Dental Care @DCP
What Is a Dental Hygienist?
What is a Dental Hygienist? Dental Hygienists are trained to work with patients to help them with their dental care and oral health. They clean teeth, examine you for things like gingivitis and provide other preventative dental care treatments. Dental Hygienists also help patients with dental education to give them ways of improving as well as maintaining good oral…
How Many Dentist Appointments Do I Need For Dental Implants?
How many visits to the Dentist do I need for Dental Implants? In the best case scenario, when you have good oral hygiene and your case is simple, it can take as few as two visits to your dentist to perform the treatment and place your dental implants. This is however, only an estimated number of visits…
What are Wisdom Teeth?
What are wisdom teeth? Your wisdom teeth are the back teeth (rear molars) that are usually last to come through; in your late teens or twenties. For some people they can cause problems because there is not enough space for them in your mouth. When there isn’t enough room, these large back teeth may push through on…
My Child has a Loose Baby Tooth That Won’t Come Out, Do I Need to do Anything?
My child has a loose baby tooth that won’t come out. Do I need to do anything? If you can see the permanent tooth coming through and trying to push the baby tooth out of the way, it is a good idea to see your dentist. They will examine your child’s mouth and may take x-rays…
Can Soft Drink Really Harm My Teeth?
Can soft drink really harm my teeth? Large volumes and frequent drinking of soft drinks is one of the major risk factors that cause dental decay. For example, one can of lemonade such as Mountain Dew has eleven teaspoons of sugar in it and is highly acidic. If you challenged yourself to eat those 11 teaspoons…
