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Why Do My Teeth Have Thin Enamel, and What Can I Do About It?

2008-09-03T13:45:00.000-07:00

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Dear Dr. A,

I am 24 years old and I have thin enamel on all my teeth. My entire life I have never had any problems with my teeth or had any work done, except for having my wisdom teeth removed.

I have always had a good diet, and as a child my parents hardly ever gave me sugar, and I was barely ever allowed to have fruit juice. Today my diet is still good, although I am pretty sure that my current diet has increased the acidity in my mouth.

I have seen some of the treatments online promising to eliminate sensitivity and so forth, however, none promise to build enamel and solve my problem, as such. My dentist has told me that I have about 10 years until this becomes a serious problem and suggests at that time that I will need to have crowns placed on all my teeth.

Do have any suggestions? or any advice? any response would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

Dr.A - Of course, it would be difficult to diagnose your problem without having a full examination of your teeth and surrounding tissues done in person. Having said that, I will try my best to address your concerns.

For your dentist to suggest that all your teeth may need to be crowned soon is extreme. I am not suggesting that it is not warranted, rather, only in extreme cases do dentists suggest such a treatment plan, especially for someone of your age. It would be interesting to understand exactly why your dentist came to this conclusion.

Did your dentist diagnose you with any form of Amelogenesis Imperfecta? This is a range of conditions that affect the development of enamel in varying ways. However, these conditions usually present themselves with obvious clinical symptoms, ie. mishapen teeth, and correlated with high rate of dental caries. In your case however, and according to you, you have never had any dental work in terms of restorations done on your teeth!

So personally, and based the information so far, I do not believe you suffer from Amelogenesis Imperfecta.

Thin enamel could also be the result of trauma or injury during the early development of teeth. This usually affects only one or a few teeth, and not the entire dentition.

Another cause of weak enamel is bulemia. The high acidic nature of stomach contents being purged causes havoc on the strength of your enamel. Bulemia however is usually seen more often in young teenage females.

What I would suggest is to visit your dentist again, and try to find out if you have Amelogenesis Imperfecta, or if the dentist feels you have had any trauma to the teeth during development. I would also suggest that before you do any expensive and extensive restorative work visit a second, or even a third dentist, just to get more opinions.

In the mean time, you should try ACT Restore rinse, and brush with Flouridex, which is a prescription toothpase with a high amount of flouride. Flouride may help in restoring some of the strength lost in your enamel. I would not use Flouridex for more than a couple of weeks, as the longterm effects of high flouride could be bad for your health. As for the ACT rinse, I would make it a daily habit to rinse with ACT just once, for as long as you need. Of course, consult the manufacturer's directions for more detailed or contrary information.

I am not sure where you live, but ACT and Flouridex are US trademarks, they may or may not be available outside the U.S. Ask your dentist what alternatives are available where you reside.

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Tips to Reduce Tooth Staining by Common Drinks

2008-07-17T05:46:00.000-07:00

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One of the fastest growing areas of dentistry these days has to be tooth whitening products; including strips, rinses, toothpastes, bleaching trays, whitening lasers such as ZOOM, and many more. But what I personally do not like about whitening products is that it provides you with a quick fix. This makes you less likely to worry about what you are eating or drinking, and how that affects your teeth.

Whitening products are usually bleach based. Bleach is a pretty potent chemical, and how it works on teeth might surprise a lot of you. The idea is that the acid pokes microscopic holes in the enamel, the outer protective surface of your teeth, so that the whitening penetrates to the deeper layers of your teeth.

So what's the problem? Over time, these microscopic holes also make it easier for fluids to penetrate the enamel surface as well! This not only induces stronger sensitivity to cold or hot drinks, but also makes it more likely that you will stain!

The more you stain, the more likely you will use whitening products, the more likely you will stain, and so on...

I am not downplaying bleaching producs, but I would like to offer preventative tips so that you are less likely to stain, and less likely to overuse whitening products.

