General Dentistry is essential to maintain good oral health. Therefore, it is necessary to schedule routine dental check-ups (examinations) and cleanings so that your teeth and gums are kept in the best possible condition. We provide a full range of dental services, from cleaning ...
Regular dental examinations (check-ups) are an important part of preventive dental care. A dental check-up normally includes X- rays or other diagnostic procedures. During the examination, the dentist, Dr. Mikael Kahn, will likely discuss your ...
At your scale and polish appointment, our dentist will make a careful assessment of the condition of your gums. Your teeth will then be scaled, using an ultrasonic scaler which removes the calculus and the stains from your teeth. The teeth are then polished ...
The most common cause of gingivitis is poor oral hygiene. Good oral hygiene, on the other hand, such as daily brushing (at least morning & evening) and flossing (at least once a day; preferably at night, after the brushing), prevents ...
Dental caries (tooth decay or cavity) is a permanently damaged area in the hard surface of the tooth. Tooth decay has its origin in a bacterial infection which causes destruction of the hard tissue of the tooth by bacterial fermentation of food debris in the dental plaque, which results in ...
Endodontic treatment (root canal treatment) is necessary when the nerve (pulp), the soft tissue inside the root canal, becomes inflamed or infected. The inflammation or infection can have a variety of causes: deep caries (decay), repeated dental procedures on the tooth, or a crack ...
A tooth extraction is performed for a wide variety of reasons. The most common reason is decay (caries) so deep into the tooth that it is impossible to save.
Other reasons for extraction of teeth:
Your wisdom teeth, especially the lower wisdom teeth, cause more problems than any other teeth in the mouth. It is not uncommon that a lower wisdom tooth causes acute symptoms at the stage when only a part of the crown has broken through the gum. If plaque is accumulated ...
Appearances, not least dental appearances, play a key role in one's perception of others. When people are asked about the first thing they notice in a person they meet for the first time, teeth are often mentioned. If you have teeth that are fractured, chipped, crooked, crowded, misshapen ...
Over time, your teeth can become stained or discolored mainly from dark foods (soy sauce and curry), dark drinks (tea, coffee and red wine) and not least from tobacco products. If you have stained and discolored teeth ...
In cases of minor fractures, especially on the edges of the front teeth, or when the edges are very irregular, often an effect of grinding of teeth, selective grinding and polishing of these edges ...
Today, many patients want to remove their amalgam fillings, mainly for aesthetic reasons. They do not like the look of their mouth when they smile or laugh as they feel that the only thing others see is a mouth full ...
Cosmetic Dental Bonding is done by placing tooth-colored filling material (composite) onto the tooth, to both build up the tooth and, when needed, to alter the shape of it. It requires an artistic eye to achieve optimal ...
Veneers are custom-made shells of porcelain, which are bonded to the front side of your teeth, to provide a beautiful new smile. Your porcelain veneers can be made in a lighter color, so that your teeth end up looking ...
In cases where for example, caries has ruined a large portion of the tooth, a porcelain inlay or onlay would offer a stronger solution compared to an extensive composite restoration. These lab-made restorations have an advantage compared ...
A crown is a restoration that covers the tooth to restore it to its normal shape and size. It can also strengthen and improve the appearance of the tooth. Crowns are necessary when fillings will not solve the problem. If a tooth is cracked ...
In a situation, where there is one or more teeth missing, a dental bridge literally bridges the gap. In its basic form, a dental bridge involves placing a crown on each tooth on either side of the missing tooth, with a tooth suspended between the two crowns. The two anchoring teeth ...
If you have a missing tooth, a dental implant is a good, biological way to replace that tooth.
With a dental implant you can chew normally, smile with confidence, and care for your teeth just the way you always have. There is no need ...
Cranio-mandibular dysfunction is a term which describes a group of symptoms which result when the chewing muscles and the tempero-mandibular joints (jaw-joints) do not work together correctly. TMJ-problem is often used as a synonym for the same group of symptoms. The tempero-mandibular joints connect the lower...
A night guard (occlusal splint) is an acrylic device often necessary in the treatment of cranio-mandibular dysfunction. Depending on how the teeth come together, it is placed either in the upper or lower jaw. You wear it while you are sleeping ...
Should you have a toothache from for example, a tooth with a deep cavity, pain from a tooth which has fractured due to a trauma, or a tooth that has been dislocated from a fall or injury, if you have a swollen face ...
Loss of teeth may be caused by trauma, tooth decay (caries) or periodontal disease (gum disease). It is important to replace teeth that are missing as failure to do so can result in difficulty speaking properly, shifting of remaining teeth, sagging facial features, ...
Quite a few new patients, who have come to Stockholm Dental Clinic over the years, have had varying levels of fear from previous dental treatment; most often due to a traumatic experience with a school dentist as a child. Some of these patients ...
There is only one good, biological way to correct crooked teeth, and that is with Orthodontic treatment, with braces. In its simplest form a dental brace consists of brackets, small ...