Category: Dental Health Issues

Can a Dentist Treat Jaw Pain?

There’s no end to tips and home remedies for curing a toothache (some effective, some not), and it’s common knowledge that a visit to your dentist is in order if you can’t relieve it. Yet, when your jaw hurts, you might not find as much information about why or how to alleviate it. Aside from… Read more »

Choose a Seamless Form of Smile Restoration

Are you worried you’re suffering from a cavity, but don’t want to get a gold filling? Do you have a root canal scheduled, and are nervous that your smile will never look the same? Dental problems can cause a lot of discomfort, both physically and emotionally. Fortunately, modern dentistry now offers more seamless restorative treatments… Read more »

Clean Up Your Smile this Spring with Preventive Care

You may think of the spring as a time for cleaning house. And while your kitchen may need a deep scrub, your closets cleared of clutter, it could be that your smile is even more in need of a good spring cleaning. If it’s been more than six months since your last dental checkup, let… Read more »

Tired of Suffering from a Canker Sore? Here’s What Can Help

Ouch! Canker sores can be incredibly irritating, and they can also make mealtime more of a pain than a pleasure. Fortunately most canker sores will heal on their own, in a few weeks or less. They also don’t generally require restorative treatment from your dentist or doctor. But, if you want to speed the healing… Read more »

Can You Do More to Care for Your Smile? Part Two

Was one of your New Year’s resolutions to take better care of your smile? If so, you may have already begun a diligent daily dental hygiene routine, including brushing and flossing. But if you wonder what more you could do to take great care of your teeth and gums, there are some tips from your… Read more »

Can You Do More to Care for Your Smile? Part One

Of course you want to know how to keep your smile healthy. It’s what your husband fell in love with, and how your friends describe you to strangers. As your most prized feature, surely you want it to look its best, and you know that begins with great preventive care. But are you actually doing… Read more »

Help Your Baby Develop a Great Smile with Simple Preventive Care

Are you welcoming a New Year’s baby this year, or expecting one later in the season? If so, and especially if it is your first child, you have probably already begun reading parenting books and soliciting advice from seasoned parents. But has any of that research covered your baby’s dental needs? Many first-time parents can… Read more »

Feeling Blue? Get Back to Business with a Dental Filling

Are you tired of feeling sidelined by dental discomfort? It can be hard to perform well at work, or even enjoy everyday activities like meeting a friend for lunch or having dinner with your boyfriend when you’re struggling with a dental problem, like a painful cavity. Fortunately, a restorative dentist can help you feel like… Read more »

How to Help Your Smile Survive the Holidays

The holidays are a wonderful chance to spend a bit more time with your favorite people and your favorite dishes. Who isn’t tempted to grab a second piece of Grandma’s favorite pecan pie while reminiscing with cousins about all your best childhood memories? But if you want to start this next year feeling and looking… Read more »

A Tooth-colored Filling Can Cure Your Smile Woes

No one wants to hear the bad news, that she has a cavity. But your restorative dentist can provide some good news, even after a cavity diagnosis. First, treatment for a cavity is generally minimally invasive and quickly completed. Secondly, and just importantly, you don’t have to sacrifice the beauty of your smile in order… Read more »