Here are some of the most common questions we
are frequesntly being asked. We hope you find an answer to your
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Dental Treatment |
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Q: What is Root Canal Therapy? |
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Q: What is Gum (Periodontal)
Disease? |
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Q: What are Dental Implants? |
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Q: Why should I Replace a
Missing Tooth? |
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Q: Why do I need a Crown (Cap)? |
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Q: I don't like my Smile is
there anything I can do? |
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Q: Why does the Floss shred
and get caught in my teeth? |
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Q: How can I avoid getting
Cavities? |
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Q: At what age should I start
taking my Child to the dentist? |
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Q: What should I do if my
Child's Tooth is Knocked Out? |
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Q: I've got these lacy-white
streaks, white patches, and ulcerations in my mouth, what
can they be? |
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Q: When do those Baby and
Permanent teeth erupt? |
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Areas of Dentistry |
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Q: What is an Endodontist? |
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Q: What is an Oral Surgeon? |
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Q: What is an Orthodontist? |
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Q: What is a Pedodontist? |
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Q: What is a Periodontist? |
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Q: What is a Prosthodontist? |
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Q: Are there other specialties
in the field of dentistry? |
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Q: What is Root Canal Therapy?
A: RCT is a method of saving a tooth by cleaning out
a damaged nerve and filling in the resulting chamber. |
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Q: What is Gum (Periodontal) Disease?
A: Periodontal disease is the deterioration of the
supporting structures of the teeth. |
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Q: What are Dental Implants?
A: Dental implants are titanium screws or cages that
are surgically placed in the bone of the mouth to which
a tooth, bridge, or denture can attach to make a stable
restoration. |
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Q: Why should I Replace a Missing Tooth?
A: The empty space in your mouth starts to cause many
problems including decay and periodontal disease, an
unbalanced bite, and stress on the remaining teeth. |
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Q: Why do I need a Crown (Cap)?
A: A crown is needed on a tooth when the tooth is
weakened by either decay, a fracture or a very large
restoration. |
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Q: I don't like my Smile is there anything I can do?
A: Besides Braces, there are three common procedures
available; bonding, bleaching, and veneering. |
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Q: Why does the Floss shred and get caught in my teeth?
A: Floss can shred if the contact between the teeth
is tight or there is a rough or broken surface between
the teeth. |
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Q: How can I avoid getting Cavities?
A: The best way to avoid cavities is by eating right,
brushing with a fluoridated toothpaste, flossing daily
and visiting your dentist every six months. Children
and some adults can benefit by having Sealants placed. |
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Q: At what age should I start taking my Child to the
dentist?
A: Some say at 1 year of age, but definitely by the
child's 3rd birthday. |
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Q: What should I do if my Child's Tooth is Knocked
Out?
A: Place the tooth in cool milk or if the child is
old enough, under the child's tongue. Be real careful
not to swallow the tooth and get to the dentist within
30 minutes so it can be reimplanted. |
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Q: I've got these lacy-white streaks, white patches,
and ulcerations in my mouth, what can they be?
A: It is possible that you have a condition called
Lichen Planus. It has an unkown cause but can be an
allergic reaction. Have you changed your toothpaste
brand, medications, etc? Also, it may be aggrevated
by stress! Check out this wonderful area on LP, with
info and live chats. |
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Q: When do those Baby and Permanent teeth erupt?
A: Teeth erupt at different times in all individuals
. Your child's tooth should erupt eventually unless
your dentist tells you that there is no replacement
permanent tooth. |
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Q: What is an Endodontist?
A: Endodontist is a dentist that strictly deals with
the nerve of the tooth. They may perform simple to difficult
root canal treatments as well as surgical root procedures.
They may perform an apicoectomy (surgically removing
the tip of the root) or a root amputation (removing
a root on a multi-rooted tooth), also. They have usually
2 or more years of continuing education after graduating
dental school, and most limit their practice to only
endodontics. |
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Q: What is an Oral Surgeon?
A: Oral Surgeon is a dentist that performs many aspects
of surgery in and about the head area. They can perform
simple to extremely difficult (Completely-Bony Impacted
Third Molars (Wisdom teeth)) extractions. They also
perform biopsies and removal of tumors in the head and
neck region. Most place implants in the jaw for future
restorations and do complex jaw realignment surgeries.
They have usually 4 or more years of continuing education
after graduating dental school, and most limit their
practice to only oral surgery. |
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Q: What is an Orthodontist?
A: Orthodontist is a dentist that straightens teeth.
They analyze a mouth and surrounding bone structures
and determine where the teeth should be. If there is
enough room they will manipulate the teeth and bone
through the use of bands, wires, elastics, headgears
and other appliances to achieve a harmonius balance
between facial muscles and teeth. If there is not enough
room teeth may have to be extracted to achieve the desired
results. They treat children as well as adults, so don't
be afraid you are too old to have braces. They have
usually 2 or more years of continuing education after
graduating dental school, and most limit their practice
to only orthodontics. |
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Q: What is a Pedodontist?
A: Pedodontist is a pediatric dentist. They focus
their dentistry to treating the younger patients. They
will usually treat children from as little as 1 or 2
to early adulthood. They can perform all aspects of
dentistry on this crowd. They can detect early on if
there are problems with decayed, missing, crowded or
malpositioned teeth and correct them as well as spot
signs of child abuse. They have usually 2 or more years
of continuing education after graduating dental school,
and most limit their practice to only pedodontics. |
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Q: What is a Periodontist?
A: Periodontist is a dentist that deals with the supporting
structures of the teeth. They diagnosis and treat gingivitis
(Inflammation of the gum tissue) as well as periodontitis
(Gum Disease). They may perform simple cleanings to
complicated bone surgeries. They perform bone grafting
where indicated and do soft tissue grafts to treat gum
recession. Most also place implants in the jaw for future
restoration. They have usually 3 or more years of continuing
education after graduating dental school, and most limit
their practice to only periodontics. |
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Q: What is a Prosthodontist?
A: Prosthodontist is a dentist that deals with simple
to complicated full mouth restorations. They may be
crowns, fixed bridges, dentures, dental implant cases, or mixed
implant and fixed bridge cases. They sometimes encompass
the majority of the patients remaining teeth. They also
perform needed restorative procedures, such as obturators,
after removal of cancerous portions of the mouth.They
have usually 3 or more years of continuing education
after graduating dental school, and most limit their
practice to only prosthodontics. |
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Q: Are there other specialties in the fireld of dentistry?
A: There are several other fields of dentistry such
as cosmetic dentistry, aesthetic dentistry, geriatric
dentistry or implantology, however these fields are
not recognized specialties, yet! |
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