Your smile plays an important role in your life. From eating and speaking to smiling with confidence, healthy teeth help you feel comfortable and supported throughout the day. When a tooth becomes damaged or lost, it can begin to affect more than just your appearance. Keep reading to learn more.
Dental checkups have a reputation for being the most uneventful appointment on the calendar, and in the best possible circumstances, that reputation is earned. You sit back, our team works through the process of cleaning your teeth, and twenty minutes later, you are scheduling your next visit with nothing urgent to address. What most patients do not fully appreciate is how much clinical work is packed into a routine visit and how directly that work is responsible for keeping visits uneventful in the first place.
Scaling and root planing is a focused treatment for early to moderate gum disease, and it does much more than a regular cleaning. We also call this treatment combo a deep cleaning because it targets the tooth roots below the gum line. While you may not need this type of procedure right now, given that more than half of adults will experience some form of gum disease, a deep cleaning could be in your future. Keep reading to learn more.
Stress is something everyone experiences from time to time. Work pressures, family responsibilities, and daily challenges can all build up and affect your body’s functioning. What many people do not realize is that stress can also manifest in the mouth, often in ways patients do not immediately connect to their oral health.
When most people hear the words “dental filling,” they imagine a routine appointment to repair a cavity. While that is true, a filling is one of the most important tools dentists use to protect your natural teeth. In many ways, a dental filling is less about fixing damage and more about preserving what is healthy. Read on to learn more.
