When you watch TV, see people at school or people you work with who have these perfect Hollywood teeth, you start to wonder. Am I doing something wrong that I get cavities and need crowns? Are my genes just lousy? Well, the answer to some of these questions...
Sometimes, people only visit our office when their teeth and gums are sore, or they feel dental pain. However, repairing a dental cavity or restoring a painful tooth should be done for other reasons as well. When you restore a tooth, so it functions better, you...
You may have heard of an onlay, used in connection with bonding, although it can be made of a number of various materials. This type of dental restoration is often recommended to fill a large cavity. While we often fill cavities with a traditional filling...
The inside of the mouth is covered by oral mucosa. This is a layer of tissue that functions to protect the inner layer from infections and from food particles penetrating it. It also serves the immunological barrier role of preventing infections from seeding in...
A dentist’s office is often a place packed with unfamiliar sounds, smells, and sights. Loud noises such as drilling could scare them, as could the sight of nervous adults milling around the waiting room. It’s not a surprise that so many children...
Cracked teeth are actually quite a common occurrence. Many times, we will recommend treating a cracked tooth with a crown, but not every kind of crack requires a crown to protect your tooth from further damage. Our purpose in this article is to inform you when...
Sometimes you may crack your tooth and not know it for some time. As the crack gets progressively worse, you may experience sensitivity or pain. That is why it is important to stay away from hard foods or candy, either of which can lead to this type of unwanted...
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