Your general dentist may be able to detect when something is off with your jawbone. For instance, if it’s crooked or malformed, it can affect your bite, which will also affect the health of your teeth. However, when your jawbone requires correction, surgery is typically needed, which requires the expertise of a skilled oral surgeon. To help you understand the process, and why it may be necessary to save your smile, we answer a few common questions about jawbone grafting, and the benefits you can expect afterwards. (more…)
Interesting Facts About the Tongue
Is your tongue a muscle, or an organ? As one of the major components of your oral cavity, the human tongue holds many mysteries—some simply interesting, and some that hold significant implications for your oral and overall health. Today, we examine a few fun facts about your tongue, including how it can warn you of oral health trouble. (more…)
Serious Oral Health Causes of Halitosis
When it doesn’t go away, bad breath can be more than just embarrassing—it can be worrisome. Sometimes, that worry is justified, especially if your halitosis (chronic bad breath) is a signal of a serious oral health issue. If brushing and flossing your teeth consistently doesn’t rid your mouth of bad breath, then you should schedule an examination with your dentist or dental specialist at your earliest convenience. (more…)
Fuel for a Stronger, Healthier Smile
Careful eating habits are vital to a healthy smile. Too much indulgence on sugar can almost guarantee cavity development, and too-frequent snacking on anything can be almost as bad. On the other hand, consuming enough of the right minerals and nutrients is necessary to keep your teeth and gums strong and healthy. Today, we explain a few of the things that can fuel your stronger, healthier smile that you should try to include more of in your diet. (more…)
When Extracting a Tooth Is Better Than Keeping It
Many patients don’t exactly welcome the news that one of their teeth has to be extracted. Even if the tooth hurts because it is severely damaged or infected, losing it can seem more devastating than dealing with it. As far as your dental health is concerned, however, the opposite may be true. In some cases, extracting a tooth is the only way to preserve the rest of your smile, especially when trying to save it could place other oral structures at risk of infection or damage. (more…)
How Smoking Destroys Your Oral Health
The dangers of smoking and tobacco use are no longer really debatable. Over the last few decades, numerous studies have uncovered the link between smoking and several chronic, potentially fatal health issues, including a variety of cancers. Your oral health also suffers from the habit, and not just your breath or the color of your teeth. Besides the physical effects of tobacco use (which are significant), smoking can also destroy your oral health no matter what precautions you take. (more…)
A Look at the Types of Dental Implants
It may surprise you to learn that the idea of dental implants dates back as far as 1,350 years ago. An excavated Mayan burial site in Honduras unearthed the remains of a woman believed to be in her twenties, with three shells placed where her lower incisor teeth should have been, and compact bone formation surrounding them. In modern times, dental implants have evolved into three different types, based on their placement on the jaw. They are designed to fuse with the jawbone in order to support a dental prosthesis, such as implant-supported bridges and dentures. (more…)
How Dental Surgery Can Help You
Unlike dental checkups and cleanings, which you should attend consistently, you might never have a need for dental surgery. When it comes to your dental health (like with your general health), dental surgery is only called for when a routine dental treatment will not suffice. Depending on your exact needs, such circumstances may include removing impacted wisdom teeth, placing dental implants, performing biopsies to detect oral cancer, and more. (more…)
Better Hygiene for Less Sensitive Teeth
Sensitive teeth can be caused by a number of oral health issues, including cavities, small fractures or cracks, exposed roots, and worn tooth enamel, to name a few. The treatment for sensitive teeth depends on what the cause is, but there are measures you can take to prevent them from becoming an issue. For instance, practicing better hygiene can alleviate many cases of sensitive teeth by helping the enamel around them regain their strength. (more…)
What the PH Scale Says About Your Dental Health
Literally, pH stands for the potential of Hydrogen, and it measures the hydrogen-ion concentration of a substance. Empirically, the pH scale measures and classifies a substance’s acidity or baseness (opposite of acidity). A healthy mouth usually hovers around a pH of about 7.1, which is slightly above the neutral pH of seven. However, acids introduced through your diet are constantly lowering this number, endangering your teeth and dental health. (more…)
