Consulting with your dentist about cosmetic dental care can lead to big improvements to your smile. There are several treatments you can choose from, and your dentist can help you appreciate what approach can be most beneficial. Patients who want to transform their smile by making several changes will often pursue improvement through the placement…
Have you ever found yourself thinking how your smile would look so much better if you could fix that one little issue with a tooth? A relatively minor dental flaw can have a big impact on a person’s appearance. Luckily, cosmetic dental care can help you correct the matter, and see a big improvement to…
Spacing and alignment issues can frustrate people, as they may draw unwanted attention, and hurt the overall quality of their smile. Many patients will go on to make corrections by undergoing a treatment with clear braces. Invisalign and ClearCorrect both provide orthodontic corrections that will gradually put your teeth in more appropriate positions, without requiring…
If you feel an unusual amount of stress in a given moment, you may respond by clenching your jaw, and grind your teeth. You may not think much of that action while it happens, but you should know that a habit of teeth grinding can lead to real oral health troubles. Patients who experience bruxism can…
If you are missing a tooth, or missing several teeth, you can be quite unhappy with your smile. Some people with this issue can go so far as to try and avoid smiling altogether! That being said, there are oral health issues that come with tooth loss that can cause serious issues, and also deserve…
Tobacco’s effects on your health can be serious. One area where you can experience problems is your oral health. You will face an increased risk for problems like gum disease, and potentially serious conditions like oral cancer. If you have been a user of tobacco products, you have hopefully already cut yourself off from its…
A smile gap that stands out in your smile can be a bothersome presence. If you are self-conscious about the presence of a gap, it can undermine your confidence, and make you less comfortable with how you look. Gaps can be caused by alignment issues, but some patients will have this problem because of size…
Having orthodontic work can help you correct crooked teeth, close smile gaps, and improve both your appearance, and your oral health. When you use clear braces to make these adjustments, you can see results without having to wear conspicuous bracket and wire braces for an extended period of time. Clear braces are made from see-through…
What makes the whitening kit you receive from your dentist different from the various whitening products you can pick up from your nearby grocery store or pharmacy? Your dentist can supply you with prescription strength whitening gels that have a bigger impact on your smile by attacking staining agents that hide in deeper layers of…
When you set out to make improvements to your smile, you may want to consider how your gums currently affect your appearance. For some people, bulky or uneven periodontal tissue may play a part in why they are unhappy with their appearance. Your dentist can provide a gum contouring treatment, which involves the safe, careful…
