A cavity may start small, but it will continue to spread as it goes unchecked. Your daily oral care habits can help you prevent decay, but once that decay takes hold, the solution to your woes resides with your dentist. In cases where a cavity has had time to grow severe enough to cause internal problems, a root canal treatment will be in order. Once this procedure has been performed, your dentist will still need to address its impact on your tooth. While a filling is not a sufficient response to a root canal, a dental crown can offer necessary support. With a life-like ceramic crown, you can have your needed support, and keep your appearance in order. (more…)
Counting On Dental Implants To Regain A Healthy, Happy Smile
Tooth loss can seriously impact your smile, but its effects can also be felt in other ways. One issue you can have is with your routine jaw functions. Biting, chewing, and speaking may feel different when you have to work around tooth loss, and the impact can be frustrating. Unfortunately, the adjustments you make can lead to problems like TMJ disorder, which can leave you routinely in discomfort. A dental implant offers you the ability to enjoy a permanent prosthetic. Once placed, the implant can help you regain a complete smile, and jaw function that feels natural again. (more…)
Relying On A Dental Crown For Cosmetic Improvements
Dental crowns offer serious support when a tooth’s integrity is compromised. They are often associated with cavity treatment, particularly when a person has to undergo a root canal treatment. That being said, they are useful as more than just support after tooth decay. If you have an unsightly tooth that suffered damage in an injury, or one that developed abnormally, your dentist might recommend placing a crown. In addition to offering needed support, placing a ceramic crown will help the tooth look more like its neighbors. This can be important to improving your smile, in addition to protecting your vulnerable tooth. (more…)
Important Care Is Provided During Each Dental Checkup
The preventive care you provide your smile on a daily basis is key to making sure your mouth is found to be problem-free during a checkup with your dentist. Of course, those routine visits serve to do more than just gauge the current condition of your oral health. If you have a problem, your dentist can recommend the appropriate restorative dental treatment. When no problem is found, you will still receive a detailed cleaning, and any information on issues that deserve your attention. If you want to make sure your smile sustains its health and appearance, make sure you regularly enjoy the care provided by your dentist during a standard checkup. (more…)
How A One-Visit Dental Crown Benefits You
It is easy to see how being able to receive your dental crown after one visit, instead of needing two appointments, benefits your schedule. However, eliminating a second trip to the dentist is hardly the only benefit of CEREC technology, which makes your single visit crown possible. When you receive your permanent restoration sooner, you can enjoy full restorative dental care for your vulnerable tooth. You also avoid relying on a temporary crown to protect you between visits. Because CEREC produces natural-looking ceramic crowns, you can be relieved to know that your restoration will not disrupt your appearance. (more…)
Quiz: The Effects Of Unaddressed Tooth Loss
A glaring gap in your smile where a tooth used to be can have a negative effect on your appearance, and your self-confidence. However, your concern over tooth loss should address more than just cosmetic issues. Proper jaw function depends on having a full set of teeth. When you lose even one, your risk for problems like TMJ pains, and further tooth loss, rise. You also face the threat of jawbone resorption, where your jawbone tissue around an empty tooth socket can deteriorate. If you want to close the gap in your smile, a number of dental prosthetic solutions are available. However, to avoid jawbone resorption, you will need to have your prosthetic set in place with a dental implant. (more…)
A Dental Crown Can Help With More Than Just Cavities
Why would your tooth need a dental crown after you have had a cavity taken care of? In some cases it won’t – if tooth decay is caught in time, a dental filling will do the necessary job of supporting your tooth after restorative dental work. However, more significant cavities, especially those that require root canals, will need the more significant protection of a crown. Of course, cavities are not the only dental issues that make this type of restoration necessary. Any issue that puts a tooth’s health and function in jeopardy can be treated with a crown. Some patients will even receive a crown that takes the place of a lost tooth. (more…)
Check Out Oakland University’s Children’s Concert March 6
On Monday, March 6, Oakland University will open its doors and welcome families to check out its Children’s Concert. This special concert, led by renowned jazz violinist Regina Carter, will see the Oakland Jazz Quartet take on some of the most popular music from some of the most popular kids’ movies from the past few years. The movie music concert is a blast for kids, and can help connect them to the world of performance. Children aged two and under will be admitted into the concert at no cost. (more…)
Can Jaw Problems Lead To Tooth Problems?
TMD refers to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder – TMJ problems cause pain and discomfort for many people. The problem can develop from a number of issues, including stress. Developing TMJ problems can lead to difficult jaw movements, and regular discomfort. It can also lead to a habit of teeth grinding (though in some cases, teeth grinding can be the cause of TMD). If you fall into the habit of grinding your teeth, you could do serious damage, enough to leave you needing a dental crown. In some cases, failing to address the matter could lead to you losing a tooth to the harm caused by bruxism (the term for habitual teeth grinding). (more…)
What Will A Severe Cavity Do To My Smile?
When you combine good habits at home with regular dental checkups, you can keep your risk for a serious cavity low. Even if tooth decay does become a problem, a dental visit every six months can ensure it is addressed before it becomes serious. If you do suffer a more significant cavity, your dentist can protect your tooth, and your smile, by fitting it with a ceramic dental crown. The crown’s appearance can be a good match with neighboring teeth, so it can offer important restorative dental care that does not come at the expense of your looks. Of course, the crown is meant to do more than just change how you look – it is designed to provide long-term support. (more…)