Coffee
It is interesting to note how whitening prodcuts in the U.S. became more popular as Starbucks expanded! I guess dentists owe Starbucks a whole lot. Joking aside, coffee is one of the biggest causes of tooth staining.

So what can you do? I have three words, Milk, milk, milk. A latte is a shot of espresso with the rest of the cup made of milk. This greatly lowers the staining power of the espresso. And lactose intolerance is not an excuse anymore. There are many milk alternativers, including soy milk. What if you don't like milk? Than you should have a bottle of water on hand and rinse (read on).

Tea
There are many alternatives to black tea, which is very potent in staining teeth. Even green tea can have a strong staining effect. What you should drink are herbal teas. White tea is also a great alternative. White tea is made from amateur green tea leaves.

Wine
We all know the staining power of red wine, especially on couches and cocktail dresses! So if you enjoy your wine on a daily basis, then try to stick to white wine as much as possible. Do you still favour red wine? Then, rinse (Read on).

Fruit Juice
Surprised! Some fruit juices can stain your teeth, such as cranberries, blackberries, and carrots. Stick to lighter juices, such as apples, pineapples, and melons.

Soda
Stick to soda with a lighter shade, such as gingerale, Sprite, and try to keep away from darker sodas such as Pepsi, Coke, and Root Beer. But, regardless of the staining effect, sodas are carbonated, which can over time cause the breakdown of enamel.

Lemonade
Lemonade is high in acidity, and usually high in sugars. This combination is very potent. So please, no lemonade!

Water
Relax, water does not stain, but it does deserve its own section here because it can be the greatest tool in your arsenal against tooth stains. Whenever I am drinking coffee, tea, or wine I always have a bottle or glass of water on hand. It has now become a habit of mine to rinse my mouth with water after a few sips of whatever I'm drinking. This minimizes the staining effect of these drinks since it lowers the amount of time they are coating my teeth.

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How Can I Reverse Teeth Erosion from Bulemia and Drug Use?

2007-11-05T16:21:00.000-08:00

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Hello Dr.A, I had a problem with meth and bulimia. I recently just got help and I needed advice on what to do about my teeth erosion.

My enamel on my teeth; some parts are clear on my teeth on the bottom and I see some of the enamel had come off making my teeth sensitive. I know I can't do much about the chips on my teeth but I was wondering what I could to help repair my enamel and teeth to rebuild them somehow.

I've been using ACT and Crest Pro but I'm not sure if that's enough. Please tell me what I could do, thanks so much for your help!

Dr.A - First off, let me commend you on the confidence and self-respect you must have shown in battling both bulemia and drug abuse. You have already proven your dedication to your health and life.

The erosion of enamel surfaces on teeth can vary depending on the cause. While bulemia and certain drug abuse can result in severe enamel breakdown, over-consumption of acidic foods such as lemons can also result in such breakdown to some extent.

Bulemia usually results in enamel breakdown due to the acidic contents of the stomach as they coat the teeth. Drug abuse can also result in weakend enamel, in addition to skin and hair, because of deleterious nutritional habits and especially grinding, which can leave teeth chipped and broken.

In your case, it is difficult for me to imagine just how badly eroded your enamel is since I have never met you and examined you in person. If your findings are moderate, that is, the sensitivity and chipping of your teeth are not extremely painful and obvious, then I would continue to use ACT flouride rinse, and brush with ProNamel toothpaste by Sensodyne (which I personaly use at home), and evaluate following 2-4 weeks of use.

If the sensitivity is painful and the chipping is extreme, then visit your dentist and ask for high dose flouride treatment. That may result in some reversal of the enamel loss.

However, it is usually necessary in that case to restore your teeth with composite resins (white fillings), or porcelain veneers and crowns to achieve optimal protection from further chipping and for beautiful aesthetics. In your question you stated that you knew you "can't do much about the chips on my teeth", which couldn't be further from the truth. You absolutely can, and should, repair any chips on your teeth as any fracture, no matter how small, can extend itself further and create more fractures, analogous to chipped glass.

