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Oral Cancer

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Some of its most common  #symptoms  include lumps / bumps, swelling, thickening, crusts, rough spots, soreness and eroded areas that  #don ’t  #heal ; bleeding from mouth, loose teeth, white or red patches in mouth,  #unexplained  numbness, loss of sensation, pain, difficulty to chew and swallow, hoarseness of voice, sore throat, earache, stiffness in jaws, dramatic weight loss,  #uncomfortable  dentures. For  #obtaining  a proper  #diagnosis  your dentist or any  #healthcare  professional will take a  #detailed  dental and physical exam including brush biopsy or tissue  #biopsy  for any  #suspicious  lesion or growth. In addition, they will perform one or more of these  #tests  like x-rays, CT scan, endoscopy, MRI scan, PET scan. Treatment  #procedure  is usually same as for other type of cancers like surgery to remove the lesion, radiation therapy, and chemothe...

Periodontal Treatment

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Treatment  #protocol  usually depends on how  #severe  the gum disease is and will  #range  from regular  #prophylaxis  / teeth cleaning to  #periodontal  surgery. Our  dental care   providers at  Smile Dental  can best advise you on what treatment is necessary for your individual case. If the gum disease is severe your dentist or hygienist will advise you to go for a deep professional cleaning in the dental office. During this procedure your dentist will remove the plaque and tar-tar down from each of those gum pockets; it is usually done over several visits and depends on the individual case. Furthermore your dentist will smooth out the root surfaces of teeth to allow the gums to heal and reattach to teeth. The dental care provider might recommend you some medications too to control infection, reduce pain and aid in healing. Sometimes if your gums do not heal even after deep cleaning, then your cas...

Operculectomy

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#After   #operculectomy  is done, you will be able to  #maintain  your oral hygiene  #properly . Your dentist will perform this procedure under local anesthesia; gum tissue is removed by giving a  #sharp  incision with a dental instrument and  #removed . Sutures if  #needed  are placed, or can be left after excision (cut of gum tissue) to  #heal  by itself. Likewise the dentist can also use  #laser  as it has  #minimal  bleeding, pain and  #good   #healing https://smiledental.com/lasers-in-dentistry/operculectomy/

Gum Recession

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When  #margins  of gum  #tissue , which  #surrounds  teeth wears away and  #pull  back,  #exposing  more of tooth and/or tooth root gum  #recession  occurs. It is a  #common  dental issue and most of the time you won’t even  #realize  that you suffer from it as it happens  #gradually . That’s not something you want to  #ignore ,  #schedule  an appointment with your dentist. So that they can carry out a  #proper  treatment  #plan  to  #prevent  further damage. Improper brushing can make it easy for bacterial plaque to turn into tartar which builds on and between your teeth, fluctuation in hormonal levels, use of tobacco products, clenching & grinding of teeth, misaligned teeth, piercings of lip and tongue are some of the causes of recession. Mild cases of receding gums can be treated in dental office by deep cleaning; more severe cases might require ...

Frenectomy

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PROCEDURE It is done  #under  local  #anaesthesia . An  #incision  is given with a scalpel/ laser. This will separate  #frenum  from underlying  #gingiva  (gums). Then a suture is placed. After a week suture removal is done. During this week patient should not pull his lip /tongue. In case if it is a lingual  #frenectomy  (for tongue) patient  #speech  can be  #improved  after this https://smiledental.com/frenectomy/

Flap surgery

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When non-surgical methods like scaling and root  #planning  are not at all enough to  #treat  your gum disease, you could become a candidate for  #gingival   #flap  surgery to  #restore  gum  #health . Your dentist can best advice you if you are up for gum flap surgery or not by taking proper dental and medical #examination . If left untreated, the gum disease in  #advanced   #stages  can have the  #potential  to  #cause   #extensive  damage to  #surrounding  structures which support your teeth and may lead to tooth loss. Prior to surgery your dentist or hygienist will first perform prophylaxis to remove all the plaque and tartar accumulated around teeth and gums, to make sure that your oral hygiene is up to mark before the procedure. The  periodontist  will start the flap surgery after numbing the area with a local anesthesia, and use a scalpel to separate the gums fr...

Lasers in dentistry

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#Lasers  work by  #transforming   #energy  in form of  #light . In  #surgical  and dental  #procedures  it acts as  #cutting  instrument &  #vaporizer  for tissue that it comes in contact with. For teeth  #whitening  procedures it acts as  #heat  source to  #enhance  the  #effect  of  #bleaching  agents. In dentistry, they are mostly used for cavity  #detection , tooth preparation & dental fillings, treatment of tooth sensitivity, reshaping your gums, lengthening of tooth crown, treating muscle attachment, removing soft tissue folds caused by denture and teeth whitening. Lasers can also be used to  #safely   #view  inside tooth and gums,  #remove   #benign  tumors, treat sleep  #apnea  , treat your jaw joint, help  #regenerate  nerves and blood vessels, treat cold sores etc. https://smiledental.com/lasers-in...