Your toothbrush’s main purpose is to keep your mouth clean, so it should come as no surprise that keeping your toothbrush clean is paramount to maintaining your good oral health. To help ensure that your toothbrush remains free of bacteria and strong enough to effectively clean your teeth, we offer a few tips on how […]
Read More… from Your Dentist’s Advice for Toothbrush Maintenance
Root canal therapy is a common, and commonly misunderstood, restorative treatment that, while necessary, is frequently postponed or ignored because of the myths surrounding it. Unfortunately, such hesitation can lead to irreparable damage from extensive tooth infection, and many patients who skip root canal treatment must later have their tooth extracted. To clarify the misconceptions […]
If you are looking in the mirror each morning wondering if there is an easy way to make-over your smile or if you would need to undergo extensive treatment, there are some quick and easy dental treatments these days that can give you an affordable smile make-over. Of course, if you have missing teeth, or […]
Read More… from Is There An Easy Way To Make-Over My Smile? Part 2: Dental Contouring
There is a simple answer to this question and that answer is yes. It may seem as if the only ways to improve your smile, besides whitening, are lengthy, expensive, invasive dental procedures. However, that’s not true. If you are unhappy with the blemishes on your smile, or your smile has minor imperfections, there are […]
Read More… from Is There An Easy Way To Make-Over My Smile? Part 1: Dental Bonding
Women do you find it attractive when you see a man working his jaw muscle? Or perhaps you find it threatening? In most cases, he probably doesn’t even realize he is doing it. However, it can be a sign of anger or stress, or he may be concentrating hard simply trying to make a decision. […]
When you look in the mirror do you see more pink than white? Do your gums overshadow your teeth? If so, that means that you have a gummy smile. A gummy smile is when you have too much gum showing and not enough of your white teeth. In most cases, if more than 4mm of […]
Teeth whitening is a safe procedure and will not damage your teeth. However, some people may experience some tooth sensitivity after a whitening procedure, but this is temporary and, again, not all people will experience it. There are a wide range of social and professional benefits associated with a bright, white smile. So, if you […]
It isn’t as widely addressed as others, like breast cancer, but the truth is that oral cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in America. It also boasts an alarmingly high mortality rate, though that rate is largely influenced by late-stage detection and treatment. Because of this, it’s important for your dentist to perform […]
Read More… from Why It’s Important to Get Regular Oral Cancer Screenings
Teeth can become sensitive for a number of reasons, like an advancing cavity or aggressive gum disease, to name just a couple. Depending on its severity, a toothache may be no more than a nuisance, or it may be intense enough to distract you from everything else. What is almost certain, though, is that there’s […]
Unlike a common cold or flu, you can’t wait out a dental disease by treating its symptoms and hoping that it goes away soon. Tooth decay and gum disease, the two most common forms of chronic dental disease, are progressive infections, and will continue to grow worse the longer they remain untreated. In the case […]