You must recognize that if you do decide to not only invest your money but also your time in trying to reverse the damage and restore your white smile you must first be committed to stopping any of your previous drug and bulemic habits. Otherwise, there does not exist any dental restorative material that can withstand constant acidic conditions and forceful grinding.

Do your self a favor; visit your dentist and learn how a new smile can give you confidence in your self, and how this renewed confidence can lead to a brand new you.

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Does It Matter Where A Dentist Graduated From?

2007-10-18T13:22:00.000-07:00

Can Food Debris Hide a Tooth Cavity on X-Rays?

2007-10-11T11:21:00.000-07:00

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Q. I have seen 2 dentists in the past 3 months who have both assured me that my teeth are in good condition and that I have no cavities. Prior to these visits, I had last seen a dentist more than a decade ago. I feel certain that I have at least 1 cavity. My certainty stems from the following:

Last year, while eating I suddenly heard and felt a crunch in my mouth. Upon inspection I found that it was a piece of silver filling, a finding corroborated by a jagged edge on one of my left molars that could be felt with my tongue. Secondly, when sucking on the tooth, a decidedly unpleasant taste appears, despite the fact that I floss regularly.

So my question is:

Is it possible for food debris to become so compacted in a cavity that is not attended to, that the cavity cannot be detected on x-rays?

Dr.A - If your observations, mainly the broken piece of amalgam and the jagged tooth filling, are correct then I would have to assume you have a broken filling and that it needs replacing. Now, for two dentists to say otherwise, I would also have to assume that there's nothing of significance that can be detected. As you can guess, I cannot give you a solid answer as to what is really going on with your tooth with the limited information you have given me.

Is it possible for food to block out a cavity on the x-ray? No. When reading x-rays there are two types of structures, those that show up white (radio-opague) and those that show up black or not at all (radio-lucent). Anything hard or mineralized, such as bone, tooth enamel, etc will show up as a varying degree of white depending on how dense the structure is. Anything soft, mushy, or empy space will show up black as x-ray beams pass through unobstructed.

So as you can imagine, food debris that is compacted in a hollow cavity cannot show up on the x-ray, therefore, the cavity will still show as a black hole or hollow, and the dentist should be able to detect it.

Sorry, but it is difficult to analyze your case without seeing the x-ray and clinically observing the tooth. What you should do is visit your dentist (or both dentists) again and complain of the said symptoms; the ragged edge and foul taste. Make sure you make the appointment for that reason only so that the dentist's full attention is on that one problem.

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Cranberry Juice and Your Teeth

2007-10-01T14:18:00.000-07:00

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Various studies have shown that certain components found in Cranberry Juice disrupted the adhesive properties of bacterial biofilms found in the oral cavity.

Biofilms are a way for bacteria to stick to each other and protect eacth other from harm. These bacterial congregations are sticky, and make it hard for their removal. In essence, drinking cranberry juice has been found to act as an anti-bacterial agent, breaking up these biofilms on teeth.

Having said that, don't go out and drink just any cranberry juice. Remember, many juices contain a lot of added sugar. Drink only those juices with no extra sugar. Also, take care not to drink too much. All fruit juices contain a high amount of natural sugar.

Cranberry juice can stain your teeth, so make sure you rinse with water after drinking.

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What Can You Tell Me About Ultrasonic Scalers For Cleaning Teeth?

2007-09-20T13:40:00.001-07:00

What Causes My Incomplete Formation of Enamel?

2007-09-20T13:38:00.002-07:00

Dr.A's Dental Diet: 5 Simple Rules for Healthy Teeth, Body & Mind

2007-09-20T13:38:00.001-07:00

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DR.A's DENTAL DIET

Introduction

Most people forget that teeth are body parts too! So it is not surprising to learn that recently many studies have shown a link between oral disease and other maladies, including heart disease, systemic bacterial infections, and even certain types of cancer.

