Need Some Great Reasons to Get Dental Implants?

Reasons to get dental implants

For someone missing a single tooth or multiple teeth, there are several options for replacements. Although a dental bridge can replace a single lost tooth, it requires altering healthy, adjacent teeth, so dentists offer a better solution that preserves all remaining teeth: dental implants. Dental implants are less invasive than other replacement options, last longer and have a natural appearance … Read More

Want a White Smile? Get Your Teeth Professionally Whitened!

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It’s normal for the teeth of the average person to suffer stains or discoloration with time. Even proper oral care and dental hygiene may not prevent stains and discoloration 100% due to the type of food and drink you eat, any use of tobacco products and your age. Fortunately, in-office teeth whitening treatments can restore the bright, youthful appearance to … Read More

You Could Improve Your Smile With Crown Lengthening

Crown Lengthening

For some people, it can be embarrassing to smile because they feel like their teeth are too short and not as aesthetically pleasing as they would like. However, it’s highly likely that their teeth aren’t actually short; they may just have gums that cover more tooth surface than average. For teeth that are the proper length, but have too much … Read More

You May be Experiencing Orofacial Pain and Not Even Know it

Man experiencing orofacial pain

Problems involving the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) or chewing muscles fall within the larger category of orofacial pain. Orofacial pain can involve TMJ discomfort, migraines, muscle spasms in the neck, jaw and head, recurring headaches and pain with the face, jaw or teeth. A human swallows around 2000 times a day and for someone with orofacial pain, the discomfort can be … Read More

How to Stop Grinding your Teeth

Custom Mouth Guard

If you wake up almost every morning experiencing jaw pain or a headache, it’s possible that you’re clenching or grinding your teeth during the night. The medical term for teeth grinding is bruxism and the longer it continues, the more likely it is that teeth will suffer damage. Teeth grinding and clenching can cause more than just discomfort, it can … Read More

Diagnosis and Treatment of Dry Mouth

Submarine Stranded on Dry Land

The human mouth is designed to be a moist environment that helps in the breakdown of food, enables comfortable swallowing and rinses away bacteria and food particles. However, when you suffer from dry mouth, your mouth isn’t the moist environment it should be and this can lead to dental and overall health issues. Along with making your mouth and throat … Read More

Taking Oversized Bites of Food is Bad for Oral Health

taking oversized bites of food and oral health

Sometimes bigger isn’t always better, as is the case with oversized subs and burgers found in restaurants today. While it can be tempting for some to try to open their mouths wide enough to get the entire height of the burger in their mouth, opening the mouth too wide can damage oral health. Next time you’re faced with a sub, … Read More

Be Wise About Wisdom Teeth Extraction

wisdom teeth extraction

Wisdom teeth usually appear between the ages of 14-25, which is sometimes considered the age of wisdom. However, wisdom teeth don’t truly bring wisdom on their own and can, in fact, cause some unpleasant dental issues. Although not everyone develops wisdom teeth, also called third molars, reports state that around 90% of patients have at least one wisdom tooth that’s … Read More

Dairy-free and oral health

dairy free and oral health

There are many reasons including health issues and allergies that people choose to remove or reduce dairy in their diet. Although milk and dairy-based foods are not necessarily required for overall and oral health, it is some people’s main source of calcium and other essential nutrients so cutting them out requires finding those elements in other foods. When cutting back … Read More

Healing After Dental Implants

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Implant dentistry is an ideal option for tooth replacement as it restores functionality while preventing jawbone loss. Meeting with a prosthodontic dentist is the best way to learn about tooth replacement options that involve dental implants and it’s important to understand what’s involved with the recovery period following dental implant surgery. Dental implants explained Dental implants are artificial (usually titanium) … Read More