Most of the time, when you buy health insurance, it is upsetting to know that the company does not cover dental treatments. There are many questions associated with dental insurance not being covered by the medical insurance. For example, why the medical insurances do not cover the whole body, after all, it is part of the human system. There are …
Dental Anxiety & COVID-19: How To Safely Visit The Dentist
Dental Anxiety & COVID-19: How To Safely Visit The Dentist Dental anxiety is one of the main reasons people avoid a trip to the dentist. The COVID-19 pandemic has not made this any easier for those with existing dental phobias. On top of concerns regarding being in a dental clinic, anxious patients now feel the need to worry about contracting …
The Dentist Will See You Now. But Should You Go?
Happy New Year! The Dentist Will See You Now. But Should You Go? The vaccines are here. The end of endless COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns seems in sight. As case numbers and hospitalizations around the world decrease, people are regaining their confidence to do more of the things they couldn’t during the early days of the pandemic. But while the …
Cost of veneers in Philippines 2021
What are veneers? Veneers are thin jackets or shells that cover the front surface of teeth, mainly the anterior teeth. These are custom-made and are designed delicately to match the natural color of the surrounding teeth. Veneers greatly fix minor to major problems including but not limited to a chipped tooth, the spacing between teeth, small teeth, and minor …
The X-Ray Files
During your dental visit, your dentist may order a dental x-ray to be taken. Dental x-rays are important diagnostic tools that allow visibility in between teeth and inside the gums. This helps dentists to see damage or disease that may not yet be visible on the teeth and to diagnose what may be causing your symptom or complaint. Cavities, decays, …
How Much is Wisdom Teeth Removal in the Philippines?
The cost of wisdom teeth removal in the Philippines can range from P8,000 to P15,000 per tooth. When it’s an Impacted wisdom tooth it will cost between P12,000 – P18,000 per tooth. All 4 wisdom teeth removal typically cost around P40,000 – P72000. A single wisdom tooth extraction cost under General anesthesia or conscious sedation may vary from P15,000 – …
The Coffee Compromise: Should we stop drinking for whiter teeth?
Last October 1 was International Coffee Day and this coming Sunday, November 8, is the National Cappuccino Day for the US, two celebrations that underline everyone’s love for coffee. The long lines in the many coffee shops in Metro Manila are just one more evidence of our coffee-loving culture. However, coffee has such a bad rap as the cause of …
Tricks for the treats: Staying Cavity-Free this Halloween
It’s the time of the year again – Halloween! We look forward to giving away treats to kids just as much as we would like to take some for ourselves. A few bites now and then should not be bad for the teeth, right? According to research, it’s not the sweets that are bad for the teeth. It’s the bad …
Don’t Let COVID-19 Stop You from Having Wisdom Teeth Removed
The COVID-19 pandemic has made people anxious about a visit to the dentist. Having someone look in your mouth — and being treated by someone who looks into many people’s mouths — seems like a risk in the current environment. But dentists have been at the forefront of enacting changes to their practices to ensure the safety of their patients …
Keep Your Wisdom Teeth? Or Extract Them?
You will notice that the final teeth that will develop when you’re all grown up would be your wisdom teeth or the third molars. Yes! You have four wisdom teeth and it comes out at the age of 17-21 years old and can be found at the back corner of each mouth. Sometimes, the wisdom teeth fail to come …