- 41. Why You Should Visit Your Dentist Every Six Months
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... maintaining overall dental health, so making biannual visits is necessary to ensure the good health of your teeth and gums. The American Dental Association recommends visiting a dentist at least twice ...
- 42. What is the Proper Way to Floss?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... deep into the gums. Move on to a cleaner part of the string – After flossing one gap, adjust your grip on the dental floss in order to use a clean section for the next set of teeth. Occasionally wash ...
- 43. What are Ultrasonic Cleanings in Shanghai
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... to most effective cleaning methods available, so they can benefit greatly from an ultrasonic cleaning. It can reach down below the lining of the gums to clear away the hard to reach plaque and calculus ...
- 44. What Happens During a Root Canal in Shanghai?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... and the root canal. The pulp chamber is the space that’s at the center of our tooth. The root canals are the “tunnels” that the nerve passes through from the bottom tip of the tooth (inside the gums) to ...
- 45. What Happens to Your Teeth When They Get Filled?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... on your gums. This makes the Novocain shot less painful. Novocain is a local anesthetic that is used to reduce pain during dental procedures. Although the long needle looks threatening, it doesn’t hurt ...
- 46. What are the Bad Oral Habits That Will Cost You?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... gums, bone loss, mouth lesions and oral cancer. Switching to chewing tobacco, pipes or cigars will not reduce the symptoms. The only way to avoid damage from tobacco products is to stop using them. Biting ...
- 47. What are the Causes of Plaque?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... bacterial growth and neutralizes damaging acids in your mouth. Receding gums: When the gums pull away from the teeth, plaque can form on the roots of teeth. Tooth roots are naturally covered with a coating ...
- 48. What is Gingivitis and How to Prevent It
- (Dental Shanghai)
- Gingivitis is the name that dentists use to refer to inflammation of the gums that help support our teeth, and protect them from food debris accumulating beneath the gum line. People often do not take ...
- 49. What are the Most Common Causes of a Toothache?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... Cracks also allow bacteria to enter the pulp, so eventually the nerve becomes infected, and then your tooth hurts all the time. A tooth that hasn’t broken through the gums and becomes impacted can also ...
- 50. What are the Causes of Bleeding Gums?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- While we might think that our mouths are robust structures, as we crunch away at peanuts and perhaps pork crackling too, our gums and the skin that covers them are actually delicate, and deserve looking ...
- 51. What is Periodontitis?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- Periodontitis is a common disease in Shanghai, Periodontitis is an infection of the ligaments and bones that support the teeth. When plaque and tartar are not removed from the gums and teeth regularly, ...
- 52. What is an Abscessed Tooth?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... at the root of the tooth or between the gums. Other causes of tooth abscess are trauma to the tooth, such as broken or chipped, and gingivitis or gum disease. These problems can cause openings in tooth ...
