Our Dental Blog
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NBA Player’s Injury Points Out Need for Mouthguards
Basketball isn't a contact sport—right? Maybe once upon a time that was true… but today, not so much. Just ask New York Knicks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. While scrambling for a loose ball in a recent game, Smith's mouth took a hit from an opposing player's elbow—and...
Your Gums and Bone Need to Be Healthy Before Getting Implants
If you've been dealing with a tooth that needs to be removed—or it's already missing—you may be looking to replace it with a dental implant. And it's a great choice: No other restoration can provide the appearance and function of a real tooth like an implant.You and...
Follow These 4 Tips for More Comfortable Eating With Chronic Jaw Pain
Eating is like breathing: We often do it without much thought. But if you suffer from chronic jaw pain, every bite can get your attention—and not in a good way. What's worse, in an effort to avoid the pain associated with a temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) you...
Porcelain Veneers Could Change Your Smile and Your Life!
If you have a less than attractive smile due to some moderate imperfections, dental veneers may be the answer. This relatively inexpensive dental restoration may be the key to transforming your smile.If you're thinking of veneers as a “thin covering,” you're on the...
The Howie Mandel Effect: Avoid Dental Disease Through Daily Brushing and Flossing
Howie Mandel, one of America’s premier television personalities, rarely takes it easy. Whether performing a standup comedy gig or shooting episodes of America’s Got Talent or Deal or No Deal, Mandel gives it all he’s got. And that intense drive isn’t reserved only for...
Practice Daily Hygiene to Avoid Gum Swelling While Wearing Braces
Straightening your smile doesn't happen overnight—it can involve months or even years of orthodontic treatment. And although the end result is well worth it, the long process can make it difficult to keep your gums healthy, especially while wearing braces.Gum swelling...
3 Reasons a Root Canal Treatment Might Fail and What You Can Do About It
It's not an exaggeration to say the modern root canal treatment has saved millions of teeth over the last century. Without this procedure, there's not a lot we can do to stop advanced tooth decay from infecting and destroying a tooth. What's more, a root canal...
Oral Cancer Is Deadly – But You Can Lower Your Risk With a Healthy Lifestyle
An estimated 50,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed this year with some form of oral cancer. Five years from now, if current survival rates still apply (57%), a little more than half will still be alive. That's why the Oral Cancer Foundation designates each...
How Veneers Restored Howie Mandel’s Winning Smile
You probably wouldn't be surprised to hear that someone playing hockey, racing motocross or duking it out in an ultimate fighter match had a tooth knocked out. But acting in a movie? That's exactly what happened to Howie Mandel, well-known comedian and host of TV's...
The Importance of Proper At-Home Oral Care
Discover why maintaining good oral hygiene is so incredibly important. If you aren’t properly caring for your smile each and every day, you risk dealing with cavities, gum disease and other problems that won’t just impact the health and appearance of your smile but...
Are Lasers the Future for Treating Advanced Tooth Decay?
Advanced tooth decay is a serious dental problem that can threaten an affected tooth's survival. But for decades now dentists have reliably used root canal treatment to better a decayed tooth's odds. This routine procedure performed with dental drill and special hand...
Advances in Porcelain Veneers Improve Both Strength and Appearance
One of the best restorative options for slightly deformed, misaligned or stained teeth is a porcelain veneer. Composed of thin, laminated layers of dental material, the veneer is bonded to the outside of the tooth to transform both its shape and color to blend with...
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