Root canal is part of our tooth and is playing an important role for our tooth.

The root canal is quite of your tooth. It is comprised of entries inside the tooth that stretch between the mash and the tooth roots. They are the pieces of the tooth that hold nerves and veins.

You will need a root canal procedure once the root canal become harmed.

The procedure will help eradicate contaminated materials including all the nerves and veins.

Root canal procedure is the thing that expels the agony from your tooth.

Here at Luminous Smile Dental, we assure our patients the best services in everything we do. Hence, root canal procedure will take hours you will need a great doctor to take care of it.

Great for you! You’re looking at one of the best dentist here in California!

We guarantee safety and quality, so why hesitate?

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Utilizing a needle, the dental specialist manages neighborhood sedation to numb the tooth. It’s entirely expected to feel somewhat of a squeeze in the zone when the needle goes in. After the tooth is numb, the endodontist may put a dental dam, a little sheet of elastic that segregates the tooth to keep it spotless and dry during the system.

Your dental specialist will at that point utilize extremely little apparatuses, for example, a little drill, to get to within the tooth by making an opening in the top part of the tooth. Next, the dental specialist will utilize little records to clear the harmed and infected mash from within the tooth. The person will likewise utilize the records to shape the inward office of the tooth and root and may inundate the chamber with water to wash away any residual mash. Your dental specialist may likewise place an antimicrobial arrangement in the chamber to execute any outstanding microbes and diminish the hazard for the additional disease.

When the chamber is completely cleaned and dried, the endodontist will fill it. An elastic-like material called gutta-percha is frequently utilized. Your dental specialist will close the opening in your tooth with a transitory filling, while you sit tight for the perpetual crown.

Following half a month, your dental specialist will complete the treatment by setting a perpetual crown or a comparative kind of rebuilding on the highest point of the tooth. Contingent upon the state of your characteristic tooth, the dental specialist may need to put a little supporting post within the root chamber, to make the crown or rebuilding progressively steady.

Note: Procedures paraphrased from colgate.com

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When there’s a gap or a hole we have the probability of filling it in. But by the word filling comes the word fitting. Yes, a filling should be fitting. This is the simple logic why tooth-colored fillings is often used nowadays than amalgam or the gold fillings.

Tooth-colored fillings or composite resins look more natural. It blends to the teeth that is why patients are choosing tooth-colored fillings rather than the gold one.

Studies, however, said that composite resins are less durable compared to amalgam and more costly.

Nonetheless, people still choose to have their teeth in plain white. Cosmetics really matters, in short.

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Advantages

Here’s a peek of the positive sides you can get from a Snap-On Smile.

Snap-On Smile is very comfortable not just for your teeth but for the gums.

This is very lightweight that you can sometimes forget you’re wearing one.

There’s no need for you to take it out when drinking and eating. Yes, you can do your normal stuff without taking it off. How convenient is that?

Financially speaking, Snap-On Smile is cheap compared to other procedures being done in the clinic. You want more?

You don’t have to worry and feel pain because no drilling will be done!

How easy, cheap and accessible was that?

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Before your dentist do its thing for your teeth, options are always there for you to choose upon.

And before putting your crown you can choose of what dental crown you would want in your tooth.

Basically, there are three types of dental crown.

Porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM)
This is so far the top-tier of dental crown because of its longevity and appearance. PFM is metal base and is covered by porcelain to compliment to the colour of the teeth. The success of PFM is high compared to other types of crown.

Ceramic/Porcelain crown
This is best for cosmetics because of its appearance but it’s not as strong as a metal crown is. Ceramic is more fragile but is better for the appearance.

Metal crown
Durability is the anchor of metal crown. Usually, it is made of gold. However, some may find it unappealing because of the color it will bring to the teeth.

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Denture is the alternative after the removal of teeth with its relative tissues.

This is mostly applicable to the elders as teeth become weaker as we grow old.

The two types of dentures are:

Complete Dentures

Patient still have a choice for the complete dentures, the conventional or the immediate one.

Conventional complete denture is made after the teeth have been extracted. Usually it takes two to three months before the patient can wear it.

For those who doesn’t want to wait for that much time without a teeth, immediate complete denture is available.

After all the extraction, the denture will be applied. The production of dentures are made in advance, however, several adjustments will be necessary as the teeth and gums heal.

Partial Dentures

Partial dentures are utilized when at least one characteristic teeth stay in the upper or lower jaw. A fixed extension replaces at least one teeth by putting crowns on the teeth on either side of the space and connecting counterfeit teeth to them.

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As the pandemic coronavirus continue to spread, especially in the United States, everyone is advised to stay at home also known as a lockdown. Businesses were closed except for goods and other essential needs. Since our clinic was one of the many businesses that was shut down temporarily, here are two ways you can do to keep your teeth sparkling as snow during this situation.

Use baking soda

            This is very common and can easily be found at home. Baking soda has its own properties to whiten the teeth and remove yellow stains.

            The higher the concentration used, the greater the effect. However, the result cannot be seen overnight. It’s all about the constant and proper usage.

Use apple cider vinegar

            This is known as a very effective disinfectant and can kills bacteria, however, for using it on teeth have its own risk. Using apple cider vinegar can soften the teeth because of its effect to the enamel,  thus, you can use this every other day or thrice a week to whiten the teeth.

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Invisalign is a modern technology and different from the traditional teeth aligners or braces. Thus, the process on how Invisalign is made can be called unique.

Align Technology is the big reason behind the production of Invisalign.

X-rays and photographs will be taken from the patient’s teeth to create detailed three-dimensional photos. Align Technology prides its company from such work.

Once done making the 3-D model, the orthodontist and Align Technology technicians work hand-in-hand to lay out the steps to straighten the patient’s teeth. Note that every patient has different teeth, thus, every Invisalign is specifically made for each patient’s need.

They then will create trays of Invisalign for the patient. One must wear Invisalign for two weeks before it can be replaced by a new one.

The movement of the teeth is based in the computer simulation made by the company and the dentist

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