Damage to the tooth can result in a few different fixes. Fillings, crowns, dental bonding, onlays, inlays, veneers, bridges, and implants are all used to repair varying levels of damage to the teeth. A crown is placed when the damage is too severe for a traditional...
Patients who have lost many, or all of their teeth can be affected by this loss in multiple ways. Eating and speaking become difficult, and social situations become anxiety-inducing and, often, neglected altogether. Modern dentistry seeks to help patients recoup all...
Getting dentures can be a liberating experience, especially if you’ve lived with tooth loss for quite some time. You’re able to eat foods you’ve previously avoided, allowing you to diversify your diet to better meet your nutritional needs, and you...
When you get dentures, you may think that you no longer need to brush or floss since you don’t have natural teeth any longer. Your dentures may also soak overnight in a cleaning solution, so why would you need to brush them? There’s actually a good reason...
You may think that one missing tooth is no big deal, especially if it’s one in the back that people don’t see when you smile. You may even have intentions of getting that tooth replaced with an implant or with a partial denture. However, even a single...
While implant surgery has become fairly routine, it’s still a major procedure that greatly affects your mouth. During the recovery period, it’s important that you carefully follow all of the instructions you’re given so that your implants settle...
Although you may no longer have your natural teeth, you do still have options. Dentures are one of them, but you can also upgrade from there to dental implants. There are some very important reasons why you should consider doing so. Dental Implants Offer You More...
When you’re missing some of your natural teeth, we may recommend that you wear dentures. Taking care of them is really no different than taking care of your natural teeth, though there are a few important rules you should remember. Doing so will help maintain...
A dental bridge is a device that fills in a gap from a missing tooth and replaces the tooth with a false tooth. The process of implementing a bridge is similar to that of implementing a crown where the teeth are shaved down to fit the device. Unlike crowns, it may be...
Dental bonding is typically used when a tooth has sustained a small amount of damage. Generally, a resin is placed in the affected area, shaped to the tooth, and hardened using an ultraviolet light. Dental bonding is a great an effective way to restore a tooth and...
