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Periodontitis versus parodontosis

There are still dental professionals who use the old and wrong name for a periodontal disease – parodontosis. The correct name is periodontitis. – In former times bacteria couldn´t be proven because of wrong techniques-this was called parodontosis. In the last 25 years it is known that inflammation of the periodontum is caused by bacteria, […]

Gums as a reflection of our overall health!?

Gums as a reflection of our overall health? YES AND NO! Over and over again we read scientific and non scientific journals about vitamin deficiency and the consequences from it. As a result many people choose to take homeopathic medicine –a mistake most of the time! – 99% of gum diseases are attributed to plaque […]

Most common reasons for periodontitis

– – – – – – – Most common reasons for periodontitis The most common reasons of pariodontitis are: Plaque accumulation due to poor oral hygiene, overhang restorations, ill fitting crowns Malocclusion Stress Smoking Systemic disease such as diabetes, adverse pregnancy outcomes Fortunately all these factors are easily controlled by; Optimizing tooth brushing, by […]

Oral Rinses – are they useful in the menagement if Periodontitis?

Is an oral rinse beneficial for patients with periodontitis? YES! An oral rinse is a useful purchase, unfortunately some doctors think it is not useful-with the argument that bacteria leaks into the periodontal pockets. That is incorrect for two main reasons; The bacteria moves only due to extensions Bacteria are harmless on their own. They are destructive only in mature plaque, causing a cavity or a […]

Periodontitis and saliva test-is it useful?

Periodontitis-saliva test? Yes and no! Our last discussion was about lasers, today we want to inform you about the saliva test. It is a common practice for some dental professionals to require that the patients with periodontal disease to undergo expensive saliva test prior to their therapy. Congratulations! Now the patient knows that there […]

Getting your wisdom teeth out

Posted by pedro67 am 12, Mar - 2010

oral surgery

Should you get your wisdom teeth removed or shouldn’t you? Ask 3 different dentists – and you’ll get 4 different opinions!

Why are there so many different opinions when it comes to removing wisdom teeth?

This is mostly due to the fact that very few dentists actually perform this type of procedure themselves! Only oral surgeons or face, mouth and jaw surgeons are qualified and trained to remove wisdom teeth.

But most dentists are unwilling to send their patients to other dentists for fear they may end up “losing” them, so they wait as long as they can until one day problems arise – or not.

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After wisdom tooth surgery, swelling remains for up to 3 days, then it goes down!
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Here are some of the signs that the time has come to remove a wisdom tooth.
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Here you can read a report on wisdom teeth transplants!
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Best of luck – and stay cool!

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