You want to know if you’re ready for cosmetic dentistry right now! However, you don’t know if there’s something more to consider beyond your clear desire for a smile that looks more impressive. The short answer is that there is a bit more to determining your readiness in the current moment. Fortunately, it’s quite easy to figure out! So, work your way through some essential factors that will let you know whether you’re ready or if you have a few more tasks to complete as presented by our Auburn Hills, MI team (and we look forward to beautifying your grin soon!).
Tooth Pain: Nope, You Should Never Ever Ignore It!
You might fancy yourself someone with quite a tolerance for discomfort, which is why one part of you thinks to yourself that you should absolutely not become flustered by the arrival of some tooth pain. We understand. We know that it might not always really register either. However, what our Auburn Hills, MI practice suggests when it comes to such negative sensations follows: You should do something about any type of pain that shows up for more than a fleeting moment in your smile. Find out why.
Calcium: Carry These 3 Details With You!
You might not know much about calcium other than the fact that it’s a mineral you need to remain healthy. As you begin learning more about your oral health, you will find that one of the topics that comes up frequently is your calcium intake. Are you getting enough, you may wonder? How much is that? How do you ingest calcium? Why is it so important for your smile? Receive your answers to these questions (and more) with the assistance of our Auburn Hills, MI team!
What Makes Invisalign® Different from Braces?
There are many reasons to worry about crooked teeth. Your smile’s appearance is one, but so is the impact that the imbalance can have on your overall oral health. For instance, crooked teeth don’t work as well when you bite and chew, which means they’re more likely to become damaged or develop decay. Unfortunately, many patients in Auburn Hills, MI, hesitate to fix their crooked teeth because they worry about how braces will affect their lives. The good news is that, with Invisalign® clear aligners, they don’t have to worry, and instead, can enjoy a discreet and comfortable way of straightening their teeth. (more…)
Toothpaste: Too Little, Too Much, Or Just Right?
Did you know that there’s technically a right amount and a wrong amount of toothpaste to use when you’re trying to practice your dental hygiene correctly? Did you know that using too little or too much can actually have a detrimental effect on your oral health? Well, it’s not the worst thing in the world but why not figure out your measurements with our Auburn Hills, MI team right now, so you can feel certain you’re actually doing your very best as you move through your preventive sessions at home on a daily basis? It’s definitely worth it!
Craze Lines: What On Earth Is Happening To Your Tooth?
You figure that your teeth are perfectly fine because you haven’t bitten into anything particularly hard lately. You don’t remember any other type of trauma. However, the light hits your smile just right and you catch a glimpse of what you feel is only describable by using a term like fracture or crack! “But my tooth doesn’t even hurt!” you may yell out. Okay. Before you become horrified over what you’re seeing, it’s time to take a step back and realize that from just a bit further away from a reflective surface, you can’t really see that crack anymore. So, what on earth is going on with your tooth, you wonder? Good news: Our Auburn Hills, MI team has all of the details you need. (Hint: It’s probably a craze line).
Snoring: 3 Easy Changes For Optimal Impact
You obviously don’t want to snore. This might be because it’s a little bit (or a lot) embarrassing. It might be because you wake up with a raw throat in the morning. Or, it might even wake you up at night. Whatever the reason you would really like it to stop, you might be very aware of the fact that you have tried and tried to find a snoring treatment but nothing seems to work. Fortunately, our Auburn Hills, MI team can provide you with a few easy changes to make that can help you actually achieve improvements, so you can breathe comfortably throughout the night (and get that good rest you need).
College Readiness Talk
The school year is just beginning! Perhaps you just brought your child to college, got everything settled in the dorm room, and then said a teary “goodbye” as your son or daughter spreads those wings (and you’ve got another child on the way to a university very soon). Or, maybe you have a kiddo just beginning high school senior year and you’re wondering how to get started with college applications. Perhaps your child has questions, too! Not to worry: The upcoming College Readiness Talk will help.
CEREC Crowns Offer Cosmetic Benefits, And Convenience
An ongoing problem with a tooth that is affected by decay, damage, or congenital abnormalities can leave you experiencing regular pain. These problems also have the ability to impact your dental function, making it harder to bite and chew comfortably. Fortunately, restorative dental care may be more readily available than you realize. Because your Auburn Hills, MI dentist’s office uses CEREC technology to produce one-visit dental crowns, you can have a permanent restoration ready for a problem tooth in the course of one appointment! In addition to having the necessary stability to keep a vulnerable tooth protected, a CEREC crown can mimic the appearance of a natural tooth, so your smile still looks good after you undergo treatment. (more…)
Electric Toothbrushes: Try Them, Ignore Them, Or What?
For just about any brusher out there, an inevitable moment will likely occur: The one during which you ask yourself whether you should really still be using your manual toothbrush or if perhaps, you should have switched to an electric toothbrush a long time ago. Is there really a good reason to change? Is this something you should know is obviously not even worth the effort? Should you try it out and just play things by ear? When you have dental hygiene questions but you don’t know how arrive at a certain answer, remember that our Auburn Hills, MI team is always here to help.
