Maybe you’ve heard about root canal treatment from a friend who underwent the procedure, or your dentist has mentioned it to you as the best solution to your ailing tooth. Root canals or endodontic treatment has been done to more than a million people.
In our modern society, many of us are unhappy with the way our smile looks, be it crooked teeth, discolored teeth, and chipped teeth or misaligned teeth cosmetic dentistry is a solution to all these imperfections.
Teeth whitening is one of the easiest ways to improve your overall appearance. Smiles that are bright white are generally associated with beauty, proper self-care, and good overall health, which makes teeth whitening treatments and products even more popular. However, with so many whitening products available at your local drugstore, many adults wonder if professional whitening treatments truly outperform the white-strips, pastes, and rinses they can purchase over the counter.
We’ve all been in this situation: it’s winter, we’re outside, and even though we aren’t thinking about it consciously, our teeth start chattering. But why do our teeth chatter when it’s cold out? And are there any serious problems associated with chattering teeth? Trying to Stay Warm In a nutshell, your teeth chatter when your
Halloween is just a few days away! While you’re preparing your costumes and trick-or-treating routes, you’re probably also looking forward to consuming much more sugar than you usually would. Here’s how to keep yourself and your kids healthy this Halloween!
Invisalign® is a great invisible alternative to metal braces, especially for adults who want to straighten their teeth as subtly as possible. One question that our patients often ask is “how long does it take to see results with Invisalign®?” The answer will make you smile.
The new school year is approaching, which means its time to get school supplies and schedules in order. It’s also important not to forget to make sure that your kids are incorporating good oral hygiene practices into their routines as well.
There’s no doubt about it: in the last millennium, the field of dentistry has come a long way. Way back when if you were suffering from an infected tooth, your only hope was that a handyman or barber would (painfully) extract it. Thankfully, we’ve made leaps and bounds since then!
If you’ve recently had dental surgery, you could be looking at some recovery time at home. Here are some dos and don’ts to help get you get through your recuperation post-surgery as smoothly as possible.
There’s arachnophobia, there’s claustrophobia, and then there’s odontophobia (or dental phobia). Unfortunately, fear of the dentist is a very real thing, and if you experience it, you should know that there are plenty of patients out there feeling the exact same thing. Dental anxiety can be a result of bad experiences at the dentist as a child, a dislike of the sounds of the tools, a lack of control, embarrassment about your teeth, or even because of the close proximity of the doctor and staff.
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