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Ducking a Dry Socket in Central Leeds

Thursday, August 29th, 2013

2839654_blogThere are a lot of things that can go easily wrong in your mouth, so you have to be very careful at all times, especially if you have just been worked on by your dentist in central Leeds. Healing is very important in order to maintain the health of your mouth, even more so if you have just had a tooth pulled out. What normally happens naturally here is that once a tooth has been removed, the hole will be sealed over with a blood clot that will fall out once the gums have sealed up. If however you get clumsy with your toothbrush, the way you eat, or if you choose to smoke straight after the extraction, it will cause the blood clot to fall out prematurely and then you run the gauntlet of getting a dry socket. Essentially this means that you will have the bone of your jaws below exposed to the air and open to infection- and it could get quite nasty if you are not careful. If it happens, you’ll need a daily dressing from your dentist in order to help the healing process and it could take a good week before your gums start to recover from the shock. The dressing will be soaked in a special paste that aids this healing and you are going to have to wash your mouth with either salt water or a medicated mouthwash until the hole seals itself up.

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Angry Ankylosis can devastate your mouth in the City of Leeds

Thursday, August 29th, 2013

398467_blogTeeth can be a real bane throughout your life in the city of Leeds, but just how good your teeth are in adult life depends solely on how well they have developed when you were a young child, and especially when the milk teeth depart and the second ones come through. If all goes well, it should be a natural transition from one tooth to the other. If though something doesn’t go smoothly, maybe from tooth decay or an infection, the first teeth will impede the second teeth from coming through. The adult teeth may grow in all directions, maybe become impacted too and this is where the teeth suffer from ankylosis. It can cause infection to the other teeth around it and you may have to have some form of treatment to rectify it- later on if the damage has been bad, you may require some orthodontic treatment or surgery to correct the problem. It isn’t the prettiest of conditions to suffer from, especially being an innocent child during all of this. It is vital that a dentist monitors this period in a child’s life in order that the condition can be dealt with as soon as it happens.

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How chewing Gum can work wonders for you in Leeds

Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

2904341_blogIt is a funny thing really, if you were ever caught chewing gum at school in Leeds in the dark and distant past, you may have been whipped, told to stand in the corner and possibly with detention in the pipeline at the end of the day. Well from now on you can be cheeky back because it has been proven by research that chewing gum is actually good for your teeth and gums. The whole chewing action produces saliva in your mouth- brilliant for combating bacteria that is a never ending threat to your oral health. But if you stick a lump of gum in your mouth after a meal, it can further help to remove sticky stuff from foods from settling on the surfaces of your teeth. Don’t go mad with it though: it can help to strengthen the muscles that protect you’re your jaw joints, but over-chewing can also be detrimental to your jaws as well. The gum that you munch on should also be sugar free as well otherwise you’ll be rather leaving sugar on your teeth that could lead to tooth decay. Tell that to your teacher!

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Taking on the problem of Tooth Decay in Leeds

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

468416_blogPretty much everyone in Leeds will suffer from some level of tooth decay at some point in their lives. Most of it is manageable if you put the work in, and you always have your dentist to save the day if need be. But that doesn’t mean you should ever get complacent about decay. A simple filling may suffice in the beginning, but if you ignore the fact that you are getting a bit of tooth ache, the decay will then force its way inside your tooth and infect it. Now you will need a root canal if you have any chance of avoiding tooth loss and the possibility of an abscess breaking out, but at this point though, you may also be susceptible to gum and periodontal disease and if it gets to this level, it will take a monumental effort from your dentist to help you out of this mess. Talk to your dentist, find out all you can about symptoms and how to care for your oral health, otherwise you will be in a world of hurt in the future…plus you will lose your teeth and that will impact on the health throughout your body as well, not to mention your self confidence whenever you go to smile at someone.

 

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Brushing bravely and flossing with flirtation in Central Leeds

Monday, August 26th, 2013

357249_blogWhen you look after your oral hygiene in central Leeds, two of the essential ingredients you should have in your tool kit is a toothbrush and some dental floss. Finding a good brush is generally down to you, and the market is flooded with them, but don’t be afraid to ask your dentist for advice before shopping. Dentists see more in your mouth than you do and can advise you about the strength of bristles that will suit the particular nature of your gums and teeth; electric brushes are brilliant as well. They take the sting out of the work for you and will leave the surfaces of your teeth clean and rejuvenated. But no regular toothbrush will get between your teeth and up around your gums, which is why you have to back-up brushing with flossing for a thorough clean. Again, there are many to choose from and you may well have to try a few out first before you find one that suits you. But using the combination of a brush and floss at least a couple of times a day- especially after eating will help to keep your mouth healthy for the future.

