Toothache is a symptom of a problem in the oral cavity. The origin of dental pain can depend on different causes, the most frequent being caries, gingivitis, dental abscesses, and periodontitis. These are severe conditions that always require the intervention of a dentist to be kept under control. Tooth pain is extremely annoying and difficult…
The fear of the dentist is the dentophobia, a real disease recognised by the World Health Organization. According to the WHO, one-fifth of the population would suffer from it. It is a psychological disorder related to the anxiety of coming into contact with everything related to the world of dentistry. You can have a fear…
A dental abscess is an infection of the oral cavity. Dead cells or bacteria following caries or a periodontal problem cause abscess. The dentist who takes care of the disease can simultaneously prescribe antibiotics to face the infection and reduce the pain. One of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics is the amoxicillin, suitable for adults,…
At least once in a lifetime everybody had to go to the dentist’s to treat cavities. One of the main clue of the caries formation is the lack of oral hygiene as the caries formation process, which destroys the tooth hard tissue, is caused by the action of some bacteria of the oral cavity found…
Generally, the dental care to which elderly people undergo does not differ from that of younger patients. However, it can occur that the former could face some types of problems due to the intake of some types of drugs, a lack of nourishing food in the diet, heart diseases, diabetes or not optimal general physical…
Patients with periodontitis or other forms of disease that can compromise oral health often ask a question. Is it better to try saving a tooth or is better a dental implant? Obviously, the answer varies from case to case and depends on recoverability of decay, severity of periodontitis or infection of tooth’s internal tissues requiring…
Problems with wisdom teeth cause acute pain at any age. Often they have to be removed. Let’s see if it is possible to perform a painless extraction. In the past it was thought that late eruption of wisdom teeth could preclude the alignment of other teeth, or even cause a misalignment. Today it has been…
