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Headaches: Can Your Dentist Treat Them?

Dental Treatment For Headaches Headaches come in many forms and in different degrees. Everyday, more is learned about what causes them and how they can be prevented. Hormones, abnormal growths, abnormal signals from the brain, syndromes, and muscle function are just some of the causes. Usually, treatment and prevention of headaches requires a team of health professionals including physicians, physical…

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What Causes Grooves On Your Teeth?

  Many people start to develop small, wedge-shaped grooves in their teeth when they approach middle age, but their dentists have told them for a long time that these are not cavities. Oftentimes, dentists tend to blame these “lesions”, as we call them, on brushing too aggressively with a hard toothbrush. Many patients respond to this accusation by saying that…

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George Washington’s Dentures

Were George Washington’s teeth really wood? Actually, George Washington’s teeth probably were not wood, but the artificial gums that held them probably were. Varying stories exist, but the one that I think is probably the most accurate is that George probably had hand-carved wooden denture bases that had the teeth of dead battlefield corpses screwed into them. Yep, prior to…

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Why Do I Need Caps If I Haven’t Had a Cavity In Years?

You May Need A Crown To Fix Existing Dental Work Large fillings have been used as an economical therapy to restore cavities for over a century, many times to treat cavities or to replace cusps that have broken off. Often, pins have been placed to hold these fillings in place. However, this type of restoration is a “short-term” fix, realistically,…

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Why Is There A Variation In Fees For Crowns

Differences In Crowns All crowns are not created equal. There are many different types and qualities of crowns that depend on the individual needs of each patient, the laboratory that is used to make the crowns, the choice of metal used, whether or not porcelain or acrylic is used, etc. Sometimes, even plastic crowns are made that are “temporary” in…

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Saving My Real Teeth Instead of Getting Dentures

My mom and dad had dentures, and they said that they never had any problems with them. Why shouldn’t I get dentures instead of spending money saving my teeth? Years ago, little was known about the processes of dental disease. In the early 1900’s, refined sugars became a major part of the American diet, which increased the prevalence of tooth…

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How Can I Have a Yeast Infection In My Mouth?

Yeast is a fungus that is present in and on the bodies of almost every living person in some form. There are many different types of yeast, and many of them are healthy. In fact, what makes yogurt a healthy snack is live yeast. Yeast also causes such things as “jock itch” and “athlete’s foot.” When it occurs in the…

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Why Do I Have To Take My Dentures Out At Night?

Why do I have to take my teeth out at night? I’ve always worn my dentures to sleep. Your gums, or periodontia, are made of bone, nerves, arteries, veins, connective tissue, and skin. The bone was created and engineered to support natural teeth, which are held in by millions of tiny “cables”. These cables, called the periodontal ligament, suspend each…

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Why are my fillings turning black?

Amalgam Fillings Turning Black Dental amalgam is the filling material that has been used by most dentists for many, many years to fix cavities in teeth. Essentially, it is a blend of metals like silver, copper, and tin. In order to make it moldable, a small amount of mercury is incorporated into the filling material, which allows it to be…

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