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Root Planing and Scaling for Gum Disease On this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect …
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… dental hygienist may clean your teeth using a method called root planing and scaling. This removes the plaque and tartar buildup both …
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… ( periodontitis ) if it cannot be cured with antibiotics or root planing and scaling. A gingivectomy removes and reshapes loose, diseased …
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… ( periodontitis ) if it cannot be cured with antibiotics or root planing and scaling. A flap procedure cleans the roots of a tooth and …
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… Nicotine Gum On this page: Overview Overview You chew nicotine gum as a way to help yourself quit using tobacco. The gum has nicotine and feels and looks like chewing gum. When …
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Root Canal Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview What To … Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview A root canal is done when decay will likely damage or has … healing. What To Expect After a root canal, your lips and gums may be numb (frozen) for a few hours until the …
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… Toothache and Gum Problems On this page: Overview Health Tools Check Your … into the teeth or jaw. Viral infections, such as shingles . Diseases, such as diabetes . Nerve-related disease, such as … appliance that irritates the gums. An infection around the root of the tooth. Swelling and redness, sometimes with pus, …
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… Pregnancy: Nosebleeds and Bleeding Gums On this page: Overview Overview You … more blood flow to the mucous membranes of the mouth and gums when you are pregnant. This may also cause bleeding, especially when you brush your teeth. Your gums may be more swollen than usual. It may help to use a …