Your cusps are the pointed parts on the crowns of your teeth. Your canine teeth only have one cusp, while your premolars have two, and your molars each have four or five cusps. The purpose of these cusps is to aid in chewing, but sometimes, your cusps can break. Here are four things you need to know about broken cusps. What causes broken cusps? Your cusps can break if you chew something that’s too hard for your enamel to handle.…
Read More »If you have gum disease, then your dentist will need to complete immediate treatments to reduce tooth loss risks as well as the sensitivities that result from gum recession and tooth root exposure. Deep root scaling that includes the ultrasonic cleaning of the dental roots, gum grafting, and tissue regeneration tactics are all used to treat gum disease. However, lasers are also now being used to treat inflamed and infected gum tissues. Laser treatments are considered effective, and there are often many benefits to using a laser over more traditional types of procedures.…
Read More »There are many types of oral health issues that may be considered emergencies. Dislodged teeth, cracked crowns, and the accidental removal of a dental filling are just a few examples. However, none of these problems are nearly as painful as an oral abscess. There are two types of abscesses you may experience that include gum abscesses and tooth abscesses. A gum abscess generally begins in a periodontal pocket and grows into a large ball of pus that places direct pressure on the tooth or teeth in the area.…
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