A dental crown is a permanent tooth-shaped covering that encases a small existing portion of the natural tooth to restore its original strength, shape, color, and size. It can also be used with a dental implant to replace a lost tooth. Dental crowns can be used for a number of reasons, such as following root…
Tooth Infection
What Happens if You Don’t Treat an Infected Tooth?
What do pain, sensitivity when chewing, bad breath, facial swelling, and fever have in common? They’re all signs of an abscessed tooth – a condition where a pocket of pus (caused by a bacterial infection) builds up around the tooth. Every year approximately 200,000 Americans suffer from the debilitating pain brought on by an infected…
Can Bad Teeth Kill You?
Some people feel like genetics have cursed them with teeth more susceptible to infection and bacteria, and this might be true in some cases. Some, on the other hand, have been blessed with far more resilient teeth than others. If the former has affected you and you weren’t born with the best set of teeth…
Product Spotlight: CariVu
Modern dentistry includes many innovative diagnostic and treatment technologies. It seems that every year brings a new advancement, but they are not all equally useful or beneficial to patients. The CariVu cavity detection device from DEXIS safely provides a valuable service that saves time, money, and teeth! The DEXIS CariVu uses light waves to produce…