By the time they reach adulthood, most people recognize that dental checkup and cleaning appointments are essential to keeping their smiles healthy. Nevertheless, many people fail to maintain a consistent schedule of appointments, and as a result, they expose their smiles to several different types of problems. Today, we examine why dental checkups and cleanings matter so much, and why skipping even a single appointment can have significant consequences for your long-term oral health. (more…)
How Your Dentist Can Improve Your Gummy Smile
There are many things that can impact your smile’s appearance, and in many cases, teeth aren’t the biggest influence. If you exhibit a gummy smile, meaning your gums cover a disproportionate amount of tooth structure, then your whole smile can seem crooked even when your teeth aren’t. Fortunately, your dentist can improve your smile’s appearance by correcting the symmetry of your gum line by performing custom, cosmetic gum contouring. With a straighter and more even gum line, the rest of your smile can shine as confidently as it was meant to. (more…)
Home Remedies to Relieve a Toothache
Like a headache, you might immediately turn to an over-the-counter pain reliever when a toothache strikes. In some cases, it may offer some reprieve, but for chronic toothaches, alleviating the pain may not always be so simple. If you have a persistent toothache, then you may not permanently get rid of it until you visit your dentist and seek appropriate treatment. Until then, however, you may be able to find temporarily with one or a few of these home remedies. (more…)
Is Your Tooth Chipped? Here’s How to Fix It
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!
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