FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
GENERAL
1. Q: Is it possible to keep my teeth and gums healthy for a lifetime?
A: Yes, with routine dental and preventive care combined with excellent oral hygiene.
2. Q: Is the dental treatment painful?
A: No, when proper techniques are used, dental treatment can be extremely comfortable and pain free.
3. Q: What does it mean when my gums bleed when I brush and floss?
A: This a sign that Periodontal Disease is present and needs to be treated. This is what leads to tooth loss.
4. Q: Are the dental x-rays harmful?
A: No, our equipment is state of the art and minimizes patient exposure.
5. Q: What is tooth whitening?
A: It is a bleaching process that lightens discoloration of enamel and dentin. Tooth whitening or
bleaching is a simple means to be bestowed with a gleaming white smile that does wonders for your
levels of confidence. The latest bleaching methods ensure that you have a more radiant and delightful
smile. In due course of time, teeth become dark since minerals breach the enamel surface of the tooth.
As bleaching agents split up, oxygen is pushed through the tooth enamel. Staining rapidly vanishes and
the tooth structure is not harmed.
6. Q: What can be done with my gaps?
A: Gaps may range from wide spaces between the teeth, to a missing tooth or teeth. Gaps or diastema,
are efficiently closed by use of bonding with composite resin, veneers or crowning.
7. Q: What can be done with my worn and irregular teeth?
A: Worn teeth are usually a sign of "bite problems". Worn teeth can be restored with some form
of reconstruction, veneers and/or crowns.
8. Q: How do you know if you have an inflamed/infected tooth nerve?
A: Some signs are heat and cold sensitivity, swelling and pain, or a bad taste in your mouth. Or, you
may experience no symptoms at all, and not realize that you have a dental problem until your Dentist
discovers this before you get symptoms.
9. Q: Is it important to floss your teeth?
A: Yes. Flossing once a day prevents the build-up of plaque and deters the onset of gingivitis and
periodontal disease.
10. Q: What are dentures & who needs them?
A: Dentures are a partial or complete set of artificial teeth used to occupy the upper or lower jaw,
usually attached to a plate. Simply put, dentures are a set of false teeth. If you have lost most or all of
your teeth, you are a perfect candidate for complete dentures. If you still have some natural teeth
remaining, a partial denture is recommended to help improve chewing ability, speech and support for
facial muscles.
A: Yes, with routine dental and preventive care combined with excellent oral hygiene.
2. Q: Is the dental treatment painful?
A: No, when proper techniques are used, dental treatment can be extremely comfortable and pain free.
3. Q: What does it mean when my gums bleed when I brush and floss?
A: This a sign that Periodontal Disease is present and needs to be treated. This is what leads to tooth loss.
4. Q: Are the dental x-rays harmful?
A: No, our equipment is state of the art and minimizes patient exposure.
5. Q: What is tooth whitening?
A: It is a bleaching process that lightens discoloration of enamel and dentin. Tooth whitening or
bleaching is a simple means to be bestowed with a gleaming white smile that does wonders for your
levels of confidence. The latest bleaching methods ensure that you have a more radiant and delightful
smile. In due course of time, teeth become dark since minerals breach the enamel surface of the tooth.
As bleaching agents split up, oxygen is pushed through the tooth enamel. Staining rapidly vanishes and
the tooth structure is not harmed.
6. Q: What can be done with my gaps?
A: Gaps may range from wide spaces between the teeth, to a missing tooth or teeth. Gaps or diastema,
are efficiently closed by use of bonding with composite resin, veneers or crowning.
7. Q: What can be done with my worn and irregular teeth?
A: Worn teeth are usually a sign of "bite problems". Worn teeth can be restored with some form
of reconstruction, veneers and/or crowns.
8. Q: How do you know if you have an inflamed/infected tooth nerve?
A: Some signs are heat and cold sensitivity, swelling and pain, or a bad taste in your mouth. Or, you
may experience no symptoms at all, and not realize that you have a dental problem until your Dentist
discovers this before you get symptoms.
