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Sensitivity
Sensitivity This movie requires Flash Player Dentine hypersensitivity is sensation felt when the nerves inside the dentin of the teeth are exposed to the environment. The sensation can range from irritation all the way to intense, shooting pain. This sensitivity … Continue reading
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Diastemas – Gap in Front Teeth
Diastemas – Gap in front Teeth This movie requires Flash Player A gap in the front teeth (Diastema) can appear unsightly. Tubes are placed over the two teeth … … and filled with Composite material. This builds up the teeth, … Continue reading
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Smoking Affects Teeth
Smoking Affects Teeth This movie requires Flash Player Smoking has many affects on oral health. Increased plaque, tartar and staining can occur. Furring of the tongue (increasing bad breath) … …reduced blood flow to the gums … … which is … Continue reading
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TMJ
TMJ This movie requires Flash Player When the jaw opens, there are two movements involved… A rotation …. and a sliding. Cartilage between the bones smoothes the movement. Sometimes as cartilage wears, it may click during the opening.
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Tongue Cleansing
This movie requires Flash Player A tongue cleaner (also called a tongue scraper or tongue brush) is an oral hygiene device designed to clean the bacterial build-up, food debris, fungi, and dead cells from the surface of the tongue. 85% … Continue reading
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Proximal Brushing
This movie requires Flash Player The TePe Proximal brush comes in 7 sizes for cleaning different sized spaces. Click the brush open to insert the head and click down to secure. Insert the head from the inside surfaces or outside … Continue reading
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Resorption
This movie requires Flash Player Normal Development. Development showing resorption. Action of teeth under the gum. The tooth wears away the existing tooth. The existing tooth may be lost.
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Compact Truft Brush
This movie requires Flash Player A Compact Tuft Brush or an end-tufted brush is a type of toothbrush used specifically for cleaning along the gumline adjacent to the teeth. The bristles are usually shaped in a pointed arrow pattern to … Continue reading
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Gum Disease
This movie requires Flash Player Gingivitis (“inflammation of the gum tissue”) is a term used to describe non-destructive gum disease. The most common form of gingivitis is in response to bacterial plaque adherent to tooth surfaces, termed plaque-induced gingivitis, and … Continue reading
Anti Snoring – Male
This movie requires Flash Player Normal airflow. The Soft Pallet relaxes and restricts the airflow … The Soft Pallet vibrates, causing the ‘snore’. The Epiglotis may also restrict the airflow … … and may even cause ‘Sleep Apnia’. The Silensor … Continue reading
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Wisdom Teeth
This movie requires Flash Player An impacted Wisdom tooth. Some bone is removed to gain access … … the tooth is split … … the roots are removed separately. The gum is replaced and heals naturally
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Implant Cleaning
Click here to watch on iPhone/iPad/Android This movie requires Flash Player Your Implants can serve you for years if you keep your mouth healthy and take care of your Implants. Just like your natural teeth, you shoukd brush after every … Continue reading
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Dental Implants
Click here to watch on iPhone/iPad/Android This movie requires Flash Player Dental implants are small posts placed under the gum to work as the roots of missing teeth. A crown, or artificial tooth, is then fitted to match your teeth … Continue reading
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Dry Socket
This movie requires Flash Player After a damaged tooth is removed … … the ‘socket’ naturally produces a blood clot. Over time the gum will heal over the clot, and gum tissue is restored. However, after the tooth is removed … Continue reading
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Decay Occlusal
This movie requires Flash Player Teeth have a hard enamel surface. But poor oral hygiene can lead to a build-up of plaque which can lead to decay. When this starts on the chewing surfaces of the teeth it will be … Continue reading
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Decay Interproximal
This movie requires Flash Player Teeth have a hard enamel surface. But poor oral hygiene can lead to a build-up of plaque which can lead to decay. When this starts in the contact points in between the teeth it will … Continue reading
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Root Treatment
Click here to watch on iPhone/iPad/Android This movie requires Flash Player Root canal treatment is needed when the blood or nerve supply of the tooth( tooth pulp) is infected through decay or injury. You may complain of an existing pain … Continue reading
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Super Floss
This movie requires Flash Player Superfloss can be used ‘under’ bridges. First use the stiff end of the Superfloss to insert between the teeth. Pull the Superfloss through and then sweep under the pontic (false tooth). Pull through the normal … Continue reading
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Mini Flosser
This movie requires Flash Player Cleaning between the teeth is an essential part of a daily oral hygiene regime. Conventional flossing can be difficult especially when the teeth are very close together. The Miniflosser can help gain access to the … Continue reading
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Brush Holder
This movie requires Flash Player A toothbrush adapter. It fits on manual brushes. Ideal for those with problems gripping and holding such as arthritis sufferers.
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Power Brushing
This movie requires Flash Player An electric toothbrush is a toothbrush that uses electric power supplied usually by a battery to move the brush head rapidly. They are usually one of two types. They either vibrate side to side, for … Continue reading
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Interdental Brushing
This movie requires Flash Player An interdental brush, also called an interproximal brush or a proxy brush, is a small brush, typically disposable and supplied with a reusable angled plastic handle, used for cleaning between teeth and between the wire … Continue reading
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Bruxism
This movie requires Flash Player Bruxism is characterized by the grinding of the teeth and is typically accompanied by the clenching of the jaw. It is an oral parafunctional activity that occurs in most humans at some time in their … Continue reading
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Brushing
This movie requires Flash Player Teeth cleaning is part of oral hygiene and involves the removal of dental plaque from teeth with the intention of preventing cavities, gingivitis, and periodontal disease. Toothbrushes are available with different bristle textures, sizes and … Continue reading
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Dry Mouth
This movie requires Flash Player Xerostomia is the medical term for the subjective complaint of dry mouth due to a lack of saliva. Saliva is produced by the salivary glands in the mouth. It naturally protects the teeth, washing away … Continue reading
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Flossing
This movie requires Flash Player Dental floss is either a bundle of thin nylon filaments or a plastic ribbon used to remove food and dental plaque. Debris accumulates between the teeth. If not removed, bacteria will develop and plaque will … Continue reading
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Mouth Rince
This movie requires Flash Player Mouthwash or mouth rinse is a product used to enhance oral hygiene. Some manufacturers of mouthwash claim that antiseptic and anti-plaque mouth rinse kill the bacterial plaque causing caries, gingivitis, and bad breath. Plaque build-up … Continue reading
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Lost Canine Guidance
This movie requires Flash Player When we grind our teeth from side to side … … the back teeth are protected to some extent by the canines. The back teeth are ‘separated’ as the canines meet. If the canines wear … Continue reading
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Impressions
This movie requires Flash Player A tray is filled with impression material. Study models are then cast from the impression material.
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