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 you avoid, and why it’s so important to preserving your healthy, natural smile. (more…)
A Few Improvements to Your Dental Hygiene Routine
While dental hygiene can seem like something you don’t have to think about, doing it recklessly may make the whole process a lot less effective. After years of doing it, brushing and flossing your teeth can become so routine that you do it reflexively. However, that doesn’t mean you should let instinct guide you, or you may miss a lot more than you realize. Today, we take a look at a few ways in which you can improve your dental hygiene routine at home, and help reduce your risks of developing a potentially serious oral health concern. (more…)
What Does Your Dental Emergency Mean?
Not every dental emergency is an obvious one, and even if your condition seems severe, you may not realize that it qualifies as an emergency situation. While people can experience a wide variety of types of dental emergencies, the common theme to all of them is a need for immediate treatment, before the condition gets worse and leads to more complicated concerns. Today, we take a look at a what a few common dental emergencies can mean if not addressed promptly, and how emergency treatment can help you save your smile. (more…)
Curious About Invisalign®? Learn What the Benefits Are
Invisalign® aligners have become a highly popular solution for people who have crooked teeth that need straightening. With a wide range of benefits over more traditional orthodontic braces, Invisalign® clear aligners can help many people enjoy healthier, straighter smiles while simplifying and streamlining the orthodontic treatment process. If your teeth are misaligned and you need orthodontic treatment to straighten them, then learn more about how Invisalign® aligners can benefit you. (more…)
How a Tooth Filling Fixes a Cavity
The bad thing about a cavity is that the tooth decay behind it can cause more damage to your tooth than you realize. Unfortunately, this damage to your tooth structure is permanent, as your tooth won’t heal or regrow any of the structure that it loses. However, the reason cavities don’t often cause significant damage is because they’re often treated, or fixed, with a conservative tooth filling before they have a chance to. Today, we look at how a tooth filling can fix a cavity and help you preserve the healthy, natural tooth structure that still remains. (more…)
How to Avoid Having to Extract a Tooth
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 tooth extraction can be prevented, or treated in their earlier stages, while the tooth still has a good chance of being fully restored. Today, we examine a few such conditions, and how to manage them to avoid having to extract the tooth in the future. (more…)
A Look at Why Root Canal Treatment Is Serious
Aside from the toothache that it causes, many people don’t consider a cavity something serious to worry about. They know they’ll need to treat it eventually, but as long as the discomfort isn’t severe, it isn’t an emergency. However, waiting to treat a cavity is often what allows tooth decay to become so serious that it causes severe pain and discomfort in the tooth. When the infection reaches the tooth’s pulp and root canal, removing it with root canal treatment may be the only viable solution for treating it. (more…)
Can’t Stop Grinding Your Teeth? Find Out Why
Teeth-grinding can be a complex subject sometimes. Nearly everyone does at least once in a while, but usually, the occurrences are so few and far between that it’s barely noticeable, and highly forgettable. For some people, though, it may be a habitual thing that occurs more often than usual, such as a nervous tic or a reaction to stress. In rarer cases, teeth-grinding is the result of an underlying oral health problem, like bruxism, and may pose a threat to the health and integrity of your teeth. (more…)
How to Know It’s Time to Consider Gum Disease Treatment
When you know the dangers that gum disease could potentially pose to your oral health, and beyond, the importance of maintaining your good gum healthy seems obvious. However, many of the most serious consequences of gum disease aren’t that well-known, generally speaking. To some people, it isn’t much a concern at all. Today, we explain what it means when your gums become diseased, and a few signs that could warn you it’s time to talk to your dentist about controlling gum disease. (more…)
Are You Doing Enough to Keep Your Teeth Safe?
You may not be surprised to learn that your teeth are protected by the strongest substance your body produces. The enamel that protects them, which is made up almost entirely of highly resilient mineral strands, can typically withstand some of the most intense pressure that your bite has to offer. However, your teeth only remain strong and healthy when you keep them safe from things that could harm them, make them weak, and/or lead to them developing an infection (also known as decay). (more…)
