Dental crowns are an ideal way to improve the look of your smile. If you have a chipped or broken tooth or your tooth has become weak and brittle from a root canal, having a dental crown installed will improve the appearance and make the tooth stronger. Getting a dental crown is usually a two step process. At your first visit, the dentist will file and shape your natural tooth as needed and apply a temporary crown to it.
Read More
After the police have taken photos and assessed the scene, and you are still conscious but unable to answer questions, your wounds will be treated first. Your internal injuries are examined via an x-ray, and if you have any punctured organs you will undergo immediate surgery. Once all of that is complete, then a dentist may visit you in the recovery room to assess the damage done to your mouth from the accident or assault, and if you are alert enough, the dentist will explain the emergency dentistry procedure of wiring your jaw and mouth shut in the following way.
Read More
When it comes to whitening your teeth, you generally have two options. You can either purchase an over-the-counter teeth whitening to do on your own, or you can make an appointment with your dentist to have them professionally whiten your teeth. If you have your dentist whiten your teeth, then you know that they are very knowledgeable about the products that they are putting on your teeth. They have also been trained to know the best methods for whitening your teeth.
Read More
You take care of your overall oral wellness, but is there more you can do? A healthy mouth is not only about your teeth; your gums are just as important. The following guide will teach you a few early signs of gum disease and show you how you can prevent it from happening at all.
Tips To Prevent Gum Disease
Gum disease is caused by an overgrowth of bacteria around your gums.
Read More
Diagnostics is one of the most important parts of dentistry -- it's hard to fix the problem in your mouth if you're not entirely sure what's wrong. Dentists (and related specialties, like prosthodontists or orthodontists) today have the benefit of ever-expanding technology and better equipment that can help pinpoint precisely what and where the problem is -- and it can do most of it with a small sample of saliva. If you're curious about what saliva-based dental diagnostics involve and how they can help you, then here's what you ought to know.
Read More
