You might be ready to go! You’ve decided that dental implants sound fantastic and you want to know when you can schedule your appointment to have them placed! While we appreciate your enthusiasm and dedication to replacing missing teeth, we must remind you of one thing: Your journey isn’t going to get started quite so quickly. Instead, you’ll need to begin by coming in for an initial appointment with us. “But why?” you may be asking. Well, for a couple very good reasons!
Dental Bonding: The Building Blocks
“What is dental bonding?” you may wonder to yourself as you’re learning a bit about the cosmetic dentistry treatments we offer. In a nutshell, it’s a treatment that gives us the opportunity to make your smile appear much prettier by fixing problems that require additional dental tissue. If you have never really heard of bonding before, you may feel like you’d still like some further details. To get you started, we’d like to begin at the beginning with the essential building blocks.
Your Questions About: Implants And Smoking
Individuals who smoke and are interested in dental implants may find themselves in a bit of a pickle. If you’re a smoker and you’d like to choose this form of tooth replacement, you know that you’ve heard cigarettes are not a wise choice if you would like implants. However, you may have also heard that it’s not absolutely impossible to smoke with implants. So, what to do? What is the truth behind this sometimes difficult-to-navigate topic? Fortunately, our questions and answers will offer some initial clarity regarding what’s what in regard to your tooth replacement goals.
Toothache: Answering Extremely Common Questions!
You might think that your questions are embarrassing, unique, obvious, or something you should simply know the answers to. However, we would like to remind you that even the simplest of questions is something you should bring up because if you just don’t know, asking a dental professional will ensure you get the factual information you require. To further drive the point home that we get simple yet significant questions about toothaches on a daily basis, we’re happy to offer answers to them! Still curious about something? All you’ve got to do is ask.
Want Implants? Check Your Schedule.
You might think that you want dental implants. You may even know a lot about the technical details regarding how placement works, the way an implant supports a restoration, and more. However, if you’re not fully filled in regarding the way choosing implants can affect your schedule, it’s high time you take a moment for a quick review. Then, assuming you like what you hear, it’s time to move forward!
How Implants Help With TMJ Disorder
If you end up with one missing tooth (or more), your tooth loss can actually end up leading to or contributing to TMJ disorder. Did you know this was possible? As a result, an important factor in addressing TMD is ensuring your bite is balanced by replacing missing teeth. When you begin connecting the dots, you will quickly see that if you’ve been considering dental implants to complete your smile, this might be something that helps you address more concerns than you initially imagined.
What’s Wrong With Smoking?
You might overlook the very long list of problems that come with smoking cigarettes and how they affect your oral health. On one hand, you have probably heard about a lot of negative things that can happen to your health over time if you choose to use tobacco. However, when you hear the details laid out before you for one particular area of your health, it is often a shocking reminder. Let’s work our way through some reasons smoking isn’t great for your smile, so you may make an educated decision.
Dental Bridge Quiz: How To Care For Yours!
You know that it can’t be all that difficult to care for a dental bridge should you choose one for your smile. Right? As a matter of fact, you are correct. It’s not going to require you to perform any rare feats just to keep this tooth replacement and your smile safe and clean. To help reinforce this fact, we would like you to take our quiz, so you can see for yourself just what will be required of you.
What Happens After My Extraction Is Over?
Sometimes, the answer to your oral health dilemma is the removal of your tooth through a tooth extraction. While you may fully understand the benefits of this decision and understand the need, you may still require some more information from our team. In many cases, the stress of coming in for an extraction for our patients comes primarily from wondering about what will happen next. We strongly suggest you relax and let this worry dissipate. We’ve got your questions covered with some helpful details!
Osseointegration Quiz: Let’s See What You Know!
Are you at all familiar with the process that allows dental implant placement and wear to actually work? If so, you have heard of osseointegration. While you may have a general idea of what it permits, that does not necessarily equate to a detailed understanding. We would love for you to take a quick quiz to find out how much you’ve learned so far (and to learn even more, if there are any details you’ve yet to pick up).
