Unlike most dental health issues, a dental emergency isn’t always easily preventable. However, with due diligence and care, you can significantly lower the risk of a dental emergency irreversibly damaging your teeth. In the spirit of prevention, which is a cornerstone of effective dental care, we explain how to keep your teeth as healthy and… Read more »
Category: General Dentistry
Tooth Extraction Quiz: True or False
Have we recently told you that a tooth extraction will keep your smile healthy? If so, you may wonder how removing a tooth is a helpful treatment. You may also wonder what to expect. First, it is important to recognize that our goal is to protect your smile, which means we will only suggest the… Read more »
Preventive Dentistry: A Dental Quiz
You may hear an awful lot about the dangers of tooth decay and gum disease but feel a bit in the dark about how to keep your smile healthy. Understanding that dental cleanings, checkups, brushing, and flossing all guide you toward a healthy smile is extremely important. However, this information is often only useful if… Read more »
Tooth Contouring Q&A
Do you feel pretty happy about your smile but there are some minor aesthetic concerns that keep you from experiencing total satisfaction? Some patients simply feel unhappy with the shape of their teeth, struggle with one tooth that looks longer than the rest, or feel frustrated with a particularly pointy tooth. Whatever your concern, we may… Read more »
Do you Have Relationship Issues from Snoring?
Sleep disorders can affect the partner of the afflicted person even more than the one who’s suffering from the issue themselves. If you sleep in the same bed or the same room as someone who snores, they may actually be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). These disruptions are likely to happen every night, and… Read more »
Embarrassed by Bad Breath?
It can be the lingering remnants of a recent meal, or just the normal condition your mouth is in when you wake up; either way, bad breath is embarrassing. When it doesn’t go away by conventional methods (i.e., brushing your teeth, rinsing with mouthwash, chewing sugarless gum, etc.), then the condition is known as halitosis,… Read more »
Clear and Quick Orthodontic Options
Some things aren’t meant to be clear. You wouldn’t want a garbage can you could see through. You wouldn’t want your house or car to be completely clear, save for the windows. Braces, however…can you think of a better thing to have an inconspicuous version of? If you are on a quest for the perfect… Read more »
