Having a tooth abscess is literally a pain therefore one would not have second thoughts in pulling the miserable tooth out. However tooth extraction may not be the only way out of the pain. Continue reading
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What to Know About Myofascial Pain
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Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is the term for non-specific diagnosis that represents a group of often painful and/or dysfunctional conditions involving the muscles of mastication or the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) or both. Continue reading
Cysts of the Jaw Part 2
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Glandular odontogenic cyst
The glandular odontogenic cyst is a rare, developmental odontogenic cyst. Most common site of occurrence is the front region of the lower jaw where they present as slow-growing, painless swellings. The cyst has a potentially aggressive, locally invasive nature and a tendency to recur. Continue reading
Cysts of the Jaw Part 1
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Swellings and lumps in the mouth are common. Some may be just anatomical structures in the mouth while some may be of other origin, including jaw cysts. Continue reading
How to Treat a Jaw Cyst
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A cyst is defined as a pathological cavity having fluid or semi-fluid contents, which has not been created by the accumulation of pus. Cysts of the jaws are more common than in any other bone, and the majority are lined wholly or in part by epithelium. Continue reading
Complications in Local Anesthesia
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Inserting a foreign body into our body may bring risk of complications. The same goes for injecting local anesthetic agents or pain numbing solution into the mouth for a dental procedure. Complications in administrating dental anesthesia may occur due to preventable or unpreventable circumstances. Continue reading
Dental Care for Autistic Children
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Autism affects about 1 or 2 people in every thousand and is three to four times more common in boys than girls. Dental management for children with autism will vary from normal due to their special condition. Continue reading
Aggressive periodontitis
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Gum disease is not limited to adults. Periodontitis (inflammation of the supporting tissues of the teeth or also known as the periodontium) can also occur in young people. Periodontal disease can generally be divided into different types including chronic, aggressive and necrotizing periodontal disease; with aggressive periodontitis commonly seen in the younger age group. Continue reading
How to Cure a Gum Abscess
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Having sore gums or a gumboil? Does your tooth hurt upon biting or feels loose? Notice pus oozing out from the gums? You could be suffering from a gum abscess. Continue reading
Dangers of an Abscessed Tooth Part 2
Continued from Part 1
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- Abscesses in the molar region of either jaw may penetrate the buccal cortical plate above (in the upper jaw) or below (in the lower jaw) the attachments of the buccinators muscle (A muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth). In such acute inflammatory edema and pus discharge spread into the soft tissues of the face or neck. This may present as a cellulitis or less frequently as a localized soft tissue abscess depending on the nature of the infection. Such an abscess may track towards the overlying skin to discharge through a sinus on the skin surface. The abscess may then become chronic with the sinus discharging pus periodically, associated with increasing fibrosis, scarring and disfigurement. Continue reading