Many oral health issues could lead to tooth loss, from periodontal diseases to tooth decay and oral injuries. Unfortunately, losing your teeth comes with numerous challenges, such as speech and chewing problems, leading to low self-esteem. Generally, you are also likely to feel uncomfortable as people stare at the dental gaps. However, all hope is not lost because you can visit a dental clinic for dental implants, a perfect tooth replacement option.
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A root canal is an endodontic treatment that is used to preserve a natural tooth. The procedure is frequently performed when an extraction is the only other treatment alternative. Thus, without the root canal application, the natural tooth would be lost.
There are multiple dental issues that a root canal can treat, including tooth infections, chronic dental sensitivity, and deep dental decay. During the treatment, the dentist removes the tooth's pulp, which contains the dental nerves and blood supply.
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It's quite natural to have a few fears in life, but these fears tend to evolve as you get older. As a child, you might have been afraid of monsters under your bed. As an adult, you're more likely to be worried about your mortgage. But there's one fear that can last a lifetime, no matter how often you try to tell yourself that you're being foolish—and that's fear of the dentist's drill.
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Many dental patients put off dental treatment because they fear the pain of the procedure. But dental treatment doesn't have to be painful. Modern dentistry is far less painful than dentistry of the distant past. And one means that dentists have of reducing pain is sedation dentistry.
If you have dental anxiety or a fear of dental pain, then sedation dentistry is a good option for you. Sedation dentistry comes in several forms.
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Dental implant surgery is generally painless, but that's courtesy of the anesthesia that your dentist gave you before beginning. After the procedure, when the effects of the anesthesia wear off, you will begin to feel some discomfort; this is perfectly normal and can be managed with pain medication at home. As the healing process begins, and your jaw begins to fuse with the implant, your discomfort will fade. So why, months (or even years) after that brief, initial discomfort is your implant starting to hurt?
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