Getting Crowned: Treating Your Teeth Like Royalty

Posted on: 23 September 2021
Many people dread the notion of a root canal, even though the procedure is quite safe and rarely causes any more discomfort than a simple cavity drilling. While this procedure is often maligned, it's actually extremely useful, and having one could mean the difference between a quick and easy procedure or having multiple visits to the dentist's chair with pain and medical problems. Here's three things that getting a root canal now can help prevent in the future.
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Posted on: 16 August 2021
If your wisdom teeth are coming through, then you might be wondering if you should extract them or not. Sometimes, wisdom teeth come through completely normally. This usually happens when there is enough space to accommodate the wisdom teeth in the jawbone. But where there isn't enough space, various issues can arise that lead to the need for wisdom tooth extraction. Here are some of the problems you might experience if this happens to you:
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Posted on: 2 July 2021
For the best chance of success, a dental implant is placed as soon as possible as a tooth is lost. How does the amount of time that a tooth is lost play a role in the placement of a dental implant?  Ongoing Pressure Teeth experience a high degree of pressure each day. This is predominantly bite pressure, and this pressure is absorbed by both the tooth and its support structure. When a tooth is lost, the bone immediately beneath it is no longer subjected to ongoing pressure.
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Posted on: 24 May 2021
Dental implants are an ideal option if you are missing one or more teeth. However, there may be some other ways to correct the gap from a missing tooth. There may not be enough room between the gap from your missing tooth and the other surrounding teeth in some cases. If you think you cannot fix your tooth because your gap is too small, you may be surprised by your options.
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