Damaged teeth can impact every aspect of your daily life. From eating your favorite foods to speaking with your loved ones, strong and healthy teeth are a necessity. Whether you’re suffering from tooth decay or injury, restorative dentistry can repair your teeth and renew the look and function of your smile. Cavities, infections, chipped or…
Missing teeth can damage your self-esteem and your oral health. Just one missing tooth can cause your teeth to shift, increasing your risk of dental complications like tooth decay and gum disease. Dr. Young is a Louisiana dentist trained in dental implants and prosthetic dentistry. At 23smiles, our cutting-edge technology makes it possible for us…
Even though permanent teeth are supposed to last for a lifetime, you may need to have a tooth removed at some point in your life. Your dentist removes the entire tooth from its tooth socket during a tooth extraction procedure, hoping to preserve your oral health. Serving Lafayette and Delcambre, LA, Dr. Michael J. Young…
If your tooth becomes vulnerable because of tooth decay, or due to an injury, lasting protection will be needed. In many cases where oral health problems occur, the proper solution will be the placement of a dental crown. At our Lafayette, LA dental practice, our restorative dental services include the use of dental crowns to…
If you just spend a little time toughing the matter out, you can wait for a toothache to subside on its own, and avoid a trip to the dentist’s office…right? This mindset can lead to trouble for your oral health. The pain in your tooth can be a symptom of a cavity, one that is…
You can understandably have some concerns about the way tooth loss affects the way others perceive you. You can look older, and less healthy, if you have a noticeable gap due to a missing tooth. You can also find yourself dealing with frustration over the way tooth loss makes biting and chewing more difficult. Your…
An injured tooth, or a tooth that is experiencing the ill effects of a cavity, can be in serious need of treatment. Your Lafayette, LA dentist can review a tooth that is in poor shape, and recommend the appropriate restorative dental treatment. If the problem is serious enough, it may require the placement of a…
Because they can create serious problems for your oral health, wisdom teeth are often extracted. You may wonder why teeth that occur naturally cause such concern, or why extraction is often the recommended course. The trouble with wisdom teeth lies in how they fit in with the rest of your teeth. Actually, it might be…
When tooth decay forms, your tooth faces a serious risk. As time passes, a cavity can continue to grow, and you can suffer the permanent loss of more enamel. Eventually, decay can lead to an internal infection that causes your tooth serious discomfort. An infection like this will need to be treated with a root…
Your dental health isn’t static. Your teeth can be perfectly healthy during one routine visit, and during the next, you may learn that a tooth is decaying and needs immediate treatment to restore it. Depending on the extent of the decay, you might be able to treat it by filling the cavity it caused in…