One of the first things we teach our children about life is how to take care of their smiles with good daily hygiene. We not only show them how to brush and floss their teeth, but also to refrain from eating too much sugar at once and to stop sucking on their thumbs once they pass a certain age. Even when we don’t always realize it, there are many things that can affect our dental health, and we can all benefit from occasional reminders of what good hygiene means. (more…)
How Lasers Find Cavities Before They’re Obvious
The best way to handle dental issues like cavities is to avoid them altogether. In many cases, that simply requires a consistent routine of good hygiene and preventive care at your dentist’s office. Sometimes, though, a cavity might begin to develop despite your best efforts to prevent it, in which case early detection and treatment is the best way to stop the cavity in its tracks. At our office, we utilize an array of advanced dental technology to make your examination and diagnosis more precise, including laser cavity detection with the innovative DIAGNOdent™ diode laser. (more…)
Does Your Tooth Hurt? This May Be Why
A toothache is never fun, but sometimes, even the best home remedies aren’t enough to treat it. In fact, the time spent trying to alleviate the pain at home may be enough for the toothache, and whatever is causing it, to grow even worse. The only way to effectively treat a toothache is to find out why your tooth hurts and address the underlying issue. In most cases, that means undergoing a careful examination at your dentist’s office, even if it isn’t time for your routine checkup and cleaning appointment yet. (more…)
Are Your Headaches Connected to Your Oral Health?
If your tooth hurts badly enough, then you might feel twinges of the pain in your head and jaw, as well. However, there are more direct connections between chronic headaches and the state of your oral health than you may realize. For instance, your jaw is controlled by the same nerve that innervates most of your head, neck, and face. Certain jaw function and bite issues, such as bruxism and TMJ disorder, can aggravate this nerve and lead to a host of chronic symptoms that often include headaches and migraines. (more…)
The Keys to Preventing Gum Disease
Preventing gum disease means avoiding the most common cause of adult tooth loss. Fortunately, gum disease prevention isn’t particularly complicated; most people just don’t realize the gaps in their hygiene and preventive routines that allow it to develop. With these few tips, you can close those gaps and better protect your oral and overall health from the complications of gum disease. If it has already developed, then schedule a visit as soon as possible for treatment before it grows more severe. (more…)
Wish You Could Change Your Smile’s Appearance?
Your confidence in your appearance, or lack thereof, can significantly influence your frame of mind. Because your smile is one of your face’s dominant features, your overall self-image and confidence in your smile are as important as your dental health. With a wide variety of advanced cosmetic dental technology and materials, we can transform your smile into one you’ll be proud to show off to the world! (more…)
Are These Habits Harming Your Teeth?
Hopefully, you know now that brushing and flossing your teeth every day is essential to maintaining the health of your teeth. Dental issues like tooth decay and gum disease typically stem from poor dental hygiene, and if not attended to, either illness can lead to dire consequences for your oral health. However, even if your oral hygiene is top-notch, things you do throughout your day can undermine your efforts and still harm your teeth and gums. Today, we explore some of these habits and how they can damage your teeth and gums if left unchecked. (more…)
How Dental Implants Advance Modern Dentistry
The advancement of modern dentistry has given us a wealth of benefits when it comes to preserving, protecting, and improving our smiles. In the case of replacing lost teeth, that advancement has also provided us with highly lifelike dental implants that offer the most comprehensive support for a dental crown, bridge, or denture. Dental implants are small, biocompatible posts that are designed to mimic how your teeth roots work. Each post is strategically placed in your jawbone, which fuses to the post’s surface, and can be used to anchor your replacement teeth as securely as your healthy, natural teeth. (more…)
Is It Time to Consider Teeth-Whitening?
With a good hygiene routine at home and a regular schedule of preventive dental care, you can prolong the beautiful, healthy appearance of your smile and prevent most chronic dental issues. However, teeth stains are not like most chronic dental issues; even when your teeth are healthy, stains can still show up on their surfaces thanks to exposure to foods, beverages, and more. Fortunately, teeth stains can typically be erased as easily as they appear with a fast and effective professional teeth-whitening treatment. If your smile could use a pick me up due to a change in your teeth’s appearance, then ask your dentist if you should consider teeth-whitening. (more…)
Would You Know if You Had Sleep Apnea?
Patients with sleep apnea are not always aware of their condition. Their bodies wake up repeatedly at night to restart breathing, but patients typically remain unconscious, unaware of the disturbance. Sleep apnea is typically marked by bouts of extremely loud snoring, and many patients only learn of their disorder when their partners complain of the noise. If you believe that you may have sleep apnea, then your dentist may be able to help you diagnose the issue and receive appropriate, customized treatment. (more…)
