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Have an Abscessed Tooth? Make an Emergency Dentist Appointment
One of the absolute worst types of dental pain you will ever experience is an abscessed tooth. Not only does it cause extreme pain, it can lead to many other problems. If you have an abscessed tooth, it is important that you make an emergency dentist appointment as soon as possible. If you notice the abscess in the evening and can't get into a dentist, you may have to visit the emergency dental room in order to get treatment.
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5 Things Smokers Need to Know About Periodontitis
Periodontitis is a severe form of gum disease. It attacks not only your gum tissue, but also the ligaments and bones that surround your teeth. Smoking cigarettes increases your risk of developing periodontitis, so here are a few things you need to know, since you have a heightened risk. What causes periodontitis? If plaque isn't removed quickly through brushing and flossing, it hardens into tartar, which can only be removed at your dentist's office.
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3 Mistakes You Make When Brushing Your Teeth
Tooth brushing seems so simple, but there's more to brushing your teeth than just remembering to do it twice a day. Even if you are brushing twice a day, you could still be making some tooth brushing mistakes that can negatively affect your dental health. Here are three common tooth brushing mistakes that you need to stop making. Using too much pressure Do you vigorously scrub your teeth with your toothbrush in an effort to get your teeth as clean as possible?
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What To Expect When Recovering From Bunion Surgery
Orthopedic surgery is a very effective way of correcting bunions, a painful condition where a bony growth forms on the joint where the big toe attached to the foot. Often, this causes the big toe turns in toward the other toes. Although traditional bunion surgery involved the surgeon making a cut around 5 cm long, an increasing number of orthopedic surgeons are now using minimally invasive bunion surgery to correct this common foot problem.
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