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Complete Oral Health Care: The Key to Overall Health
You think you take pretty good care of your teeth, and maybe that's true. You brush, floss, and even bought one of those newfangled water-flossers. But home care is only part of a complete oral health regime. Six-month visits to the dentist give you the best chance of maintaining good oral health. Routine Six-Month Visits How often do you visit your dentist? According to the American Dental Association (ADA), just 52.3 percent of adults reported that they had visited their dentist every six mo....
2023/07/19
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Comments:0Modern Implant-Based Dentistry: Everything You Need to Know
Anyone who has wrestled with deteriorating teeth and tooth loss understands the importance of modern implant-based dentistry. Before, if you had missing teeth, you had two options: partial bridges or, if tooth loss was significant, the dreaded dentures. Thanks to today’s modern implant-based dentistry, you can have teeth that look and feel like your own. No more ill-fitted bridges, you can forget dentures—a new day in dentistry has arrived. Why Implants As any dentist will tell you, thereâ....
2023/07/05
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Comments:0TMJ Therapy
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ)Â acts like a sliding hinge, connecting your jawbone to your skull. You have one joint on each side of your jaw. TMJ disorders can cause pain in your jaw joint and in the muscles that control jaw movement. Those afflicted want relief. The good news is that relief is attainable through several tried-and-true therapies. Symptoms of TMJ This chronic disorder reports these main symptoms: Jaw clicking Chronic jaw ache Difficulty chewing Jaw locking ....
2023/06/21
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Comments:0Brighten up Your Smile
Your teeth are pretty good, but they’ve become discolored. You like wine, coffee, and other notorious discoloring culprits. Maybe you're taking enamel-damaging medication. Over time they've all contributed to the dulling of your once bright white smile. Well, take heart. Today's modern technology can turn the most dismal smile into the bright, beautiful one you once had—the one that got you so many compliments. Teeth Whitening We're not going to lie. Certain teeth whitening over-the-counte....
2023/06/07
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Comments:0Smile Makeovers: Get the Smile You Deserve
"You have a nice smile" may be the best compliment a person can receive. That smile represents who you are. Smile makeovers in times past were unknown. You were pretty much stuck with the smile you had. Not so today. That's all changed with the advent of modern cosmetic dentistry that can give you the smile makeover you want and deserve. Teeth Whitening Maybe your teeth are intact but, over time, have discolored. You’ve tried whitening at home, but the results are, at best, limited. There’....
2023/05/24
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Comments:0Sports Mouthguards: Protect Your Teeth
Sports are a huge part of life today. Watch any football game or other sport, and the variety of mouthguards you’ll see is impressive. From clear generic guards to designer versions, it's hard to find a pro athlete not wearing one. Key Reasons to Wear One Any dentist will tell you the same thing—mouthguards prevent a variety of injuries to your mouth beyond the loosening and knocking out of teeth. These include: Participating in athletic and recreational activities, particularly colli....
2023/05/10
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Comments:0Periodontal Therapy: Healthy Gums Save Teeth
My teeth are fine, but my gums are a mess. It's kind of an old joke that's not very funny. Each year thousands of people lose teeth to gum disease. The disease doesn't mean the teeth themselves are bad, but once gums go bad, the teeth are next to fall. Periodontal therapy is a conservative or non-surgical treatment for gum disease. Its goal is to control and manage periodontal diseases without the need for surgery. Ultimately, it helps restore optimal gum health, which, in turn, helps keep t....
2023/04/26
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Comments:0Laser Cavity Detection
Cavities, the common tooth problem, can evolve into larger issues that require root canals if not taken care of when they first appear. Laser cavity detection, also known as DIAGNOdent technology, is a highly sophisticated handheld tool that allows patients to avoid costly dental restorations by detecting cavities in their early stages. How It Works Most people don't realize cavities do not always require a filling, especially when they are detected early. Past methods of detecting cavities in....
2023/04/12
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Comments:0Laser Gum Recontouring: Reveal Your Smile
Laser gum recontouring is a cosmetic procedure used to trim the gums that sit too low on teeth. Alternately called gum reshaping or tissue sculpting, the surgery is also to clean and reshape the gums of patients with periodontal disease. Most laser gum recontouring surgery is done for the cosmetic purpose of improving smiles. If your teeth appear too small and it’s ruining your smile, laser gum recontouring may be right for you. Is It Permanent? Yes. Laser gum recontouring results are per....
2023/03/29
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Comments:0Intra-Oral Imaging
It sounds complicated, but intra-oral simply means "in the mouth." In Intra-Oral imaging cameras (IO cameras)Â produce accurate images of teeth and the supporting structures. Dentists and their patients see problems with their teeth and/or gums, including tarnished or corroded fillings and fractured teeth. Full-mouth intra-oral radiographic examinations are preferred by dentists, particularly when patients have clinical evidence of oral disease or a history of extensive dental treatment. Intr....
2023/03/15
Category: Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
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