Crowns And Bridges Tips

Most of the people dread visiting the dentist for a root canal treatment, owing to the myths associated with it. What is also commonly seen is that the fear is based on someone else's experiences and not of their own. The perception that this treatment is painful stems from early treatment methods which were used. Advancement in the field of endodontics as well as the use of effective anesthesia aid in making this procedure relatively painless and safest way to save a natural tooth. It's importa...more

Usually, people ask why we need a crown after root canal treatment. As we removed the decayed part of tooth during the treatment, remaining tooth structure is not sufficient to bear the masticatory load and it might fracture. Moreover, root canal treated tooth don't have blood supply which makes tooth brittle hence prone to fracture. What is the use of root canal treatment when eventually you will end up breaking your tooth.
Crowns are mandatory after root canal treatment.

Root canal therapy (RCT) followed by a crown is the most common mode of treatment for severely decayed teeth. However, this is not devoid of failure. In another case, if a tooth could not be salvaged by RCT, then extraction followed by a bridge (replacing the removed tooth with support from adjacent healthy teeth) became the next best option.

In both cases, especially latter, healthy teeth are being manipulated to support the tooth being replaced. The next quest was to work without touc...more

Blood clots can be alarming, more so during pregnancy. The seriousness is much more because of the baby growing inside you. However, the good part is that this condition is considered rare.
However, one can take steps to minimize the risks of this condition during pregnancy.

What is a blood clot?
Blood clots develop when the platelets obstruct blood flow. Normally, this happens after any injury or a cut, in order to prevent continuous bleeding. During pregnancy, blood clots act ...more

Patients should visit their endodontists (especially trained to perform root canal treatment) or general dentist after the root canal treatment to have proper restorative work completed on the tooth.

What is DVT?

Deep vein thrombosis is a kind of vascular disorder. It happens when a thrombus (blood clot) forms in the deep vein anywhere in the body. It especially develops in the legs. This is a grave ailment and can actually be fatal for you unless you seek treatment right away.

What are the symptoms of DVT?

A worrying feature of deep vein thrombosis is that in most cases it shows no symptoms in the earlier phases. Moreover, what makes diagnosis hard is that even wh...more

Heel bone spur is a form of calcium deposit that causes a bony protrusion under the heel bone. An X-ray can reveal up to a half inch elongation under the hill. Without image report, this condition is commonly known as heel spur syndrome. Heel spurs are mostly painless but reports of pain in not uncommon. They are often related to plantar fasciitis. The latter is an inflammation of the connective tissue that stretches through the foot bottom connecting the heel bone and the football.

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When a small cavity isn't treated on time, the tooth may get so badly decayed that normal filling cannot solve the problem. In such cases, your dentist will probably advise you to have a root canal. When performing a root canal, the dentist will remove the nerves and pulp within the tooth, clean the inside of the tooth and seal it. After this procedure your tooth will not sense anything and should be pain free. However in some cases, you may still experience pain after a root canal.

The...more

The pair of kidneys that human beings have formed an important part in the excretory system. They perform specific and important functions. They excrete urine as well as help in eliminating the toxins which accumulate in the body. Kidney stones occur when the minerals present in the urine without being discharged, keep on accumulating. This gives rise to an extremely painful and uncomfortable situation. Though sometimes the situation gets revoked all by itself, many a time it requires medical in...more

हमारे दाँतों में तीन परतें होती हैं, इनमें से दो परतें सॉलिड होती हैं जो चबाने में सहायक होती हैं, जबकि तीसरी और निचली परत मुलायम होती है. दाँत का सबसे निचले नरम हिस्सा दाँत का पल्प होता है जो एक सोफ्ट टिश्यू है जिसमें नसें और छोटी ब्लड वेसल्स होती हैं. यह पल्प क्राउन के साथ-साथ रूट कैनाल में भी मौजूद होता है. रूट कैनाल एक ट्यूब होती है जो दाँतों के जड़ में मौजूद होती है. जब दाँतों के बाहरी दो परतें में बैक्टीरियल इन्फेक्शन या फ्रैक्चर हो जाती हैं, तो इससे आपके दाँत के पल्प में सूजन और इन्फेक्शन ...more