Dentofacts Articles
Is it safe to visit the dentist during pregnancy?
Yes, it is generally safe to visit the dentist during pregnancy, and in fact, it's often recommended for pregnant women to maintain their oral health. Also, let your Gynecologist know that you need to visit a Dentist for so and so reason and get a consent from your Gynecologist.
Facts about Salivary Glands?
Salivary glands are many exocrine glands that secretes salivary substances into the epithelial surface of the oral cavity through salivary duct. If any of the problems involved in salivary glands lead to infection like Sialadenitis & Sialolithiasis.
Dentist inputs on Quit Smoking & Breathe Healthy
We have heard many times that smoking causes cancer. Smoking kills but how. Let's know about the facts about smoking and its harmful causes to our body. Each one cigarette contains nicotine, the main ingredient and more than 5000 compounds of which many are cancerous.
Dentist inputs on Diabetes and Oral Health
In diabetes people, due to increased glycaemic state, there will be more glucose and nutrients available for bacteria to keep alive and flourish. And this results in an increase in the bacterial load, as they can live and flourish well.
Why do dentists suggest Clear aligners (invisalign)?
Every patient wants their teeth to be in the proper correct position. In young patients they go for orthodontist braces treatment for the correction of their teeth. Patients demand for esthetic orthodontic appliances as made for clear aligners into mainstream modern orthodontics.
Dental Fluorosis: Types, Prevention, and Treatments
Dental fluorosis is the hypomineralization of tooth enamel and dentine caused by ingestion of excessive fluoride during enamel and dentine formation. Dental fluorosis may lead to intrinsic staining of tooth structure which leads to discolouration of enamel and dentine.
Benefits of Aloe vera in Oral Health
Aloe vera or aloe barbadensis, is a medicinal plant which is a thick short stemmed plant that stores aloe vera gel in its leaves. It is used topically in most of today's skin diseases,sun burns, hair etc. Topical application of Aloe Vera in lichen planus condition, 3 times a day helps control pain and improves overall oral quality of patients suffering from oral lichen planus.
Is banking dental stem cells important today?
Stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. Stem cells divide to form more cells called daughter cells.
Why Dental Implants?
Advanced dental treatments all over the world led to new advanced solutions for dental problems, one such is Implant. An implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing biological structure, support a damaged biological structure, or enhance an existing biological structure.
Dentist suggestions on tooth cleaning
As we brush our teeth twice a day in such cases as well, do we really need tooth cleaning? And why does the Dentist say to have teeth cleaning in such cases also? Let’s understand what it is actually from a Dentist.
How to keep children's teeth healthy and strong?
Good smiles from kids make us smile more and keep us happy. But how to make your kids' teeth healthy from initial stages. Within this article, I will be sharing a few basic tips to keep your kids teeth healthy and strong.
Tooth Sensitivity? What to do & What not to do?
Are you afraid of eating any food which is hot or cold or sweet or sour? If yes, then you might be suffering from tooth sensitivity. In this article, we're gonna get dentist advice for, What causes tooth sensitivity.
If you lose or remove your teeth, what to do next?
Mostly the teeth will be removed due to deeply caries i.e grossly decayed. In this case Dentist will recommend removing the tooth, if it's not in a position to recover or not in a position to save that particular tooth.
Have you noticed Tongue Tie in children?
A lingual frenum which is a band of connective tissues that connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth. In some children, lingual frenum is too short which is restricting the tongue movement and impairing the child’s oral development.