Cosmetic dentistry’s purpose is to help everyone take pride in the health and appearance of their smiles. With a wealth of personalized treatment options, even severe tooth blemishes can be corrected. However, if your smile concerns involve your gums and not your teeth, then you might not be sure how cosmetic dentistry can help. With artistic gum contouring, we can help patients with uneven gum tissues, or gums that cover too much tooth structure—conditions that are often known as a gummy smile. (more…)
Questions About Cosmetic Veneers
If you aren’t completely happy with your smile’s appearance, then your dentist can recommend one or more of a variety of cosmetic treatments to improve it. In many cases, porcelain veneers offer the optimal solution because of their lifelike appearance, and because they can address the most severe cosmetic blemishes in a single procedure. To find out if veneers are your best option, your dentist will first perform a comprehensive examination to diagnose the nature and extent of your smile’s concerns. Also, to answer any questions you may have about how cosmetic veneers can improve your smile. (more…)
Can Tooth Bonding Fix That?
Even when your tooth’s cosmetic blemish seems serious, it may not require extensive treatment to correct. For instance, rather than placing a dental crown or porcelain veneer on the tooth, which requires modifying your tooth’s structure, your dentist may be able to correct your tooth with more conservative tooth bonding. Using tooth-colored composite resin, your dentist can rebuild worn down tooth structure or correct a variety of other cosmetic blemishes to improve your smile with minimal changes to your tooth structure. (more…)
How to Guarantee that Your Teeth-Whitening Works
Teeth stains may be common, but that doesn’t mean you have to tolerate their presence. In fact, erasing teeth stains is simple enough that many companies provide over-the-counter (OTC) products designed specifically to do so. However, OTC bleaching products are not as effective as professional treatment, and in many cases, they fail to make a noticeable impact on the most common teeth stains. To guarantee that it works, your best option is to visit your dentist and opt for professional teeth-whitening treatment. (more…)
Know More About the Importance of Dental Implants
There’s more to tooth loss than what’s immediately obvious. The gap in your smile may prompt you to seek an adequate replacement as soon as possible. But, without knowing the consequences of tooth loss, you may not realize which option is best for the long-term health of your smile. After a consultation and a thorough examination, your dentist may recommend replacing your lost teeth with dental implants. With the addition of dental implant posts, your replacement teeth can enjoy the stability of teeth anchored by roots. (more…)
Bridges and Partials (When a Full Denture Is Too Much)
Tooth loss has been a problem for as long as people have had teeth, and much of dentistry’s history involves finding how to prevent tooth loss, or replace teeth that are lost. At one time, dentures were the only way to restore a smile that suffered tooth loss. Today, however, modern dentistry offers a variety of prostheses that can help patients who’ve lost one, several, or all of their teeth regain their full, beautiful smiles. For instance, a dental bridge can replace a single lost tooth, or a few lost teeth in a row. Partial dentures, which are a modified version of traditional dentures, can replace several teeth that are lost, but not in an adjacent pattern. (more…)
Treating Your Toothache as an Emergency
When you think of a toothache, you may automatically envision debilitating discomfort that forces you to visit your dentist as soon as possible. However, even slight sensitivity can be classified as a toothache, and in most cases, it indicates an issue that may progressively grow worse if not treated immediately. Even though it may not seem like one at first, you should treat your toothache as an emergency and call your dentist’s office to schedule an examination as soon as you notice it. (more…)
3 Times When Tooth Extraction Is the Best Option
Since the point of maintaining good hygiene and regular dental care is to preserve your natural smile, it may seem counterproductive for your dentist to recommend tooth extraction. However, in some cases, a tooth cannot be successfully saved, and trying to do so may cause more problems overall for your oral health. Today, we look at three times when tooth extraction is the best option, and how the procedure helps protect the long-term health and integrity of your smile. (more…)
Can a Dental Crown Fix Your Tooth?
Dental crowns are among the most common tooth restorations, and with a variety of advanced materials, many of them are virtually undetectable. In addition to their cosmetic appearances, however, the best thing about modern dental crowns is that they can help you preserve your natural teeth when they become damaged or compromised. To help protect your smile and preserve your bite’s function, ask your dentist if a dental crown can fix your tooth during your next visit. (more…)
How to Know if You Need Root Canal Treatment
If your dentist tells you that you need root canal treatment, then you may not question it. But, did you know that there are several things that could warn you of the need for treatment before you even visit your dentist? Root canal treatment is a restorative measure to remove the infection from inside of a tooth’s main structure and root canal. Because it is a solution for progressive tooth decay, your tooth may hurt severely from the infection, or your tooth may be compromised in not-so-subtle ways, such as a failed tooth filling. (more…)
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