Cavities lead to permanent dental damage, and demand restorative dental care. In other words, cavities are not something to look forward to. If your preventive dental care does not include routinely attending dental checkups, you are missing out on important protection. Each visit with your dentist involves both an examination and a cleaning. These measures make it easier for you to stop tooth decay from forming. That being said, some patients who attend checkups will still experience some cavity trouble in their lifetime. These visits mean earlier detection and treatment, which makes the overall experience with decay less unpleasant. (more…)
Dental Implants Offer Jawbone Support After Tooth Loss
Dental implants act like artificial tooth roots that can hold a dental prosthetic in their proper place. If you have experience dealing with a loose prosthetic, like full or partial dentures, you can understand how this might improve your prosthetic experience. That being said, implants offer more than comfort. Their presence will create stimulation in your jawbone when you operate your jaw. When that stimulation is present, you will receive the appropriate flow of nutrients to the bone – this protects it from weakening and depleting. Patients who do not have implant-supported restorations can see their jaw become sunken, and can contend with frustrating oral health complications. (more…)
Discover How Porcelain Veneers Can Improve Your Smile
It is possible to make significant improvements to your appearance through cosmetic dental work. In fact, big changes can be made with a single procedure. Patients who are looking for a means of fixing several issues can enjoy the results from having porcelain veneers placed. Veneers are wafer-like shells built to imitate the front of teeth. Despite being slim enough to fit on your teeth (with relatively minor preparatory work) veneers are durable enough to withstand the daily wear and tear your teeth are put through. Through veneers, you can hide spacing problems, wear and tear, and misshapen teeth. This is also a popular means of improving your smile’s color, particularly when you have discoloration a whitening treatment can fail to improve. (more…)
Your Dentist Can Straighten Your Smile Using Clear Braces
You may imagine that there is only one way to make your crooked smile straight – through traditional bracket and wire braces. If you are interested in correcting the positions of teeth, but hoping to avoid this method of treatment, you can talk to your dentist about clear braces. Invisalign and ClearCorrect both offer a system for straightening smiles that will use clear plastic trays. The trays make the corrections you need to have proper dental alignment. This means treatment with less of an impact on how you look. It also means not needing manual adjustments, and having an easier time eating and caring for your smile. (more…)
The Importance Of Protecting A Vulnerable Tooth With A Crown
If your tooth needs a dental crown, you should understand that you are missing out on important protection. A crown is used to provide significant coverage of a tooth. A full crown will actually cover all of the tooth above your gum line, while inlays and onlays are used to cover a particularly vulnerable portion. The sooner you have this restoration in place, the sooner you can enjoy your best possible oral health. Thanks to CEREC technology, your dentist is able to produce full crowns, inlays, and onlays in a single visit. That means your permanent crown will be ready for you in less time, and you can enjoy protection for a problem tooth. (more…)
Dental Crowns Offer Help For A Range Of Dental Problems
Dental crowns protect teeth by supplying them with protective coverage. For many patients, that coverage comes after a cavity has harmed their tooth to the point that a filling falls short of their needs. However, others will receive a crown after dental damage, or because their tooth is simply poorly developed, and needs support. For those who do not need total protection, an inlay or an onlay can provide support for a vulnerable area, without completely overtaking your tooth. If you need your dental restoration in a short amount of time, let your dentist know – you may qualify to receive a CEREC crown, which can be ready in a single appointment. (more…)
Protect Yourself Against Dental Damage From Bruxism
You can potentially do serious harm to your teeth if you have a habit of clenching your jaw. Unfortunately, people who suffer from a habit of teeth grinding (a condition known as bruxism) tend to grind them while sleeping. This means your unconscious habit can go on through the night, and you can wake up feeling discomfort in your face, jaw, and neck. You can also damage your teeth, even to the point that you will need restorative dental care. Your dentist can provide protection so that you do not suffer dental damage because of this condition. (more…)
What Should You Expect From Your Dental Implant?
How much can you ask from your dental implant? Keep in mind this artificial tooth root is tasked with an important job – helping you regain your complete, functional smile. The implant is surgically implanted into your jawbone. After being set in the area your natural tooth root previously resided (and after a period of healing takes place), your dental restoration can be put in place. With the support of your implant, your restoration is stable, and can look like a natural part of your smile. The implant’s presence helps you avoid problems with tooth loss, including help with problems other prosthetic solutions can fail to correct. (more…)
You Can Enjoy A Discreet Smile Adjustment
Adjusting your smile does not have to involve the visibly intrusive placement of bracket and wire braces. Through Invisalign or ClearCorrect, you can enjoy a teeth straightening experience that is discreet, while still making the necessary corrections to your smile. Clear braces are made to fit over your teeth, with each subsequent aligner making more of an adjustment. Because the material used for clear braces is, well, clear, you can feel assured that people are noticing your smile, and not your orthodontic appliance. Clear braces are just one example of the cosmetic dental services you can benefit from. (more…)
A Fully Restored Tooth In A Single Visit
Restoring a tooth that has suffered significant damage – from an injury, or from a cavity – can call for a dental crown. A dental crown offers major coverage of your tooth above your gum line, and the kind of stability needed to protect your tooth when you bite and chew food. With the right material type, you can also have the kind of coverage that preserves the appearance of your smile. If you come in for care expecting your dentist to need time to make your custom-made crown, you should know that CEREC technology can enable them to produce your restoration in one visit. (more…)
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