General Dental Topics Online

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• Amalgams, what are they?
• White fillings,composites, how are they done?
• Can we still get gold fillings?

• Endodontics, do you need a root canal?
• What is an apicesectomy?

• What is gum disease?
• Do your gums bleed?

• What is oral surgery?
• Planning to have your wisdom teeth taken out?
• What is "gum"surgery?

• Whitening your teeth, does bleaching work?
• Composite veneers, dentistry's "false fingernails"!
• Replacing missing teeth - do composite crowns last?
• Replacing missing teeth - crowns and bridges.
• Replacing missing teeth - implants.
• Replacing missing teeth - dentures.

• What happens if you fracture a tooth?
• Knocked a tooth out? What do you do?