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Teeth
cleaning at the dental office will cause
damage on your tooth enamel. |
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A.
Professional teeth cleaning at a dental
office will not harm tooth enamel.
When ultrasonic cleaning instruments
are used, the high frequency vibration
may cause slight discomfort. Tooth
sensitivity to hot and cold temperatures
after a scaling procedure is due to
the removal of tartar (calculus),
especially around the gum line of
the teeth. |
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No dental
treatment is needed until the tooth
starts hurting. |
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A.
When a tooth starts hurting, the nerve
of the tooth is usually inflamed.
If this inflammation process is prolonged,
the nerve will begin to degenerate
and may require root canal therapy.
In the case of a periodontal problem,
the person may even lose the tooth. |
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Children’s
teeth are not worth treating because
they will be replaced by adult teeth. |
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A.
If a child’s tooth is decayed to the
point that it is abscessed, the underlying
infection will interfere with the
development of the adult tooth causing
enamel defect. In certain situations,
if the baby tooth is extracted without
placing a space-maintaining device
in its place, drifting of the remaining
teeth may block the proper eruption
of adult teeth. |
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Hard toothbrush
is better than soft toothbrush |
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A.
Proper brushing technique requires
the massage of the gum line. If a
hard
toothbrush is used, it will cause
serious irritation of the gums. Furthermore,
the hard bristles of the brush will
abrade the enamel causing tooth sensitivity
to hot and cold temperatures. |
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When
using an electric toothbrush, flossing
is not needed. |
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A.
An electric toothbrush will facilitate
effective teeth brushing when properly
used. However, the bristles cannot
reach in between the teeth and flossing
is the only way to clean the interdental
spaces. |
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When
a tooth is extracted, there is no need
to replace the missing tooth except
for cosmetic reasons. |
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A.
After tooth extraction in the posterior
region of the mouth, it is necessary
to replace the missing tooth with
a dental prosthesis. Otherwise, adjacent
teeth drifting and opposing tooth
over eruption may occur. This will
lead to bite interference, gum problems
and food trapping in between the teeth
causing dental decay. |
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The
tooth fairy exists. |
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A.
Yes, in the beautiful minds of children.
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Benny
Kwong D.D.S. |
