Teeth that hurt with sweets usually have exposed dentin from a cavity, erosion or recession. Learn the causes, home steps and treatments from Columbus Dental Centre in Woodbridge.
A deep dental cleaning, or scaling and root planing, treats gum disease below the gumline. Learn the steps, recovery, results and myths from Columbus Dental Centre in Woodbridge.
Inlays sit inside the cusps of a tooth and onlays cover them. Learn when each is used, how they compare to fillings and crowns, and how CEREC makes them in one visit.
Wondering if pain after a new dental crown is normal? Learn what sensitivity is expected, how long it lasts, warning signs, and how CEREC same-day crowns compare.
Dry socket is a painful but treatable complication after a tooth extraction. Learn the signs, causes, prevention steps and treatment from Columbus Dental Centre in Woodbridge.
If your dental crown feels loose, stop chewing on that side, keep the crown if it comes off, and call your dentist within a day or two.
Most dentures should be replaced every 5 to 7 years, and relined every 1 to 2 years in between, because your gums and jawbone keep shrinking after teeth are lost while the denture stays the same shape.
Yes, you can get a cavity under a filling. Dentists call it recurrent or secondary decay, and it happens when bacteria slip into a tiny gap along the edge of an old or worn filling.
Adult teeth usually feel loose because the gum and bone holding them have been damaged, most often by gum disease, though grinding, an injury or an infection can do it too.
For most toothaches, a dentist is the right place to go, and the ER is for a narrow set of red-flag symptoms like swelling that spreads to your eye or neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, or a high fever.
