Tooth decay

Severe Lower Molar Decay: Urgent Restoration and Gum Care Needed

Severity: 
Critical
Teeth Problems: 
Baby tooth decay
Tooth decay

Severe Lower Molar Decay: Urgent Restoration and Gum Care Needed

Case Type: Advanced Dental Caries and Calculus Accumulation

Full Analysis and Diagnosis

Upon examination, the posterior molars exhibit:

  • Extensive caries (tooth decay) on both left and right sides.

  • Possible pulp involvement — dark discoloration and cavity penetration indicate the decay may have reached the pulp chamber.

End of Tooth Decay? Enamel-Regrowing Gel Discovered

Topics: 
Tooth decay
Worn enamel

The End of Enamel Erosion? A Revolutionary Gel from the UK is Set to Redefine Filipino Dentistry

For decades, the central, unchangeable truth in dentistry has been this: tooth enamel, once lost, is gone forever. We’ve built our entire preventive care model around this fact—using fluoride, sealants, and patient education to slow the erosion, because we could never reverse it.

Until now.

How Fast Caries Can Progress - From Filling to Root Canal in 5 Months

Severity: 
Severe
Teeth Problems: 
Tooth decay
Post-root canal pain
Root canal infection

Nice clear radiographs — thanks. I’ll give a focused clinical/radiographic read, a 0–14 day action plan you can use now, likely definitive options, what will get worse if ignored, and short practical comments for the patient and clinician.

Radiographic diagnosis (concise)

  • The images show a deep carious lesion extending into the pulpal chamber of a posterior tooth (likely a mandibular molar from the root morphology).

Ngipin Ko, Buhay Ko: Ang Hindi Nakikitang Panganib ng Sirang Toothbrush

Topics: 
Tooth decay

Isang Case Study sa Kalusugan ng Ngipin ng Karaniwang Pamilyang Pilipino

Kamusta, mga kaibigan!

Sa ating mga abot-kayang tips sa kalusugan ng ngipin, madalas nating naririnig ang payo: "Palitan ang toothbrush every 3 months." Ngunit para sa milyun-milyong Pilipino, ang payong ito ay isang luho. Ito ay isang malayong konsepto sa harap ng mas nakahahamong problema: ang kakarampot na kita, pagtaas ng bilihin, at ang pagpili kung ano ang uunahin—pagkain o gamot.

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