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Tooth whitening lightens the colour of the teeth and helps to remove stains and discoloration. Whitening is among the most popular cosmetic dental procedures because it can greatly improve how your teeth look. It will need to be repeated from time to time if you want to maintain the brighter color. Whitening can be done in the dental office or at home. Bleaching is used to lighten the shade of the teeth as compared to previous existing shade. Stains due to fluorosis, tetracycline, non vital teeth can be lightened with bleaching. Different bleaching materials used are sodium perborate for non…

Are You Responsible for this Threat?? All of us know that Tobacco is injurious to health; I remember it used to be printed on camel rulers also during my school days. Decades later today also tobacco consumption is still seen all around us! It’s a sad state for us and our planet, our mother earth for the damage we are causing to it! This Year WHO theme for World No Tobacco Day is “Tobacco : Threat to our Environment”! Tobacco and tobacco-related products have a long history that stretches back to 6,000 BC. But sadly the harm caused by tobacco…

GINGIVECTOMY GINGIVECTOMY is the surgical removal of gingiva (i.e.,gum tissue). The procedure involves removing and reshaping loose, diseased gum tissue to get rid of pockets between the teeth and gums. It is now a common Cosmetic Surgery, also. It is used for crown lengthening in case of minor increase in height of the tooth. GINGIVOPLASTY GINGIVOPLASTY is the surgical reshaping of gum tissue around the teeth. It is often is done simply to make gums look better. It helps to achieve better smile due to contoured gingiva. These corrections help in aesthetic look of the patients. FRENECTOMY AND FRENOTOMY is…

Complete dentures are full-coverage oral prosthetic devices that replace a complete arch of missing teeth. Complete dentures are typically made out of modern high density plastic materials, including the teeth. There are various materials used such as acrylic, lucitone, valplast. Generally complete dentures are used for old patients but they may be used also for young patients with congenitally missing teeth, patients with early loss of teeth because of periodontal or other systemic diseases. For resorbed ridges, implant supported complete dentures can also be made. Complete dentures take support of the bone of the alveolar ridge and soft tissues.Various factors…

A composite (tooth colored) filling is used to repair a tooth that is affected by decay, cracks, fractures, etc. The decayed or affected portion of the tooth is removed and then filled with a composite filling. Composites set by curing it with blue UV light. Composites are also used for cosmetic improvements of the smile by changing the color of the teeth or reshaping disfigured teeth. Composite fillings are available in different shades to match the color of the teeth as closely as possible. Hence they provide a very good aesthetics. They stick to the tooth and hence need minimal…

Pedodontia deals with dental treatment of child from infancy to teenage. Treatment options include Fluoride Application, filling, pulpectomy, orthodontic treatment, pit and fissure sealants, scaling etc. Pediatric patients need to be treated with special care, behavior management techniques. Milk teeth are very important from the point of view of aesthetics, speech of the child, function of chewing, helps in guiding the permanent teeth, etc. Each tooth has its specific importance and so to save every tooth is necessary. Children need special attention and love and the way to treat and manage them is different from the adults.

Dental veneers or laminates are wafer-thin, custom-made shells of tooth-colored materials designed to cover the front surface of teeth to improve your appearance. These shells are bonded to the front of the teeth for changing their color, shape, size, or length. Dental veneers can be made from porcelain or from resin composite materials. There are other materials also available like thineers,lumineers and componeers. This requires minimal tooth preparation. This can be used in areas which require minimum retention and abutment is healthy. They are used in case of discolourations due to fluorosis, tetracycline stains etc., corrections of enamel hypoplasia, hypocalcifications,…

Scaling is the procedure of removing the plaque and calculus (hardened plaque) above and below the gum line, making sure to clean all the way down to the bottom of the pocket. Mild stains can be removed with scaling and Polishing. Root planing is smoothening of tooth roots to help gums reattach to the teeth. Scaling and root planing helps to maintain healthy gums. Plaque and calculus causes irritation of the gums and causes inflammation called as gingivitis and further may lead to abscess also known as periodontal abscess. Periodontists is the inflammation of gums, and or abscess along with…

During root canal or endodontic treatment, the inflamed or infected pulp is removed and the inside of the tooth is carefully cleaned and disinfected, then filled and sealed with a rubber-like material called gutta-percha. Afterwards, the tooth is restored with a crown or filling for protection. Root canal is a process to clean and restore a tooth in which the caries has extended up to the pulpal tissue and which cannot be treated with a normal filling. It is indicated also in cases of mild abscess of the tooth, fractured tooth extending up to pulp chamber, non vital tooth due…