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- IV sedation is not a general anaesthetic.That distinction is the single most useful thing to understand about it. Under IV sedation you are conscious, breathing on your own, and able to respond. You simply will ...
- A full arch, two ways.Both replace a full arch of teeth. They differ in what holds them in, and that single difference drives everything else -- how you eat, what happens to the jaw underneath...
- Veneers close gaps. So do two cheaper things.Yes, veneers close small gaps, and they do it in two appointments with a predictable result. Before choosing them it is worth knowing that they permanently remove enamel,...
- A cavity does not stop on its own.Decay is bacteria dissolving the mineral out of a tooth. Left alone the hole gets deeper until it reaches the nerve, and the treatment stops being a filling and becomes a...
- A root canal described plainly.The procedure has a reputation built in an era before reliable local anaesthetic and rotary instruments. What it involves now is worth knowing in detail, because most of ...
- You broke a tooth. Here is the order.Keep any fragment, cover a sharp edge with sugar-free gum or dental wax, avoid chewing on that side, and call. Most broken teeth are not emergencies in the hospital sense...
- Aligners versus braces, both directions.Most comparisons are written by whoever sells one of them. Both are good at things the other is not, and the right answer depends more on the teeth and the person than on...
- Rebuilding a mouth, in stages.A full mouth reconstruction is not one procedure. It is a sequence of ordinary ones planned together, so each step supports the next rather than being undone by it. The p...
- Whitening works on enamel only.That single fact answers most whitening questions. Peroxide lightens natural tooth structure and does nothing at all to crowns, veneers, bonding or fillings, which is the...
- What clear aligners can and cannot move.Invisalign is genuinely good at some things and unsuitable for others. Knowing which side of that line your teeth fall on is the whole decision, and it is answerable at a...
- Matching the treatment to the problem.Most cosmetic disappointment comes from having the right procedure for the wrong problem. This is the short version of which does what, and what each one takes from the t...
- Scan to retainer, in order.Treatment is mostly you, at home, changing a tray every week or two. The appointments are short and infrequent, which is the practical appeal. Here is the sequence and ro...
- Children's teeth, the short version.Most of children's dentistry is a few habits repeated for years. The things that make the biggest difference are unglamorous and can be listed on one page, which is what ...
- A cleaning and a deep cleaning are different procedures.Most people book one and are told they need the other, which feels like being upsold. It usually is not. The two treat different problems, and the reason for the switch i...
- Save the tooth, or replace it.The default is to keep your own tooth. Nothing manufactured behaves quite like a natural root, and a tooth that can be saved usually should be. The decision turns on how ...
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