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Why We Look For Signs Of TMJ Disorder During Checkups

How often do you find yourself wincing in pain because your jaw movement is uncomfortable? Do you sometimes struggle with a lack of movement, or with headaches and facial pain? These issues can be traced back to problems with TMJ disorder. TMJ disorder can be the consequence of several problems – your issues could occur […]

How We Make Dental Visits Easier For Anxious Patients

For someone who struggles with dental anxiety, even a routine dental exam can be stressful. This is a real issue that interferes with many people’s access to quality oral health care. If you are staying away from the dentist’s office because of your anxieties around treatment, you can have a more difficult time protecting yourself […]

What Can I Do If An Older Crown Starts To Feel Loose?

Once you have a dental crown put in place, you should feel confident that you can once again bite and chew with your restored tooth. Crowns can provide cosmetic improvements, but they also offer support that will allow you to maintain a natural and confident dental function. While you are asked to count on your […]

Are You Past Due For A Routine Dental Checkup?

Is your smile really as healthy as you think it is? You may not realize it, but a cavity may have already formed, which means the tooth’s health will worsen until an infection forms. If this occurs, advanced treatment will be necessary to save the tooth and stop any problems you might experience, like tooth […]

Should I Worry If I Need To Have A Dental Filling Placed?

Ideally, your dentist will not see any need to perform restorative dental work when you go in for your next routine dental exam. If a problem has developed since your last appointment, the issue can be pointed out to you before plans are made to restore it. When the problem identified is a cavity, treatment […]

Scheduling Dental Work After Chipping A Tooth

The pain you feel after chipping a tooth can be followed by a rise in anxiety over how the damage to your enamel will affect your smile. Even a minor chip can change your appearance significantly, which can leave you self-conscious. An injury like this can also affect your bite function, and leave you vulnerable […]

Have Your Smile Fully Restored With A Custom Denture

If you are missing a row of teeth, or if you have several gaps in one row, we can give you back your full smile with just a single prosthetic appliance. Dentures have enabled many people to grow confident in their appearance again. With partial dentures, multiple smile gaps are closed at one time with […]

Take Care To Keep Tartar From Accumulating On Your Teeth

If you want to avoid problems with tooth decay and gum disease, you need to focus on preventing the accumulation of tartar on your teeth. Tartar forms when plaque deposits that have built up have hardened on your teeth. That can occur in a shorter time than you anticipate, which is why consistency is important […]

Different Issues We Can Address Through Dental Bonding

Will a dental bonding and contouring procedure fix the problem – or problems – that you have with your appearance? Because these services only make conservative changes to a tooth’s structure, you may worry that you will not see the results you want from treatment. What you should know is that these treatments have helped […]

Learn The Benefits Of Cosmetic Work With Porcelain Veneers

Have you put off a consultation for cosmetic dental treatment because you worry that treatment will not provide the results you want? Some patients feel that even if their dentist could address all of their smile flaws, the process of making all of those changes could be time-consuming and difficult. What you should know is that […]