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Interesting Dental Facts
Sharon L. Albright • Apr 24, 2024
Dental Facts You’ll Want to Know
Welcome to our interesting dental facts and patient information page. Click on any topic below for helpful information from Dr. Sharon Albright, D.D.S., Oakland / Berkeley Dentist
Learn how we protect you: Infection control in dentistry
- The Darker Side of Coffee: It Does More than Stain your Teeth NEW
- Overcoming Your Fear of the Dentist NEW
- Six Important Oral Health Concerns for Men NEW
- When Should You Get Dental Work while Pregnant? NEW
- Dental Myths you can ignore NEW
- Chipped, cracked, fractured, broken or knocked out tooth – what to do right away NEW
Dental Exams and Cleaning
- Why you need professional teeth cleaning and dental exams
- Why you should have your teeth cleaned by a Dental Hygienist
- Laser tooth cavity detection
- Oral cancer screening
- How to take care of your teeth – oral hygiene tips from the dentist
- How to Fight Bad Breath and Halitosis Treatment
Dental Fillings & Alternatives
- Dental fillings
- Dental amalgam, mercury vapor release & alternative fillings
- Tooth colored fillings (white fillings)
Restorative & Cosmetic Dental Procedures
- Cosmetic dentistry & smile makeovers
- Tooth whitening or tooth bleaching
- Dental veneers compared: porcelain veneers and composite resin
- Invisalign, invisible clear alternative to braces
- Dental crowns, or porcelain/ceramic crowns
- Dental bridges
- What are dental implants?
- Is Wisdom Tooth Removal Necessary?
Gingivitis, Periodontal Disease & Gum Disease Treatment
- Bleeding gums and gum disease
- How to avoid periodontal disease – gingivitis, periodontitis
- Periodontal gum disease treatment
Bruxism, Canker Sores
- Bruxism: teeth grinding & jaw clenching
- Canker sores, mouth sores and mouth ulcers
Take note, every time you chew, you force small pieces of food between and around your teeth.
If you’re depending on coffee to start your day and keep you going, you may want to think twice before imbibing your next cup of Joe. Sure, it’s tasty and gives you an extra boost, but it can also have some serious consequences for your teeth.
According to the American Cancer Society, more women in the United States will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year (approx.12,000 cases) than will be diagnosed with cervical cancer ( approx. 10,000 cases)
We’d like to offer one comforting and wonderful fact about today’s dentistry, it’s virtually painless.
Trauma to the face may result in an injury as slight as a small chipping of tooth enamel (the outermost layer of a tooth) to one as severe as completely knocking a tooth out of it’s socket and/or fracturing the jawbone(s).
Halitosis is the medical term for a persistent case of bad breath. While it isn’t pleasant, it is common and millions of Americans suffer from it.
Canker sores, also known as apthous ulcers, mouth ulcers and more formally as apthous stomatitis, are oval or round reddened swellings in the mouth that if elevated usually burst within 24 hours.
Men are less likely to take care of their health in general than women. Therefore it comes as no surprise that when it comes to oral health, men fare worse than women.
We realize that many people don’t look forward to seeing the dentist. While most of us appreciate the product of dental care, not many people enjoy the process and the possible discomfort, be it physical or psychological.
Treatment of periodontal disease varies with the type and severity of the disease. Periodontal disease caused by plaque, gingivitis and periodontis, make up the majority of periodontal diseases.
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