So my goal with Dr.A's Dental Diet is not to introduce a ground shaking new overly-hyped diet plan, but to instill common sense when you are planning your next meal. Your teeth, body and mind are intertwined. Taking care of your teeth helps in keeping your body in healthy shape and your mind sharp.

While I will be updating my site with various tips and commentary, here are 5 simple rules that you must follow to adhere to my diet plan:

1. Balance
Whether it is carbs, protiens, fats, exercise, sleeping, or even drinking alcohol, balancing them all during the day is key.

2. Prevent
Brush, floss, rinse, visit your dentist, keep up with your cleaning visits. This is important in preventing cavities and oral problems. And if you do have a simple small cavity, so what? fill it and move on. Don't dwell on it, and be too scared to do anything about it, or let the finances get in the way. Remember, a small cavity will keep growing, so will the dental bill.

There are many different types of dental oral rinses, not just the ones that burn! I will show you how to maximize the benefits of your morning rinses, and also point out those soothing moisturizing rinses before bedtime. Don't forget water! Rinse while you eat or right after a meal with water to dislodge food debris, or right after drinking coffee or tea to help reduce teeth staining.

3. Exercise
Sports, work, hobbies, even shopping, yes shopping, what ever gets you out of the house and your comfy chair and makes you walk, run, and sweat. Muscle mass improves your metabolism and blood flow, and in turn helps burn fat. Improved blood flow also helps keep your gums healthy.

4. Relax
Make time for your self. Whether it is sleeping, reading, talking on the phone with a friend, playing video games, or visiting my website, make time for quiet relaxing activities to give your body and mind the opportunity to recharge for another hectic day.

5. Cheat
Yes, you heard that right, you are allowed to cheat on this diet plan! I can show you how to sneak in a couple of deserts and sweat snacks a day and still keep those pounds off, and maintain a healthy white smile. It is better to cheat in front of my diet plan, than to cheat behind it's back!

So stay tuned, and check back often to read my latest tips and commentary on how best to take care of your teeth, your body, and mind.

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Why is Milk Good for My Teeth When it is High in Sugar?

2007-09-20T13:37:00.001-07:00

Dr.A's Dental Diet

2007-09-20T13:34:00.002-07:00

by Dr.A
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Dr.A's Dental Diet is the idea of maintaining a beautiful smile through nutritional food habits that are also beneficial for the optimal health of your body and mind. The Dental Diet will be a regular feature of the Dental Journal.

Dr.A's Dental Diet will feature tips and commentary on how to best keep your mind, your body, and your teeth (they're part of your body too!), in optimal health.

1. Introducton: 5 Simple Rules

2. Cranberry Juice and Your Teeth

3. Tips to Lower Tooth Staining by Common Drinks

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What's Longer Lasting Silver or White Fillings?

2007-09-20T13:34:00.001-07:00

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Q. What's longer lasting silver or white fillings?

A. I don't see many patients asking for amalgam (or silver fillings as most patients call them) fillings these days. The last time I restorted a tooth with amalgam was in dental school!

Amalgam has seen its fair share of contraversy in the media, as some studies have shown some long lasting health effects on patients, while many others have shown no relevant issues.

Many studies have shown that amalgam fillings, especially when used in posterior teeth (your back teeth; molars and premolars), have a lower rate of failure than composites (white fillings). Most of these studies investigated the frequency of failure over a few years on teeth requiring large multi-surface fillings. Each tooth has 4 surfaces; Lingual (tongue side), Facial or Buccal (cheek side), Mesial (side facing the front of your mouth), Distal (side facing the back of your mouth).

One aspect of your decision must weigh on how your smile looks. Many patients ask me to replace their many amalgam fillings on their lower teeth because they are tired of their "silvery smile".

