Fleetwood Dental’s Guide to Common Dental Problems: Part 2

Getting extensive dental work like a root canal isn’t anyone’s idea of a walk in the park, which is why it is important to pay attention to common dental problems so you can prevent them. A few weeks ago, we posted the first part of our guide to common dental problems. Here is part 2!

Tooth Infection: Tooth infection occurs when the nerve-containing pulp inside the tooth is damaged or becomes infected due to injury or decay. The root canal (which connects the top pulp chamber to the tip of the root) can become infected as well. If you have a cracked tooth or a deep cavity you should be weary of tooth infection.
See your best dentist if you feel pain in or around a tooth. You may need to get a root canal, during which the pulp will be removed, the pulp chamber and the root canal will be cleaned and the tooth will be filled. Your dentist also may seal the tooth with a porcelain or golf crown.

Enamel Erosion: This occurs when soda and citrus drinks wear down the surface of the teeth, resulting in discoloration and rounding. If you are constantly sipping soda (even diet soda!), lemonade, sports drinks or wine, you are at risk for enamel erosion. Overbrushing can also have similar effects on the enamel close to the gum lines.

To prevent further enamel erosion, drink less soda and more water! If you must have your daily Diet Coke, sip it through a straw or have with a full meal and be sure to chew sugarless gum, sip water or brush your teeth afterward. Teeth can also be restored with bonding materials.

Fix Your Smile with Tooth Bonding

Is there something quirky—like a chipped tooth or rounded teeth—about your smile that bothers you? Do something about it with dental bonding. Dental bonding can help fix many different tooth-related issues, including fix or improve the natural shape of your teeth. If your teeth are showing signs of tooth decay, are naturally rounded or if you chipped one of your teeth years ago and never fixed it, ask your dentist about dental bonding.

So how does dental bonding work? Essentially, it is a material that covers the front of the tooth. The bonding material can be used to shape and fill missing areas in your teeth. Once they are put in place, a light is applied to make the material harden. Lastly, they are polished! Dental bonding can restore your confidence in your smile so that you will willingly show off your pearly whites every chance you get!

So what are you waiting for? Ask your dentist about dental bonding and get the tooth quirk that has been bothering you fixed once and for all. Dental bonding can repair chipped, cracked and discolored teeth and also replace silver amalgam fillings for a straighter, uniform smile!

Tooth Bonding = A Perfect Smile

Do you have rounded teeth and you would prefer them squared, or perhaps you have had an area of a tooth chipped and would like the chip fixed? Well if this is the case then you should know about dental bonding. Dental bonding can fix many problems with your teeth but one of the main purposes of the procedure is to fix or improve the shape of teeth that may be naturally rounded, chipped, or have succumb to some level of decay. If you have a chipped tooth or any of the other conditions previously mentioned then dental bonding may be the solution that you have been looking for to restore your confidence in your smile.

If you have ever felt that your teeth are less than perfect because of imperfections then dental bonding may be the answer for you. Dental Bonding can correct the appearance of many flaws in teeth. Naturally rounded teeth, chipped teeth, decayed teeth, and minor gaps can all be corrected or improved drastically with the addition of cosmetic dental bonding. Besides doing a great deal to restore confidence in the person who receives the bonding, the work is quite simple and painless and really not as drastic a procedure as you might be thinking. Really there are so many benefits and so few drawbacks to bonding that it has become a very popular procedure.

Dental bonding is essentially a material that covers the front of the tooth and a bonding material that can be used to shape and fill missing areas in your teeth. Once the materials are in place a light is used to make the materials rock hard before they are polished to the perfect shine. What remains is an incredibly natural looking area of "tooth" where there was nothing before. On a personal level I can relate information about a good friend who had some dental bonding done on his front teeth. My friend's front teeth were rather rounded on the inside and did not have a very "squared off" look when seen from the front. After he received dental bonding the area took on a natural square look that created the appearance of a normal tooth. The procedure did a great deal to improve my friend's self confidence and I am sure that it can do the same for you.