Dental implants can be sustained over a long period of time, but this is only possible if you are serious about the care that you provide to your teeth. And, this care includes measures to prevent ailments and complications such as peri-implant disease. Find out more about this term, what it refers to, and how the issue can be avoided altogether.
What Is Peri-Implant Disease?
Peri-implant disease is a term used by dentists to describe an inflammatory disease involving the tissues around the dental implant.
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Most people do not spend a lot of time thinking about dental implants until one day, they suddenly end up needing implants. At that point, they are often surprised that the dental implant process — and the implants themselves — are not exactly what they would have expected. Rather than being surprised like these patients, keep reading to learn what surprises they most often face. If you ever need implants, you'll be glad that you have a better idea of what to expect!
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Children should start seeing a dentist regularly as soon as their first tooth emerges. It's true that kids lose their baby teeth, but proper oral care is important even in childhood. Pediatric dentists specialize in treating children of every age. Here are four things that pediatric dentists do for the children they treat:
1. Put their patients at ease.
Pediatric dentists have trained to work with children. They often have a better chairside manner than dentists who primarily work with adults.
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Sleep dentistry, also known as sedation dentistry, is a method of dentistry that uses medication to put you in a state of deep relaxation while you have dental work completed. Sedation can be delivered through a mask with nitrous oxide, through a pill taken before your appointment, or through an intravenous drip, although this last method is least common these days. Once you are sedated, you will still be awake enough to cooperate with the dentist, but you may be very relaxed, time may seem to pass more quickly, and you likely won't remember much of your appointment.
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Dental veneers are basically pieces of porcelain, and occasionally composite resin, that are placed over the front of the teeth. By masking your real teeth, they can camouflage issues from stained teeth to chipped teeth. But what are the benefits of veneers? Take a look:
Veneers do not require surgery or extensive dental work
Before applying veneers, your dentist will abrade away a thin layer of your tooth enamel. This helps the veneer stick, and it also makes a little more space for the veneer.
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