Another issue is fracture rate. A recent study has shown that compared to all materials used in dentistry, premolars (teeth before your molars) with large 3-surface amalgam fillings had the lowest fracture strength. While historically, research and practice have shown that large amalgam fillings do better than composites, what I do think is just as important is the strength of the tooth itself. Composites do a better job of holding your tooth together since they are acutally bonded to your tooth structure, where as amalgams are simply placed and compacted into the cavity to be held mainly by mechanical means.

While I personally have not taken data from my patients, I must say that I treat many patients who have fractured their teeth restored with large amalgam fillings.

So as you can see, there are many variables to discuss with your dentist before making a decision, but generally, amalgam fillings are less likely to need replacement when than composite resins, and fracture less, but teeth in need of large fillings have a higher chance of fracturing if restored with amaglam.

In fact, the very same study showed that percelain ceramic resorations protected the teeth against fracture the best. If your tooth needs a large restoration then you may want to discuss full coverage percelain crowns, onlays, or inlays with your dentist. You may even consider gold, as it still remains one of the best materials to be placed in your mouth.

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Why Should I Get A Filling If My Tooth Doesn't Hurt?

2007-09-20T13:32:00.000-07:00

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Q. Why Should I Get A Filling If My Tooth Doesn't Hurt?

A. I am assuming that your dentist has found a relatively small cavity in your tooth.

If you are feeling pain due to a cavity then the infection in your tooth has already broke through the enamel (the outer hard layer of your tooth) and made its way into the softer more sensitive layer, the dentin.

The dentinal layer has a larger amount of nerve and vascular tissue than does enamel. Basically, your tooth could have a long standing cavity in your enamel layer, but you might not know about it due to the relative lack of nerve tissue.

Why would you wait until the infection has made its way into the deeper layers of your teeth before doing something about it? That is the point of visiting your dentist on a regular basis; to find problems when they are still small.

At least you're not in pain. I treat many patients who put up with a "little" toothache for months before succumbing to it. If you wait too long, and "deal" with the pain of an infection that has made its way into the dentinal layer, then the next layer is the nerve, and at that point a root canal is indicated. Save your self some pain, and money, and get those non-painful small cavities filled.

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Do Anxious Dental Patients Really Need Oral Sedation?

2007-09-20T13:21:00.000-07:00

by Hisham S. Ayoub, DMD
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"Did I really Have a Root Canal?" was the title of the article that ran in Tuesday's (June 19th) edition of the Wall Street Journal. It is a remark made by a dental patient who underwent a root canal treatment under oral sedation.

More and more patients these days are asking for oral sedation as a way of circumventing their anxiety during dental treatment, and dentists are happily obliging. Why? Well, some dentists charge as much as $800 for the oral sedation in addition to the treatment, and usually that is not covered by insurance companies.

I personally think that the majority of anxious dental patients out there do not need oral sedation, which is typically the insomina drug Halcion (Triazolam) used by dentists as an "off label". Halcion is made by Pfizer.

What Halcion does is place the patient in a sedated state of mind which typically includes mild amnesia, helping the patient forget most of the treatment. The patient is usually prescribed a dosage the night before, and another in the morning right before the treatment. A designated driver must be at hand at the end of the procedure as the effects can last several hours.

But Nitrous Oxide, better known as laughing gas, can be just fine in allevaiting anxiety. It can be less of a concern in terms of overdosing and side effects, and does not last as long. Patients usually need no more than 10-15 minutes following the procedure to be fully recovered. Nitrous Oxide is also covered by insurance in most cases.

People do not like dentists. I know; my own wife is, as Kramer from Seinfeld termed it, an anti-dentite. Yet, usually with a slow and comforting treatment environment she does not even need nitrous, let alone oral sedation. Now, of course, I am not sure if that would be the case if another dentist is treating her, but my point is there are methods of circumventing a patient's anxiety levels without the use of pills and oral drugs.

Most of the anxiety and fear that patients feel towards the dentist in their adult years is usually the cause of a fearful event early in their childhood, and is usually precipitated by their parents.

