Your smile can be a little harder to share when you are held back by discomfort over having experienced tooth loss. What you should know is that your dentist can offer prosthetic support for patients who have missing teeth. In fact, there are prosthetic treatments available for those who have a single lost tooth, and those who need several replaced. The right restorative dental work can help you confidently flash your smile again. The bridge or dentures provided through your dentist will be made just for you, and will be ideal in appearance and fit. (more…)
Ensuring Your Child Feels At Ease At The Dentist’s Office
If your child feels uneasy about seeing the dentist, bringing them in for a routine dental appointment can become needlessly difficult. Of course, if they have to go in for restorative dental care, that degree of difficulty can spike. If you want to help your child feel at ease with your dentist, make sure you start their appointments early. Your child should start enjoying regular checkups as early as three years of age. This can make future visits more comfortable for them, as well as setting them up for better life-long oral care. (more…)
What A Professional Teeth Cleaning Does For Your Smile
If you keep up with brushing and flossing your teeth on a regular basis, what can a professional teeth cleaning really do for you? You might not realize it, but there are some problems at-home care will fail to address. For instance, if tartar has formed anywhere on your teeth, you will need a professional cleaning to have it removed. Your hygienist is also able to inspect and clean areas that are hard for you to access generally. Of course, routine dental checkups are about more than just having your teeth cleaned. Your dentist is also carefully studying your smile for any problems that need to be remedied. (more…)
Flossing Is Important To Your Oral Health Care
What does the best preventive dental strategy consist of? Part of the answer involves your daily habits. You should be doing more than just brushing your teeth if you want to enjoy the best care – you also need to floss. Flossing offers important protection in the fight against gum disease, and it gives you a way to effectively clean spaces between teeth, which can be overlooked by brushing alone. Of course, in addition to brushing and flossing, you can protect your smile by keeping your diet low in sugar, and by scheduling routine dental checkups every six months. (more…)
Recovering From The Effects Of Teeth Grinding
If you grind your teeth while you sleep, you may spend your morning trying to recover from – or at least tune out – the pain in your face and jaw. If your experience with this issue, known as bruxism, has also led to TMJ dysfunction, you can experience pain throughout your day. What you should know is that bruxism does more than just make you uncomfortable. You can damage teeth to the point where your dentist has to intervene and provide restorative care. If you do nothing about your condition, it can lead to serious complications, including tooth loss! A special mouth guard your dentist provides can stop you from damaging your teeth while you sleep. (more…)
Taking Dental Discomfort Seriously
Pay attention to a toothache – it could be a sign that you have a cavity that needs to be addressed. A cavity will not be painful the moment it forms. In fact, if you keep up with regular dental checkups, you could come in for an appointment and discover you had a cavity you were totally unaware of. However, without intervention, that cavity would keep spreading. Eventually, it would attack the interior of your tooth. Dental pain can also result from a habit of teeth grinding (also known as bruxism). Pain in your face, jaws, and teeth – particularly pain felt when you wake up – can indicate you are clenching your jaw while you sleep. Without intervention, this problem can do serious dental damage. (more…)
Why Support For A Tooth Is Needed After A Cavity
Cavity treatment requires you to remove decaying material from your tooth. Of course, this is not all that your dentist must do to effectively restore your oral health when you suffer tooth decay. A cavity’s damage is permanent, meaning without restorative dental work, your tooth will be missing important support. Your dentist will determine what sort of care you need based on the size of the cavity. Smaller cavities are typically addressed with a dental filling. If decay did more damage than a filling can repair, you should anticipate receiving a dental crown. (more…)
