Several factors influence the performance, durability, longevity and cost of dental restorations. These factors include: the patient’s oral and general health, the components used in the filling material; where and how the filling is placed; the chewing load that the tooth will have to bear; and the length and number of visits needed to prepare […]
Thanks to advances in modern dental materials and techniques, dentists have more ways to create pleasing, natural-looking smiles. Dental researchers are continuing their often decades-long work developing materials, such as ceramics and polymer compounds that look more like natural teeth. As a result, dentists and patients today have several choices when it comes to selecting […]
Tooth enamel has no nerve fibers? The bacteria normally found in your mouth turn sugar into acid. While acid is attacking tooth enamel, you can’t feel a thing. But once the acid has begun to create a cavity and attacks the dentin under the enamel, the nerve fibers begin to send out a message that […]
Many babies and young children suffer from extensive tooth decay. A baby’s mouth, like yours and mine, is full of bacteria. These bacteria feed on sugars found in the liquids there. Many parents put their baby to sleep with a bottle to soothe and settle them down. Unfortunately the fluid (milk or juices) from the […]
