Why does your child have a cavity—or more than a few? According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over half of six- to eight-year-olds have had a cavity. If your child is one of the many pediatric patients with dental decay, take a look at what you need to know about the culprits behind cavities and the ways a children's dentist can help.
What Causes Childhood Cavities?
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When you want to whiten your teeth for a specific special occasion, you need to plan ahead—although it's possible to achieve eye-catching results in relatively little time.
An Exact Date
Whether you're whitening your teeth for a wedding, anniversary, graduation, or another special event, you'll need dependable results by an exact date. As such, you can forget about using an at-home whitening kit. The results of an at-home kit may be perfectly satisfactory, but the results are not always consistent, nor are they as definitive as you may be hoping for.
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If you are missing one or more of your teeth, then you have a few solutions available to you. Two of the most popular are dentures and dental implants, the latter of which involves a metal post and crown that are implanted into your jaw, effectively replacing a natural tooth or teeth. While some people may prefer dentures for their affordability, there are a number of advantages to getting dental implants instead.
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Dental implants are a great way to replace missing teeth because they are durable. Besides single implants, your dentist can also use implant dentures and implant bridges to replace multiple teeth at once. If you would like to know more about the implant process, keep reading.
Tooth Extraction
Teeth extractions include simple and surgical. Surgical extractions require an incision in the gums, so they cost more and may require an oral surgeon.
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Oral hygiene is imperative, but some people ignore it. It causes one to experience varying degrees of toothache, prompting one to require emergency dental care. Thus, you should take care of your oral health by going for regular check-ups and following the dentist's advice on living a healthy lifestyle. However, despite maintaining a good lifestyle, there are incidences where you may require urgent dental care. They may arise, especially if you have undergone an oral procedure recently.
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