Month: September 2020

What Happens to Your Smile After Losing a Tooth?

Many people who experience tooth loss recognize the severity of the situation, even if they don’t know exactly what problems are bound to arise from it. Fortunately, this prompts many people to seek to replace their lost teeth as soon as possible, which helps them avoid some of the more devastating, long-term consequences that can… Read more »

Why Do Some Teeth Wear Down Faster?

There are many different reasons for your teeth to exhibit certain problems with their structures. One of these problems includes the wearing down of your teeth’s chewing surfaces, which can occur for a number of different reasons and have an even broader range of impacts on your oral health. When your teeth become worn-down, it… Read more »

When Does Extracting a Tooth Require Oral Surgery?

Tooth extraction isn’t the typical answer for most oral health concerns. When a tooth is damaged or decayed, or is compromised by some structural concern, the problem can usually be addressed with the right custom-made dental restoration. When the tooth can’t be saved, extracting it is typically a simple procedure that involves carefully grasping and… Read more »

What Makes Dental Implants Successful?

People who experience tooth loss and choose dental implants to rebuild their smiles make the choice for different reasons. For example, if you’ve recently lost one or more teeth, then choosing dental implants can help you preserve more of your smile by addressing the consequences. If you’ve dealt with tooth loss for a while, you… Read more »

Saving a Tooth After It Fractures

Healthy, natural teeth are incredibly strong, but they don’t heal. Therefore, when a tooth’s structure becomes damaged, the threat to the tooth’s health and integrity will remain and grow worse over time. For example, if a tooth fractures, then the crack in its structure can grow larger as the tooth is exposed to more of… Read more »

What You Want to Know About Tooth Extraction

For many people, most of their smile preservation efforts involve taking steps to preserve their healthy, natural tooth structure. Even if an oral health concern develops and threatens your teeth, seeking treatment for it as soon as possible can help you maintain your goal of retaining your healthy, natural teeth. However, some people may not… Read more »

Why Addressing Tooth Loss Soon Matters Most

While some dental health concerns can go unnoticed for some time before they become obvious, tooth loss is the kind of problem that’s hard to miss. In fact, because it often occurs due to preventable and treatable conditions (such as gum disease), tooth loss isn’t always a surprise by the time it does occur. However,… Read more »

How Can Dentures Work Better with Dental Implants?

For patients who’ve experienced complete tooth loss, or edentulism, on their upper or lower dental ridge, a denture is typically the option for restoring their smiles’ appearance and their bite’s ability to function. Today’s modern dentures can do an exceptional job of mimicking the appearance of your healthy, natural teeth to ensure optimal results when… Read more »

Can Porcelain Veneers Minimize Your Smile Makeover?

Improving your smile can do a lot to improve other aspects of your life, such as your overall level of self-confidence. Sometimes, though, improving your smile can seem like it’s going to be a complicated endeavor, especially if it’s affected by multiple different types of cosmetic concerns. Fortunately, more people are surprised to learn that… Read more »

Would Filling Your Cavity Fix It for Good?

When you develop any kind of dental health concern and have to address it, the hope is usually that treating the problem means you won’t have to deal with it anymore. In many instances, and with proper care after your treatment, this is usually the case. For example, if you develop a cavity, which is… Read more »