Do you take great care of your teeth and gums, but still find yourself struggling with bad breath? Did you know it could be due to bacteria on the surface of your tongue? While the teeth might be the most visible signifier of whether your smile is healthy or not, that doesn’t mean your tongue doesn’t need dental care, too. In fact, if you really want to prevent oral health threats, like cavities, gum disease, and other problems, make sure you are keeping your tongue clean, along with your teeth and gums. (more…)
Is Your Smile Showing Signs of Trouble? A Dental Quiz
When was the last time you saw the dentist? Did you know that if it has been more than six months you are already considered overdue for key preventive care? If it has been several years since you last visited the dentist for a routine visit, it is possible that you might be in need of more than a simple cleaning. Your smile is best protected when you schedule routine appiontments, during which the dentist can check for any potential problems and also clean any calcified tartar buildup that is present. That said, if you are exhibiting any warning signs of dental problems, it might be time to schedule a restorative dental treatment, before the issue becomes any worse. (more…)
Smile Brightly with Porcelain Veneers
When was the last time you confidently smiled, or posed for a photograph without instinctively trying to hide your teeth? Noticeable smile imperfections can make it hard to show one’s teeth without embarrassment or even frustration. Fortunately, cosmetic dentistry makes it possible to hide a host of imperfections in order to create confidence in one’s smile. So if you want to spend 2017 feeling proud of your pearly whites, instead of trying to hide them, talk to your cosmetic dentist about dental veneers could help!
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New Year. Better Oral Hygiene.
New Year’s resolutions don’t have to be only about losing weight and getting exercise. All year, every year should be about maintaining a healthy weight and getting a proper amount of exercise, but the New Year is a great time to resolve to pay more attention to your oral hygiene. After all, your mouth is connected to your body and if your mouth is not in good health your body won’t be either. Here are some tips for maintaining better oral hygiene for the upcoming new year.
Give Him The Gift Of Oral Health
When was the last time your husband went to the dentist? It’s a known fact that men visit the dentist only half as often as women. According to the Academy of General Dentistry, 45 percent of men don’t think seeing the dentist is important. Another 30 percent skipped their dental visits because of dental anxiety. The fact is, seeing the dentist is not only important to your oral health, it is important to your overall health. If, you want to give your husband a special gift this year, give him the gift of health by encouraging him to see his dentist regularly.
Enjoy the Holidays with Teeth Restoration
Are you suffering from dental discomfort when you try to enjoy your favorite Christmastime snacks? Is even the best of spiced ciders causing you to wince in pain, or are you shying away from your favorite Christmas cookies for fear of sensitivity? Are you embarrassed to pose for photos at your company party, because of a visible chip or crack in one of your teeth? These are all signs that your smile could use restorative dentistry to look, function, and feel its best. Fortunately, modern restorations can be made to look and feel natural, so you can enjoy showing off your smile! (more…)
Get a Brighter Smile for Christmas!
Do you feel embarrassed showing off your smile, because of imperfections in the shade, shape or size of your teeth? If so, have you considered how a cosmetic dentist can help? If what you really desire this holiday season is to achieve a dazzling smile, the kind you’ll be proud to show of now and throughout the coming new year, don’t wait to see what Santa puts beneath your Christmas tree. Instead, talk to your cosmetic dentist about how you could achieve a beautiful smile, now. There are a number of treatment options that can help to hide a variety of imperfections. More importantly, they can leave you with a beautiful, bright smile. (more…)
Complete Your Smile with a Dental Prostheses
Has it been months since you were able to really enjoy a meal, all because of tooth loss? Has the loss of a tooth also caused you to want to hide your smile, around family and friends, because you are scared all they will see when they look at you is an incomplete smile? If so, it is time to consider how a restorative dentist could help complete your smile and restore your confidence. That way you can get back to more important things than worrying about your smile, like showing it off! (more…)
Do Your Loved Ones Need to See the Dentist?
Do you find yourself caring for both your children and your parents? If so, your life may already seem dizzyingly full of school activities and medical care, study breaks and senior activities. Even so, it is important to make sure that both your kids and your parents are caring for their smiles. Proper preventive care, including regular dental checkups and cleanings, is key to protecting teeth and gums from common threats like cavities and gum disease. Fortunately, dental care is not difficult. It does not even have to be time consuming, and it can save a great deal of discomfort, embarrassment and the need for dental restorations, down the road. (more…)
Is Invisalign What Your Smile Needs?
Have you spent years wanting to hide your smile, because you are so embarrassed by the noticeable spacing between some of your teeth, overlapping, or an underbite or overbite? There are a variety of reasons many adults might find themselves with crooked or misaligned teeth, from missing out on orthodontic care in their younger years, to shifts in the teeth’s alignment after tooth loss or even caused by aging, or even a failure to wear a mouthguard as prescribed by their orthodontist. Fortunately, modern advancements in dentistry make it possible to improve a smile’s alignment without the embarrassment, or often discomfort, of wearing metal braces. So, if you are finally ready to do something to achieve the straighter smile of which you’ve been dreaming, it is time to speak with your cosmetic dentist about how Invisalign treatment could help. (more…)