When it comes to oral health, plaque is a persistent enemy that must be challenged with daily commitment to sound oral hygiene. Because it contains bacteria that can cause decay and gum disease, plaque can threaten your teeth’s structural integrity and lead to other serious oral health concerns. Unfortunately, your body has no natural system…
Why It’s Important to Replace Missing Teeth ASAP
If you’ve lost a tooth or two and find yourself putting off a trip to the dentist, you may think that you have valid reasons for procrastinating. Maybe you’re having trouble fitting a dental appointment into your busy schedule. Or perhaps you’re just convinced that there’s no reason to rush anything. After all, how bad…
A Brief Guide to Dental Implants
When dental patients lose a tooth, it’s important to get it replaced as quickly as possible. Fortunately, today’s dental technology provides an array of dental solutions ranging from dentures and bridges to dental implants. If your dentist has suggested that implants might be the best option for your tooth replacement needs, it’s vital to understand…
Dentures and Stuck Food: What You Need to Know
Dentures have long been a common solution for dental patients who need an efficient and cost-effective replacement for lost teeth. Properly-fitted dentures can restore functionality and smile aesthetics for patients who might otherwise have to endure a life with few or no teeth. Despite the obvious benefits that these dental solutions can provide, they sometimes…
Dairy Products and Oral Health
For many people, cheese is something of a guilty pleasure. In fact, mankind has enjoyed a special relationship with cheese for thousands of years. Unfortunately for some of us, recent decades have been plagued with warnings from experts about the impact that eating too much cheese can have on our bodies. Dieters are often told…
What’s in Your Home Emergency Dental Kit?
There are a few certainties in life, and three stand out more than most: death, taxes, and accidents. The reality is that any of us can experience an accident at any time, and many of these incidents result in some type of injury. Most people understand this, and keep first-aid kits on hand to deal…
Could a Dental Bridge Be the Best Solution for Your Single-Tooth Replacement Needs?
Lost teeth are always a major concern. Even a single missing tooth can pose long-term dental hazards, as adjacent teeth may shift and eventually result in more lost teeth. To prevent those dangers, it’s important to replace missing teeth whenever possible. Fortunately, your dentist has several treatment options that can address the issue and restore…
Porcelain Veneers: Dispelling the Myths
Since their inception, porcelain veneers have become one of the most popular ways for people to enhance their smile. These dental wonders have provided patients with minor smile imperfections to finally get the perfect smile of their dreams. Unfortunately, myths and misconceptions have arisen that could cause some patients to question whether veneers truly live…
What’s That Toothache Trying to Tell You?
Like most people, you’ve probably experienced a toothache or two at some point in your life. It may have been just a temporary sensation, and gone away on its own in a day or two. Or perhaps you’ve suffered a more prolonged aching for weeks or even months. Regardless of the duration or intensity of…
The Smile Makeover: How Smiling Affects Your Health
Chances are that you’re familiar with that old expression, “laughter is the best medicine.” Most of us have heard it at one time or another, and few people would disagree with the basic premise: laughing does seem to be good for you. But what about smiling? You might take your smile for granted, but have…