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DENTAL AILMENT |
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- Pain in your tooth especially on eating something sweet
- Sensitivity of a tooth to hot/cold foodstuffs or drinks
- Food lodgement between your teeth
- Pain in teeth on chewing/eating anything or applying pressure
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These are signs of decay / cavity / caries
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- Sensitivity/pain in a tooth especially on eating/drinking something cold
- Inability to apply even a little chewing pressure on any tooth
- A recurring pimple near the gum of the infected tooth (may or may not have pus)
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These are signs of nerve infection of the tooth. Root Canal treatment would be warranted |
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- Bad breath
- Spongy / Bleeding / Receding gums
- Mobile Teeth
- Recent increase in gaps between teeth
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Gum Disease |
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- A Root Canal treated tooth
- A tooth with a very big cavity
- A stained unsightly front tooth
- A fractured tooth
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A crown/ cap would be needed to reinforce the tooth |
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- Gaps in your smile / missing tooth / teeth
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An implant/ bridge/ denture would be needed to fill the gap |
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- Severely broken / infected tooth
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Extraction or removal of the tooth would be needed
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- Stained/ yellow / dull / pitted teeth
- Teeth with white spots
- Teeth with Discoloured fillings
- Teeth with space/gaps
- Protruding/ crowded / twisted teeth
- Too long/short/wide/narrow teeth
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Cosmetic dentistry (Veneers/ Bleaching or Tooth Whitening/ Cosmetic Fillings) or Braces would be needed |
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Six monthly dental checkup and cleaning |
This is most important, as dental problems being silent are undetected for a very long time.The 6 monthly checkups ensure diagnosing any dental problem at the incipient stage, thus saving time and expenditure for the patient in the future. |
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