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  • Cosmetic Dental Bonding: A Smile Makeover
    Your wedding is in two weeks and your budget is getting tight, but you have always wished to have the perfect smile as you and your loved one walk to the center stage. What can you do?
  • Kaposi's Sarcoma-A Warning Sign of HIV Infection
    Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a malignant neoplasm, and in association with HIV infection, the lesion may be more aggressive and sometimes quite resistant to therapy.
  • Oral Yeast Infection-Candidiasis (Moniliasis, Thrush)
    Candida albicans is the most common cause of oral fungal infection. Four major Candidiasis types are pseudomembranous, hyperplastic, erythematous, and angular cheilitis.
  • Are Adults Qualified for Braces?
    The influencing circumstances such as jaw growth, missing teeth, and periodontal breakdown make treating an adult so different in comparison to an adolescent.
  • Primary Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Infection
    Primary Herpes Simplex (HSV-I) type 1 produces the most common viral infection in the oral cavity. Common clinical features include herpetic labialis, herpetic gingivostomatitis, herpetic whitlow.
  • Eight Criteria for Selecting a Dental Office
    Criteria for selecting a dental office include the dentist's style, the office location, the appointment availability and reliability, the financing and insurance consideration, and the warranties.
  • How to Find a Good Dentist
    Finding a good dentist is key to excellent oral health. It may not be wise to choose a dentist out of the phone book or solely based on insurance coverage.
  • Here's How Your Cavity Get Started
    So how does your cavity get started and What is he easiest way to prevent it?
  • Recurrent Aphthous Ulcer (Canker Sore)
    The causes of recurrent aphthous ulcers include psychic, allergic, microbial, endocrine, hereditary, trauma, and autoimmune mechanisms.
  • Special Care at the Dental Office for Heart-Disease Patients
    Heart disease patients need special treatment at the dental office because they may react differently to dental treatment.
  • How Do Feelings Affect Your Physical Fitness?
    Blue moods are not only uncomfortable, they can affect your health.
  • How Do Feelings Affect Your Physical Fitness?
    Blue moods are not only uncomfortable, they can affect your health.
  • Alternatives to Dental Fillings
    A dental cavity cannot heal by itself and the treatment recommendation for it depends on the severity of the disease.
  • Inside Secrets of Whiter teeth
    Picture yourself having all the privileges because you have an attractive winning smile for the rest of your life. The secret is to whiten your teeth.
  • The Healing Power of Forgiveness
    Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again (Dag Hammarskjold).
  • The Healing Power of Forgiveness
    Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again (Dag Hammarskjold).
  • Periapical and Dentoaveolar Abscesses
    Acute periapical and dentoalveolar abscesses should be treated aggressively to alleviate the patients pain and to ensure that untoward sequelae do not occur.
  • Initial Orthodontic Workup
    Your first orthodontic visit will be a longer one so that a detailed study of your teeth can be completed. X-rays of your head, neck, jaws and teeth will be also taken.
  • When Should Orthodontic Treatment Start?
    Your child should have the teeth checked for braces at about age seven in Houston. This early examination will alert the dentists to any potential orthodontic problems.
  • Serious Dental Emergencies: Pericoronitis
    Pericoronitis is an inflammation of the gum tissues that cover the chewing surface of molars that have not fully come into the mouth. It most often occurs with the wisdom teeth, most commonly the lower wisdom teeth.
  • Honey for Your Sweet Tooth
    According to researchers at the University of Waikato in New Zealand, honey may stop the growth of dental plaque bacteria and reduce the amount of acid that it produces. Since this acid is what causes cavities, honey may be able to combat tooth decay.
  • Root for Healthy Eating - Beets
    Fresh beets, ruby-red, crunchy, and sweet, are an appetizing addition to your table. If you've been exposed only to canned beets, our fresh beet recipes will be a revelation.
  • Meth Mouth - A Side Effect of Methamphetamine Use
    While other drugs, smoking, and sugar cause oral damage, none can compare with the trauma inflicted by methamphetamine use.
  • CEREC (CAD/CAM) Dental Crown in One Seating
    CEREC CAD/CAM Technology allows your dentist to custom-fabricate full-porcelain crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers in the office - all in a single appointment.
  • Facts on Fat
    Despite what we may have been told over the last couple of decades, fat in the diet is not bad. In fact, it's necessary.
  • The Importance of Resting Time
    If you do not think you have time for a vacation, or that they're a waste of time, you could be hurting your health.
  • Coping with Dementia
    Dementia is a disorder of the nervous system that affects the ability to reason, speak, remember, and move. In some cases, this condition grows worse over time and cannot be cured.
  • Dental Supplies Included in Preparation of Emergency
    you never know when an emergency situation may strike. why not take steps now to gather supplies and make plans?
  • Improving Your Smile with Cosmetic Dental Veneers
    what are the cosmetic dental veneers how and how they can work to improve your smile?
  • Data on American Dirty Hands
    Beside the common cold, more serious illnesses such as meningitis, bronchiolitis, influenza, hepatitis A, and most types of infectious diarrhea can be stopped with the simple act of washing your hands.
  • How to Get a "Good-Night" Sleep
    Sleep is something we tend to take for granted, but lack of good sleep is becoming a wide-spread problem in the United States.
  • Smoking Slows Down the Healing of Your Body
    Not only smoking contributes to cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and various cancers, but also smoking has the negative impact on healing, particularly in terms of dental treatment.
  • The Danger of Tongue Piercing
    Tongue piercing can lead to serious infection, lost teeth, nerve injuries, blood poisoning - even death.
