When a tooth is extracted, you’ll first experience some swelling around the affected area, and a blood clot will begin to form over the affected area to heal the underlying bone and nerve. The blood clot needs to form adequately in order for your mouth to have healed. The blood clot can become dislodged, which
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Wisdom teeth swelling is common after extraction treatment. The amount of swelling is individual to everyone, whether it’s swelling due to a dental implant or wisdom tooth extraction. It can range from mild to severe, however, there are remedies that you can start taking at home if the swelling does become excessive. When reducing wisdom
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Dental implants act as a popular replacement for missing teeth, and one of the reasons for this is because of how ‘natural’ they look. This means that when they’re placed inside of the mouth, they look like a standard, normal tooth. Prosthetic treatments are something that can damage smiling confidence if they don’t look good
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As part of dental implant treatment , the dentist moulds a crown that matches the shade of your natural teeth when the implant is fixated to the jawbone. As time goes on, the implant, just like natural teeth, can degrade in shade and colour if your dental implant aftercare routine isn’t strong enough. This raises
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Losing teeth are very common. Although, modern dentistry has expanded, which means there are many cosmetic treatments available to resolve the problem of missing teeth. Therefore, if you lose your teeth, its not the end of the world. The cosmetic treatment focused on is dental implants. Dental implants are designed to replace missing teeth with
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Dental Implants are considered the most natural form of treatment for missing teeth. The most common treatment choice before implants were bridges and dentures, and those were the only natural replacements available. Although, thercose were always complications down the line. Now, with dental implants, the success rate has been very high. Although, patients do raise
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If you’ve recently had a fitted dental implant, you’re likely to be aware of a process called osseointegration. The procedure of a dental implant requires close contact with the jawbone when a titanium screw is infused together with it so the crown (the tooth) is placed on top of the abutment (the base for the
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Dental implants have a very high success, however, like any form of treatment, there is a potential for complications along the way. This is also the case for fitted dental implants. Now don’t get worried when reading “potential for complications“! Dental implants are a safe treatment. You may be surprised when reading this because the
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The term peri-implantitis isn’t widely heard of, but it is still important to understand what it entails, especially if you’re a dental implant patient. Peri-Implantitis is an infectious disease caused by chronic inflammation formed around soft and hard tissues surrounding your dental implant. This is associated with a loss of bone structure and inflamed gums.
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Dental implants are considered the best cosmetic choice for missing teeth. Denture patients are also recommended to choose implants over dentures, which shows just how beneficial implants can be for oral health. With a very high success rate, not only do implants look good, they maintain proper mouth functioning and they’re hardly noticeable when you
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