October 2017 - Dr. Sharma Dental Clinic

Cosmetic Dentistry — A Time For Change As spring and summer approach and the world renews after such a long and historic winter it just may be time to put a fresh face and new smile on life. Appearance can be changed through cosmetic enhancement and today expectations are higher than ever before. In many...

Re-evaluation Following Initial Therapy After three or four weeks your dentist/periodontist will evaluate the response of your periodontal tissues to the initial therapy which is being used to control the inflammation and infection induced by dental plaque. This includes oral hygiene instruction, scaling and root planing (deep cleaning) among other possible treatments. In cases where...

Lasers Shine a Light on Dentistry Lasers have revolutionized medicine and now they’re beginning to blaze a new trail in dentistry Lasers in Dental Diagnosis As diagnostic tools, lasers are being used to aid in the detection of dental disease in earlier stages than traditional methods. “Laser fluorescence” diagnostic lasers are very effective in diagnosing...

Contra-indications It is important for people undergoing surgery to be in general good health and not overly stressed. It is also important to give your dentist/periodontist a full medical history with all current conditions and medications you are taking, including those to which you are allergic. Situations exist medically where it is not advisable for...

Tooth decay — or dental caries — is an infectious disease process that causes damage to the structure of teeth. Cavities (hollowed out spaces or holes) are the most notable consequences of dental caries. Left untreated, caries leads to pain, tooth loss — or, in rare cases, death. In this most extreme case, infection can...

More About Choices — Shades of Grey There may be a fair amount of judgment necessary when determining whether to place porcelain veneers or crowns. For example, your dentist may feel that circumstances dictate that a porcelain veneer needs to be made thicker than normal to cover a larger percentage of a tooth to align...

The Art of Periodontal Surgery Periodontal surgery is a plastic (reshaping) surgical procedure designed to restore and regenerate normal form and function to lost and damaged periodontal structures which support the teeth (the gum tissue, periodontal ligament and bone). This article is an overview of what a candidate for periodontal surgery can expect and a...