So the apocalypse has finally come: your teeth have finally reached the point where your dentist thinks you should simply pull out the ones that are left and go with full dentures from now on. You were reluctant, but ultimately you knew your dentist was right. Now you have a full set of teeth again, but you have to pull them out every night before you go to sleep. Read more
You know that plaque is bad because everyone says it’s bad. You need to brush your teeth and floss every day or else there will be plaque and tartar and cavities and your teeth will ache forever. But how do these things add up, exactly? Read more
The human mouth is, at least in most cases, designed for 28 teeth. However, almost everyone will grow a total of 32 adult teeth. So what happens when too many teeth grow into too little space? All too often, the answer is “nothing good.” Read more
Cosmetic dentistry is, to put it simply, a series of techniques and procedures which are less useful in keeping your teeth healthy than in keeping your smile attractive and even. Here are a few examples: Read more
Perhaps you’ve lost a tooth because of an accident, or perhaps it got too infected and it needed to come out. Perhaps it’s simply worn down with age and infection is too likely for it to be worth keeping around. However it happens, there’s now a hole where your tooth used to be, and so you’re facing a decision on how to fill it. Read more
Every person is unique, and the shape of our teeth along with the way they line up are part of this uniqueness. Our teeth are best off when they line up perfectly – molars to molars, incisors to incisors, with every tooth touching its opposite number when you clench your jaw – but because of that uniqueness factor, not everyone can manage this optimal alignment. Read more
Starting in the 1940s, scientists began to notice an interesting trait of titanium: when you attach it to a bone, titanium can fuse with it to the point where it becomes impossible to remove, a process which today we call “osseointegration.”
While this process helps with all sorts of joint replacements and internal splints, as of the 1980s titanium screws have been used as artificial roots for artificial teeth which can perform almost identically to real teeth. If treated well, a ceramic crown can last ten years or more without any of the periodic removal or washing which dentures demand. Read more
What is dental bonding? Is it something that dentists themselves do in the break room over lunch to improve their interpersonal relationships? Is it a reference to the dentist-patient bond that develops over time? Not quite. Dental bonding is really an affordable cosmetic procedure that quickly and easily improves the appearance of a patient’s teeth. Read more
Getting a tooth pulled is better known in the dental realm as an extraction, and there are several reasons why an extraction will need to be performed in order to uphold the level of your overall oral health! Badly infected teeth, teeth causing overcrowding, or gum disease are just some of the most common reasons why a person would require an extraction, and this is a procedure that really is nothing to fear. With an extraction, like with many other dental procedures, the mouth will be sufficiently numbed in order to ensure no actual pain is felt. Read more
A crown is a type of tooth-like cap that is placed over a broken tooth, a tooth that has received a root canal, or a dental implant. What a crown does is provide a tooth surface that can be used for chewing, speaking, and appearing just like a natural tooth, and it can even provide protection to teeth which have received a root canal and are susceptible to breaking. Read more