Does a Root Canal Hurt?
Even if you’re the bravest of patients, hearing these two words — root canal — can strike fear in you, especially if you’ve never had one yourself but only …
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How to Take Care of Your Oral Health After a Tooth Extraction
The unfortunate truth is tooth extractions happen regardless of how vigilant you are with your at-home oral care routine. Sometimes tooth decay causes so much damage that the tooth can’t be …
Should I Get Crowns or Veneers?
Have you ever flipped through a magazine and grew totally preoccupied with the beautiful white smiles the models were flashing? While you’re getting jealous over those perfect smiles, are …
How to Know When You Have a Dental Emergency
It never fails. Have you ever spent months planning that perfect family vacation only to have something happen at the last minute to throw everything off schedule — or …
I’m Missing Several Teeth: Should I Get Dental Implants or a Bridge?
Missing teeth are often fodder for standup comics or funny stories told around the kitchen table at family gatherings. But missing teeth aren’t all that rare. In fact, an estimated …
Is It Necessary to Have My Wisdom Teeth Extracted?
Think of wisdom teeth and extractions often come to mind as well. This should come as no surprise, because about 85% of us will have our wisdom teeth extracted at some …
What’s the Difference Between Over-the-Counter and Professional Teeth Whitening?
While it’s generally accepted that there’s a connection between oral health and overall health, can a healthy, bright smile actually make you more confident and successful? Perhaps. In fact, …
Why Veneers Might Be Right for You
Practically from the moment we’re born, it seems someone is always trying to capture our image to document a moment in time. Think back to those corny “say cheese” pictures, when …
The Many Benefits of Invisalign
For many Americans, childhood memories often include a long and awkward chapter on orthodontics. With all of the advances in dentistry, it’s hard to believe that in the not-so-distant …
The Importance of Emergency Dental Care
Just about everyone will experience an emergency situation at one time or another – whether a pipe bursts in your home during the winter or your car breaks down …