Treating Severe Gingivitis With Minor Perio Surgery

teeth with gingivitisIt goes without saying that concerns brought on by oral bacteria can be tricky to traverse. After all, how do you address a concern that has made its way beneath the surface of your gums without seeking additional treatment? Indeed, dentistry permits trained professionals to assist throughout a variety of stages in the process of decay and infection, but sometimes these threats progress much more rapidly than you might have expected. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX dentist explains what happens when gingivitis progresses past the point of a normal periodontal cleaning, and what to expect from a minor surgery.

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How A Perio Cleaning Protects Your Grin

Oral hygiene: Scaling and root planing (conventional periodontal therapy). Medically accurate 3D illustration of human teeth treatmentThere are countless situations in which oral bacteria is the main culprit behind damage to our smiles. After all, bacteria are what infects teeth when chronic bruxism weakens their structure. It is also what causes decay to spread and compromise tooth after tooth. Just as bacteria play a hand in each of these examples, they also are the ones behind a common concern known as gum disease. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX dentist takes a look at the dangers behind periodontal disease and how our team can minimize the threat with the help of a periodontal cleaning.

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Complications That Accompany Chronic Grinding

Artificial jaw, dental mirror and occlusal splint on color backgroundYour smile is one of your greatest assets, and it is certainly one that requires consistent care. After all, the list of factors that pose a major threat to your teeth far exceeds the list of items that are beneficial. While many understand that common concerns such as decay and gum disease are often the most persistent and obvious threats, there exist a myriad of other concerns that one might not initially think of, including bruxism. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX dentist takes a look at the major issues that arise from incessant teeth-grinding, and how it can lead to a dangerous jaw dysfunction.

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Understanding The Importance Of Preventive Care

Happy family! Mother and daughter child girl are brushing teeth toothbrushes in the bathroom.While having a bright and beautiful smile is often a goal that many individuals have, it can be a difficult one to possess for life. Threats such as decay, infection, and more have a major impact on your health and functionality, requiring us to partake in a consistent prevention process just to give our grins a chance. Even still, it only takes neglecting one area for your strength and integrity becomes at risk. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX dentist takes a look at the importance of maintaining an effective preventive routine and how it aids in protecting your grin.

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Reducing Risks Of Oral Cancer

Tongue cancer word cloud conceptFor many individuals and families, the biggest threat to excellent oral health involves the destruction caused by harmful bacteria. This includes the negative effects of severe decay or infection. Indeed, there are a number of treatments and processes that are used to address these concerns, but nothing is as effective as consistent practice of excellent preventive dental care. Because the month of April is oral cancer awareness month, your Dallas, TX dentist discusses the complications and concerns that arise from the phenomenon, as well as what steps you can take to minimize your risk.

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It’s Time To Address That Cavity

Dentist curing a female patientIn last week’s blog, we discussed the way that sedation dentistry can help ease the nerves for our anxious patients, thus making your visit with our team much calmer and more relaxed. Indeed, sedation can be utilized for a variety of procedures, including in cleanings, restorative procedures, and when treating decay. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX dentist would like to take a deeper look at the threat of decay, and how treating it early-on is your best option for maintaining a lifelong grin.

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How Sedation Dentistry Helps Anxious Patients

It might seem like we spend a good deal of time telling you about the good things that can happen when you take good care of your teeth, and keep your preventive dental appointments. In theory, every patient would visit us twice a year and that would keep everyone smiling. The reality is that even with good care, a cavity may need to be filled or moderate to severe dental anxiety may crop up. That is why our sedation dentistry option in Dallas TX is available for our patients who request it. (more…)

Three Ways Crowns Protect Your Smile

processing and correction of the dental crown. laboratoryA myriad of factors contributes to the destruction and degradation of your teeth over time, whether you are aware of it or not. Indeed, your worries consist of much more than decay and bruxism, and it takes an involved and ongoing preventive care routine to ward off these dangers and ensure a healthy grin for life. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX dentist will take a look at the benefits of restorative dental crowns, and how they can protect your natural structures in more ways than one.

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How Grinding Your Teeth Impacts Your Health

Unhealthy girl sit on couch at home touch cheek suffering from painful toothache, unhappy unwell millennial woman feel bad having sudden strong teeth pain, need dental treatment or helpIt goes without saying that as one of the most common dental concerns there are, tooth decay is often the biggest threat to your grin. It can develop and spread throughout the mouth, affecting all teeth if given the opportunity, and will ultimately result in a total loss. For some people, however, the biggest concern may actually involve consistent and chronic teeth grinding. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX dentist will look at a phenomenon known as bruxism and just how much it impacts your oral health.

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Understanding How Decay Progresses

Smiling face made of toothpaste, brush and space for text on color background, top viewEnsuring proper preventive care means more than just brushing your teeth at home. In fact, it consists of a regular routine of brushing and flossing, attending dental checkups, and understanding how certain foods and beverages positively and negatively impact your smile. While it can be a troubling process, the spread of decay affects millions of people every year, which is why preventive care is so important. In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX dentist will take a look at what makes decay spread, as well as ways in which our team can provide treatment throughout the process.

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