All About Implants

Brighten Your Smile And Protect Your Investment - Tips For Dental Implant Longevity

3 April 2015

It can be very difficult to get through day-to-day life without a large amount of self confidence, and for many people, that confidence starts with their smile. If you have aspects of your oral health that you're seeking to improve, dental implants can be an excellent solution for returning your teeth to their prior glory as quickly as possible. Once you've made the decision to seek dental implants, it's important that you support that decision.

Composite Resin – Why You Should Consider Using This Restorative Process For Your Teeth

18 March 2015

Broken, decayed and eroded teeth certainly pose significant health risks but they also pose a risk to your own self-image. The majority of people don't enjoy the appearance of broken and chipped teeth and the cost of crowns or veneers may be out of your price range. You should consider restoring your teeth using composite resin and for more than just the cost. What Are Composite Resins? Composite resins are tooth-colored materials that are applied to the unbroken surface of your teeth in order to replace the tooth structure that has been lost.

Don't Like Your Veneers? Implants Could Be A Better Fit

27 February 2015

If you have porcelain veneers and you aren't happy with the way your smile looks, you should talk with a dentist about getting dental implants instead. Your mouth will benefit from having the implants in a variety of ways, and the implants are going to be much easier for you to maintain. Here are just a few reasons you want to ask the dental expert about making the switch. Natural Feel and Appearance

LANAP And You: Surgery Without A Scalpel

18 February 2015

Oral hygiene is a difficult subject for many people to discuss, particularly due to a common fear of the dentist. If you are worried for what your next dentist visit could bring, regarding the possibility of surgery in the near future, don't be alarmed: there are other options. In 1994, a new laser-based technique called LANAP was created to create a low-pain alternative to standard gum surgery. According to Doctor Robert Gregg, founder of LANAP, 50% of Americans have gum disease.

Why Is Your Breath Stinky Even After Brushing?

12 February 2015

You breathe into your hands to determine whether your breath is stinky, and yuck, it really is. Knowing you have not brushed your teeth in a few hours, you head to the bathroom and give them a good, thorough brushing. Breathing into your hands again, you notice that your breath has a fresher, minty quality – but there's still an underlying stinkiness you just can't shake. Why is this? How can your breath still be smelly after you spend three minutes brushing your teeth?

Life After Hockey: Getting Your Smile Back

12 February 2015

As you probably already know, hockey is known to be one of the roughest and toughest sports around. And hockey players are notoriously known to have one or more missing or broken teeth as a result. While trying to fix or replace these broken teeth while still playing hockey regularly is essentially pointless, once you have moved on from regular hockey competition, you can take steps to get your smile back to the way it was before hockey.

How To Properly Brush Your Teeth

12 February 2015

Brushing your teeth is probably something you have been doing for as long as you can remember, and maybe your parents started brushing your teeth at age two or earlier. It is likely that both your parents and childhood dentist showed you how to brush, and you are confident that you are doing a great job. But surprisingly enough, you may be missing some vital information and skills that will ensure you are brushing well enough to prevent decay.

Dental Implant For A Single Missing Tooth

12 February 2015

Generally people lose their teeth to either disease or trauma.  Trauma could be excessive biting forces or an accident, and disease is usually periodontal disease or tooth decay.  The loss of a single front tooth is often caused by trauma, and today one is fortunate to have experienced cosmetic dentists who can remove any remaining root and insert a dental implant with a new tooth attached in just an hour or two.