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You may be considering replacing missing teeth to enhance your smile, but restoring your missing tooth can also improve your speech and bite. When you lose a tooth, the surrounding teeth may shift to fill the empty space. This can result in bone loss in...
Dental crowns, fillings, and professional whitening can improve the health and appearance of your smile, but prevention is even more effective. You can avoid developing cavities and food stains in the first place by paying closer attention to your diet. This means knowing what foods...
For patients who suffer from dental fears and phobias, sedation dentistry offers a relaxing, anxiety-free treatment experience. This encourages those afraid of the dentist to seek the dental care needed to maintain healthy, functioning smiles. During a sedation appointment, the dentist will administer sedatives orally,...
A major cause of tooth loss in adults, gum disease is an infection of the tissues supporting the teeth. Gum disease is usually painless, so many dental patients don’t recognize gum disease is developing. Some warning signs of gum disease include bleeding, swollen gums, and...
There is a common misconception that root canals are painful. In reality, a root canal helps relieve tooth pain by removing the infected tooth nerve and pulp. Anatomy of a Tooth White enamel and a hard layer called dentin create the structure of a tooth. These layers...
The temporomandibular joint connects the lower jawbone to the skull in front of each ear. This joint is critical for eating, talking, and chewing because it allows the jaw to move up and down and from side to side. When someone develops problems with the...
