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Need of Crown or Cap on your teeth!

 When you are finally hassle free from your tooth pain and done with the root canal treatment , the dentist usually suggests crown or cap on the teeth. Is your dentist earning money or crown is  the need of your teeth!? Why we require cap /crown? After the root canal treatment the tooth becomes brittle. Since the cavity is deep the tooth structure is lost after proper cleaning.  To strengthen the teeth and overcome brittleness of the teeth you need  crowns. When we place crown the chewing becomes easy, we can effectively use the teeth for which it is designed. There are several other reasons other than a root canal when a crown/cap is indicated. What are the other situations? Due to severe wear of teeth , tooth weakens, the crown is indicated.  To close the natural spaces in between teeth caps are given. To increase the teeth height in severe wear of teeth.   To replace missing teeth.   To correct the alignment of the teeth. So in the next read we will see the materials used to make th
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Simplifying the Root canal Treatment!

So when finally you have pain and now the only option left is but to see the Dentist! You sit on the dental chair and now the dentist says - "iska toh root canal karna padega"! ( Your tooth needs a root canal treatment ). Now when exactly your tooth requires a root canal treatment!?   The answer to this is when the decay goes deep down the layers of the tooth.  Roughly speaking to know the 3 layers let's take an example of a choco bar ice cream!  The ice cream has 3 layers upper chocolate then vanilla and then the hard chocolate!! When we go deep down the layers it tastes just awesome!!                                                                                                            LAYERS OF TEETH Likewise the tooth has 3 layers , the more deeper the cavity the more severely it pains...  As the caries go deep down , it affect the most interesting layer of the tooth called as Pulp!  Whenever the decay goes that down, the pain , sensitivity to both hot and cold f

Do's AND Dont's After Removal of Teeth!

    The gauze/cotton pressure pack placed at the site of extraction should be removed after 30 to 45minutes of extraction.   Swallow the saliva in the mouth , do not let accumulate it in the mouth.   After removing the pressure pack patient can have water, juice,  plain ice-creams, coconut water, cold milk.   DO NOT   use  straws while taking any beverages.   AVOID HOT beverages and food for upto 24 hours.   Patient can have room temperature  semi - solid food like soji, dal rice etc. after 3 to 4 hours of extraction.   Do NOT spit or gargle vigorously upto 24hours after extraction.   Do NOT check the extraction site with tongue.  Avoid chewing food from the side where extraction is done for 4 to 5 days.  Avoid Smoking , kharra, ghutka, pan, tobacco, drinking of alcohol for at least 25 days after extraction.  Follow the medication schedule prescribed by the dentist.  Brushing and cleaning of overall teeth and teeth near the extraction site can be followed on regular basis.  Any profu

The Art of Brushing Teeth!

In our routine morning chores, the fastest and most neglected task is brushing of teeth.This negligence leads to rushing to the dentist. To maintain the teeth and avoid anxiety especially on the dental chair oral hygiene is to be maintained in a proper way. The simplest way to maintain is to follow a proper brushing technique. The technique is mentioned below: Take a pea size toothpaste on the brush. To avoid missing any teeth, start from left/right last teeth. Close your mouth a bit so that the brush head reaches horizontally. Usually try to cover 3 teeth at a time. The brush is kept at an angle of 45degree at the junction of gum line and teeth. Vibrate the brush bristles over the area and then swipe down in case of upper teeth and in upward direction in case of lower teeth. After these surfaces are cleaned, the chewing surface is cleaned in back and forth motion. When we brush in the front region the brush head is to be held vertically. Some refere