4th October, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments
Last July was when the patient who was a 26 year old man from Long Beach, California checked into the hospital but prior to that he was expecting a number of physical exams and blood tests for his long awaited kidney transplant. After hearing that he had to see a dentist, he was bewildered. What he did not know was that his bad gums mattered. In order for the surgery to continue, he should be bacteria free. Continue reading Read More
2nd October, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments
With the high rate of dental decay and gum disease over the past years, there is a significant number of people who are completely or partially without teeth. Oral prosthetic devices play a huge role in maintaining the function and appearance.Most people are not able to see these prostheses as a great substitute to real teeth as they are often ill fitting and uncomfortable. Now in the hopes of finding a remedy for their dentally crippled situation, they would go from one dentist to the next. Continue reading Read More
1st October, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments
What are wisdom teeth? The term derives from the fact that they grow much later than the other teeth, when you supposedly are “wiser” than when the earlier teeth grew. Normally, wisdom teeth appear when a person is between the ages of seventeen and twenty-five. You normally end up with four of them, on each side at the ends of the top and bottom rows. However some have grown more than four. Continue reading Read More
28th September, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments
Summer vacation means that kids can eat as much junk food as they possibly can, and have toothaches to show for it. There is a new location for families seeking professional dental care. Husband and wife dental specialists operate this family owned professional practice. The husband served in the US Army Dental Corps for about six years while his wife became a dental hygienist. Both were stationed in Europe, and Cindy’s work encompassed her helping to initiate a public dental health program in the northern region of Europe, where they were based. Continue reading Read More
25th September, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments
We all have them, at some stage in our lives, south of the nose and north of the chin, yet, how much do you know about your teeth? Some answers on common teeth questions will be discussed here. Different functions come with different kinds of teeth. Your front teeth are also known as incisors.In shoveling food in, these incisors which are the sharpest, help. What you find near the corner of your mouth are what you call canine teeth. These function well in tearing and grasping food and their distinct characteristic are their long roots. Premolars are the ones situated behind the canines and the ones that crush food with their flat surfaces. In contrast to premolars, the molars have bigger and flatter surfaces and sizes than them. Food is broken down into small portions courtesy of these. Continue reading Read More
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