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Scaling and Polishing Teeth Questions

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it is normal to have long upper two middle teeth in comparison to neighbourhood. clinical evaluation is necessary to determine whether it is normal or some modifications are required. you can send me pictures for the same
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This habit is called bruxism. Habit of grinding teeth or clenching their jaw under stress. Kindly consult a dentist in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. Take a deworming medicine, t. Zintel only one at night for one day only. Do not take this tab for the next six months. Also you may need a habit breaking appliance called soft splints to preserve your teeth from wearing off. Adv. Muscle relaxant to relieve jaw muscle pa...more
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Yes, scaling you do before or later does not matter.
Important question is, what is causing you problem more than the other if you have pain, sensitivity, swelling, unbearable pain, so obvious you will want to get rid of that first. But if you feel you want to get rid of deposits first because you are having bleeding, you not liking the deposit, bad breath, etc. And that is more than the pain from tooth then definitely scaling.
Everything depends on what is the complaint you have when yo...more
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Kindly consult a dentist in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need deep cleaning along with surgical, gum strengthening procedures. Advance procedures can be done with laser. You may consult me in person. Dental tips: - visit a dentist every six months for cleaning and a thorough dental check-up. Limit sugary food to avoid tooth decay. Gargle your mouth thoroughly after every meal. Scrub gently to clean your ton...more
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Hello
the solution is getting his braces treatment done. Just visit an orthodontist he will examine your child properly and give you all the treatment options available for him.
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A major cause of tooth sensitivity is root exposure. Kindly consult a dentist in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need cleaning along with desensitizing procedures and / or artificial enamel filling. Advance procedures can be done with laser too. You may consult me in person. Until then apply a desensitizing paste (sensodyne tooth paste) on the teeth. Wait for 10 to 15 min until you brush your teeth with the sa...more
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if those black dots are not deep, and if dentist probe do not get stick in it, till that time you should not worry, but if it does, then you must get them filled if you are talking about black dots on the back teeth top surface. These black dot could be stains as well, but to know better your dentist will move the probe in that surface and if it catches then its a cavity which you need to get it filled and if does not then its a stain which you need not to worry.
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with Proper Oral hygiene maintenance you can correct the Pyorrhea.

First of all start brushing at night the food you eat or if you drink milk, soda before going to bed and you do not brush, its welcoming cavity, plaque, in your mouth and as time pass by you will fill loose gums, lot of cavity, bleeding gums, bad breadth and much more.
Also do you floss? If not then start to floss, its difficult initially but it is going to save you from lot of cavities and gum disease.

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