Aug
Dental Services Since the Pandemic
The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has been extremely arduous both health wise and economically on a global scale. Dentistry and dental emergencies in particular have not escaped this devastating global concern. Factors such as loss of employment, reduced income, delayed graduation, increased job workloads and sentiments of futility over when will this pandemic ever end have contributed to significant anxiety in the general population. The dental profession is seeing symptoms of augmented anxiety manifesting itself through increased clenching, bruxism and other parafunction. Dentist are reporting an increased frequency of severe unrelenting toothaches, broken denture, broken filing, broken fixed prosthesis and broken or fractured teeth resulting in dental emergencies. Temporomandibular disorder exacerbation is also being seen at increased levels in the general population. You Can Still…
Nov
What Is a Dental Emergency?
What is considered to be a dental emergency ? Is it a broken tooth, broken dentures, an avulsed or knock out tooth, uncontrolled pain from a tooth ache or a dental abscess, uncontrolled intra-oral bleeding or hemorrhage, an orthodontic dental emergency, an infected tongue piercing, unexplained sudden or chronic changes…
Jul
Dental Emergency Avoidance Tips
With the warmer temperatures in the GTA the risk of outdoor sports recreational activities increases. Tips for avoiding dental emergencies resulting from oral injuries and trauma and tips for lessening the damage from the sequela after trauma will be discussed in this article. Dental emergencies caused by injuries to the…
Mar
Broken Dentures And How To Treat Them
A broken denture can be the cause of immediate distress and anxiety when it happens. A broken denture repair or new denture fabrication as the case may be should be performed as soon as possible to restore masticatory function and aesthetics. The occurrence of a broken denture seems to always…
