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Accidents happen every day. From painful chips to knocked-out teeth, recognizing the signs of a dental emergency is essential to getting the care you need. Find out when you should visit the emergency dentist to preserve your smile.

Missing teeth impact your confidence and your oral health, but dentures can solve those problems. If you’re considering these artificial teeth to restore your smile, find out how denture fittings work and how to adjust to life with dentures.

You work hard on that summertime glow, so why not set it off with a brighter, whiter smile? Teeth whitening is one of the most popular cosmetic dental treatments around. Find out how it works and which whitening treatment is right for you.

Few people are perfectly happy with their smile, but veneers are an easy way to correct many of the most common smile flaws. Veneers give you a natural look and the smile you’ve always dreamed of having.

Veganism has a number of proven health benefits, but can it work wonders for your oral health? That depends on how healthy your diet — vegan or otherwise — is!...

Teeth whitening is a booming business and for good reason. It’s natural to want a gorgeous smile. Not every set of pearly whites is an ideal candidate for the treatment, however...

Imagine losing your short-term memory, unable to recall the names of those you hold dear. Or experiencing unexplained mood changes like agitation at night, or even the loss of basic bodily functions or the ability to properly care for yourself...

Wisdom teeth seem like the perfect setup for a bad joke: if they’re so wise, why do they cause so much pain and hassle? Wisdom teeth, or the third set of molars that typically develop between the ages of 17 and 21...

Americans are developing diabetes at an alarming rate, with as many as 100 million people living with diabetes and prediabetes today. This means that it’s even more important today than it was yesterday to ensure your oral health is maintained...

When your mouth needs attention, your overall health can suffer. If you haven’t been able to take care of your oral health, you might already be feeling the effects on your general health...

If your teeth are in mostly great shape, you may be wondering if veneers are an option for you. Veneers are thin shells molded to the shape of your teeth and bonded to their surface to mask discoloration...

There should be no question too embarrassing to ask your prosthodontist — after all, it’s their job to ensure your mouth is restored to full glory, in both function and appearance...

Your hormones change throughout the course of your life, from typical hormonal shifts that occur with the onset of puberty to those associated with taking hormonal birth control and onwards toward menopause, or even those caused by an abnormal...

You might cringe at the whine of a dentist’s drill or shudder at the feeling of denture cream, but today’s modern dentistry tools and techniques are nothing compared to the creepy ways people dealt with tooth problems in the past...

Accidents happen, but if you get a tooth knocked out it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doomed to live with a gap in your smile. With quick thinking and swift action on your part...

You’ve got a throbbing tooth and the pain just won’t go away. Is it because you bit down too hard on a piece of hard candy, or could it be a sign of something much more serious?...

If you’re trying to live a more consciously healthy lifestyle, you’re probably looking at all the factors in your life that affect your health and well-being. One of these factors may be the amount of radiation you expose your body to each year...

One of the health challenges faced by older people, especially women, is that of osteoporosis. The most common symptoms of this disease are brittle bones and lower bone density...

If you’ve got a chipped, broken or badly decayed tooth, your prosthodontist is likely to cover it with a crown instead of replacing the entire tooth. It’s a simpler procedure and gives great results in most cases...

When it comes to replacing or repairing teeth, prosthodontists are the go-to experts in the field. As the top specialists in cosmetic dentistry, prosthodontists are well known for providing veneers, crowns and implants, for one tooth or an entire mouth...

Losing a tooth isn’t only embarrassing, it can severely impact your bite and the health of the rest of your mouth if it isn’t cared for. The empty space where your tooth used to live can cause bone loss in your jaw...

It’s a rite of passage in most families. The kids show off their loose teeth to their parents, then hide the fallen teeth under their pillows in the hopes that the tooth fairy will take them away...

Unless you have a cavity or some other problem with your teeth, it’s likely that you never really thought about the different types there are and what they do. The normal adult has 32 teeth...

Dentures, or false teeth, have been around for thousands of years. The earliest type of false teeth found were created by the Etruscans in 700 B.C. They created sets of dentures made from a combination of human and animal teeth...

Prosthodontist, orthodontist, what’s the difference? Aren’t they all just fancy types of dentists? Well, technically yes, just like surgeons, OB/GYNs and pediatricians are all medical doctors...

What type of mouthwash should you be using? After brushing and flossing, using mouthwash can give your mouth a nice, clean finish. But not all rinses are made the same...

If you’ve got normal, active kids, the possibilities are pretty good that one of them may suffer from a cracked or chipped tooth at some time while growing up...

While bone grafting might sound like a terrifying serious medical procedure, it’s actually a relatively minor task that we do right in our office...

Getting a set of complete dentures is a process that includes multiple visits to the prosthodontist’s office. We’ll be seeing a lot of each other in the coming weeks...

Everyone wants a great looking smile, right? Whether you’re born with perfect teeth (and how many of us are?) or you need a little help to make a good first impression...

Does the sight of strange shiny tools in your dentist’s office make you start to tense up? The whirring sound of the drill and the sharpness of a dental pick can be very frightening, and might even be behind your fear of going to the dentist...

Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine you experience the astringent smell of antiseptics, hear the shrill whine of a drill coming closer and closer, feel fingers covered in latex invading your mouth...

Everyone knows that cigarette smoking is bad for your general health, including your teeth. If you’re a smoker, you’ve probably been told to quit dozens of times. Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, might seem like a smoker’s dream come true...

If the thought of getting your teeth cleaned makes you tense up and you’d rather suffer from a toothache than visit the dentist, sedation dentistry can literally save your smile...

When you have a permanent tooth extracted, a blood clot will form to cover and protect the exposed bone and nerve endings left open by the process. If this clot dislodges and comes out, it causes a painful condition known as a dry socket. ...

Wisdom teeth don’t make you any smarter, but they do appear when you’re old enough to make it seem like you are. For most people, wisdom teeth are the last four molars to appear in their mouth, and they often do more harm than good. ...

The image of a gap-toothed child is always charming, but switch that picture to an adult and the results are nowhere near as attractive. Whether you’re missing a series of teeth through genetics or because of gum disease or accidents...

More than half of Americans over the age of 30 suffer from periodontal disease. In fact, gum disease is the leading cause for tooth loss in adults. Periodontal disease patients get very familiar with procedures like scaling and root planing...

Crowns aren’t just for royalty, they’re also a great way to repair your smile! Although sometimes people choose to have crowns placed for purely cosmetic reasons...

There are lots of reasons you may need a tooth extracted, everything from accidents to advanced tooth decay can be at the root of the problem. No matter what causes the extraction, though, the process is basically the same...

After a hot pizza and a couple of sugary sodas, the inside of your mouth can be a pretty unpleasant place, but even that kind of day is no match for periodontal disease. This insidious condition affects the gums and other tissues around your teeth...

Pregnancy changes your body in so many ways...

When you’re a dentist (or a dental patient), the word “bridge” can mean a lot of different things, but usually the first to come to mind is a structure containing replacement teeth to fill areas where real ones used to be...