I am not saying that dentists did not have a role either. Some dentists do need to pay extra attention to the comfort needs of their patients, but more and more of the younger dentists these days are properly trained and honestly concerned about the comfort of their patients. An unhappy patient, no matter how unwarranted, is a non-returning patient.

But I do feel that parents can and should aid in the comfort of their children with their early dental needs. I remmember a mother who brought in her 4 kids to the clinic. Her eldest son, in his mid-teens, had a pretty deep cavity on one of his teeth and did need a root canal. His attitude and his eyes clearly stated the obvious; he was not looking forward to any treatment.

After he was locally anesthetized, which in itself took a lot of patient comforting, his eyes began to tear, and ask a lot of questions, a common tactic by younger patients to delay the work.

Now, his mother never explained that he usually needs nitrous oxide, nor did she warn me about his extreme anxiety, and as I turned on my dental drill, and having heard the noise, he gives out a loud yell of surprise. His mother starts yelling out loud from the patient waiting room. I walk over to her and she begans to shoot questions at me hysterically; "what's going on?", "why is he crying?", "I just came over for an exam, and you talked me into a root canal?, "I don't even know what's going on?" and on and on...

I spent the better of 20 minutes trying to calm the mother down knowing that it is now too late for her boy, he has heard everything and is now even more hysterical just like his mother. I wasn't even going to try the Nitrous on him. I promptly referred her to a local pedodontist.

Talking to her I learned that she was terrified of the dentist, and that her parents and herself, did not have great teeth and hated to go to the dentist. This is typical of anxious dental patients who sometimes do not know why they are scared, rather they know that their parents, their siblings, or friends had a horrible experience and did not want to go through the same. What worries me the most of this experience is the fear and anxiety instilled in her other three younger children who have now witnessed their older brother's, and mother's dental fear.

While some patients with extreme fear and phobia do need oral sedation, I firmly believe that with proper comfort, Nitrous Oxide, and a good warning in advance of possible anxiety should be more than adequate for most fearful adult patients.

As for the young patients whose dental experience is just beginning, parents please, do your kids' a favor and try your best not to motivate further fear in them. Your dentist is on your side in making sure your children have the very best experience possible.

This article represents Dr.Ayoub's opinion only and should not be considered as medical nor dental advice. Please seek the advice of your local dentist or visit the American Dental Association (www.ada.org) for further information.

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About Dr. A's Dental Journal

2007-09-20T13:20:00.000-07:00

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Dr.Hisham S. Ayoub, DMD (Dr.A) is a general dentist practicing in south florida. He grew up in Toronto, Canada, recieved his B.Sc. of Science in Human Biology from the University of Toronto, and completed his Doctorate of Medical Dentistry degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.

Dr.A has always been interested in reading and writing about the very latest in science and medicine. His love for journalism and his keen interest in the latest research motivated the publication of Dr.A's Dental Journal, which will serve as a regular journal and resource for dental patients.

Dr.A's The Dental Diet is the idea of maintaining a beautiful smile through nutritional food habits that are also beneficial for the optimal health of your body and mind. The Dental Diet will be a regular feature of the Dental Journal.

Membership:

American Academy of the History of Dentistry
Florida Dental Association
American Dental Association

Certification:

BOTOX treatment by the Esthetic Skin Institute
laser dentistry by the Academy of Laser Dentistry

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2007-09-20T12:20:00.000-07:00

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Ask Dr.A archives:
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Why Do My Teeth Have Thin Enamel, and What Can I Do About It?

How Can I Reverse Teeth Erosion from Bulemia and Drug Use?

Does It Matter Where A Dentist Graduated From?

Can Food Debris Hide a Tooth Cavity on X-rays?

What Can You Tell Me About Ultrasonic Scalers For Cleaning Teeth?

What Causes My Incomplete Formation of Enamel?

Why is milk good for my teeth if it is high in sugar?

What's longer lasting silver or white fillings?

Why should I get a filling if my tooth doesn't hurt?

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