Root canal treatment is used when the portion of the tooth containing the nerves and blood supply (known as the pulp) becomes infected. If left untreated the infection can spread and become an abscess. The treatment involves two or more trips to the dentist and is performed under local anaesthetic. At the first, the dentist will drill into the tooth and clean out the canals using special cleaning tools. You will then be fitted with a temporary filling. At the second, you will again be given a local anaesthetic and your tooth drilled into, but this time the dentist will fill the canals with gutta percha, a type of rubber. You will be given a permanent filling.

How does the Pulp Become Infected?

The pulp can become infected because of untreated tooth decay which leads to bacteria spreading into the tooth, severe gum disease which creates gaps between the teeth and gums allowing bacteria entry to the tooth, and by injury or trauma. In the case of injury or trauma the nerves may die rather than be infected, but the treatment remains the same.

What are the Alternatives?

Root canal treatment is one of the most daunting dental jobs for most patients, but unfortunately there are few alternatives. The only real option is to have an extraction, and while many patients feel they would prefer this, it is always better to keep as many of your natural teeth as possible. Simply leaving the infection is not an option, since the risk of developing an abscess is high. Abscesses are more serious and can cause intense pain along with nausea, fever and difficulty swallowing.

Who can do this Treatment?

All dentists in Kent are capable of performing this treatment, but the specialist name for it is endodontics. If you decide you want specialist treatment, or there are complications in your treatment, you may be referred to a specialist endodontist.

The nose is extremely fragile following rhinoplasty surgery, and it is crucial that it be protected from trauma and activities that may cause bleeding. Your doctor will provide you with detailed instructions that include limitations on physical activity, how to sleep, as well as types of food that should be eaten and wound care.

For the first week following plastic surgery on the nose it is important not to do anything that could hurt the nose. This includes picking up children and pets, and doing anything that may cause a blow to the nose. Most patients will hit or bump their nose during this time, and it will hurt. Unless it is hit with something capable of delivering a large amount of force to a small area, a bump will not normally cause complications. Activities that require bending over at the waist, such as gardening and yoga should be avoided because they can cause bleeding. Contact sports should be avoided for at least six months.

Avoiding alcohol for at least two weeks following nose surgery is important because it can cause bleeding. Smoking or being around people who are smoking should also be avoided.

You should sleep on your back. Sleeping on the side or stomach could cause injury or bleeding.

Eat foods that do not require a lot of chewing. It isn’t necessary to eat baby food, but steak or beef jerky should be avoided for the first week. You also drink lots of liquids.

Try to avoid becoming overly emotional, and especially crying which can lead to more swelling and bleeding.

The wound will need to be cleaned, usually no more than three times a day using a cotton swab soaked in hydrogen peroxide. A small amount of petroleum jelly or anti-bacterial gel should be applied to the outside of then nostrils to prevent drying.

I used to constantly stress over my smile, how yellow my teeth were becoming and how aged it made me look. A smile can make or break a face, and mine was just plain awful. After years of coffee, chocolate and takeaways all of my teeth had definitely seen better days. Eventually, I decided to go and see my dentist and check out what he could do for me. He talked me through the different possible options and ways I could improve my smile, and dental crowns just seemed like a good idea.

I booked an appointment at a Reading dentists and he ground away at my decayed teeth, preparing them for the perfect new crowns. I had to wait four weeks while they were being prepared, but once they were put in place they were just perfect. I picked a really bright colour of porcelain, and I had my whole smile crowned to give me a fresh new look. Although crowning might not be necessary for everyone, my teeth were so bad that it was the best thing for them. Although it cost me over £1500 in total, the difference its made to my confidence and to my appearance is priceless.

The mouth and teeth hygiene was always a corner stone of not only a bright smile but also health generally. Why do not we make that smile even brighter with various tips and tricks? Oxidation was always a perfect remedy for removing stains even before the invention of toothpaste and people removed wine, food and tobacco stains long time ago.

Our grandmothers did not have toothbrushes of any kind. Not many people even heard of toothpaste some decades ago. However, many of us can remember how their smiles where flashy and their teeth white and shine. We cannot help but wonder how they succeeded without all that fancy teeth equipment we have today.

