A tooth injury creates shock, discomfort, and alarm – particularly when that injury leaves a tooth harmed, loosened, or knocked out. If you want to minimize the effect this can have on your smile, and your oral health, prompt treatment is important. If it is possible to do so, your dentist will make sure you […]
Category: Restorative Dentistry
Starting An Oral Health Rehabilitation Plan
Oral health rehabilitation plans helps you coordinate with your dentist on a sequence of treatments. For people who have allowed problems to build up with their smile, this can be important. When you neglect to keep up with proper daily care, and skip regular dental checkups, you can find yourself needing several restorative dental treatments. […]
These Services Can Restore Your Oral Health
Teeth play a huge role in our day to day life but it’s mostly a passive role; rarely do they ever become an active thought in our minds. That being said, cavities or tooth loss can have a huge impact on your oral and overall health. Tooth loss and cavities can be the end result […]
What Are The Benefits Of A Dental Crown?
Cavities or cracks in your teeth can have a number of adverse effects on your oral health. Besides negatively affecting your smile’s appearance, it can cause you to have an unhealthy bite, as well as make you vulnerable to infection. Thankfully, your tooth’s appearance and overall health can be improved with a dental crown. In […]
Silver Or White? Which Filling Would You Rather Have?
By the time most Americans reach the age of 65 they have suffered from a cavity. In fact, according to one study, 96 percent of Americans have had at least one cavity by the time they reach that age. Regardless of how well you take care of your teeth, you may still get cavities. Tooth […]
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Preventive, Restorative, Or Cosmetic Dentistry: Which Do You Need?
If you’re not in the dental field, dental jargon can be quite confusing. There are numerous branches of dentistry such as periodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, etc. Then there are the types of dentistry that your general dentist can perform including preventive dentistry, restorative dentistry, and/or cosmetic dentistry. What does it all mean? And how do you […]
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What To Do When A Tooth Gets Knocked Out
Did you know that the number of teeth that get knocked out in adults and children is over five million each year? However, if you are aware of what actions to take if your tooth, or that of someone you are with, gets knocked out, there is a good chance that if you act quickly–within […]
Ouch! Do You Have A Cracked Tooth?
Do you get a sharp pain in your tooth only when you bite down? It may disappear and you forget all about it, or you may simply choose to ignore it. You may have a cracked tooth. Pain upon chewing, pain after biting, intermittent pain, and sensitivity to hot and cold temperatures and sticky foods, […]
Root Canal VS Apicoectomy
Root canals are one of the most common treatments to save a compromised tooth. Root canals are performed when there is enough healthy tooth structure to save, but the pulp of the tooth has been compromised. How does the pulp of a tooth become compromised? If your tooth is damaged due to decay, a crack, […]
Can People Tell If I’ve Had My Teeth Bonded?
Dental bonding is a fast and easy way to make minor changes to your dentition. Bonding can be used to fill spaces between your teeth; to whiten teeth; to add length, width, or both; to cover craze lines and other minor imperfections; to repair chipped, broken, or fractured teeth; and more. Dental bonding is also […]
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