How do you treat periodontal disease? - Frenchtown Dental

Periodontal disease is caused by the bacteria buildup infecting the bone, ligaments and gingiva. So in order to treat it we need to get rid of the cause of the problem. The first step to treating periodontal disease is to … Continued

Like I wrote about last time periodontal disease is characterized by bone loss. Periodontal disease is completely painless until it’s way too late. Things that could indicated you have periodontal disease are if your gums bleed when you brush or … Continued

Periodontal disease the loss of the bone that supports and holds in your teeth through bacterial infection. How does that happen? You always have bacteria in your mouth. This bacteria likes to congregate together and make a layer on your … Continued

I recently had a patient ask me about activated charcoal for tooth whitening. I’ve been doing a little research and what I’ve found is there isn’t much scientific research out there! Charcoal is an absorbent and abrasive compound, which would … Continued

                  Any time the pulp (nerve area) of the tooth is infected or necrotic (dead) for some reason we will recommend doing a root canal (endodontic) therapy.  The reason for this is … Continued

Dental amalgams have been used to restore teeth for over 170 years.  A dental amalgam is a mixture of mercury, tin, silver, copper and palladium.  The mercury is mixed with the other metals until it reacts and then is placed … Continued

Now for our final material in this series… Resin modified glass ionomers – a reasonable new type of filling, is also tooth colored Upsides: Tooth colored – though do not polish or blend as well as the composites Moisture tolerant … Continued

We’ll continue our review of filling materials that I use and what the pros and cons are. Resin based composite – most common “tooth colored” fillings Upsides: The look nicer! We can match these fillings very closely to the shade … Continued

There are 3 main types of materials that I will use to fill teeth, they each have upsides and downsides and I weigh this in my recommendation to you of which type of material to use.  Over the next 3 … Continued