What kind of improvements can you enjoy when you undergo cosmetic dental treatment? Your dentist can provide quality smile care by supplying you with porcelain veneers. Patients who inquire about veneers may be interested in improving the color of their smile, or in correcting visible flaws with the shape or condition of teeth. In some cases, someone may come in looking for help with all of these issues. These quality restorations are placed over the front of teeth, where they act to hide any visible flaws that may have been undermining your appearance. (more…)
Dental Crowns Offer Dependable Support For Vulnerable Teeth
With a dental crown, you can ensure lasting support for a tooth that is affected by a cavity, or damaged in a physical injury. Before having your crown made, your dentist will take care to prepare your tooth for its receipt. This will involve taking careful measurements to use in the construction of a custom-fit crown. Those measurements are important, as your dentist wants to make sure your crown will be comfortable and unobtrusive. After it is placed, your dental restoration should allow you to keep up with regular dental functions. If you do find it difficult to use it to bite and chew food, or find it uncomfortable for any other reason, let your dentist know. (more…)
Using A Dental Bridge To Restore Your Smile
Are you currently dealing with the consequences of tooth loss? Many people see tooth loss as being an embarrassing condition, but fail to realize there are also oral health issues that come with this problem. Your remaining teeth can shift, and it may be harder for you to comfortably bite and chew. Compromises to your jaw function can lead to TMJ issues, which can leave you dealing with regular discomfort. By putting a dental bridge in place, your dentist will be able to give you a prosthetic that stays permanently in position. Your bridge can replace a single tooth, or you can have one that is designed to replace several teeth missing in a row. (more…)
4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Panic About Needing A Root Canal
You should certainly hope to avoid tooth decay that makes a root canal a necessary treatment. Your dentist will only use a root canal when there is an issue with the interior of your tooth. When this occurs, the tooth’s living tissue is put in jeopardy, and you can feel discomfort or sensitivity. If the problem goes untreated, you could suffer problems so severe that your tooth is lost! You should understand that a root canal treatment is safe, and protects you against potentially serious oral health complications. Thanks to the use of anesthetic, your dentist can also perform this procedure without causing you undue discomfort. (more…)
What Makes Dental Cleanings Important?
There are several options for restoring a smile that’s cosmetically marred or infected with disease. With today’s advanced dental techniques and materials, your new smile can look and function as though it were your natural one. However, preventing dental issues from developing in the first place is the most effective method of prolonging your smile’s shelf-life. To help improve your dental hygiene routine’s power to prevent problems, we explain why regular professional dental cleanings are important, and what preventive dental care entails. (more…)
3 Ways You Can Prevent Gum Disease
Gum disease affects a majority of American adults to varying degrees, from minor gingivitis to severe periodontitis. For many patients, it is also a leading factor behind tooth loss, as well as heightened risks of chronic systemic issues, like heart disease. The good news is that gum disease is also highly preventable, and for patients who’ve already developed gingivitis, it is also highly controllable. Even if you do develop the condition, you can successfully prevent the damage of gum disease to your smile and the increased threat to the rest of your overall health. (more…)
How Do Clear Braces Work?
Often, when we speak to patients about misalignment, they assume metal braces are the only option for correcting their smile. In reality, we can offer an alternative that is actually practically invisible. How do clear braces work?
3 Ways Veneer Advantages Are Unique
Perhaps you have a pretty good sense that porcelain veneers are the best of the best when you are looking for a way to transition your smile from esthetically damaged or just “okay” to absolutely exquisite. While on the surface, this sounds wonderful if you need serious assistance for your smile, that doesn’t really help if you’re wondering exactly what makes veneers so great and sets them apart from other treatments. Not to worry! We can explain a few unique advantages, so you better understand.
Curious About Fluoride? We Can Help.
In the dental care world, fluoride is one of those things that seems to promote a lot of confusion and rumors. From our perspective, whether or not you should use it is a very simple thing to figure out (you should and for good reasons that we will share with you). However, from reading things online to talking to friends and even overhearing things at the drugstore, you might not feel certain about this. Consider our advice, so you know what to do.
3 Reasons To: Keep A Toothbrush And Toothpaste At Work
Do you keep a toothbrush and toothpaste in your desk drawer at work? If not, you might be surprised to learn that there are actually some compelling reasons to keep dental hygiene items on hand throughout the work day. Never really considered it? Well, now is as good a time as ever to think through our suggestions (and to go ahead and bring those items along with you soon).
