Category: Dental Diseases

What is Pregnancy Gingivitis

By Dr. Chetan, June 25, 2009

Pregnancy gingivitis is the inflammation or swelling of the gum tissues suffered by many pregnant women. When plaque, the bacterial film that grows on your teeth, builds up too much, pregnancy gingivitis can result. The plaque that causes pregnancy gingivitis irritates the gums, making them bright red, tender, swollen, sensitive, and bleed readily. It is [...]

What is Dry Mouth and its causes

By Dr. Chetan, June 19, 2009

Every body needs saliva to moisten, cleanse our mouths and digest food; saliva also protects one against infection by controlling growth of bacteria and fungi in the mouth. When we don’t produce enough saliva even to keep our mouths moist – this condition is referred to as a dry mouth. Dry mouths are very uncomfortable [...]

What are Canker Sores

By Dr. Chetan, June 9, 2009

Canker sores are also known as aphthous ulcers. They are shallow, painful sores in the mouth that are usually red or may sometimes have a white coating over them. You might get them on the inside of your lips, the insides of your cheeks, the base of your gums or under your tongue. Canker sores [...]

Dental Abscess – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

By Dr. Chetan, February 9, 2009

Dental abscess is collection of pus in the tooth following any infection, and it can be within the tooth in the roots, near the gums, or in the alveolar bone which surrounds the tooth.
Causes:

Tooth decay – Tooth decay can be some infection due to micro organisms, which can decay the internal parts of the [...]

Mucocele or Mucus extravasation phenomenon or Mucus escape reaction

By Dr. Chetan, February 8, 2009

Mucocele is a common lesion of the oral mucosa that results from the rupture of salivary gland duct and spillage of mucin into the surrounding soft tissues. This usually occurs from a trauma that effects the normal functioning of the salivary gland duct and damage to the duct.
Most of the times, the cause for mucocele [...]

Reasons for people grinding their teeth

By Dr. Chetan, January 13, 2008

Grinding teeth is a habit you can see with some people and they are seen to do it unconsciously and usually when they sleep. The medical term for this habit is Bruxism.
The exact cause for Bruxism or grinding teeth is not known and there are a number of suggestions on the causes. One factor thought [...]

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