When your mouth needs attention, your overall health can suffer. If you haven’t been able to take care of your oral health, you might already be feeling the effects on your general health. Even if it’s gotten bad, taking care of your dental health…Continue Reading
If your teeth are in mostly great shape, you may be wondering if veneers are an option for you. Veneers are thin shells molded to the shape of your teeth and bonded to their surface to mask discoloration, slight positioning issues or minor cosmetic…Continue Reading
There should be no question too embarrassing to ask your prosthodontist — after all, it’s their job to ensure your mouth is restored to full glory, in both function and appearance. Yet in reality, there are some questions that, for one reason…Continue Reading
Your hormones change throughout the course of your life, from typical hormonal shifts that occur with the onset of puberty to those associated with taking hormonal birth control and onwards toward menopause, or even…Continue Reading
You might cringe at the whine of a dentist’s drill or shudder at the feeling of denture cream, but today’s modern dentistry tools and techniques are nothing compared to the creepy ways people dealt with tooth problems…Continue Reading
Accidental Tooth Loss: How We Can Help Accidents happen, but if you get a tooth knocked out it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doomed to live with a gap in your smile. With quick thinking and swift action on your part, we have a good chance of implanting your tooth and having it grow back in… Continue reading Accidental Tooth Loss: How We Can Help
You’ve got a throbbing tooth and the pain just won’t go away. Is it because you bit down too hard on a piece of hard candy, or could it be a sign of something much more serious? If you’ve got an abscessed tooth…Continue Reading
Isn’t Radiation Dangerous? Everything You Wanted to Know About Dental X-Rays If you’re trying to live a more consciously healthy lifestyle, you’re probably looking at all the factors in your life that affect your health and well-being. One of these factors may be the amount of radiation you expose your body to each year. While… Continue reading Isn’t Radiation Dangerous? Everything You Wanted to Know About Dental X-Rays
Osteoporosis and Dental Health: Why That Calcium Is Important One of the health challenges faced by older people, especially women, is that of osteoporosis. The most common symptoms of this disease are brittle bones and lower bone density. The main contributing factors in osteoporosis are menopause, aging and a lack of calcium and vitamin D… Continue reading Osteoporosis and Dental Health: Why That Calcium Is Important
Every Queen Wears a Crown: What This Dental Work Means for Your Smile If you’ve got a chipped, broken or badly decayed tooth, your prosthodontist is likely to cover it with a crown instead of replacing the entire tooth. It’s a simpler procedure and gives great results in most cases. Dental crowns, also known as dental… Continue reading Every Queen Wears a Crown: What This Dental Work Means for Your Smile
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