If you’ve ever had to deal with decay in a tooth, then the good news is that you’re not alone. In fact, most people have, or will have to, treat some level of decay in at last one of their teeth at some point. However, the fact that it’s common doesn’t make tooth decay any less of a threat to your oral health, and it’s still worth doing all you can to prevent it from affecting your healthy, natural tooth structure. Fortunately, preventing tooth decay isn’t particularly difficult, and even if you’ve dealt with it before, you can still substantially reduce your risks of developing it again in another tooth. (more…)
3 Ways You Might Be Endangering Your Smile
When you think of “danger to your teeth,” you might think of accidental impacts, and wearing a mouthguard to protect them. While that’s a good idea, it doesn’t cover the range of different dangers your teeth can face, especially those you expose them to yourself without realizing it. Today, we look three ways you may be endangering your smile, and how you can reduce your risks of dental problems by addressing them. (more…)
Possible Reasons for Your Jaw Discomfort
Having to deal with an achy or sore jaw can sometimes be confusing. Unlike a toothache, the discomfort in your jaw area may not have an obvious point of origin, and it can impact several other areas of your oral health, as well. Fortunately, this doesn’t mean that jaw discomfort is impossible to address, or that you’ll need complex oral health treatment to alleviate it. Today, we explore a few possible reasons for your jaw discomfort, and how these conditions can affect your long-term oral health and bite function. (more…)
Is Your Snoring Habit Stoppable?
A snoring habit is the kind of thing that most people don’t consider a serious problem. It might be annoying to the sleeping partner who hears it every night, but it might not seem like a health concern or a factor in the quality of your daily life. The truth, though, is that snoring consistently every night can overtax your respiratory system, cardiovascular health, and more. Fortunately, there are often ways you can reduce your habit of snoring and its impact on your wellbeing, even if it’s the result of a more serious underlying sleep disorder like sleep apnea. (more…)
Are You Doing Enough to Prevent Gum Disease?
One of the biggest threats to many people’s smiles is the development and progression of gum disease. In fact, the chronic condition can affect a majority of adults to some degree, manifesting as minor or more severe gum disease, depending on several factors. Because it often grows severe before people realize it, extensive gum disease is the most frequent cause of adult tooth loss, as well. The good news, however, is that gum disease is one of the most preventable oral health conditions that can impact your smile. Today, we examine some of the best ways to prevent gum disease, and whether you’re doing enough to protect your smile from it. (more…)
What Does It Take to Prevent a Toothache?
For some people, a toothache can be the most intense form of discomfort they’ve ever experienced. For others, it may just be a small nuisance, at least until grows more severe. While toothaches can mean different things to different people, one thing is almost always true – it’s cause is something that shouldn’t be ignored, or else the condition will only grow worse. Because they’re often caused by issues that grow progressively worse (such as tooth decay), the best way to deal with a toothache is to prevent it, which may be simpler than you might expect. (more…)
Things You Can Do At-Home to Prevent Cavities
Practicing good hygiene on a daily basis is only part of a good preventive dental care routine. However, it’s an important one, and how well you stick to it can largely determine how the other half – your routine visits to your dentist – will go. Today, we take a look at the importance of your daily dental care at home, and what you can do to improve your chances of preventing things like cavities and other concerns from developing by the time you visit your dentist again. (more…)
Could Your Hygiene Routine Use a Refresher?
Good dental hygiene is a skill that everyone needs to master, and one that can always use refreshing long after you’ve mastered it. Whether you’re unaware of certain things you’re doing that hinder your hygiene efforts, or are lacking in certain areas and don’t realize it, brushing up on good hygiene skills can help you ensure that your efforts are rewarded with a consistently healthy smile. Today, we take a look at some of the more common ways in which most people can improve their dental hygiene routines, and why it’s important that they stick to their improved routines consistently. (more…)
What You Really Need to Know About Tooth Loss
If you keep up with good dental hygiene and visit your dentist on a regular basis, then chances are you know a lot about keeping your smile healthy. However, that isn’t exactly the same as knowing what to expect when you’re faced with a serious oral health concern, especially those that could potentially cause you to lose one or more teeth. Today, we explain a few things that everyone should know about tooth loss, including the common reasons why it occurs for most people, and what to do to preserve your smile if it occurs. (more…)
Taking Care Of You During A Dental Emergency
At Advanced Dental Concepts, we know that it can be tricky to identify a dental emergency. However, it is an important skill to have so that you do not let problems that should be dealt with immediately worsen over time and lead to needing more extreme care like extraction. So, in today’s blog, your Auburn Hills, MI, dentist will help you learn to identify a dental emergency, and what to do when one occurs.
