Oral Health & Wellness

For CAREGIVER/ MOTHER: • Eat healthy foods to reduce the cavity-causing germs in your mouth. • Brush your teeth with a toothpaste that contains fluoride. • Do not put anything in your baby’s mouth that has been in your mouth including spoons or a toothbrush, do not blow on your baby’s food • Do not use your spit to clean your baby’s pacifier - use water instead. • If you have bleeding gums or cavities, you should visit your dentist as soon as possible. FOR YOUR BABY : • Before your baby’s first tooth becomes visible in the mouth, you should wipe the mouth every day with a soft, moist washcloth. As soon as teeth become visible in the mouth, brush the teeth with a small soft bristle toothbrush that contains a rice-sized smear of fluoride-containing toothpaste. • Encourage your baby to spit out the toothpaste. • You should brush your child’s teeth at least twice each day - once in the morning and once at night. Remember, the most important time to brush your baby...

Dental Implants These are the most natural & stable method of replacing your missing teeth. Dental Implants are the future of dentistry that adapts cutting edge technology & offers much better solution to the patient as teeth replaced with dental implants look more natural, strong & functions very much similar to natural teeth. But there have been many misconception or myths that surround this dental procedure. You can look out for more detailed information about dental implants on the internet. Dental Implants are Painful Dental Implants are placed into the jawbone in the position of the missing teeth. Implant Placement Procedure is very precise and is performed by experienced specialists using special equipment designed for the procedure. It is done under local anesthesia and is almost a painless procedure. Many a times a Dental Implant is placed in the same place of the extracted tooth, saving on time and trauma and medication for the patient. A skille...

Many adults have root canals every day. But what if those procedures may be resulting in long-term health issues down the road? According to a research, many of them are. In particular, the research points that often the bacteria that leads to the original root canal often remains even after the procedure - which can result in nasty complications later. As a result, may dentists no longer perform root canals therapy anymore. While the American Dental Association continues to say root canals are safe, but this still remains a topic of debate. It is believed that, the patient should alway be informed that the treated tooth may still remain infected and the post Root Canal Teeth complications  may arise in the future as the bacteria can indeed travel to other sites in the body, and that bacteria in root canal teeth and the surrounding bone release potent toxins, then the patient can decide to have a root canal or not. According to the ADA, any remaining bacter...