FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
GENERAL DENTISTRY
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 discolouration 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 discolouration 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.