It has been eight months into the Coronavirus pandemic, and people are still adjusting their everyday lives to keep their families safe by cutting out inessential activities and staying home. Unfortunately, services that instill concern – such as going to doctors’ visits or to the hospital – are falling into this category. It is crucial, however, to continue attending essential appointments such as doctor or dentist visits in order to keep your health at the forefront. Letting problems such as gum disease or a cavity get worse will only be detrimental for you in the long run, which is why the team at Dreem Dentistry in Leawood, KS wants you to know what skipping your dental procedure can do to your oral health.
Steps to Lower Your Risks of Tooth Loss
Aside from keeping your teeth clean with good dental hygiene practices, there can be different specific goals for your dental health care. For example, if your smile is healthy, you’ll need professional care from your dentist to keep it that way by consistently removing tartar (calcified plaque) from your teeth and gums. If you have a tooth that’s decaying or damaged, then you’ll need personalized treatment to address it and restore the tooth. In most cases, the ultimate goal of your care is help you better preserve your healthy, natural teeth, and there are steps you can take to keep your risks of losing teeth at a minimum. (more…)
Does Your Tooth Need a Crown to Fix It?
The good thing about modern restorative dentistry is that you have a wide range of options for dealing with nearly kind of problem your teeth might develop. For example, when many people expect to need a full restoration, such as a dental crown, to restore their tooth, they’re often surprised to learn that their dentist can achieve optimal results with a more conservative restoration. In other cases, patients may be surprised to learn that a dental crown can save their tooth by fixing more severe tooth damage. (more…)
How Fixing Tooth Damage Early Saves Your Smile
When you’re confident in your dental hygiene and preventive dental care routines, it can be easy to feel like your smile is invincible. However, many cases of tooth damage occur unexpectedly, or as the result of an underlying problem that patients don’t realize they have (such as bruxism). If you don’t realize that your tooth is damaged, or if you procrastinate in addressing the problem, then there’s a chance that the damage will grow increasingly worse and become an even bigger threat to the rest of your oral health. (more…)
How Invisalign® Simplifies Your Orthodontic Treatment
For many people, straightening crooked teeth is an important part of maintaining and preserving their good oral health in the long run. When it isn’t addressed, tooth misalignment can cause a variety of significant problems with your teeth and oral health, and straightening them is the only way to avoid these issues. Fortunately, many people with crooked teeth can benefit from Invisalign®, which can often simplify orthodontic treatment by utilizing a series of clear aligners instead of traditional metal braces. (more…)
Why Teeth Shouldn’t Feel Pain, and What It Means if They Do
When your teeth are healthy, they shouldn’t feel much. Yet, even when they start to grow sensitive, it can seem like an insignificant thing, especially if the sensitivity is minor. If one or more of your teeth feel sensitive or painful to any degree, it’s typically a sign that something is wrong with the tooth or the tissues around it. Today, we examine why healthy teeth shouldn’t feel any pain, and why it’s an important signal if they start to. (more…)
How Tooth Loss Can Lead to Bite Problems
Preventing tooth loss can help you avoid a lot of potentially serious problems with your oral health in the future. However, when tooth loss does occur, your risks of experiencing these problems and the subsequent results of them become substantially higher. For example, in addition to the change in your smile’s appearance, tooth loss can also have a negative impact on your overall oral health, including your bite’s ability to function properly. (more…)
Signs that You Might Be Grinding Your Teeth at Night
Bruxism, or chronic teeth-grinding, is a more common problem than many people realize. It can also occur in various forms, such as daytime and nighttime bruxism, that might make identifying the problem on your own more difficult. For example, if you have nighttime bruxism, it means the problem of constantly grinding your teeth occurs most often while you sleep at night. Not only will you fail to notice the problem, but it can also have enough time to lead to more significant tooth damage by the time you identify it and seek treatment. (more…)
Why You Shouldn’t Let Gum Disease Get Worse
When something troublesome occurs with your oral health, it’s typically best to address the concern as soon as possible with appropriate dental treatment. Otherwise, the consequences of it can grow worse, and the extent of your treatment can grow more intensive. In the case of gum disease, this is especially true, as severe gum disease is the leading cause of adult tooth loss and a significant factor in several other systemic health risks. Today, we take a closer look at why you shouldn’t allow gum disease to get worse if you notice its presence, or if your dentist detects it during your routine dental checkup and cleaning appointment. (more…)
Tips to Make Your Natural Teeth More Resilient
While there is no single dental treatment to help everyone avoid dental health concerns, there are certain things that everyone needs to achieve that goal. For example, a consistent routine of good dental hygiene at home and a regular schedule of preventive dental checkups and cleanings go a long way in preventing the things that can lead to issues like cavities, gum disease, and more. For your preventive dental efforts to succeed, it’s important to ensure your natural teeth remain healthy and resilient, and these few tips can help improve your chances of success. (more…)
