Digital Dentistry and 3D Printing

With 3D printers becoming smaller and more sophisticated, they are increasingly becoming a part of every dental office. Current 3D printers can produce custom, same-day crowns and implant abutments. New 3D printers will be capable of yielding night guards, bridge models, surgical guides and stone models.

Enhanced Visualization Tools

Issues of the mouth are often hard to see, even by a dentist. Magnification tools are important to any dentist. However, there isn’t a single tool that features multiple magnifications, until now. There is now a visualization tool called OmniOptic by Orascoptic, which gives dentists the ability to change between 2.5 and 5.5 times magnification.

The same company has also come out with Spark, a cordless headlight that can be worn with eyewear or loupes.

Failed Implant and Prosthesis Repair

Dental implants, crowns and dentures can break and fail over time. Usually, these require that the … Read the rest

Whitens teeth

Activated charcoal is a natural teeth whitener. Any kind of stain can be removed by the application of its powder. Moreover, regular use of activated charcoal has proven to whiten the teeth over time. It also regulates the health of your gum. It can whiten the teeth with no sensitivity. Even people who have sensitive teeth can opt for this whitening solution.

Dental health

Activated charcoal is an excellent adsorbing agent. Adsorption is a process of holding a thin film of the material on the outer surface. What this implies in our case is that it is a very good adsorbing agent and it can adsorb plaque and microscopic tidbits present on your teeth. Not only does this process results in whiter teeth, but also promotes a good dental health.

Strengthens your teeth

Many activated charcoals present in the market are laced with various benevolent minerals which can … Read the rest

Luckily, if you are experiencing any of the problems listed above, there is a relatively easy solution. With hearing aids, you can quickly reclaim those lost or muffled moments in your life.

The science behind hearing aids is not terribly complex. The three components are a microphone, amplifier, and speaker. The microphone captures the noise just as your ears would. It then filters the sound through the amplifier, effectively growing and increasing the sounds. When the amplifier has finished its job, it sends it back out through the speaker to your eardrum. This results in hearing everything as it should be at the proper volume, despite any hearing deficiencies you may experience.

What is especially nice is that hearing aids are no longer bulky external devices that they once were. During their inception in the early 1900’s, they were comically large phone-like devices that would need to be held outside … Read the rest

When a dentist has to diagnose and treat or repair a dental injury or disease, it is called restorative dentistry. The dentist, in essence is restoring the look and proper functioning of your mouth, particularly the teeth and gums. Most adult patients go to see their dentist for this type of dentistry as opposed to preventative dentistry. This is often because of patients’ fears of going to the dentist and the potentially higher costs of dental exams, cleaning and work.

Restorative dentistry covers a wide range of dental procedures. Below are some of the more common ones:

• Crowns
• Fillings
• Implants
• Root planing and scaling
• Root canals
• Tooth extraction
• Implants
• Dentures

Sometimes dentists will blend in cosmetic dental services under the umbrella of restorative dentistry, while others have cosmetic and restorative dentistry separate. It is important to note that additional training and certification is required for dentists who perform cosmetic dental … Read the rest

Those who use positive thinking find that they have fewer heart attacks. Those who anger easily are under constant stress, and who find that they worry too much are those who have heart attacks. When a person practices positive thinking, then they find that they have less stress in their life. This is something which is very well needed as some people are already prone to them. This is the first way that it helps a person health wise.

There is something about positive thinking and a person’s mental health as well. The more a person can pump themselves up, the better off they are. There are many people who have very stressful jobs and who also have a hard time just allowing things to happen. However, when they look at things a different way, they are said to have fewer issues that start in the mind. They don’t get … Read the rest

• Participate in Regular Exercise
  Insufficient levels of exercise participation contribute to the high risk of developing chronic disease. It is generally recommended that people obtain 150 minutes of exercise per week, sustained over a period of 5 sessions. Gentle walking, broken up over the course of a day, to keep the heart rate level low, while you are beginning an exercise program is recommended. Talk to your doctor and gain medical clearance prior to embarking on any type of exercise program. Exercise will improve your mood, reduce your risk for chronic disease and increase your overall levels of health and wellbeing.
• Increase Your Micronutrient Intake
  People on low incomes generally intake sufficient amounts of macronutrients which includes carbohydrates, fats and proteins. They do not however eat the necessary or recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables. Over 90 per cent of people in a statistical health analysis of risk factors for

At some point, as I get to know a child, the idea needs to be raised. Sometimes parents come to therapy and ask, “Do you think my child has autism?” Other parents may have never considered the possibility and find it extremely difficult to begin to talk about this issue.

Parents may have developed their understanding of autism from the media. Very often, movies and books depict people with autism as having ALL the possible autistic symptoms. These symptoms have become a stereotype of autism. This can be very misleading. When parents look at their child, they say, “That doesn’t look like my child!”

As a Speech Pathologist I work with many children with autism or who are “on the autism spectrum” somewhere. They are all different. They have different symptoms and learn differently and at different rates. Many clinicians working with children “on the spectrum” find that they can … Read the rest

Cavities

Children, even babies consume meals high in sugar. Sugar reacts with the bacteria in the mouth to create a film over the teeth and gums called plaque. This plaque produces an acid that destroys the enamel of teeth. In children with teeth, the teeth can become decayed and get holes in the enamel. These cavities can then get inherited by the incoming permanent teeth growing in underneath them.

Bad Breath

Bad breath is common for both adults and children. In children bad breath can be indicative of gum problems, diabetes, chronic sinusitis and digestive problems.

Bruxism

Bruxism, more commonly known as teeth grinding is common amongst children. Most often, this teeth grinding is involuntary. While Bruxism isn’t caused by poor oral hygiene, regular visits to the dentist will diagnose the problem early and the damage to the baby teeth as well as any accompanying pain can be minimized.

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