With the goal of preserving your smile as well as restoring it, we often recommend replacing lost teeth with an appropriate number of dental implants. Unlike conventional prosthetics, such as dental bridges and dentures, implants offer the unique benefit of replacing your lost teeth roots. This gives them the ability to support your bridge or denture in the same way that roots support your healthy, natural teeth, helping you avoid more of the serious consequences that result from tooth loss. (more…)
A Few Questions About Tooth Extraction
Preserving your smile by protecting your healthy, natural tooth structure is the cornerstone of most restorative dentistry procedures. Though it can seem counterproductive, that sometimes means extracting a tooth so that it can no longer threaten the rest of your oral health. Being told that you need tooth extraction can leave you with many questions. Today, we answer a few of those questions to help you better understand the importance of extracting a troublesome tooth. (more…)
How Much Do You Know About Root Canal Treatment?
Some patients are excited about their dental treatment, especially if it’s to alleviate pain or improve your smile’s appearance. Sometimes, however, the prospect of treatment can make patients anxious, such as with root canal treatment. The reason root canal treatment can seem complicated is because it involves cleaning the interior chamber and root canal of your tooth. However, the more you know about root canal treatment, the less complicated it seems, and the more you can see the benefits of seeking treatment as soon as possible. (more…)
Have a Toothache? Why You Shouldn’t Ignore It
Toothaches are among the most notorious dental health symptoms, and for many patients, it can be worse than most other types of chronic pain. For others, however, a toothache is more like a nagging sensitivity in or around the tooth, and isn’t usually severe enough to cause serious concern. Nevertheless, if you have a toothache, you should never ignore it, no matter how minor it seems. If you do, then you may risk the cause of your discomfort growing exponentially worse over time. (more…)
Are There Any Advantages to Tooth-Colored Fillings?
Cavities affect over 90% of people at least once in their lives. In most cases, they can be treated with a custom filling, which restore the tooth by filling the cavity. Traditionally, dental fillings have been made from a safe and durable mixture of metal amalgam. The amalgam is strong enough to withstand even the most intense of your bite’s pressure, and even today, many cavities can be most effectively treated with metal fillings. However, in other cases, tooth-colored fillings provide several advantages over metal ones. Before choosing the right filling, your dentist will discuss whether or not you can benefit more from a metal or tooth-colored restoration. (more…)
How Much Do You Know About Children’s Dentistry?
As an adult, taking good care of your teeth can seem like second-nature. However, you had to learn what you know about good dental health, and teaching children the same lessons is vital to their lifelong dental health, as well. Because good hygiene practices and regular preventive care seem to come naturally, you may have questions you didn’t realize you have, especially about children’s dentistry. Therefore, we answer a couple of common questions about the details of children’s dental health and how you can help optimize the health and appearance of your child’s smile. (more…)
The Main Benefits of Dental Implants
The best way to protect your smile from tooth loss is to prevent it from happening. However, for patients who have lost one or more teeth, the next-best thing is to replace them with the most realistic dental prosthesis available. Whether you’ve lost one, several, or all of your teeth, your replacement can offer more significant benefits if you support it on an appropriate number of dental implants. Made from biocompatible titanium, implant posts are strategically placed to support a prosthetic dental crown, bridge, or denture, depending on your specific needs. (more…)
Protect Your Smile With Ongoing Preventive Dental Checkups
Keeping your smile in good condition can benefit your appearance, but preventive dental care is also important if you want to enjoy better overall health. Issues with your dental health can interfere with your diet, and symptoms of problems like gum disease and advanced tooth decay can cause additional health concerns. The care you provide yourself on a daily basis is certainly significant, but you should not feel like quality at-home care exempts you from the need for regular dental checkups. During these visits, your dentist is able to keep you informed about the state of your smile, and your hygienist can perform an important professional teeth cleaning (more…)
What to Do After Tooth Extraction
When it comes to repairing a damaged tooth or restoring one that’s infected with decay, modern dentistry offers a variety of treatment options designed to address even the most severe cases. Yet, there are still times when a tooth is so compromised that it can’t be saved with advanced restorative dentistry. In such cases, extracting the tooth can be necessary for several reasons; it removes the threat of damage to surrounding oral tissues, and it allows your dentist to restore your smile by replacing the tooth with a stronger, more reliable prosthesis. (more…)
Things You Should Know About Root Canal Treatment
When your dentist tells you that you need root canal treatment, you might not immediately recognize the importance of it. On one hand, it means that your tooth has become severely infected on the inside and a simple tooth filling won’t be enough to save it. On the other hand, it means that you still have a chance to save the tooth before it becomes so compromised that removing it is the only option. (more…)
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