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Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)
The temporomandibular joint is the joint that connects the lower jaw to the base of the skull. The reason for the name temporomandibular joint is obvious in so far as it is a joint between the mandible (jaw) and the temporal bone (part of the skull). As you will know it is highly mobile and a well used joint for eating (the greatest strain on it), talking, yawning and even grinding of teeth during... [Read more]
Implant Retained Dentures
When dentures have been worn for a long period of time the bone supporting then tends to resorb ( disappear). This means that many patients who have worn dentures for many years find they do not remain stable. That is the dentures move. Eating many types of food is difficult or impossible. Despite new dentures this problem continues. The advent of dental implants has been able to totally solve this... [Read more]
Dental Implants
Dental Implants work by copying the structure of the natural tooth. Your natural teeth are stable biting and chewing surfaces because they are supported by the bone of the jaws. This is also true of a dental implant. A dental implant can be thought of as an artificial tooth root that is submerged into the jawbone. Successful implants become firmly embedded in the jaw (this is called osseointegration)... [Read more]
Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom teeth are a pain. Most of us don’t have room for them and end up having them removed. The long and the short of it is, “If you have impacted wisdom teeth, you should have them removed, and the sooner you do this, the better.” Wisdom teeth are generally the last teeth to erupt into the mouth. The philosophy of it isn’t broken so we won’t fix it, is not wise because the... [Read more]
