Just as soil and rock can be eroded by water and other elements, teeth can suffer from erosion. This is despite the fact that enamel is harder than any other material in the human body — including bone! Your teeth are under constant pressure from outside forces. And since enamel erosion is one of the first steps to dental decay, preventing it is pivotal to avoiding trips to the dentist.…
Read More »Many patients need to have some teeth extracted before their complete dentures can be fitted. Complete dentures (which securely rest on your palate) can be more stable and more straightforward to design and manufacture than partial dentures. Those isolated remaining natural teeth aren’t necessarily doing your bite any favours, and the best results can be achieved with a full bite restoration—involving complete dentures. Post-Extraction You will be fitted with immediate complete dentures as soon as your last teeth are extracted.…
Read More »There are the usual suspects when it comes to why your teeth can feel uncomfortably sensitive after whitening. You might be using too much whitening gel, causing the product to leak from the applicator trays, where it burns your gums. You might also have untreated dental decay, creating a tiny pathway to the tooth’s nerve, which is then irritated by contact with the whitening agent. But perhaps neither of these scenarios applies to you.…
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