- 21. What is Flouride and Why Do We Need It?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... making it more cavity-resistant by helping prevent bacterial plaque’s ability to produce acid by-products that promote tooth decay, as well as helping repair the early stages of tooth decay. Tooth decay ...
- 22. How Composite Bonding Works to Repair Teeth
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... the cavity to be repaired is small. The next stage in the tooth repair process is to remove decay, together with any previous filling materials. This is usually achieved using a high-speed water-cooled ...
- 23. What is a Root Canal in Shanghai?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... cavity is prepared with the help of an aerator. Using a root canal file, pulp is removed and the entire root canal is cleaned. Depending on the patient’s convenience, the procedure can be completed in ...
- 24. How Dental Sealants Can Prevent Tooth Decay
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... the depressions and grooves of the teeth, thus protecting them from the cavity causing acids. These depressions and grooves need help in fighting the acids, as it is difficult to clean them and ...
- 25. What are Dental Crowns?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... reasons why a dental crown is necessary. A tooth may be weak because of being cracked, broken or severely worn down. The tooth may have had to be filled to a great extent because of such a large cavity ...
- 26. What Happens to Your Teeth When They Get Filled?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... cavity to be treated is in between two teeth, the affected tooth is isolated using a metal wedge. The wedge is placed between adjacent teeth so they are safe from damage. A dental dam is also placed to ...
- 27. How Can Dental Crowns Help You?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... dental crown will fill a tooth cavity even if little is left of your tooth. Dental bridges and dental implants can be covered by a dental crown too. Dental crowns will solve cosmetic issues such as ...
- 28. What are the Causes of Bad Breath (Halitosis)?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... can cause post-nasal drip, where bacteria fall from the nasal cavity into the mouth. If this occurs, consult a doctor. Other Causes: Some cases of chronic halitosis are caused by another chronic and ...
- 29. What are the Most Common Causes of a Toothache?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- A severe toothache is one of the worst pains imaginable whose common cause is tooth decay – although the decay itself isn’t necessarily painful in its early stages. You could have a relatively small cavity ...
- 30. How Does a Cavity Form?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... once a tiny cavity grows bigger as the decay works deeper down towards the living part of the tooth, known as the pulp. This is where sensitive nerve-endings become exposed to heat and cold, and send back ...
- 31. What is an Abscessed Tooth?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... of the tooth (enamel) and dentin (the main part of the tooth) surround the fleshy, nerve-filled center. However, if a tooth cracks or develops a deep cavity, the pulp can become exposed. Before long, bacteria ...
- 32. Umbilical hernia
- (Umbilical hernia)
- ... pregnancies Fluid in the abdominal cavity (ascites) Previous abdominal surgery Umbilical hernias are most common in infants — especially premature babies and those with low birth weights. Black ...
- 33. Peptic ulcers
- (Peptic ulcers)
- ... through the wall of your stomach or small intestine, putting you at risk of serious infection of your abdominal cavity (peritonitis). Scar tissue. Peptic ulcers can also produce scar tissue that ...
- 34. COPD
- (COPD)
- ... creates extra space in your chest cavity so that the remaining lung tissue and the diaphragm work more efficiently. The surgery has a number of risks, and long-term results may be no better than for nonsurgical ...
- 35. Ovarian cancer
- (Ovarian cancer)
- ... confirm the diagnosis. During surgery, a gynecologic oncologist makes an incision in your abdomen and explores your abdominal cavity to determine whether cancer is present. The surgeon may collect samples ...
- 36. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
- (Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome)
- ... electrolyte imbalance and other problems Drinking large amounts of fluids, such as sports drinks Draining excess fluid via a needle inserted in your abdominal cavity Staying as active as possible ...
- 37. Uterine fibroids
- (Uterine fibroids)
- ... pain by twisting on its stalk and cutting off its blood supply. Fibroid location influences your signs and symptoms: Submucosal fibroids. Fibroids that grow into the inner cavity of the uterus ...
- 38. A Guide To Children's Dental Health
- (Teething & Tooth Care)
- ... pop, or flavored teas. What Is A Cavity? Your child’s teeth are protected by an outer coating called enamel. Tooth decay happens when germs in the mouth mix with sugar in foods and drinks. The germs ...
- 39. Mouth cancer
- (Mouth cancer)
- ... Cancer that occurs on the inside of the mouth is sometimes called oral cancer or oral cavity cancer. Mouth cancer is one of several types of cancer grouped in a category called head and neck cancers. ...
- 40. Mesothelioma
- (Mesothelioma)
- ... between your ribs. A tube with a tiny video camera is then inserted into your chest cavity — a procedure sometimes called video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Special surgical tools allow your ...