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What Is a Root Canal?

What Is a Root Canal?

About A Dental Root Canal

A root canal is a procedure used to save a tooth that has a deep cavity in the nerve of the tooth and therefore can’t be fixed with a normal filling. It removes the infection from the nerve to prevent reinfection and save the tooth.

When Should a Loose Tooth Be Removed?

When Should a Loose Tooth Be Removed?

About that Loose Tooth

You may do everything you can to strengthen and protect your teeth, but some teeth can’t be saved. An extraction can sometimes be the best solution to an ongoing dental health problem.

Custom-Fitted Sports Mouth Guards

Custom-Fitted Sports Mouth Guards

Benefits of Custom-Fitted Sports Mouth Guards

Athletes at all levels wear mouthguards. If you or your kids play sports, you may have gone through the common ritual of fitting a so-called boil-and-bite mouthguard. That type of mouthguard is popular because it’s cheap and widely available, but it doesn’t offer the protection that you get from a custom-fitted mouthguard.

When and How to Use a Saltwater Mouth Rinse

When and How to Use a Saltwater Mouth Rinse

Saltwater Mouth Rinse

Saltwater rinses have been around for a long time. Historians say there’s evidence people have been using salt water remedies for thousands of years.