If you wear Invisalign® clear aligners, then you may be familiar with the variety of benefits that they provide throughout the course of your orthodontic treatment. For example, with clear aligners, your entire treatment process is much more discreet. This means you can go through your treatment more confidently than with traditional orthodontic braces. However, there are also benefits that involve the day-to-day care of your smile. Compared to conventional braces, with brackets and wires to work around, Invisalign® clear aligners help make your dental hygiene routine easier and more effective. (more…)
Caring for Your Dental Restoration Every Day
Consistent care and maintenance are essential parts of your oral health care in more ways than you realize. For example, most notably, consistent dental hygiene improves your chances of avoiding the development of an oral health concern, like tooth decay and gum disease. However, if prevention fails and you need a restoration, it doesn’t mean your need for consistent care is over. On the contrary, it’s even more important to be diligent about caring for your natural teeth and restoration to preserve the rest of your oral health. (more…)
Is Teeth-Grinding Really Something to Worry About?
There are many reasons why grinding your teeth should concern you. For example, if it’s a severe condition (such as bruxism), then it could lead to substantial damage to your teeth if you don’t address it. However, occasionally grinding your teeth together isn’t the same as having bruxism, and resolving it may not require professional bruxism treatment. Today, we take a look at the difference between a teeth-grinding a habit and a bruxism problem, and what you may be able to do to control the habit. (more…)
Some of the More Common Reasons for Toothaches
When a natural tooth is healthy, it should feel much of anything beyond the pressure that’s exerted upon it when you bite and chew your food. This is largely because the tooth’s nerves are tucked safely away within the tooth’s pulp chamber, surrounded by dense tooth material (known as dentin) and highly mineralized enamel. However, there are several conditions that can cause one or more of your teeth to grow sensitive, or even painful. Today, we take a look at a few of the most common reasons, as well as a few steps that can help you improve your chances of avoiding a chronic toothache. (more…)
A Few At-Home Tips to Lower Your Risks of Gum Disease
Visiting your dentist regularly is important to your dental health, but more importantly, the things you do between your dental visits can play an even large role in it. For example, one of the main purposes of sticking to a good dental hygiene routine every day is to prevent things like gum disease from developing and requiring more extensive dental treatment. Today, we examine a few ways in which you can improve this routine at home and more successfully lower your risks of gum disease and other concerns. (more…)
What Tooth Decay Really Means, and How to Prevent It
Tooth decay is highly recognizable. It’s also highly common, and unfortunately, it can affect a majority of people to some degree at least once in their lives. The good news, however, is that tooth decay is also highly preventable under the right circumstances, and even if you’ve experienced it once, you still have a good chance of protecting the rest of your healthy, natural teeth from it. Today, we examine what tooth decay really means, as well as a few tips for improving your chances of successfully preventing it in the future. (more…)
A Few Ways to Improve Your Teeth Brushing Technique
If most people know and stick to good dental hygiene principles, then why do common concerns like tooth decay and gum disease still develop? The truth may be more complex than many people think, and it lies in what you consider good hygiene. For example, simply brushing your teeth twice and flossing once a day isn’t enough to protect your smile if your technique isn’t diligent and your schedule consistent. Today, we take a look at how you can improve your chances of preventing dental health issues by improving the way in which you clean your teeth every day. (more…)
Why Plaque Is Such a Danger (and How to Fight It)
There’s a good reason why dental plaque is the main focus of your dental hygiene routine. However, the gravity of that reason can sometimes be lost when talking about good dental hygiene practices. In addition to emphasizing the importance of cleaning teeth on a regular basis, it’s also important to remember the reason why it’s so important – because, as a daily threat, plaque development can lead to some of the most worrisome chronic oral health concerns. (more…)
Food and Teeth: How Your Diet Affects Your Smile
When it comes to taking good care of your teeth and oral health, much of the focus revolves around cleaning your teeth on a consistent basis. While consistently clean teeth are the basis of a healthy smile, your oral health relies on more than just your toothbrush and floss. The key to good preventive care is to keep your teeth strong and prevent oral bacteria from harming them, which also requires feeding them the nutrients they need and avoiding substances that can directly harm them. (more…)
Lower Your Chances of Damaging a Tooth
When you practice good dental hygiene on a regular basis, you’re improving your chances of avoiding things like tooth decay and gum disease. Such concerns arise from the excessive buildup of harmful oral bacteria, and preventing this buildup is the cornerstone of your good hygiene routine. However, not all oral health concerns are caused by plaque and tartar buildup. For instance, if your tooth becomes damaged due to something like excessive pressure, accidental trauma, or other reasons, then this damage can become one of the greatest threats to your tooth and long-term oral health. Fortunately, there are ways in which you can lower your risks of experiencing tooth damage and needing restorative treatment to fix it. (more…)