9. Q: Is it important to floss your teeth?
A: Yes. Flossing once a day prevents the build-up of plaque and deters the onset of gingivitis and
periodontal disease.
10. Q: What are dentures & who needs them?
A: Dentures are a partial or complete set of artificial teeth used to occupy the upper or lower jaw,
usually attached to a plate. Simply put, dentures are a set of false teeth. If you have lost most or all of
your teeth, you are a perfect candidate for complete dentures. If you still have some natural teeth
remaining, a partial denture is recommended to help improve chewing ability, speech and support for
facial muscles.
TEETH WHITENING
11. Q: Is it possible to make my teeth whiter?
A: Yes, we offer professional tooth whitening.
12. Q: What is tooth whitening?
A: It is a bleaching process that lightens discoloration of enamel and dentin.
13. Q: How long does Whitening take?
A: The complete procedure takes less than an hour. The procedure begins with a preparation period
followed by about 45 minutes of bleaching. And who may benefit from tooth whitening? Almost anyone.
A: Yes, we offer professional tooth whitening.
12. Q: What is tooth whitening?
A: It is a bleaching process that lightens discoloration of enamel and dentin.
13. Q: How long does Whitening take?
A: The complete procedure takes less than an hour. The procedure begins with a preparation period
followed by about 45 minutes of bleaching. And who may benefit from tooth whitening? Almost anyone.
ENDODONTICS
14. Q: What is Endodontics?
A: Endodontics is a speciality branch of dentistry relating to the dental pulp and tissue that surrounds the
roots of a tooth. Endodontic treatment (root canal therapy) treats the soft pulp tissue inside the tooth.
15. Q: Damage root canal?
A: When the pulp of a tooth becomes badly damaged by decay, multiple or deep restorations, or trauma it
may have to be removed in order to retain the tooth. In many cases, where the damaged pulp has
progressed to causing infection in the tissues including the bone surrounding the tooth, that infection
will also have to be managed.
16. Q: What causes a root canal damage?
A: There are several causes that may lead to a root canal. They include:
17. Q: How painful is a root canal?
A: Root canals have the bad reputation of being extremely painful. Actually, most people report that the
procedure itself has no more discomfort than having a filling placed.
18. Q: What is a pulpotomy?
A: Pulpotomy is the clinical term for the removal of the painful nerve tissue at the top of the root canal
system. It is performed with primary teeth as a final treatment of the nerve. In adult teeth it is
referred to as a partial root canal and is usually provided during an urgent care appointment to relieve
pain.
A: Endodontics is a speciality branch of dentistry relating to the dental pulp and tissue that surrounds the
roots of a tooth. Endodontic treatment (root canal therapy) treats the soft pulp tissue inside the tooth.
15. Q: Damage root canal?
A: When the pulp of a tooth becomes badly damaged by decay, multiple or deep restorations, or trauma it
may have to be removed in order to retain the tooth. In many cases, where the damaged pulp has
progressed to causing infection in the tissues including the bone surrounding the tooth, that infection
will also have to be managed.
16. Q: What causes a root canal damage?
A: There are several causes that may lead to a root canal. They include:
- A deep cavity
- A cracked tooth
- A broken tooth
- Repeated dental procedures to the same tooth
- Severe injury to the tooth (even if it can’t be seen with the naked eye)
17. Q: How painful is a root canal?
A: Root canals have the bad reputation of being extremely painful. Actually, most people report that the
procedure itself has no more discomfort than having a filling placed.
18. Q: What is a pulpotomy?
A: Pulpotomy is the clinical term for the removal of the painful nerve tissue at the top of the root canal
system. It is performed with primary teeth as a final treatment of the nerve. In adult teeth it is
referred to as a partial root canal and is usually provided during an urgent care appointment to relieve
pain.