As you may have noticed, maintaining your oral health does not rely only on your ability to keep your teeth healthy but also on your dedication to the upkeep of your gum tissue. When you neglect certain aspects of care, gum disease may occur. This is an issue that can affect the health of your entire mouth and the future of your smile, so preventing it is extremely significant. Curious about the best way to make sure you keep your periodontal health in tip-top shape? Let’s help you with the details with a Q&A session.
Dental Fillings: What’s “Tooth-Colored” All About?
When you first learn that you’re going to need to schedule a dental filling to clear up the decay in your tooth, you might hear a lot of terms flying about that you aren’t familiar with. The good news is that the more you learn, the more excited you will feel about coming in for a restorative treatment for your tooth. One of the most common questions patients ask regarding fillings: What is a tooth-colored filling, exactly? Fortunately, this is very easy to answer. We will explain what it is and why it’s so great.
Is Teeth Whitening A Good Plan For You?
Teeth whitening erases stains, so patients can enjoy a smile that looks more consistent, much brighter, and often more youthful. Whether you are finding yourself with darkness, an unimpressive cast, yellowing, or otherwise, you may be thinking about choosing whitening to make that grin of yours much more attractive. However, you might discover that you haven’t the faintest idea about whether you will be able to qualify as a candidate or if this treatment just isn’t for you. We are happy to clarify a bit. Remember, also, that if whitening isn’t suitable, we can offer an alternative that is!
About Between-The-Teeth Cavities
You may have recently heard about cavities that form between teeth. This might even be the first time you have heard about this potential oral health problem! Of course, if you don’t floss your teeth, this might have given you quite a startle, causing you to question any tendency toward occasionally (or frequently) avoiding your suggested once-daily flossing. The good news is that making the decision to floss on a regular basis will always be to your advantage. As for those tooth decay questions you have, let’s get them answered.
Quick Tips: Keeping Your Toothbrush Clean
Amongst the dental hygiene details you will take in that let you know how to buy a toothbrush that is effective, how to brush for successful results, and more, you may find yourself wondering how to keep your brush clean. This is a wonderful question and something that is quite simple to answer. While we will be happy to provide additional information during your next visit, we would like to offer some quick tips, so you can keep your toothbrush clean and tidy in the meantime.
Veneers: A Quiz
How much knowledge do you think you’ve soaked up about porcelain veneers? Do you fancy yourself something of a master when it comes to camouflaging your smile – or do you think you’re still somewhere on the novice end of the spectrum? The good news is that becoming familiar with the details is quite easy – simply schedule a consultation with us, so we can answer your question and provide a thorough explanation. For the immediate moment, however, feel free to test your knowledge with a quick quiz.
Quiz: Are You Caring For Your Lips?
Are you doing anything special to protect your lips as part of your oral health care? You may be surprised that we ask (unless, of course, you suffer from chapped lips like many of our patients). While dry lips won’t necessarily result in any significant issue for your smile, nobody likes dealing with peeling or cracked lips! See how much you know about using lip balm to keep your lips safe.
Quiz: Is Nail Biting Bad For Your Smile?
You might be familiar with some very obvious habits that are bad for your oral health – particularly those that are performed on a regular basis. For instance, you know that guzzling coffee or any drink high in sugar (or something very acidic) is bad for your teeth. You know that chomping on ice or eating too-hard foods can chip or crack your teeth. However, you may not know where nail biting falls on the spectrum. First of all, it falls in the “bad” category. As for the details, let’s see if you grasp the severity with a quick quiz.
How Do You Prevent Cavities?
Tooth decay is a very prevalent oral health concern, one affecting children, adults, and seniors. However, few people realize just how easily they can prevent cavities or significantly reduce the risk of developing them. How do you prevent cavities? With a focus on a healthier diet and improving oral health you can strengthen your smile and limit your risk of tooth decay.
Vocab 101: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Stains
Teeth come in a variety of colors. Our eyes perceive some as white, while other teeth have noticeable yellow, gray or brown tones. Aside from differences in natural tooth color, the enamel of your teeth can absorb color from food, drinks and habits such as smoking. Stains that are within the tooth (usually in the dentin layer) are called intrinsic stains. Stains on the surface of the tooth are called extrinsic stains. At any preventive dentistry checkup, we will be glad to discuss teeth whitening solutions for extrinsic and intrinsic tooth discoloration. (more…)
