Tooth decay, tooth fracture, a cracked tooth, a defective, deep, extensive or new dental restoration, sinus infection, tooth clenching and grinding (bruxism), periodontal (gum) disease, exposed dentin. If any of these are identified, the dentist will likely initiate treatment aimed at both manag...
An abscessed tooth is a condition in which the nerve of the tooth (the dental pulp) becomes infected. Infection often occurs when a dental cavity (tooth decay) goes untreated and spreads deep within the tooth. The bacteria that cause anabscesscan spread down the length of the roots of the ...
Fifty-three block sections of root-filled teeth were gathered from human cadavers. The blocks were radiographically exposed, sectioned, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Histologic sections were categorized as inflamed or uninflamed. Radiographically, the roots were assigned as apical lucency, ...
Hi I have recently had my front teeth crowns replaced my dentist was able to fit one as the other one had a big gap at the side at the top & crossed over my other tooth at the side of it at the bottom of the tooth.. the one that she has fit seems to be to long & looks pr...
Large sores or ulcers on the feet or legs:For a diabetic person, a nonhealing sore larger than 1 inch in diameter can be a sign of a potentially limb-threatening infection. Other signs and symptoms that merit immediate care are exposed bone or deep tissuewound, large areas of surrounding ...
Partial pulpotomy was performed by amputating 2 mm of the exposed pulp, hemostasis was achieved, and the tooth was randomly assigned for the placement of either white MTA (White ProRoot Dentsply, Tulsa, OK) or CH (Dycal; Dentsply Caulk, Milford, DE) as the pulpotomy agent. Postoperative ...