  • Bad Oral Habits Can Damage Your Teeth
    We have all probably been guilty of using our teeth as a multi-purpose tool. However, there are some habits you should try to give up because they can cause serious damages to your teeth.
  • Gum Disease Causes Low Birth Weight in Infants
    Studies by the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry revealed in May that women with gum (periodontal) disease may be up to seven times more likely to deliver a pre-term, low birth weight baby.
  • Common Traumatic Red Lesions in the Mouth (Part 2)
    Mechanical trauma to the oral lining can produce a variety of clinical lesions. The purpuric macule is produced by a blunt traumatic insult to the skin.
  • Common Traumatic Red Lesions in the Mouth (Part 1)
    Mechanical trauma to your oral lining can produce a variety of clinical painful lesions such as the erythematous macules. Your dentist can help you to identify and remove the causative agent.
  • Harmful Bacteria in Your Kitchen
    Seventy six million people get sick each year from foodborne illnesses. Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria and Staphyloccus are the most common forms of bacteria that may be hiding in your kitchen.
  • Help Your Kids Say No to Tobacco
    Tobacco will be detrimental to the health of your children now. You must give them the confidence and tools they need to say "no" when offered tobacco.
  • How to Be Prepared for Dental Emergencies
    Accidents do happen, so it is important to be as prepared as you possibly can. Here are some guidelines to help you during a dental emergency.
  • Heavy Snorers May Be At Risk for Sleep Apnea
    Sleep apnea causes soft tissues to repeatedly block the airway during sleep, causing the sufferer to literally gasp for air.
  • Dental Veneers Help to Bring Back Smiles
    Cosmetic dental veneers help our patients achieve a smile to be proud of and give them a boost in their self-confidence.
  • Herbal Remedies -- Friend or Foe?
    Plants have been used for medicinal purposes since the Stone Age, so it is not surprising that a natural solution is appealing.
  • Today's Options for Denture Wearers
    Tooth loss requires dentures, and today your dentist have several attractive options for you.
  • No Pain, No Problem? No Excuse!
    If you've been skipping regular dental checkups because you don't have any tooth pain, beware: you may have periodontal disease and not even feel it!
  • The Pirate's Gold Crown
    Gold crowns have been available since at least the mid-1700s, a time that coincides with the "golden age" of piracy between the 1680s and 1730s. But you don't have to be a pirate to need one.
  • Your Teeth, Inside Out
    This external view of your teeth is important, but what's inside your teeth is even more important to your overall health and the attractiveness of your smile.
  • Don't Let Financial Stress Eat at You
    Worrying about money can increase the risk of periodontal disease. Here are tips for subtracting stress while adding dental care to your budget.
  • Preventing Postoperative Sensitivity After Dental Fillings
    Postoperative tooth sensitivity in composite restorations relentlessly continues to be a common, yet unpredictable, problem in dentistry. Such complication is even more unforgiving when the extreme sensitivities occur on teeth that were not sensitive before the restorations were placed.
  • Early Orthodontic Treatment Boosts Self-Esteem in Small Children
    Teasing related to dental appearance is hurtful. Fortunately, there is evidence of a marked increase in self-confidence following early orthodontic treatment in youngsters.
  • Milk for Your Child's Healthy Mouth
    Calcium is important for children's growing bones and healthy mouth. Calcium helps keep the teeth, gums, and jawbones strong.
  • Common Medications for Dental Pain (Part 1)
    The pathophysiology of dental pain is a complex system. The use of combination analgesics that act at multiple pain sites can improve dental pain relief.
  • Halitosis (Bad Breath): The Causes and Treatment Options
    Halitosis, also called bad breath, is a chronic condition affecting people's lives. In rare cases, bad breath can be a sign of serious health problems, so it should not be ignored.
  • Impacted Wisdom Teeth: Diagnosis and Treatment
    An "impacted wisdom tooth" is the third molar that has failed to arise completely into its expected position. Not only it is difficult to remove after the ages of late teens or early twenties, the healing time is much longer.
  • Why Should My Child Need Early Orthodontic Treatment?
    Much debate lives among orthodontic professionals between early orthodontic treatment (ages 7 to 9) and traditional orthodontic intervention (11+ years old). The American Association of Orthodontists endorses that all youngsters should be evaluated by a dentist or orthodontist at the age of seven.
  • What to Do after Root Canal Treatment?
    It's normal to experience some discomfort for several days after a root canal appointment, especially when chewing. To control discomfort, take pain medication as recommended.
  • What to Do after a Tooth Extraction?
    After an extraction, it's important for a blood clot to form to stop the bleeding and begin the healing process. What should you do to obtain a speedy healing?
  • Steps to Prevent Dry Socket after Dental Extraction
    In dentistry, a dry socket's symptoms include extreme pain, a foul taste, bad breath, and swelling in the infected area. Its treatment is mainly preventative.
  • Coping with Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) in Teenagers
    Signs and symptoms of TMD clearly make an early appearance in children between the ages 12 and 18. The key words to keep in mind about TMD treatment for children are "conservative" and "reversible."
  • Common Medications for Dental Pain (Part 2)
    The pathophysiology of dental pain is a complex system. The use of combination analgesics that act at multiple pain sites can improve dental pain relief. (Part 2)
  • Spice Up Your Commute and Bring Down Your Stress
    Cinnamon and peppermint add flavor to recipes. According to a recent study, they can also reduce commuters' frustration, anxiety, and fatigue.
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