Fear of needles (or trypanophobia) is quite common. For most people, this is rather mild. You might feel some anxiety as the syringe penetrates your skin, but this quickly subsides as you realize that the worst is over. For other people, it's far more severe, triggering a sense of dread and panic. A fear of needles can be particularly problematic when it comes to pain relief for dental procedures.
Injections
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A chipped tooth can happen at any time; you can chip your tooth biting into hard food, by accidentally bumping your mouth on a doorknob or some other surface, or by playing sports and having a head injury. Your tooth can even get chipped doing a routine teeth cleaning, and a chip can be so unnoticeable that you don't think it requires dental care.
Should you see a dentist if your tooth is chipped but you can hardly tell?
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Preventative care with anything is to help prevent an issue. The same goes with your oral health, you should be doing what you can to prevent any health issues that could be concerning or irreversible issues. If you aren't doing what you can, you may be setting yourself up for a lot of dental work in your future, including having your teeth pulled and possibly other health issues such as heart disease or liver problems.
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Imagine you spilled red wine on a varnished table. You try to clean it off, but the stain remains. The table underneath is just fine, but the only way to remove it is to buff the stain out of the protective varnish coating. The same general idea can be applied to some deep stains on your teeth. The idea of buffing as it applies to your teeth is known as enamel microabrasion, but how does it work?
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Dental veneers can be used to correct uneven teeth. They can also hide severely stained teeth and give you the white smile you've always wanted. These are four things you can expect from the process of getting dental veneers:
1. Your veneers will be custom-made for your teeth.
Each person's smile is unique. Your teeth don't look quite like anyone else's teeth. In order to get a set of veneers that suits your mouth perfectly, your dentist will have them custom-made.
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