Month: September 2008
Tips for a London Dentist about a Tooth Abscess
Are you experiencing a bad toothache or are you noticing drainage, blood and/or pus next to a tooth or teeth? Then you should telephone your London dentist immediately! You most likely have an abscessed tooth. A tooth abscess is the result of an infection(s) that occurs in the tooth itself…
READ ARTICLELondon Clinic Can Help you with Mouth Dryness
Dry mouth, also known as xerostomia, is a condition that is frequently encountered in London with the use of certain systemic medications, such as cyclic antidepressants. The major effects of xerostomia are increased oral diseases (particularly caries), speech dysfunction, and difficulty in chewing and swallowing, and altered or diminished taste…
READ ARTICLEHow Tooth Decay Occurs in London
Teeth are essentially indestructible under the correct conditions. However, in the living person, teeth are continuously being assaulted by microbial challenges. Dental caries ranks as one of the most universal burdens of man, but are not life- threatening. Dental caries is widespread in London. Advances in preventive procedures to deal…
READ ARTICLERoot Canal Treatment in London
Root canal treatment (or therapy) in London is performed when dental caries (tooth decay) extends in very close proximity and/or into to pulp of the tooth. The pulp of the tooth is composed of nerves, a blood supply, connective tissue, etc., and when the bacteria or their end-products come into…
READ ARTICLELondon Dentists offer the Inman Aligner to Straighten Front Teeth
The Inman Aligner is a relatively new removable orthodontic device utilized to help straighten upper and lower anterior teeth. Available for over eight years in the United States, the Inman Aligner is a fairly new product that is now offered in London. The chief benefit of the Inman Aligner method…
READ ARTICLECause and Treatment for Gum Disease – London Therapy
Gum disease is as prevalent in London, as it in the U.S. Gum disease, or gingivitis, happens when bacteria and dental plaque create an inflammatory response in the gums that cannot be protected by the body’s personal immune reaction. Clinical symptoms of gum disease consist of localized redness, swelling, bleeding,…
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