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Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Maintaining good oral hygiene is the key for enhanced gum and dental health. Tooth erosion is characterised by decay of the outer and inner parts of the teeth. It occurs when certain sugar containing foods such as milk, candy and cakes leave behind residual quantities, thus causing small food particles to get stuck to and remain in the teeth. These are then digested by the bacteria in the mouth and converted to acids. The acids in combination with saliva form a layer called plaque that causes to...more
Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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Poor dental habits often invariably lead to complicated dental issues and hence expensive treatments. And, to maintain the general good health of your teeth, brushing is not enough. It is very important to regularly floss too.
Difference between brushing and flossing:
For those who consider brushing and flossing to be similar, here is where the difference lies. While you brush your teeth, it's only the surface that gets cleaned. But the dirt that gets accumulated between the gaps of...more
Difference between brushing and flossing:
For those who consider brushing and flossing to be similar, here is where the difference lies. While you brush your teeth, it's only the surface that gets cleaned. But the dirt that gets accumulated between the gaps of...more
Asked for male, 22 years old from Calicut
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Hi lybrate-user,
treatment plan to make your teeth white goes as follows:
visit the dentist, who will first do clean up of your teeth this will remove all the extrinsic stains and deposits present on the teeth & reveal the original colour of your teeth.
After that if you want more brighter teeth
you can undergo teeth whitening or bleaching treatment for further enhancement of shade.
Your dentist will be best judge to decide
whether home bleaching or in office bleaching wi...more
treatment plan to make your teeth white goes as follows:
visit the dentist, who will first do clean up of your teeth this will remove all the extrinsic stains and deposits present on the teeth & reveal the original colour of your teeth.
After that if you want more brighter teeth
you can undergo teeth whitening or bleaching treatment for further enhancement of shade.
Your dentist will be best judge to decide
whether home bleaching or in office bleaching wi...more
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Asked for male, 23 years old from Delhi
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The joint between teeth and gum weakens when there is infection in the gum. The dentist will check clinically to see the symptoms of gum disease. If the infection is limited to one or two teeth, a small x ray is taken. If the infection is seen in the entire jaw, a full moth x ray (opg) is taken. On seeing the radio-graph, the dentist will decide if further treatment with laser is required. Sometimes artificial bone powder is packed to strengthen the bone. If not treated early, teeth start loosen...more
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