Even if you’ve never had to remove any of your wisdom teeth, or haven’t developed any, you may be familiar with the common problems they can cause. In fact, when most people talk about wisdom teeth, it’s in the context of having to remove them due to the complications they’re causing, or in surprise that […]
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A lot of the problems that commonly affect people’s oral health are preventable under most circumstances. The reason they often develop is due to a vulnerability in your dental hygiene routine and/or preventive dental care schedule, even a slight one. The same is true for many of the conditions that lead to tooth loss or […]
When you experience tooth loss, the missing space (or spaces) in your smile can lead to several negative consequences for your oral health and structures. For instance, the jawbone structure that supports and sustains your teeth roots can suffer from the lack of stimulation. Your bite overall can experience trouble as your remaining teeth struggle […]
Describing all of the benefits of dental implants for restoring your lost teeth can take a long time, and many of those benefits may not be noticeable at first. Typically, the majority of these advantages stem from the fact that, unlike more conventional tooth replacement options, implant restorations are supported by posts that closely mimic […]
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Dental emergencies, which can often obviously require immediate attention, aren’t the only causes for people to lose teeth. In fact, more people experience tooth loss due to a chronic oral health condition known as gum disease. When you lose a tooth due to something that doesn’t seem like an emergency, the need to replace the […]
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Oral surgery offers a number of solutions for dealing with oral health concerns that are too complex for general dental treatment. Issues that can impact structures beyond your teeth and gums, such as your upper or lower jawbone, may require surgery to address in a successful manner. In some cases, that solution includes surgically grafting […]
Unlike many common oral health problems, those that result from the improper eruption of your wisdom teeth (or third molars) can be difficult to predict. Wisdom teeth can more easily become impacted than other types of teeth because they’re the last ones to develop along your dental ridges. Yet, they don’t always become impacted, and […]
Dental implants are increasingly more common for patients who want to rebuild their smiles after tooth loss. The comprehensive results they provide in replacing your lost tooth structure, especially the roots, is one of the reasons why. Another is the fact that many patients who’ve experienced tooth loss already qualify for dental implants. Those who […]
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If you’ve ever worried about experiencing tooth loss, the good news is that preventing it is usually highly possible. There’s no secret to it; many of the most common causes behind adult tooth loss are things that can typically be prevented, or managed before tooth loss occurs. The problem for many people is that they […]
If you gauge a tooth replacement option by its appearance, most modern restorations are highly capable of fully restoring your smile. However, your teeth play much more important roles in your smile than just filling out its appearance, and losing a tooth comes with many more concerns than those that affect how your smile looks. […]
