Dental Notation Guide

Too Much Dental Care??

Administrator — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:46:05 +0000

Is there such a thing as too much care when it comes to your child’s teeth? Well, in some cases it truly is for having a complete set of milk teeth when the permanent ones start to come out can cause skewing of the permanent teeth leaving them out of place. It can have simple effects such as a misaligned bite to more serious horizontally growing teeth that have to be surgically removed to give the jaw the proper structure.
Having missing teeth is embarrassing to most but having them in the wrong places can be as harmful as losing them. Kids will be kids and let them be such, for their smile’s sake….For this might be one of the exceptions of too much care being a bad thing.

Dentists Get Tough on Kids

Administrator — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:43:58 +0000

When it comes to wearing their retainers after orthodontic treatment for it may mean success or failure of a long and very expensive dental procedure. Getting serious with retainers is a way of getting the right results for it has been shockingly found that teens and kids are skimping on wearing their appliances due to vanity reasons.
The wearing of retainers is meant to hold teeth in their proper position while the teeth and bone adapt to the desired shape and skipping wearing them gives more chance of failure leaving one worse off than when they began.
Orthodontics has continually improved the way teeth maladies are treated leaving us with better smiles using some of the most exotic materials. From high-tech plastics that are as tough as bone to titanium braces that are inert, meaning they do not excite a reaction from the body, all in the name of that all important smile. So do tell your kids to wear those retainers and that means you.

When should you call your Dentist?

editor — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 19:05:13 +0000

by mheo soriano

Dental and gum diseases should never be neglected as they may worsen if not treated immediately. Meet your dentist ASAP when you get these symptoms

• When you have red, tender or swollen gums
• When your gums bleed when you are regularly brushing and flossing
• When your gums are pulling away from your teeth, which may make your teeth seem longer
• When you detect pus around your teeth and gums especially when you press on the gums
• When you can taste a foul taste in your mouth
• When you have unstable or loose teeth
• When you feel changes in the way your top and bottom teeth touch
• When you feel changes of your dentures
• When you are hyper sensitive to hot and cold

Permanent Teeth Dentition

editor — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:55:51 +0000

The adult has a set of 32 permanent teeth. At age 6, eruption of permanent teeth begins and all primary teeth will start to loosen and come out until age 12. 28 out of the 32 permanent teeth will be seen at 13 while the 4 last permanent teeth, which are called wisdom teeth, will become visible between 17-21 years.

A Restorative Benefit from Veneers

editor — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 09:24:09 +0000

By mheo soriano

Aside from being visually pleasing, dental veneers also serves a functional purpose by protecting the surface of a damaged tooth. Sometimes veneers can replace the need for a dental crown, thus eliminating the need for more invasive tooth preparation.

And because dental veneers are so thin, they might require little or-no tooth reshaping when bonded onto the tooth. Once veneers are bonded into place, they are relatively strong and durable; however, extra care must be taken so that the veneers wont be abused because the thin porcelain shells can either damage or break when pushed into tough situations. Dentists may advise against certain uses or dietary tendencies and may recommend you wear a protective appliance while your sleep especially if you grit your teeth during sleep.

Palmer Notation Method for Children

editor — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:00:03 +0000

The Palmer Notation Method for Children assigns uppercase letters, instead of numbers, for the child’s 20 primary teeth. Using the same order of numbering adult’s teeth, letters “A” to “E” mark the 20 primary teeth in each quadrant. Also, the same symbol is applied to distinguish the quadrants from each other.

Palmer Notation Method for Adults

editor — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:59:13 +0000

The mouth is separated into quadrants, and numbers 1 to 8 and a special symbol are used to differentiate the teeth in each quadrant. Numbering then starts from the center of the mouth to the back and the numbers are placed inside an L-shaped symbol which identifies each individual quadrant.

Other oral health care tips

editor — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:49:54 +0000

by mheo soriano

Brushing and flossing are regular methods of good dental care and oral health. To further improve your oral health you may also want to consider these oral health tips:

• Try using an interdental cleaner, such as a dental picks or dental stick which are especially designed to clean in-between your teeth.
• You can use a mouth rinse to help reduce plaque build-up between your teeth.
• Oral irrigators, or devices that aim a stream of water at your teeth, can remove food particles that are trapped in your teeth..
• Never use toothpicks or other things that aren’t made to clean your teeth because these may cause dental or gum injury.
• Try chewing a sugar-free gum.

Universal Numbering System for Adults

editor — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:57:34 +0000

Numbering starts at the tooth farthest back on the right side of the mouth in the upper (maxillary) jaw and proceeds along the upper teeth toward the front, across to the tooth farthest back on the top left side, down to the lower (mandibular) jaw and to the tooth farthest back on the left side of the mouth on the bottom. Then, it continues toward the front and across to the tooth farthest back on the bottom right side of the mouth.

Eruption of the Primary Teeth

editor — Mon, 10 May 2010 10:56:41 +0000

Typically, the middle front tooth on the lower jaw (central incisor) is the first tooth to erupt and is followed by the second central incisor on the lower jaw. The 4 upper incisors appear next, then the first 4 molars and the bottom two lateral incisors. The cuspids (pointed teeth) follow and, lastly, the 4 second molars which appear at age 2.