Long time ago, people used pure kitchen salt for whitening their teeth, just rubbing it with their fingers. The salt would remove all the stains as much as the toothpastes we use today do. Our mothers used to make that famous home remedy from a teaspoon of baking soda and few drops of pure lemon juice. After the soda bubbled in the reaction with lemon juice, the remedy is ready. Just put some on your toothbrush and gently brush your teeth without using too much pressure, in order to avoid any harm you might do to your gums. Even today, this homemade mixture will whiten your teeth perfectly if used properly, since extensive use of the toothbrush pressure might endanger your enamel more than any whitener will. There is no need to spend huge amounts of money and buy all those fancy and costly products to generate a broad and happy smile.

However, we might benefit from modern times, there are various detriments in soda drinks, junk food and else, leading to teeth and gums deterioration, but luckily, today there are dentists, who not only repair our teeth but also take exquisite care of our smile. The only difference is a dentist nowadays will not use lemon drops (known as lime chloride) as our mothers did, but variety of harmful chemicals such as carbamide peroxide.

We can also use this at home, without our dentist’s supervision. Once applied, carbamide peroxide will remove any stains from our teeth within minutes. This popular product is now widely used around the world and the only thing we have to be careful about is to brush teeth with our regular toothpaste prior to application of the carbamide peroxide. It will simply allow you to leave the peroxide on your teeth less than usual and the result will be a perfect and shinny smile. Fortunately, we do not have to spend big money at the dentist to bleach our teeth and improve our smile.

Even older teeth bleaching remedy, quite similar to carbamide peroxide is hydrogen peroxide. Though it has been in use for almost a century now, professionals consider carbamide is gentler to our enamel.

The thing we should care about while whitening our teeth at home is the actual concentration of carbamide in application. This maybe the only reason why we should leave it for the dentist However, the concentrations of the carbamide peroxide should never exceed 36% though the most popular level is about 20%.

While whitening our teeth, we do not need to worry about the quality of whiteners since modern products will cause little or no sensitivity to our teeth, enamel and gums. The results will be there in mere hours, if used as prescribed by dentist. Even the better, the whiteners of today can be used on a daily basis and the longer they are placed on our teeth the greater the result is. Perfectly white teeth are not a phenomenon anymore and regular use of our favorite toothpaste along with a whitener and a mouthwash will do the trick. Whiteners itself will never act themselves and the same goes for the toothpaste. Toothpastes of today contain only polishers and no chemicals, so it is advisable that we pay a visit to our dentist and ask for advice whether to do it at home or in his office, since people sometimes tend to apply more whitener than necessary, which makes their teeth and gums sensitive due to excessive use. However, it is not the whitener but simple stress to the teeth. Too extensive brushing with either simple or electric toothbrush may result in the sensitivity of enamel and gums with the use of the mildest toothpaste!

If any of these symptoms occur (sensitiveness, pain or traces of blood in the saliva), the smartest thing is to ask your dentist what whitener to use and how. Some people tend to wear bleaching trays throughout the night, while sometimes is enough to use them for a few hours only, preferably before going to sleep. Skip a whitening day and the stress will go away.

Braces have always been a very obvious thing on the teeth, whilst doing a great and necessary job they`ve also been an eyesore and an embarrassment sometimes.  The latest thing in dental advances is the removable brace, and this has cause a rush in adults getting treatment for their crooked teeth, teeth that have often been embarrassing when we are face to face with clients. The cost isn`t prohibitive either at just around the £1,000 mark, for a major dental treatment that is quite reasonable and when you see what you get for your money, you`ll be pleasantly surprised. The two most popular types are the Inman Aligner and the Invisalign Brace, both have their place in the market and both have many of the same qualities and attributes. The Inman has been designed to work on the front teeth, and it does so with incredibly quick and successful results. The brace is removable and comes in the shape of a clear gum shield style, the only really visible part is the bar that holds the pulleys together, this is across the front, but you don’t need anything cemented onto your teeth with these designs. Your chosen dentists will start the treatment with a series of measurements; they will take digital x-rays and photos and make a mould of your present teeth. All this information is sent to a technician who will feed it all into a computer, and program it for a procedure statement. They will also produce a film generated on the computer of your teeth slowly being pulled into line, showing you what the eventual outcome will be, isn`t science wonderful. The braces can be taken out by the patient at any time, and then simply plopped back in afterwards. This is great for eating, sleeping and cleaning your teeth. The Invisalign model is designed for the whole of the teeth`s set, so it can be adjusted to straighten those back teeth as well. Neither work on impacted teeth, that is a different procedure your dentist will be able to advise you on. All in all these two brilliantly designed types are way ahead of their time, but welcomed by adults all over the world just the same. They are especially popular with executive types for their versatility.