If you have recently had dental implant posts inserted, you may wonder if there is anything you can do to relieve the small amount of swelling and discomfort you may be experiencing after the procedure. If so, use one or all of the following natural home remedies using ingredients you can find in the natural health departments of pharmacies, department stores and supermarkets.
Rinse Your Mouth with Peppermint Oil and Sea Salt Water
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Having a healthy smile and straight, even teeth can help you make a great first impression when it comes to everything from job interviews to dating. In fact, a recent study showed that 2 in 5 Americans wouldn't go on a second date with someone with crooked teeth. While this may seem a bit harsh, the truth is that if you currently have crooked and overcrowded teeth, you are likely to feel much more confident about your appearance once you receive orthodontic treatment.
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Dental abscesses are pockets of infection that develop in the soft tissues around a tooth. If left untreated, the bacteria within an abscess can spread further into surrounding tissues and bones, possibly leading to serious complications. Here is an explanation of the diagnosis and treatment of dental abscesses.
Diagnosis
Pain while chewing is often the first sign that people with a dental abscess will notice. Abscesses can also be accompanied by a high fever, swelling and redness of the gums, or swelling of the glands in the neck.
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Living with missing teeth can be difficult, which is why you might be thinking about getting dental implants. Unfortunately, the minute you read that dental implants can take months to place and run a small risk of failing, you might start rethinking your decision to invest in implants. Fortunately, scientists and dental implant manufacturers are concerned about these same issues, which is why emerging dental implant technology is more exciting than ever.
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If you have an infected tooth and your dentist has scheduled a root canal treatment for you, then you should know that the procedure is probably necessary. The root canal will help to get rid of the infected material inside the tooth to prevent the spread of the infection and to save the tooth itself. Root canals are standard, and dentists perform 41,000 root canals a day and around 15 million treatments a year.
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