FILLINGS

A cavity calls for your dentist to remove the decay and to fill in the tooth area that was removed in order to prevent further decay and strengthen the affected tooth. There have been lots of advances in modern dentistry that make this process much more comfortable and use materials that are safer and more esthetically pleasing.

SILVER FILLINGS
Earlier the trend was to have amalgam fillings (silver) or gold filling restorations. These fillings contain mercury which is poisonous to the body as well as the environment. Also the amalgam fillings are generally not as advantageous as composite fillings because they demand more of a tooth removal and are susceptible to corrosion.

COMPOSITE FILLINGS (Tooth-coloured)
Composite FillingsComposite resin dental fillings were created as an alternative to traditional metal dental fillings. Tooth fillings colored to look like a natural tooth are known as Composite Resin Dental Fillings and are made of a plastic dental resin combined with glass particles. These types of fillings are, durable and are way more natural looking than amalgam fillings.

If you have a cavity in a tooth or broken fillings or if your teeth are full of silver fillings you may want to ask your dentist about changing to composite dental fillings. Silver fillings can easily be removed and replaced with far more attractive colored fillings. Research shows that composite fillings actually strengthen your tooth and further protect it from decay.

ROOT CANAL
TOOTH REMOVAL
TOOTH REPLACEMENT
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Dental care for kids (Pediatric Dentistry)
Treatment
Psychological approach: It is generally said that children lacking parental care, love and affection resort to this habit. Thus the parents should provide the child with adequate love and affection. Also the child's attention be diverted to other things as games and toys. The dentist and the parents should together work to motivate the child to discontinue the habit.

Mechanical Aids: They are basically reminding appliances that assist the child who is willing to quit the habit but is not able to do so as the habit has entered the subconscious level. They may be removable or fixed appliances.

GUM DISEASES
Treatment

1. Non-surgical treatment involves scaling and polishing of teeth. The procedure aims to remove food particles, plaque and calculus accumulating around the tooth. The effectiveness of the procedure depends largely on the stage of the disease, the efficiency of instrumentation and the maintenance on the part of the patient.

No matter how good we are at brushing, we cannot achieve 100% efficiency in cleaning. So, small depositions continue to occur on a daily basis. For long term maintenance of teeth, it is therefore advisable to go in for a professional cleaning once in six months even if you do not have an evident gum problem.

2. The Surgical approach to treatment is usually recommended for resistant cases where complete removal of the irritants from root surface of the tooth is not possible by scaling alone due to the deep penetration of the deposits. The procedure also called as flap surgery or flap operation involves reflection of the gums by 1-1 1/2 mm and debriding the area under local anesthesia with direct visualization of the deposits. The procedure is completely painless and involves minimum post-operative pain or discomfort.

In certain cases however it is possible to regrow the lost bone by use of certain bone substitutes called Bone grafts. Such cases provide the ideal outcome of therapy by regenerating the lost tissues.

ORTHODONTICS

Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry that deals with straightening and correcting the tooth alignment and the dental specialist who does this is called an "Orthodontist".

Who Needs Orthodontic Treatment?
Today children as well as adults are choosing to have orthodontic treatment since age is no longer a factor that governs the feasibility of the treatment. But as you grow older the duration of the treatment is increased since it is easier to shift and align teeth during the growth phase of the jaws. Orthodontic treatment corrects
-malocclusion (bite or occlusion is off)
-tooth malalignment (crooked teeth)

Why Treat Malocclusion?
Orthodontics is not only used to improve your appearance. Malocclusion or malaligned teeth can have long term effects, such as:
interference with normal growth and development of the jaws
abnormal swallowing patterns
abnormal facial muscle function
impairment of chewing
speech defects
susceptibility to cavities due to the difficulty of removing plaque from crooked teeth vulnerability to accidents or fractured teeth (if your front teeth stick out, they may be more easily injured)

COSMETIC DENTISTRY

Bleaching
Bonding
Veneers and laminatesInlays/Onlays
Cosmetic recontouring
Cosmetic surgeries
Tooth Jewelery

TEM PORO-MANDIBULAR JOINT (TMJ) DISORDERS

DENTAL IMPLANTS

Dr. Shyam Garg (BDS; Fellow Pierre Fauchard Academy) did his BDS from Patiala in 1972. He later worked in AIIMS as House Officer and was in-charge of dental and maxillofacial surgery department at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi from 1975 to 1984. He has been in private practice for the past 33 years. He was awarded the prestigious fellowship of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, France in 2003.

Dr. Nimit Garg did his BDS and MDS in Periodontics from King George's Medical College, Lucknow. Presently, he works as a consultant with Max healthcare and simultaneously manages his private practice. His fields of interest include cosmetic and regenerative surgeries including oral implantology.

Dr. Pawanjit Singh obtained his BDS from MAMC, New Delhi and MDS (Orthodontics) from Trivandrum after securing second rank in AIPG entrance held in 1996.

Dr. Bijoyesh Marda did both his graduation and post-graduation in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from KGMC, Lucknow. He has worked as an Assistant Professor in B.P. Koirala Institute of health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. Presently, he works as a faculty for a Dental College in Ghaziabad.

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