Losing one or more teeth can have significant, long-term impacts on your oral health, which is why preventing it is typically the better option for your smile. However, not everyone realizes how preventable tooth loss can be, or what may be contributing to their specific risks of experiencing it. Today, we examine a few of… Read more »
Dealing with any issue that affects your oral health is a highly personal process. That’s because your smile is unique, and so are the specific ways in which oral health concerns can affect it. When it comes to dealing with tooth loss, the same holds true. People can lose teeth to different degrees, and the… Read more »
Preventing the loss of one or more teeth is often the ultimate goal of good hygiene and regular preventive care. Fortunately, that goal can be largely successful, and when it is, the advantages to your oral health can be even more profound than you realize. Today, we examine what preventing tooth loss can actually help… Read more »
Once you’ve been told that you have to extract a tooth, the need for it is unavoidable. Unlike many other dental treatments, tooth extraction is a last resort that’s meant to preserve the rest of your oral health when a tooth can’t be saved. However, many of the conditions that lead to the need for… Read more »
Being told that a tooth needs to be extracted can be surprising to many people. In most cases, extracting a tooth is a last resort, and people often expect that any dental issue they experience can be resolved and their tooth saved. However, the need for tooth extraction can arise for a number of different… Read more »
Tooth loss isn’t a natural part of aging, but many people will have to deal with it to some degree during their lives. The good news is that, if you haven’t experienced tooth loss yet, you still may have a good chance at preventing it from ever occurring. If you’ve already lost one or more… Read more »
When you’re told that you need tooth extraction, you might have mixed feelings about it. Removing the tooth might be preferable to extensive restorative treatment that isn’t likely to work, but your goals for your smile were supposed to include preserving your healthy, natural teeth for life. Unfortunately, if the need for tooth extraction has… Read more »
As common as tooth loss can seem, many people might believe there’s a secret to preventing it from ever occurring to them. However, the truth is that the tips for successfully preventing tooth loss aren’t really a secret. Many people just forget at times, leaving their smiles exposed to the common threats that grow more… Read more »
The goal of any dentist is to help you keep your natural teeth with treatments such as dental crowns, fillings, and root canals. However, there may come a time when a tooth is infected and the only resort is to remove it. Often this is done when infection consistently affects the tooth, there is a… Read more »
Some people aren’t surprised to learn that they need to have a tooth extracted. They may have already recognized how severely damaged or infected the tooth has become and suspected that it might need to be removed. However, that isn’t always the case, and many patients are completely surprised to hear that they need tooth… Read more »
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