Conditions treated by Danelle Fournier, DMD in Plymouth Meeting, PA

Cavities

Every morning you get up, wash your face and brush your teeth. Why do you brush your teeth every day if not twice a day? It is to avoid cavities. No one wants to hear that they have cavities when they go to their dentist appointment.

Teeth are made up of the hardest substance in the body. Under the gum line cementum covers the tooth roo...
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Toothache

It’s the middle of the night and you cannot sleep. The constant throbbing in your mouth will not let you get rest. You toss and turn, trying to sleep as the pain persists and your tooth aches. Toothache is the name given to pain around the teeth or jaw. Usually the pain is indicative of a dental problem. This “ache” is usually caused by a cavity...
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Broken Tooth

Teeth are not indestructible. Though they are strong they can still crack or break. Sometimes a broken tooth is the result of a fall or biting on something unusually hard (like a bone). You can also get a broken tooth from punch in the face, but most of the time chipped and broken teeth are a result of cavities and weakened teeth.

A chi...
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