How to Identify and Deal With Tooth Pain After Filling

Fillings are used to repair cavities as well as broken or cracked teeth. They are also used if teeth need to be repaired due to constant grinding, nail biting and other incorrect uses of the teeth. Though fillings should eventually help to eliminate the discomfort caused by these problems, there is often...

Tooth Filling Fell Out

While dental work can do a great amount of good, sometimes accidents can happen and further repair work will be needed. Many dental patients can think of a time when they had to deal with a tooth after the filling fell out. While fillings are designed to be able to stay in place after proper dental...

What to Expect When Getting a Tooth Pulled

An extraction, or getting a tooth pulled, is a procedure that many patients prefer to getting a root canal. However, an extraction is considered oral surgery and has some risks for possible complications. Following the indications to prepare for the procedure and for the aftercare helps patients to have...

Tooth Sensitivity After Filling

One of the issues that often comes up after dental work is sensitive teeth. Tooth sensitivity after filling work is fairly common, but that’s not going to bring a lot of relief to the patient dealing with the issue. Making the issue even a little more difficult is that there are many potential causes...

How Tooth Enamel Repair Protects the Teeth

The visible part of the tooth, know as a crown, is coated with a thin, translucent but tough shell called enamel. This shell does not provide the tooth color, but it can be stained from coffee, tea, soda, tobacco products, red wine and fruit juices. These stains, however, can be easily removed during...

How to Fix a Chipped Front Tooth

Chipping a tooth can be a result of many things, though normally is the result of trauma to the teeth, including biting on hard food, an accident or playing a sport. It is a minor fracture, without much risk for complex problems such as infection to develop. However, a chipped front tooth is aesthetically...