Your teeth are durable and resilient. They are built to stand up to a lifetime of use, as long as you take proper care of them. Even if there are some bumps in the road and you deal with cavities and root canal infections, your teeth are resilient enough to recover. That’s thanks in part… Read more »
Dental cavities are a relatively common oral health problem that affects nearly every individual at some point in their lives. What determines the long-term outlook of your oral health is how you respond to your cavity. If you catch the problem quickly, visit your dentist, and adjust your cleaning routine, you may not experience cavities… Read more »
Dealing with oral health concerns successfully is often about more than just directly treating the concern. Your oral health is complex, and given the nature and extent of the problems your smile faces, some of them can have a compounding impact on other aspects of your oral health. For example, if you lose one or… Read more »
The specific treatment you receive at your dentist’s office depends on your specific oral health concerns. However, some treatments can address a wide range of different concerns with optimal results, making them more preferable than others for certain types of conditions. For example, modern dental crowns are among the most popular restorative dental treatments designed… Read more »
Treating for most dental health concerns depends on the severity of the problem that needs to be addressed. This is especially true for tooth decay, which is the most frequent chronic oral health problem to occur. Tooth decay describes an infection in your tooth structure that grows progressively worse over time, and the best treatment… Read more »
When it comes to treating most dental health concerns, the earlier you address it, the better. For example, when you develop a cavity in your tooth, your dentist may recommend filling it with a biocompatible material to stop it from getting worse. If it’s allowed to progress further, however, the tooth decay that causes the… Read more »