Halitosis
Most bad breath (halitosis) comes from something in the mouth. Food sticks between your teeth, around the gums and on your tongue. If you don’t brush and floss your teeth every day, this food can rot. The rotten bits of food cause a bad smell in your mouth. Rotten food also helps bacteria to grow […]
Gingivitis
Background: Gingivitis is an inflammatory process limited to the mucosal epithelial tissue surrounding the cervical portion of the teeth and the alveolar processes. Gingivitis has been classified by clinical appearance (eg, ulcerative, hemorrhagic, necrotizing, purulent), etiology (eg, drug-induced, hormonal, nutritional, infectious, plaque-induced), and duration (acute, chronic). The most common type of gingivitis is a chronic […]
Cleft Lip and Palate
Each of us had a cleft lip and cleft palate during the early weeks of development in our mother’s womb. Normally, the tissues that form the palate (the roof of your mouth) and the upper lip come together in the middle and join (fuse). You can see the lines of fusion in […]
Ankyloglossia
Ankyloglossia, often referred to as “tongue tie,” is a common congenital anomaly that is usually detected soon after birth. It is characterized by partial fusion-or in rare cases, total fusion-of the tongue to floor of the mouth due to an abnormality of the lingual frenulum.
By definition, a frenulum, which is a small frenum, is a […]
Benign Migratory Glossitis
Migratory glossitis is a psoriasis-like or psoriasis-related condition of the tongue resulting in the production of snaky white lines on the tops and sides, often with small parallel grooves adjacent to them. As in psoriasis, these lines “roam” around the tongue, changing locations or appearances on a weekly, sometimes daily, basis. Many times […]
Cavities
Fluoride: a chemical that helps to prevent decay of the tooth.
Pulp: the inner most layer of a tooth.
the inner most layer of a tooth.
Amalgam: where silver, and mercury are combined to make a filling.
where silver, and mercury are combined to make a filling.
Caries: A term used by dentists for decay.
A […]