Halloween is such a special time for children- they get to dress up, haunt the evening hours, and enjoy sweet treats from friends and neighbours. Yet it is a perilous time for their teeth: sugary treats can haunt the tooth enamel, causing problems down the road if not handled with care. When we eat… Read more »
Posts By: Farzad Shadkami
Coffee and Our Teeth
Many people love to wake up to a steaming cup of coffee or enjoy a latte in the afternoon as a pick-me-up. Coffee isn’t just a comforting hot drink; it’s actually been proven to have numerous health benefits. Yet how we take our coffee and how often we drink it can actually undermine its positive aspects. Those… Read more »
Cavity Detection
To find developing cavities before they become deep and problematic, dentists are now able to employ of some of the new technologies available such as radiographs, dye application, or probing the mouth with an explorer. These make early detection easy, saving the patient time, money, and preventing possible pain down the road. The explorer used… Read more »
Infection Control Practices in the Dental Office
All Dentists maintain rigorous standards to ensure their dental practices are kept free from any micro-organisms that can cause disease or infection. Dentists comply with infection control regulations as infection control in a medical environment is of the utmost concern for keeping patients healthy. Universal protocols are coordinated and utilized for all patients, ensuring that… Read more »
The Importance of Flossing
After a very long and tiring day, if ever you’re tempted to just quickly brush your teeth and fall into bed, consider this: where the brush removes plaque from the easy-to-reach surfaces of the teeth, it’s the floss that cleans out food particles stuck between teeth where a brush can’t ever reach, making it equally… Read more »
X-rays in the Dentist’s Office
X-rays are worrisome to many people, yet they are not only extremely helpful with diagnosing problems and helping guide physicians in their treatment, they can also prevent unnecessary pain and suffering and often save lives. An X-ray is like a GPS for the dentist, and being able to see what’s going on in the bones… Read more »
Our Salivary Glands
Everyone has three pairs of salivary glands located in various positions in the mouth that produce our saliva: the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands. Saliva is important in a number of ways. It moistens our food so we can swallow more easily; it cleans the teeth and mouth; it assists in lubricating the mouth so… Read more »
Ergonomics and Dental Work
Dentists spend a good deal of their day hunched over their patients. Neck and back issues can easily develop due to how they need to sit in their chairs, arch their necks or twist into awkward positions. Dentists depend on their assistants to help reduce the amount of turning and bending they do so they… Read more »
Over and Underbite
When your mouth is closed, how your teeth come together is your bite, or “occlusion.” Many people don’t have a perfect occlusion. With normal teeth articulation, the upper teeth cover the bottom teeth. However, it’s common for people’s bites to have variances: some are minor, but others can be more extreme. A crossbite occurs when… Read more »
Dental Anesthesia
Often a patient will hesitate to visit the dentist because she is afraid of having to receive local anaesthetic. Nowadays if you need a cavity filled, with all the new innovations in bonding agents and composite restoration, dentists rarely have to cut deeply into a tooth to fill a cavity. In fact, with regular visits,… Read more »
