What Recovery Looks Like For Restorations

Cheerful dentist and his assistant are calming their visitor. The dentist is holding female hand with support. The woman is sitting in medical chair and looking at dentist with trust. They are smilingLosing a tooth as an adult is the last thing you or your dentist wants to happen, which is why we do everything we can to ensure you get to keep your natural teeth. Indeed, restorative dentistry plays an integral role in a lifelong smile, as its intended purpose is to address decay and infection without resulting in extraction. Even still, sometimes removal is your best option, and our team can help discuss your prosthetic options should it get to that point. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist discusses important steps to take when caring for your teeth after a restorative visit.

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Habits That Affect Your Smile’s Health

Young smiling woman licking her teeth on light background, closeupIt goes without saying that taking care of your smile is an important and necessary process. After all, your teeth and other oral structures are necessary for performing routine tasks such as biting, chewing, eating, and even enunciating. Indeed, your oral structures face a significant amount of wear and tear over the years, ad because of this, we must maintain an involved preventive dental routine. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist examines some of the many issues your smile faces daily, and how you can better prioritize your oral health.

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How Root Canals Mitigate Damage To Your Nerves

Close-up latex plate designed to isolate the tooth to be treated from the rest of the oral cavity during treatment. The dentist prepared the tooth for treatment.Preventive dentistry is necessary for keeping your teeth strong and protected, but restorative dentistry is a necessary backup in the event that a condition or infection develops rapidly. Indeed, maintaining a well-rounded preventive routine is imperative for maintaining a lifelong grin, but it is also important to note that falling short in any one area is enough to invite unwelcomed concerns, whether you are aware of it or not. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist takes a look at the way infection spreads, causing significant damage to your inner nerves, and how root canal therapy can help.

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Why We Need Restorative Dentistry

Cropped caucasian woman working with computer at dental laboratoryIn an ideal world, all we would need to take care of our smiles is an effective preventive dental care routine. While this is mostly accurate, it does not account for situations in which physical injury occurs due to accidents. Indeed, the result of this phenomenon can very well vary from a minor chip or scratch to a completely knocked-out tooth and everything in-between. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist discusses the role that restorative dentistry plays in caring for your smile, and how dental restorations can salvage a damaged structure.

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How Dental Whitening Benefits You

Teeth whitening 3d concept. Comparison of clean and dirty tooth before and after whitening treatment. Teeth whitening procedure, dental health and oral hygiene poster for dentistry designIn yesterday’s blog, we took a look at the way cosmetic dentistry through bonding and contouring, and how it can address a wide range of cracks and chips. The unfortunate truth is that accidents can occur at any given time, and all we can do is provide quality care to handle the situation. What’s more? Keeping up with your preventive routine will pave the path for a healthy smile, and it is up to you to ensure that happens. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist explores the way your diet impacts your smile by causing it to lose its shine, and how dental whitening offers a solution.

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Mitigating Blemishes With Dental Bonding

Satisfied mature woman. Face skin care. Anti-aging procedure. Aesthetic cosmetology. Portrait of positive happy lady in yellow blouse smiling isolated on orange copy space background.While it may seem pretty straightforward, caring for your smile is actually a more complex process than you might have initially thought. For starters, many issues that threaten your health or function may not be easily detectible in their earliest stages, and by the time you notice there is an issue, it has begun to get out of hand. Still, some concerns may not affect your health or function at all, but enduring a noticeable blemish can severely impact your confidence in your smile. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist describes how cosmetic bonding and contouring can enhance your grin’s appearance in a lifelike and comfortable manner.

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Customization With Porcelain Veneers

Dental technician or dentist working with tooth dentures in his laboratory. Aesthetic coloring of teethWhile it goes without saying that your oral health is among the most important consideration to make when it comes to taking care of your smile, feeling comfortable and confident in your grin holds a lot of weight as well. After all, a person’s smile is often the first physical attribute one notices about another, and maintaining a lackluster grin can impact a person’s self-confidence tremendously. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist explores the importance behind feeling comfortable in your own skin, and how porcelain veneers offer lifelike customization to boost your self-image.

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Now Dental Crowns Can Be Lifelike!

Dental ceramic, gold and metal tooth crowns on white background. Isolated.Whether you are aware of it or not, your teeth are among the most durable bones in the human body. As a matter of fact, they have been proven to be as hard as steel! This process aids you in a variety of ways, including when it comes to protecting your structures. Keep in mind, however, that just because your smile can withstand a great deal of situations, does not mean that it does not require a little bit of help sometimes. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist takes a look at the way restorative crowns benefit your smile, and how they can be created with a lifelike finish.

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Discussing Your Smile’s Durability

Oral health, cavity prevention and calcium rich drink for strong teeth concept with glass bottle pouring milk into a heathy tooth isolated on blue background with copy spaceIt goes without saying that a well-rounded preventive dental routine is the number one way to obtaining a lifelong smile. Indeed, there are countless threats out there that can compromise your smile’s health and integrity, and it is up to you to ensure your teeth are safe and protecting. Still, however, your structures are designed to withstand a lot, but it is important not to take that information for granted. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist discusses how your smile fends off a variety of dental concerns, as well as what steps you can take to ensure proper care.

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Understanding Components Of Proper Prevention

Set for oral hygiene with stethoscope on color backgroundYour smile’s health is the most important factor to consider when caring for your grin. Indeed, the many components of your oral cavity – such as the teeth, gums, roots, tongue, lips, cheeks, and throat – contribute to your dental health, and it is important to provide adequate care that considers all of these aspects. Still, many individuals are unaware that their preventive routine is incomplete, and they may actually be subjecting their smiles to increased chances of infection. In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS dentist explains the necessary components of a preventive dental routine and how you can better protect your smile.

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