When you learn that you need tooth extraction, it may not seem like a step toward preserving your smile. Until now, the goal of your dental hygiene and preventive care routines have been to help you avoid compromising or losing any of your healthy, natural tooth structure. However, if tooth extraction becomes necessary, it’s important to remember the vital role it will play in helping you restore your smile and preserve the rest of your healthy, natural teeth. Today, we examine a few of the most important points about tooth extraction, and what you should remember about seeking treatment as soon as possible if it becomes necessary. (more…)
Why Are Some Restorations Supported by Dental Implants?
Modern dental restorations can do a lot more to help patients preserve their smiles than they used to. In addition to repairing and protecting teeth that have compromised by damage or decay, they can also be custom-designed to replace one or more lost teeth to help rebuild your smile with lifelike results. When the goal is to replace lost teeth, many modern dental restorations can look, feel, and function more like healthy teeth when they’re supported by an appropriate number of dental implant posts. (more…)
Does Your Cracked Tooth Need a Dental Crown?
A cracked tooth might not always be as obvious as you’d expect it to be. You may not see all of the fracture, or any of it at all, and some fractured teeth don’t always hurt at first. Even if you notice and feel your cracked tooth, you may not realize just how important it is to address it, or what your best option for doing so may be. In severe cases, a dental crown may be the best way to fix your cracked tooth and restore its ability to function. However, for more minor cases of tooth damage, you may benefit from a more conservative restoration. (more…)
How Bad Is Your Tooth Decay?
To many people who have it, tooth decay doesn’t seem that bad. Aside from a minor feeling of tooth sensitivity, they may not even realize that anything is wrong with the tooth at first. However, those that experience more severe tooth decay may realize the threat in the form of much more severe tooth pain, as well as noticeable erosion of the tooth’s structure. In many cases, the only difference between minor and severe tooth decay is time; with enough of it, a seemingly minor cavity can turn into a more serious case of internal tooth decay before you realize it. (more…)
Is It Possible to Prevent Teeth Stains?
The point of preventive dental care, including your daily dental hygiene routine, is to protect your smile by preventing some of the more common types of dental problems from developing. For instance, both tooth decay and gum disease can have many contributing factors, but they form specifically when oral bacteria are allowed to infect your teeth or gums (respectively). While you can largely prevent these concerns, there are some less minor developments that you might not be able to. One of these is the gradual staining of your teeth after years of constant use and exposure to foods and beverages. (more…)
What to Eat for Better Oral Health
There are many different ways you can take good care of your smile, and probably some ways in which you can improve how well you take care of it now. However, next to the importance of good dental hygiene, other things can often seem less important. For instance, when it comes to keeping your teeth strong and healthy, brushing and flossing them every day is only half the battle. Like the rest of your body, your teeth also need an ample supply of essential minerals and nutrients to remain healthy, and many of them have to be introduced through your diet. (more…)
What Could Happen if You Ignore Good Hygiene?
You can successfully protect and preserve your smile without a good dental hygiene routine. Most people recognize this, and yet, many common dental concerns (like tooth decay and gum disease) still affect a large percentage of people of all ages. In many cases, it isn’t for lack of effort, but rather the fact that many people have forgotten or never understood what it takes for a hygiene routine to be considered a good one. Today, we help refresh your memory, as well as examine what could happen if you ignore the principles of consistently good hygiene and preventive care. (more…)
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How to Save a Tooth That’s Structurally Damaged
While preventive dentistry is the foundation of keeping your smile consistently healthy, the art of restoring a tooth that’s been compromised can be just as important. Healthy, natural tooth structure is incredibly resilient, and able to withstand enormous amounts of pressure. However, your tooth structure can become damaged (i.e., fractured, worn down, or broken) in several different ways. When this occurs, the damage to your tooth will not resolve itself. In fact, the only way to save the tooth is to restore it, which will allow you to continue biting and chewing on the tooth without it becoming even more compromised. (more…)
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