- 1. Burning mouth syndrome
- (Burning mouth syndrome)
- ... different brands of toothpaste. Take steps to reduce excessive stress. Burning mouth syndrome can be painful and frustrating, especially since it can take months or years to get a diagnosis and ...
- 2. Cavities/tooth decay
- (Cavities/tooth decay)
- Cavities are permanently damaged areas in the hard surface of your teeth that develop into tiny openings or holes. Cavities, also called tooth decay or caries, are caused by a combination of factors, ...
- 3. Tooth abscess
- (Tooth abscess )
- A tooth abscess is a collection of pus that's caused by a bacterial infection in the inner part of your tooth. A tooth abscess usually occurs as a result of an untreated dental cavity, or a crack ...
- 4. What is an Endodontist?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- The technical definition of an Endodontist is a dentist that has completed dental school and then taken two more years of specialty training to treat tooth roots and the pulp of teeth. The pulp of a tooth ...
- 5. Dental Glossary
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... toothpaste that contains fluoride, which helps protect your teeth from decay. Replace your toothbrush every three or four months, or sooner if the bristles are frayed. A worn toothbrush won't do a good ...
- 6. What are the Treatment Options for a Damaged Pulp?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- Pulp is the inner, softer part of a tooth that extends from the core of the root right to the crown. This inner core is protected by the tooth enamel – when the bacteria in plaque destroy this barrier, ...
- 7. What Happens During a Root Canal in Shanghai?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- What happens during a root canal in Shanghai? Technically a root canal is a section in our tooth that contains the nerves. The inner section of a tooth is basically composed of a pulp chamber, the nerves ...
- 8. What is a Root Canal in Shanghai?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- The root canal is a naturally occurring space within the tooth that runs from the base to the middle. Root canal carries pulp, which consists of nerves and blood vessels. So a root canal is the place that ...
- 9. What Happens to Your Teeth When They Go Numb?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... they will be working on. What Exactly Does the Anesthetic Do? Once administered, anesthesia will quickly begin sedating nerves in the tooth and surrounding gum area to be worked on. Once it settles in, ...
- 10. How to Conquer Your Fear of the Dentist
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... penetrate to the tooth the way it does on the upper jaw. It must be injected at the back of the jaw, where the nerve enters. (This is why your lip lower gets numb, even thought the shot was nowhere near ...
- 11. What are the Causes of Tooth Sensitivity?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- Tooth sensitivity is the discomfort or pain to one or more teeth or associated areas that are triggered by hot or cold food or even by breathing cold air. Tooth sensitivity can be of two types. Sensitivity ...
- 12. What is the Difference between Tooth Erosion and Tooth Decay?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... and implants are an expensive last resort. Caring for our teeth begins with understanding how they function, and what can threaten them – then we can then do things to manage this. Tooth erosion and tooth ...
- 13. Impacted wisdom teeth
- (Impacted wisdom teeth)
- ... wisdom teeth may cause no apparent or immediate problems. But because they're hard to clean, they may be more vulnerable to tooth decay and gum disease than other teeth are. Impacted wisdom teeth that ...
- 14. Myasthenia gravis
- (Myasthenia gravis)
- ... by using electric appliances, such as toothbrushes, can openers and screwdrivers. Wear an eye patch. If you have double vision, using an eye patch can help relieve this problem. Wear the patch while ...
- 15. Dry socket
- (Dry socket)
- Dry socket (alveolar osteitis) is a painful dental condition that can occur after extraction of a permanent adult tooth. Dry socket occurs when the blood clot at the site of the tooth extraction has ...
- 16. Peripheral neuropathy
- (Peripheral neuropathy)
- ... or bacterial infections can cause peripheral neuropathy, including Lyme disease, shingles (varicella-zoster), Epstein-Barr, hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS. Inherited disorders. Examples include Charcot-Marie-Tooth ...
- 17. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease)
- Charcot (shahr-KOH)-Marie-Tooth disease, also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, is a group of hereditary disorders that affects the nerves in your arms and legs. The disease predominantly ...
