Many are scared at the prospect of visiting the dentist. Many are terrified when they enter the dental treatment room even before the dentist brings out his equipment and instruments for any procedure that needs to be performed. Anxiety is a human reaction to situations they are not used to and may be normal in
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It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the Total Dental Care Clinic blog. To stay connected with news, events and activities happening in our clinic and in the world of dentistry in general, stay connected to this blog. Total Dental Care Clinic is a unique dental clinic in the in the healthcare
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A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away.
Dental prosthetics is the aspect of dentistry that deals with the replacement of missing teeth or the repair of damaged or worn down teeth. Traditional dental prostheses are removable denture and fixed bridges. Nowadays due to advancement in technology, netter options of teeth replacement are available. Advanced dental prosthetics makes it possible for teeth to
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Teeth can be staineed naturally(from birth) or through environmental factors (smoking, drinking, drugs etc). Conditions like fluorosis, tetracycline staining, enamel hypoplasia, amelogenesis and dentinogenesis imperfecta etc, generally present various shades of undesirable discolouration. whatever the cause of teeth staining, the good news is that there is a solution for every case. Here are some solutions
read moreNutrition is the process of consuming, absorbing, and using nutrients from food that are necessary for growth, development, and maintenance of life. For maintenance of good oral health the role of nutrition cannot be overemphasized. Healthy eating entails intake of all essential classes of nutrients to attain a ‘balanced diet’. Lack of one or more types/class(es)
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What is a healthy smile? Natural whiteness without noticeable discoloration and other discrepancies in the form and positioning of the teeth. This is the norm for healthy teeth. The lack of stains frequently denotes proper oral hygiene, though natural shades can vary. The modern trend is that most people prefer and even yearn for
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Oral health consultation is vital for maintaining quality oral health. It entails the visit to the dental office to consult the dentist who carries out thorough clinical examination where both intra-oral and extra-oral tissue are thoroughly examined. This provides the true oral health picture of the patient. The doctor also looks out for signs of
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Bad breath, also known as halitosis, is an unpleasant embarrassing situation to find oneself in. Its causes are well documented and include certain foods, health conditions and habits are among the causes of bad breath: poor oral hygiene, cavities in the teeth, Periodontal disease, pericoronitis, smoking, garlic, high protein diet, sore throat, chronic rhinosinusitis lung
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