A chipped tooth doesn’t always seem like a serious dental concern, aside from how it may make your smile appear. Nevertheless, tooth damage doesn’t go away, and even something as small a chipped edge can gradually grow worse until the tooth is in serious trouble. To fix your chipped tooth, your dentist will determine how serious it is, and whether your best option is to improve it with cosmetic treatment or fix it with a custom restoration. In any case, addressing the issue as soon as possible is the best way to stop it from growing worse and requiring more extensive treatment. (more…)
How Much Do You Know About Tooth Bonding?
Tooth bonding is most frequently considered a cosmetic option because of its ability to correct most esthetic issues quickly and conveniently. However, depending on its specific use, tooth bonding also offers a number of benefits for restoring a tooth’s strength and integrity without needing a more extensive restoration. If appropriate, tooth bonding can offer a conservative but highly effective solution for correcting a variety of dental concerns. It can also help you avoid experiencing more severe dental concerns that could require more extensive treatment later. (more…)
Make the Results of Teeth-Whitening Last Longer
When your teeth are stained, you can typically erase the blemishes and brighten your smile’s appearance with professional teeth-whitening treatment. Since most types of teeth stains develop on the surfaces of your teeth, they can be quickly and conveniently erased. However, they can also reappear over time, even after you’ve brightened your teeth with professional treatment. To help you keep your smile as bright as possible, we offer a few tips for making the results of your teeth-whitening last longer. (more…)
The Best Things About Dental Implants
Dental implants, which are small posts that are designed to mimic natural teeth roots, are often considered the best option for replacing one or more lost teeth. Unlike other prosthetic options, including dental bridges and dentures, implants can do more than just restore your smile’s appearance and the function of your bite. They can also help maintain a healthy flow of nutrients to your jawbone, keeping your smile and surrounding facial structures strong, healthy, and youthful-looking. (more…)
Is It Time for a New Dental Bridge?
For many patients who’ve experienced tooth loss, custom-made dental bridges can offer their smiles a new lease on life by replacing what they’ve lost. However, many patients don’t realize how much of an improvement the addition of dental implants can be for their new smiles. While a bridge replaces the visual parts of your teeth, dental implants replace their roots, offering unmatched support that a traditional bridge can’t achieve on its own. (more…)
Answering Questions About Tooth Extraction
The goal of most restorative dental treatments is to help you preserve your healthy, natural teeth. When a damaged or infected tooth is treated in time, you have a better chance at keeping it. However, there are times when even the most advanced restorative treatment may not be enough to successfully repair or save a tooth. When your dentist recommends tooth extraction, it’s usually because the tooth can’t be saved and removing it is the best way to protect the rest of your oral health. (more…)
How Does A Crown Repair A Tooth?
Our teeth are very strong, but that doesn’t mean they are immune to damage. Poor oral hygiene, injury, and other factors can lead to chipped, cracked, or even broken teeth. In order to repair a tooth, we may suggest a dental crown. In today’s blog, we’re going to use a quiz to discuss how we create and place them!
Things You Need to Know About Root Canal Treatment
The mere mention of root canal therapy can cause some patients to hesitate. Because the procedure involves accessing the highly sensitive interior of your tooth, it can seem like an uncomfortable and invasive procedure. The truth, however, is that modern root canal treatment is minimally invasive and can often be completed in just a single visit. Advanced technology and the addition of dental sedation, when appropriate, make it a much more simpler procedure than you may realize. Besides the procedure itself, there are more things you should know about root canal treatment, including how it might be your last chance to save a tooth that has become severely infected. (more…)
Seeing Big Improvements From At-Home Whitening Treatment
What makes a professional whitening kit different from the store bought whitening products you can find at your local grocery store or pharmacy? These over the counter products can be easy to find, but people who use them may have a hard time seeing a notable difference in their appearance. The whitening treatment available at your dentist’s office uses safe, but potent, whitening agents, which can eliminate discoloration that is more deeply settled in your enamel. In some cases, the ideal approach to whitening will involve a different cosmetic dental treatment, particularly in instances where a person is struggling with intrinsic discoloration. (more…)
Answering Questions About Cavities
Although cavities are among the most widespread dental diseases today, the tooth decay that causes them is highly preventable. Knowing how cavities form is an essential part of successfully preventing them. Therefore, part of your routine dental care involves making sure you have the knowledge necessary to combat destructive tooth decay. Today, we answer some of the most frequent questions about cavities, including how they form, how to treat them, and how to prevent them. (more…)
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