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Battling the evil of Gum Disease in the City of Leeds

Sunday, August 25th, 2013

364999_blogAnything with the word ‘disease’ in the title should be enough to trigger some life in you and work hard to rid yourself of the problem in the city of Leeds; as it is with gum disease- this is a nasty and disgusting piece of work. It may well start innocently enough with a little blood on your toothbrush, but now you have left a door open to it and if you don’t act now, you will be leaving yourself vulnerable to heart disease and tooth loss in the future- that’s just what this spiteful condition can lead to. Curing it in the early days is not so hard to do, but if you leave it- well you have already been told; it can be the death of you. Get your dentist and a hygienist on your side fast in order to help tackle this. You will need to address things such as your diet, habits like smoking and drinking and you will definitely have to improve the way you look after your oral hygiene. It doesn’t matter at what level the disease is at, you must fight it on all fronts and throw the kitchen sink at it if need be- it’s your health we are talking about here.

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Hush-a-bye baby! Why you should be awake to the threat of Sleep Apnea in Central Leeds

Saturday, August 24th, 2013

4443553_blogIt is hard to think that simply by going to sleep at night in central Leeds could be possibly terminal for you in the end, but sleep apnea will get to you at some point if you have problems with your breathing. Snoring, obesity, or heavy medication interferes with your breathing and this may start to disturb your natural rhythm in the night. What happens when you sleep is pure mechanics; your mouth and nose takes in air and then goes to your lungs, pumps oxygen into the blood stream, through the heart and then into the brain that can then ensure your engine runs through the hours of darkness. Block off the air flow though and it puts extra pressure on all these organs; the brain has trouble deciphering the signals, the lungs are asking “where’s the air” and the heart is doing overtime to keep you going. Sleep apnea can stop you breathing for a good 30 seconds and if you don’t do something about it, well you will die in the end from it.

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How you can benefit from a Porcelain Crown in Leeds

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013

4207449_blogAny form of damage to your teeth in Leeds requires attention in order to prevent things from getting worse, but you are lucky to be living in a world of cosmetic dentistry and any problems that arise can be easily corrected. Many of these issues may require a crown to be fitted and if you want to retain a natural looking balance to your smile, porcelain is the way forward. Crowns can help you to overcome tooth loss and decay, but they truly are excellent for restoration. There are two types of porcelain crowns you can go for, the first being porcelain-over-metal. This is designed not only to look natural, but for strength too, so this is one that would be positioned where a lot of work is required of it- like at the back of the mouth where a lot of chewing goes on when you eat. A full porcelain crown though would normally fitted near the front of your mouth, more for aesthetics than work, but both options do superb repair work and can be coloured to match the teeth that surround them, making it appear that nothing has gone wrong in the first place.

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The benefits behind a Dental Bridge in Central Leeds

Tuesday, August 20th, 2013

2797271_blogTooth loss is a torrid and painful time in central Leeds and aside from the way it can ruin your smile, it can also play havoc with your oral health in the future. Hence, it is best to do something about it pronto. A great little way to overcome this is to have a dental bridge fitted and there are many to choose from, depending where you have lost your tooth/teeth. In the past, you could have had your new fitting bonded in with resin and wires, but this has become rather old hat and has given way since the dental implant has become easier to fit, especially if the location of the loss is in an awkward place, say towards the back of your mouth. The implant acts as an excellent anchor for the bridge and gives it a lot of strength, meaning that if you look after your new fitting, you’ll have many years of wear from it. However, you’ll have to clean it properly because of the nature of the way it sits upon the gums, but get this right, and you’ll have no problems in the future.

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Fighting back against Oral Cancer in Leeds

Sunday, August 18th, 2013

2603730_blogOral cancer is a horrible disease to contract, as is any disease of this nature, but when it comes to your mouth you may well be putting yourself at serious risk in Leeds if you have a wayward lifestyle. Now, the reasons behind oral cancer aren’t exactly specific or that clear, but if you are a heavy smoker/drinker and have an awful diet, it won’t help your cause and if you suddenly realise that you are having constant repetitive problems such as ulcers, sore throats, coughing and ear aches, they are just a few pointers that you are possibly heading into cancer territory and should get yourself tested quickly. The quicker you are looked at, the better the condition can be treated and the good news on this front is that recovery rates are improving. But it won’t be a joyride for you; you will need as much support as you can muster from everywhere you can. You will also have to make lifestyle changes in order to prevent a repeat of what you have gone through and for this you are going to have to enlist professional back-up.

 

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