A tooth abscess is a painful infection that develops at the root of a tooth that often occurs when conditions such as cavities or gingivitis are left untreated. Anyone who has suffered from an abscessed tooth can vouch for the immense ache that accompanies the infection, and it is important for everyone to know how
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What are canker sores? Typically, canker sores are mouth ulcers and in medical terms known as aphthous ulcers. They surface in the form of small white specks in the gums or on the inside of the lips. These small specks are actually ulcers that can be extremely irritable as also painful. Before you know it
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Oral infections can be in various degrees. Trench mouth is such a condition. Medically speaking it is a severe form of the gum disease – gingivitis. It is a medical condition that needs to be treated right away and not ignored or procrastinated. There is no particular age when trench mouth can set it. It
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Dry socket is a complication that occurs quite often and is a common problem that can prove to be quiet painful. In medical terms it is healing of wounds after extracting a tooth. The socket is the area that surrounds the teeth. What is Dry Socket? A dry socket is a situation where a blood
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Broken or missing teeth can lead to a situation where eating and doing normal activities can be a problem. This is irrespective of gender or age. It can be esthetically challenging as well as physically so. With that said, dental sciences have improved by leaps and bounds over the last decade. What seemed to be
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Accidents happen. They come without warning. It could be a sudden freak fall that might lead to a crack on one or more of your teeth. The result: excruciating dental pain and discomfort. It happens at a time of the day or night when getting an appointment is almost an impossibility. With that said, it
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TMJ is a common disorder. In medical terms Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, or TMJ, is a condition wherein the joint at the juncture of the upper and lower jaw stops functioning as efficiently as it should. With that surfaces complications that affect your regular lifestyle as well as sleep patterns. What is TMJ? The joint at
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Oral health is as important as physical feeling and being. The mouth is the first zone which comes into contact with delicious food. Our eyes and senses entice us to taste delectable food, irrespective of the fact whether it is good for us or not. With that said there are five different categories of food
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If you are in need of dentures, it may be worth the while to know the possible options. Though it is not something that you would require as often as one can think of, yet when it comes to choosing between different dentures, it is good to understand each of them. With the development of
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Sometimes medical terms are big. They are big enough to be worried about as well. HPV or Human Papillomavirus is a common name of a group of over 100 contagious viruses. Such HPV virus often leads to the growth of warts in different areas like hands, face, back, soles, the genital area, and other places.
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