A dental abscess will not clear on its own, and antibiotics alone do not cure it. The red flags that mean hospital tonight, and what treatment costs here.
Dental Abscess in Singapore: Signs, Treatment, Costs and When It Is an Emergency
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Dental Tips & Tricks
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Diabetes and Gum Disease: What Every Patient Should Know
Diabetes makes severe gum disease 2 to 3 times more likely, and treating your gums can lower HbA1c. Signs, treatment and costs in Singapore.
The Lunch-Hour Dentist: What You Can Get Done in 60 Minutes at Suntec City
What dental treatment actually fits in a lunch hour at our Suntec City clinic, what needs longer, and how to book so you are back at your desk on time.
Dental Implants in Singapore
Explore the advantages of dental implants and how they can restore your smile and confidence effectively.
Pterygoid Dental Implants: An In-depth Guide
Dental implants have revolutionized the world of dentistry, offering solutions for patients with missing teeth. Tubero Pterygoid Dental Implants stand out due to their unique placement and advantages.
How do I prevent tartar build-up?
Tartar also known as dental calculus, develops from plaque which contains millions of bacteria that feeds on carbohydrates – sugars and starches, in the food and drinks we consume.
What smoking does to your teeth and gums?
Smoking jeopardises our health – it’s the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide. But you may not realise the damage smoking does to teeth and gums.
What is Bruxism?
Bruxism is a medical condition in which people habitually grind or clench their teeth, and it happens most often during sleep.
Most of us grind our teeth occasionally to some extent, and mild bruxism may not require treatment. In some cases, though, teeth grinding can happen so often and severely that it results in headaches, dental damage, and jaw disorders.
Night bruxism – also called sleep bruxism or nocturnal bruxism – is a sleep disorder, and it often occurs alongside other sleep-related ailments. While teeth grinding commonly takes place while you’re asleep, it can happen while you’re awake too.
Dental Tips for Parents of Young Children
As a parent, your child’s health is a major priority, and their oral health is closely linked to their overall wellbeing.
For instance, infection from dental issues can spread to other parts of the body, including the lungs, brain and heart.
What to Do if Your Veneers Fall Off?
Porcelain veneers are a popular cosmetic dental treatment that transforms the appearance of chipped, cracked, gapped or stained teeth. Dental veneers – tooth-coloured, ultra-thin shells that are attached to the front of teeth – can last up to 15 years with proper care.
How to Change Dentist: Factors to Consider, Steps and FAQs
People change dentists for different reasons. Maybe your current dental treatment isn’t producing the results you’d hoped for. Or you’ve moved home because of a new job and want to find a clinic with a more convenient location.
Why Do My Teeth Hurt After Whitening?
Some people experience discomfort after teeth whitening. What causes this pain? How long does it last? What can you do to ease any soreness? You can find out here.
What Is An Overbite?
Overbite – or retrognathism – occurs when the upper teeth overlap the lower teeth too much. Overlap of a couple of millimetres is regarded as normal but when it’s more than four millimetres it may require professional medical attention to avoid complications.
Are CBCT Scans Needed for Dental Implants?
Dental radiography is a vital part of imaging and radiology. Cone Beam Computerized Tomography (CBCT) scans are used widely in dentistry to assess the three-dimensional structure of jaw bones.
CBCT involves a cone shaped X-ray beam rotating around the patient. The data captured are used to record a three-dimensional (3D) image of the patient’s teeth, mouth, jaws, neck region and sometimes the ears, nose and throat (ENT) region.
All About Titanium Dental Implants
Modern-based titanium implants have high success rates and are only rarely associated with complications or failure.
The most common reason for tooth loss in adults is gum disease, though other causes, such as trauma and developmental defects may also lead to it.
How Painful is Getting a Dental Implant?
Your dental surgeon cannot fully guarantee with 100% certainty that the implant surgery will be pain-free for all their patients because of these patient-related factors stated above.
They will do their best to make sure you are comfortable before starting the procedure.
At any point you feel discomfort do not hesitate to let your dentist know and they can top you up with more local anesthetic if needed.
Can Dental Implants be Used for the Front Teeth?
Dental implants are screws placed surgically into your jawbone, to support a dental prosthesis such as a crown, bridge, facial prosthesis or to act as an orthodontic anchor. It is an ideal option for patients with a good standard of oral health who have lost their teeth due to gum disease, traumatic injuries, failure of root canal treatment etc.
What Happens if a Dental Implant Gets Infected?
Bacteria builds upon the base of the implant screw and spreads upwards to irritate the soft and hard tissues of the gums around your dental implant. This irritation from bacteria causes your gums to get inflamed, damaging the tissues around it. If the problem is not diagnosed and treated early, the bone structure around your implant shrinks, potentially compromising the anchorage between the implant and jawbone.
Can Braces Change the Shape of My Face?
A very common question that patients normally ask their dentist is whether or not braces have the capability to change the shape of their facial profile. In this article, we aim to answer some of your questions surrounding this topic and give you a brief introduction on jaw (orthognathic surgery). Brace yourselves!
How to Clean Retainers: For Removable and Permanent Retainers
Retainers sit inside of your mouth and come into direct contact with your teeth. Bacteria, plaque and tartar can quickly accumulate inside of your retainers if they’re not cleaned properly and regularly. Just like your regular teeth, it’s important to clean your retainers everyday.
Avoiding Common Problems with Dental Bridges
A dental bridge is a fixed dental restoration or prosthesis used to fill up a space left by a lost tooth or teeth by joining an artificial tooth definitively to your adjacent natural teeth.
As with all dental appliances, they come with a finite lifespan and will need to be replaced after a few years. In this article, we outline the most common issues that can develop if you fail to look after your dental bridge and the steps you can take to mitigate these problems.
Can Dental Crowns be Whitened?
Just like our natural teeth, dental crowns can also show signs of discolouration. They can happen for many reasons and may hold back your smile from reaching its full potential. In this article, we discuss the main causes of crown discolouration and will delve briefly into the possibility of dental crown whitening. Read on more to find out!
What Problems Could Develop with a Dental Crown?
Having broken down and fragmented teeth can look unsightly, feel unpleasant and severely impact your functional capacity to chew food and speak. Dental crowns and bridges are treatment options used to restore single or multiple teeth that are damaged or lost and are recommended by all dentists in the hope of increasing the tooth’s longevity and optimizing patient’s oral health.
Managing Dental Pain: All About Root Canal Treatments
In this article we will provide you with all the essential information about the process, costs and reasons behind getting root canal treatment in Singapore. It is a safe, painless and effective procedure that many dentists perform on a daily basis to save teeth that might otherwise need to be extracted.