Root Canal Treatment Made Easy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: According to a recent survey by the American Association of Endodontists (AAE), fear of dentists plagues more than 80 per cent of us. Root canal procedure is the most feared treatment with 54 per cent of adults as afraid of getting a root canal as they are of flying during a storm.

Any procedure that can make root canal treatment quicker or less painful has to be good news for everyone. At Dentistry 2009, a multi-track conference and exhibition, the region’s dentists will be learning how to perform a successful root canal treatment in less than 45 minutes, saving patients time, stress and discomfort.

The new treatment will be presented by Dr Ahmet Utkut Ozan, Executive Director of Maxim Dental Institution in the USA and key speaker at the conference. Dr Ozan has been selected as one of the ‘Top Hundred Clinicians’ in the USA for the past three years and his popular ‘proven methods’ in Endodontics have been presented within the USA and internationally. At Dentistry 2009 he will be running the workshop “A Recipe for Successful Molar Endo in under 45 minutes”, a technique many dentists will be keen to learn in order to offer their patients the most up-to-date care techniques.

“The best part of my lecture series is the workshops,” says Dr Ozan. “My focus is to teach attending dentists completely new techniques, utilising proven older technology covering topics such as activated irrigation, intra canal aspiration and troubleshooting in endodontics.”

Dr Ozan is honoured to be elected as a top hundred clinician in the USA, especially since he originally trained in his home country of Turkey. “I believe that the Western dental world has a lot to learn from Eastern dental professionals,” he explains. “As a Middle Eastern dentist I love visiting the region, particularly the UAE, and enjoy the scientific sessions which are well organised and up-to-date.”

In addition to Dr Ozan’s lecture series, the list of speakers at Dentistry 2009 includes over 30 of the leading experts in the field of dentistry.  Attendance at a lecture or workshop will carry CME (Continuing Medical Education) credits highlighting the educational significance of the event.

“With five IDR award winning presenters amongst others, top notch leaders in each discipline of dentistry and world renowned speakers all under one roof, Dentistry 2009 is a gathering you wouldn’t want to miss,” emphasised Raza Chevel, Conference Producer – Exhibitions,  IIR Middle East, UAE.

Crafted by IIR Middle East Life Sciences, the organisers of the annual Arab Health Exhibition & Congress, Dr Ozan’s lecture series will be running at Dentistry 2009 from 10 to 12 November at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE. Dentistry 2009 is supported by the Health Authority Abu Dhabi, the UAE Ministry of Health and the Dubai Health Authority.

For more information please call +971 4 336 7334 or visit www.dentistryme.com for details on attending this much anticipated event.

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How To Fight Jaw Pain, TMJ Disorder and Jaw Pain Treatment

aw pain can sometimes be caused by a temporomandibular joint, or TMJ disorder. This can cause jaw, facial, and even ear pain, and sometimes headaches and hearing problems. While it is a painful condition, there are a number of methods of treatment, and there are dentists who specialize in the treatment of TMJ disorder.

Those treatment methods include the use of custom mouth guards, orthodontic treatment, stretching and relaxation techniques, or surgical treatment. Some of these treatments may be combined for a more comprehensive approach, for example with mouth guards plus stretching techniques.

One of the more common causes of TMJ is teeth grinding either under stress or at night. Protective mouth guards are custom made of soft plastic. They look somewhat like an orthodontic retainer or a sports mouth guard. They shield the chewing surfaces of your teeth from impact making it difficult to clench the jaw. These custom mouth guards are typically worn overnight, since tooth grinding during sleep is one of the biggest causes of TMJ pain.

Another cause of TMJ disorder is teeth that are not aligned properly. If you have had a bite problem that has not been corrected, such as a crossbite, orthodontic treatment (dental braces) may be the best solution to your TMJ pain. The general term for a misaligned bite is “malocclusion,” and it is fairly common among people with TMJ. Proper orthodontic treatment will take stress off the jaw, the muscles, and the tendons that support them. In some cases the new Invisalign invisible braces can be used rather than traditional braces.

Other causes of TMJ disorder include: trauma from a car accident or sports injury; excessive gum chewing; excessive nail biting; degenerative joint diseases like osteoarthritis; developmental abnormality of the TM joint; or pathological lesions within the TM joint.

Stretches and exercises are commonly taught to people with TMJ disorder. Even if you are undergoing another type of therapy, you may be prescribed certain exercises and stretching techniques to help relax the jaw muscles.

Fortunately, surgery for treating TMJ disorder is a procedure of last resort. But it is certainly an option if other treatment methods have not worked. The type of surgery will depend on the cause of your TMJ disorder. If you have teeth that are missing, causing the other teeth to shift, creating bite problems, dental implants for the missing teeth may be in order.

For a severely damaged TMJ, joint repair or reconstruction is an option. With this type of procedure, the surgeon may be able to clean out bone fragments and debris, or even replace the joint with an artificial one. Surgery is always customized to the particular cause of the TMJ disorder.

If you have been suffering from jaw, ear, or facial pain and think it may be caused by TMJ disorder, your regular dentist may be able to diagnose you, or you may be referred to a dentist that specializes in treating TMJ disorder. Fortunately, non-invasive techniques like mouth guards or exercises can successfully treat many cases of TMJ disorder.

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10 Tips on Halloween Candy and Avoiding Tooth Decay

Kids love candy and Halloween is a great time to celebrate that love. However, what is a parent to do if they are worried about tooth decay from all this candy consumption? Candy usually contains sugar, which the bacteria that cause tooth decay dine on. So eating a food loaded with carbohydrate or sugar feeds the bacteria that cause tooth decay. Consequently, to avoid negative impacts from candy, we have to do two things: 1) Avoid excessive consumption of these sugary treats and 2) Lessen the amount of time the sugar is present in the mouth.

As the owner of Mitchell Dental Spa, a dental spa facility in Chicago’s Water Tower Place, I’d like to offer the following tips to for protecting your kids teeth at Halloween.

1. Examine your child’s candy to see if it meets your approval.
2. It is okay for your child to eat any candy that you approve of, but to help lessen the chance for tooth decay, have them brush as soon as possible (after eating the candy). If a child or adult brushes right after, the impact of the candy on the teeth is minimal.
3. Avoid sticky candy such as taffy, gummy bears, caramel, etc. Sticky Candy adheres to teeth and causes decay
4. Kids can eat candy ANYTIME, there is not a good time of day/night to eat candy
5. Prior to Halloween, visit your dentist to have sealants put into the child’s teeth grooves

If brushing soon after eating is not possible, then try the following:

1. Consume the candy with a meal. The increased saliva production while eating will help wash the sweet off the teeth.
2. Rinse the mouth with water.
3. Chew a sugarless gum (especially those containing xylitol) after snacking on candy. The increased saliva from chewing will help wash the sugar off the teeth and xylitol gums help control the bacteria that cause tooth decay.
4. Eat the candy quickly in one sitting to decrease the amount of time it is contact with the teeth. Avoid eating any candy slowly over an extended time or over multiple sittings. Recent studies have shown that length of time eating a sweet can be more harmful than the amount of sweet consumed. This means hard candies, breath mints, etc. (long residence time in the mouth) can actually be worse for your teeth than a chocolate candy bar (shorter residence time in the mouth).
5. Avoid sugary sodas. They are: 1) Loaded with sugar (often over 10 teaspoons per 12 ounce serving), 2) Are acidic enough to dissolve away tooth enamel, and 3) Are often sipped for long periods of time, resulting in teeth that are being bathed with sugar and acid almost continuously throughout the day.

For more information, please visit www.MitchellDentalSpa.com.