches in your mouth, you may be wondering what exactly they could be. Particularly if you're a smoker or tobacco chewer, the sudden appearance of these patches may have you worried. What you may have is a condition called leukoplakia. Although leukoplakia is usually not serious, it can be a sign of something more serious. Here you can learn what leukoplakia is, what causes it, how you can remedy it and what preventative measures you can take to ensure it doesn't reappear as often.
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  • 2 Ways You Might Be Causing Dry Mouth

    If you are like most people, you might take your spit for granted. Although saliva might just seem like meaningless liquid, it can actually help to wash away food particles and germs in your mouth, mitigating tooth decay and reducing bad breath. Unfortunately, without adequate levels of saliva, you might be letting your teeth bask in dangerous bacteria. Look at this list below for two ways you might be unintentionally causing dry mouth, and how you can fend off trouble down the road:
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  • Dental Cleaning Pain: Causes, Prevention, And Treatment Options

    Getting regular dental cleanings is one of the best ways to care for your teeth and prevent major problems from occurring, but you might not like getting your teeth cleaned because of the soreness you experience afterwards. Pain after a dental cleaning is quite common; however, there are ways you might be able to reduce the pain you experience and treat the pain you end up with after your teeth are professionally cleaned.
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  • Improving Your Smile With Implants: Preventing A Dry Socket

    The underlying health of your mouth, teeth, and gums is important, but the overall look of your smile is essential for your confidence level. Unfortunately, due to decay or infections, you may require an extraction on one or more teeth. While the procedure is necessary to prevent further dental damage, you can correct your smile with dental implants. However, painful dry sockets are common issues that may arise before you receive your implants.
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  • What To Know About Getting Dentures

    You've decided to get dentures to regain the functionality and beautiful smile you once had. That's great, but dentures are a major decision that affect the rest of your life. Make sure you get all the facts about dentures before you make that final decision. Your Jaw Will Change If you have some decayed or broken teeth in your mouth, you'll need to get them pulled before you get dentures.
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  • Piercings And Prosthetic Teeth: Dealing With A Piercing During The Implant Process

    Oral piercings can throw the environment of your mouth off in more ways than one, but for most people with good dental hygiene, this isn't a problem. However, procedures like dental implant surgery can be complicated by the presence of a piercing, even if you keep your teeth squeaky clean. Before you go on the operating table, make sure you know everything there is to know about how you can keep your piercing from being an issue.
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  • What's Sewage Got To Do With It? How Bacteriophage Therapy Could Change Dentistry

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around half of all American adults have periodontal (gum) disease. With nearly 65 million people suffering from the condition, scientific researchers continue to explore every opportunity to improve preventive treatment methods. Bacteriophage therapy is not an entirely new concept, but new research suggests that this method could help eradicate oral infections. What is bacteriophage therapy? Bacteriophages are viruses that you can use to attack and destroy unwanted bacteria, but phage therapy is not an entirely new concept.
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