Music feat Tooth

" How much does a filling cost?
" How much to "pull" a tooth?
These are important questions. However, because the cost of everything medical related is rising faster than the general rate of inflation, you need to ask yourself what are you getting for your money. This is not a product oriented business. You can't go online and get it a cheaper. Dentistry is part of the service industry. It is important to provide good compassionate care for these children.

What if I told you I could give you a filling for $10?
What a great "deal"!
So, I hand you the material we use for fillings (costs about $10 for that little blob of filling material).
Are you happy?
Now, wait a minute. Most of the cost of a dental procedure is not the materials (although that can be high enough sometimes). What you are paying for is Time and Expertise.

In order for a dentist to provide a service, he must:
stock the materials, buy the instruments to put in the filling and do the surgery, buy fancy dental chairs and equipment, hire skilled assistants and front office staff, and buy copiers and all the other stuff most businesses require to operate. In addition he must pay large insurance premiums, and buy very expensive x-ray machines. Then you obviously want someone qualified to do surgery. This is not your car, it's you; (or your child).

Expertise--Dental school takes four years after college, plus a few more years of specialty residency if needed. Most dentists are in debt up to their eyeballs when they enter the workforce. They have invested in the training and education to become proficient. He has become an expert. That's the guy you want working on your tooth.

Time--Have you ever noticed how little time the medical doctor spends with you? The nurses and office personnel do a lot and the M.D. is in and out in two minutes. Why? Time is money. The market demands less reimbursement, so the patient gets what he pays for. Although sometimes visits are short, dentists spend way more time with their patients especially during a filling or surgical procedure than do physicians.

Also, in the last decade insurance companies have influenced the market so much that a dentist often writes off much of the work he does. One often overlooked aspect of dentistry is the charity work done for free. I'm not making excuses or trying to make is all a bed of roses. If a dentist's fees are too low, he will eventually go out of business. Dentistry is a business and it is expensive. But all things considered, it's a bargain.You may just keep those teeth the rest of your life.

So, next time you wonder why it is so much. Remember: Time and Expertise. =)

thx to : pediatric dentistry

interesting opinion.... =)

from:goodvibe.wordpress.com

TMD describes a variety of conditions that affect jaw muscles, temporomandibular joints, and nerves associated with chronic facial pain. Symptoms may occur on one or both sides of the face, head or jaw, or develop after an injury. TMD affects more then twice as many women than men and is the most common non-dental related chronic orofacial pain.

Many experts suggest that certain tasks, either mental or physical, cause or aggravate TMD, such as strenuous physical tasks or stressful situations. Most discomfort is caused from overuse of the muscles, specifically clenching or grinding teeth (bruxism). Teeth grinding tires your jaw muscles and leads to discomfort, such as headaches or neck pain. Additionally, abnormal function can lead to worn or sensitive teeth, traumatized soft tissues, muscle soreness, jaw discomfort when eating, and temporal (side) headaches.

In treating bruxism we try to change patients' behavior by teaching them how to rest the tongue, teeth and lips properly. In many cases we can make a plastic mouth appliance, such as a nightguard that's worn to absorb the force of biting. This appliance can prevent future damage to the teeth and helps change the patient's destructive behavior.



source: Dr.S.Gritsiv

procedure of root canal treatment or endodontic treatment :
1.open bur
2.preparation
3.sterilitation
4.obturation

from: wikimedia common

this photo from: +...RICH of EVE...+

Suppose I called you up tonight 
And told you that I love you 
And suppose I said I wanna come back home 
And suppose I cried and said I think I've finally learned my lesson 
And I'm tired of spending all my time alone 
If I told you that I realize you're all I ever wanted 
And it's killing me to be so far away 
Would you tell me that you love me to 
And when we cry together 
Would you simply laugh at me and say 

I told you so 
(*) Oh, I told you so 
      I told you someday you'd come crawling back 
      and asking me to take you in 
      I told you so 
      But you had to go 
      Now I found somebody new and you will 
      never break my heart in two again 

If I got down on my knees and told 
you I was yours forever 
Would you get down on yours too and take my hand 
Would we get that old time feeling 
Would we laugh and talk for hours 
The way we did when our love first began 
Would you tell me that you miss me too 
And that you've been so lonely 
And that you've waited for the day that I returned 
And we live and love forever 
And that I'm your one and only 
Would you say the tables finally turn 

Would you say I told you so 
back to (*)

Now I found someone new and you will never 
break my heart in two again

Reviewed by: Dr Kailesh Solanki

Dental veneers have long been used to create the ultimate smile makeover, with this treatment it is possible to transform crooked, stained, damaged and badly worn teeth into a brand new straight white smile as seen on many of the Hollywood greats.

So What exactly are dental Veneers?

Veneers are wafer thin lamintates or shells of tooth coloured material (which can be either porcelain, ceramic or composite bonding material) that are “cemented” to the front surface of teeth to improve their cosmetic appearance. Many dentists use the analogy that dental veneers are for your teeth what false finger nails are for your hands. In a similar manner to how false finger nails are placed or glued to your existing fingernails, veneers are bonded to the front of your existing teeth.

source : cosmetic dentistry