The best way to replace a lost tooth is to replace as much of it as possible, and with a restoration that mimics the healthy structure of your tooth as closely as possible. For many people, that makes dental implants, which are designed to replace your lost teeth roots, the most beneficial solution for replacing their lost teeth and rebuilding their smiles. Today, we examine if you’re a good candidate for dental implants by answering a few common questions about qualifying for them. (more…)
The Different Roles of Root Canal Treatment in Saving Teeth
The most common role of root canal treatment is to treat a tooth that’s developed decay (or tooth infection) within its pulp and root canal. However, the nature of how decay reaches this area of your tooth isn’t always the same for everyone, and therefore, neither is the need for root canal treatment. Today, we examine a few different conditions that might warrant root canal treatment, and the role the treatment plays in saving your tooth from them. (more…)
How TMJ Disorder Impacts More than Your Oral Health
The health and function of your teeth, jaws, and bite structures are intricately connected in a wide variety of ways. For example, your temporomandibular joints, which are located on either side of your jaw, are responsible for allowing your lower jaw to move when you bite, chew, and speak. Their proper function relies on several other factors, including the health and integrity of your jawbone, and the alignment of your teeth. When one or more of these factors don’t function properly, the impact to your TMJs, as well as your overall bite function, can have significant consequences for your oral health and more. (more…)
Why It’s Important to Treat Gingivitis Early
While the main goal of preventive dental care is to avoid the development of common dental issues (like gum disease), that doesn’t mean your efforts should end if one does develop. For example, having gingivitis, which is the first stage of gum disease, doesn’t mean you’ve already lost your battle against gum disease. In fact, by treating gingivitis as early as possible, you have a good chance of allowing the condition to have any significant impact on your long-term oral health. (more…)
Why You Might Need to Know More About Your Toothache
Sometimes, a toothache can be successfully stopped with an over-the-counter pain reliever or oral analgesic. Home remedies, like putting ice on the side of your mouth where the tooth hurts, might sometimes work, as well. However, the thing about such solutions is they usually only offer temporary relief, and in many cases, the discomfort will return before long. The most effective way to avoid this is to get to know as much as you can about your toothache – specifically, what’s causing it – so you can determine what the best solution for it is. (more…)
The Best Way to Deal with Your Tooth Loss
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 teeth they lose can be in different areas along their dental ridge. Therefore, choosing the best way to deal with your tooth loss means carefully assessing the extent of your condition, as well as the different advantages that certain types of restorations can offer. (more…)
Things You Need a Dental Restoration For
When something happens to your healthy, natural tooth structure and you need to restore it, you want your restoration to repair and preserve your tooth as best as possible. In many cases, this is exactly what makes custom dental restorations the preferable option. Designed to restore, protect, and preserve a tooth no matter it’s specific concern, a customized dental restoration can help your tooth bounce back from a number of different concerns. (more…)
What Preventing Tooth Loss Actually Helps You Avoid
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…)
