How often should I have my teeth professionally cleaned?
If you haven’t been paying a visit to your Plano dentist at least every six months, you should be. Semiannual professional cleanings are essential to maintaining your oral health and they’ll keep your teeth looking their best. You may think that regular brushing and flossing are sufficient to keep your mouth clean and healthy, but […]
Signs and Symptoms of an Impacted Tooth
When a permanent tooth is prevented from fully erupting through the gums, it becomes impacted. Many times this occurs when the jaw is not large enough to accommodate all of the teeth. The third molars, or wisdom teeth, are the most commonly impacted teeth, but any permanent tooth can fail to erupt. Impacted teeth can […]
Treatment Options to Improve Smile Symmetry
The most appealing smiles are perfectly symmetrical, with teeth on opposite sides of the mouth being mirror images of each other in terms of shape and size. However, nature gives many patients teeth that are far from perfect. One tooth may be undersized, while another may be oddly shaped. To create smile symmetry in such […]
Types of Dental Implants
If you are looking for a long-term solution for missing teeth, then ask your Plano TX dentist about dental implants. Dental implants are tooth root replacements that can securely hold artificial teeth such as dentures or bridges. When taken care of properly, implants can last a lifetime!Here are the different types of dental implants: Single […]
Achieve a Brighter Smile with ZOOM Teeth Whitening
A brighter, whiter smile is a common goal for a cosmetic dentist’s patients. Many of those patients find that they need to counteract the tooth discoloration caused by food and drink, genetics or even by the passage of time. In the past, patients have turned to uncomfortable trays and messy gels for their teeth whitening […]
Sedation dentistry – new advancements
Unfortunately, many people avoid the dentist out of fear. Often that fear arises from a negative experience that happened years ago—sometimes as far back as childhood, when dentistry was not nearly as advanced as it is today. With modern sedation dentistry techniques, reluctant patients in need of a checkup or dental procedure can put that […]
The Importance of Preventative Dental Care
It is important to visit the dentist regularly for preventative dental care because there are many diseases and conditions that can occur within the mouth. Some of the diseases that you can contract through dental health can affect your overall health as well such as Gum Disease. Without the proper dental treatment, the issue will […]
Dental Implants: New teeth in a day
Tooth loss can be a traumatic experience for people of any age. The quicker the dentist is able to rehabilitate the patient, the faster the patient will be able to return to his/her normal life. Dental implants were a huge step forward for patients wanting a fixed solution to their lost teeth. The duration of […]
Porcelain Veneers – A complete smile makeover
Smile makeovers are very common practice in dental offices today. With a little money and a will to improve your smile you can visit your dentist and transform that unsatisfactory smile into the smile that you’ve always wanted. A total Smile makeover with porcelain veneers in Plano is a highly esthetic, conservative and cost effective […]
Dental implants: Answers to common questions
With the rising popularity of dental implants, more people are choosing implants as the definitive treatment option for replacing missing teeth. As awareness grows, the questions regarding the use of implants grows.* What are dental implants?Dental implants are commonly titanium implants that are placed within the jaw to support artificial teeth. They are placed to […]
