Protecting Your Teeth With An Oral Guard

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How do you support the health of your mouth while you sleep? If you suspect you are grinding and clenching your teeth at night, let your dentist know. Left untreated, this problem can wear away your enamel and cause an uneven bite. This can increase your risk for gum disease, tooth decay, and lead to complications with the health of your jaw. Otherwise known as bruxism, grinding your teeth can give you a prematurely aged appearance as loss of enamel leaves a discolored worn down look.

Fortunately, your Cerritos, CA dentist can evaluate your bite for the signs of bruxism and offer a treatment to protect your teeth while you sleep. By wearing an oral guard, you can separate each row of teeth and relieve pressure on your jaw from constant clenching. Once we stop the progression of your habit, we can discuss cosmetic procedures to return your beautiful smile!

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Mending Your Teeth With Dental Crowns

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Whenever you experience an injury to a tooth, you should seek its repair right away to prevent further complications from developing. Whether from decay or physical trauma, damage to your teeth can break open your protective enamel layer and leave the inner material at risk for infection. You may also undergo severe pain as cracked or chipped teeth become sensitive when having a meal. Because of its negative effect on your appearance, a broken tooth can impact your enthusiasm to socialize as well.

To treat pain, prevent further injury, and return a beautiful smile, seek out the remarkable results of a dental crown. This restoration goes over the entirety of a damaged tooth to protect its insides and sustain the pressure of your bite. At your Cerritos, CA dentist’s office, we can create a ceramic dental crown that is custom-made for your smile. Modern material selection allows us to match its shade to your natural teeth to address esthetic concerns while repairing a tooth’s function.

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Promising Solutions For Confident Smiles

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When you have issues with the appearance of your teeth, cosmetic dentistry can help you attain beautiful results. Our services focus on the area of your appearance that is most noticeable when speaking to others. This means you can remain confident in your social life or at the office without worrying about staining or physical imperfections with your smile! By offering multiple treatments that address a variety of esthetic concerns, your Cerritos, CA dentist is dedicated to providing radiant improvement. To learn how cosmetic dentistry can treat problems with discoloration and dental damage, schedule a meeting with a member of our team!

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Safely Removing Your Wisdom Teeth

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As you enter adolescence, the possible arrival of your wisdom teeth may impact your oral health, comfort, or the alignment of your smile. While some people experience no complications, regularly meeting with your dentist allows us to track the development of these third molars. As they grow in your mouth, these new structures can damage your enamel as they crowd against your other adult teeth. They may even become impacted and cause an increased risk for tooth decay, gum disease and infection. To prevent these dangers, your Cerritos, CA dentist can let you know if your wisdom teeth pose any threat to the rest of your mouth. We can relieve any current pain you feel with a safe extraction procedure and guide you through a comfortable recovery process.

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Successful Replacement Of Your Missing Tooth

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If you have recently lost one of your teeth, you know how difficult adjusting to your new smile can be. While the effect on your looks can be unsettling, the threat to your oral health of untreated tooth loss can be even worse. This is why receiving professional treatment for your missing tooth offers benefits beyond the cosmetic enhancement of your appearance. While you regain a full smile, a dental prosthetic helps you prevent serious further harm to your remaining teeth and jaw. Your Cerritos, CA dentist offers placement of a dental implant to return your bite and mimic a natural tooth! This treatment secures directly into the bone of your jaw to provide support for years to come.

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Responding To Different Dental Emergencies

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Whenever you experience an injury to one of your teeth, knowing the symptoms that require immediate care helps you seek prompt treatment. Serious harm to one of your teeth reduces your quality of life by causing harm whenever you sit down for a meal or simply attempt to speak. In addition to the pain you feel, alterations to your tooth’s structure can have quite the negative effect on your appearance as well. This is why it is so important to immediately seek dental care in an emergency.

Because even an injury that seems insignificant at first can compound in severity, consulting your dentist can make the difference in saving your natural tooth. In fact, the earlier you receive treatment may increase your odds at preventing an extraction. At your Cerritos, CA dentist’s office, we provide emergency oral health services to repair various injuries to your teeth. Whether you knock out, chip, or break a tooth, we can treat your pain and help you restore your full smile!

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A Simple Fix For When You Grind Your Teeth

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If you grind or clench your teeth severely at night, this could lead to oral health complications and cause permanent damage. You may even be unaware of the habit that takes place while you are asleep. If not properly detected and addressed, wear and tear on your enamel can cause an uneven bite and increase the risk of tooth decay. Grinding, otherwise known as bruxism, exposes the insides of your tooth to harmful bacteria which could also cause an infection. This is why your Cerritos, CA dentist offers a simple nonsurgical solution. We can provide an oral guard to protect your teeth as you sleep and prevent damage from threatening your oral health!

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Cosmetic Dentistry Offers Promising Results

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If you would like to improve the look of your smile, we offer cosmetic services that provide enticing benefits. Through cosmetic dentistry, you can increase your self confidence by focusing on this part of your appearance upon which others often focus. You do not have to allow staining or physical imperfections of the teeth hold you back any longer. Your Cerritos, CA dentist has years of experience practicing modern techniques to address your esthetic concerns with the quality of your teeth. In as little as a single visit, our remarkable cosmetic solutions can grant the results you desire!

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Important Service For Oral Cancer Screening

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Are you taking every step to protect the health of your mouth? Maintaining robust oral hygiene does more than protect your teeth against cavities. By attending regular cleanings and examinations with your dentist, they are able to check your mouth for the signs of oral cancer. Because this form of disease can produce little to no pain, routine checkups provide the opportunity for identification of problems that would otherwise go unnoticed. Early detection can greatly influence the success of treatment, so do not skip your exams.

To further protect yourself against cancer, you can also monitor yourself for symptoms at home. If you notice sudden changes to the tissues of your mouth, you can schedule a screening outside of your standard checkups. At your Cerritos, CA dentist’s practice, we can diagnose the symptoms of cancer with oral pathology examinations. If we detect cancer, we will guide you through treatment options that fit your diagnosis.

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Professional Treatment For Your Missing Tooth

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When you lose one of your teeth, the impact on your life can be rather upsetting. Not only does the loss affect your personal appearance, but a multitude of further oral health problems can take hold if not addressed in a timely manner. Seeking a sturdy replacement for your lost tooth can return your confidence in the look of your smile while preventing serious additional harm. Restoring the function of your bite with a dental prosthetic will help maintain the health of your remaining teeth and assist the alignment of your jaw. This is why your Cerritos, CA dentist offers treatment through placement of a dental implant. This solution sits directly in your jaw to revive your smile!

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