As one of the most viable ways to replace missing teeth, dental implants are life-like and long lasting. Unlike bridges or dentures, dental implants replace both a tooth’s roots and a tooth’s biting surface. Consisting of two components, a titanium rod that is implanted into the jawbone where a tooth once was and a manmade… Continue reading What Factors Contribute to the Long-Term Success of Dental Implants?
Year: 2014
Feeling Self-Conscious About Your Smile
When it comes to conveying emotion and socializing with others, your smile is an important asset. Unfortunately, patients with noticeable smile imperfections often feel self-conscious about their smiles and may even avoid smiling around others for fear of embarrassment. A flawed smile does not have to affect your social life; in fact, a quick visit… Continue reading Feeling Self-Conscious About Your Smile
Tooth Replacement Options: Complete or Partial Denture
For centuries, dentures have been used to replace missing teeth. In fact, many notable figures in history wore dentures made from a variety of materials. When patients begin to lose teeth in adulthood, it can be a distressing and traumatic experience. Missing teeth presents a variety of problems for patients including a diminished ability to… Continue reading Tooth Replacement Options: Complete or Partial Denture
Common Reasons for Root Canal Treatment
Root canal treatment is a tooth-saving procedure. When a tooth is severely damaged and its interior structures are exposed to harmful bacteria and debris, the tooth, as a living structure, will die without professional treatment. Unlike other parts of the body such as a bone or ligament, a damaged tooth cannot self-heal, this is why… Continue reading Common Reasons for Root Canal Treatment
Porcelain Veneers: Handcrafted Beauty for Stunning Smiles
Do you dream of a smile free of imperfections? Do you wish your teeth were straighter or whiter? Perhaps a chipped tooth or a noticeable gap between two teeth make you feel too embarrassed to smile. Contrary to popular opinion, beautiful smiles are normally not an attribute that someone is born with. The truth is… Continue reading Porcelain Veneers: Handcrafted Beauty for Stunning Smiles
The Amazing, Amazing Human Body
Our bodies truly are amazing. We came across this video and it was just a great reminder of how powerful we can be. We hope you enjoy it! We think it’s missing some dental statistics though, don’t you?
Why Do I Keep Getting Canker Sores?
Canker sores create such severe discomfort, eating and speaking can be an inconvenienced for up to two weeks waiting for the sores to heal. If canker sores occur frequently, your dentist can provide valuable tips that might help to minimize their presence as well as offer medications that might ease the discomfort that accompanies these… Continue reading Why Do I Keep Getting Canker Sores?
Root Canal vs. Tooth Extraction
The two words most dreaded when sitting in the dental chair are “root canal.” A dental procedure that has earned a bad rap, the root canal is very beneficial in saving a tooth from being lost. Its reputation is more fable than reality in that this procedure is easy, pain free, and will result in… Continue reading Root Canal vs. Tooth Extraction
Wisdom Teeth Removal Helps to Keep Your Smile Straight
The majority of the human species are born with a designated number of teeth for their lifetime. As infants and toddlers, the primary teeth arrive … twenty in all. As those teeth fall out, they make way for the permanent teeth that are to carry us through life. There are 32 permanent teeth with the… Continue reading Wisdom Teeth Removal Helps to Keep Your Smile Straight