If you walk into your average convenience store or supermarket, you will undoubtedly encounter a vast selection of beverages available for purchase. While many people are quick to reach for juice, a soda, or a sugary coffee, consuming these items frequently can make your mouth vulnerable to stains and infections like tooth decay and gum disease that require restorative dental treatments. Here’s a quick overview of why milk is the ideal beverage for the health of your smile.

Did you know that 92% of adults will experience tooth decay? Cavities often occur on the chewing surfaces of molars because it can be difficult to remove food residue and plaque from the deep crevices. However, cavities can occur on any exposed tooth surface, including between your teeth. Known as interproximal cavities, they can be very difficult to detect until complications arise, like a toothache. Here’s how to determine if you have a cavity between two teeth.

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Aging gracefully. Everyone hopes they will manage to slow down the hands of time and look youthful for as long as possible, and they do what they can to make it happen. In fact, the anti-aging industry was worth about 62 billion dollars globally in 2021! Obviously, people are willing to do whatever it takes or costs to keep classic signs of aging at bay, but it may take more than wrinkle creams.

Unfortunately, if you’re missing one or more teeth, you may be headed toward premature aging with changes to your facial shape. How is this possible? What impact does missing teeth have on your facial shape? What can be done? Continue reading to find out!

If you’re someone who’s ordinarily anxious at the dentist’s office, sedation dentistry can be a powerful tool to help you relax. However, for some patients, even thinking about sedation dentistry has the opposite effect; if they don’t know what to expect, they wind up a bit more nervous about the whole procedure.

That being the case, it can often be a good idea to learn a little bit more about the sedative that you’re receiving or before the day of your procedure. Here’s a little bit of information about the various sedatives available to you, how they’ll make you feel, and how long they should affect you.

Sedation dentistry is an excellent option for patients with dental fears or phobias. It’s also perfect for patients requiring dental work. However, it’s normal to have concerns about the fees for dental sedation. You don’t have to delay treatment or compromise your comfort because of price concerns. Many factors affect the cost of sedation dentistry, but you have several options to keep it affordable.

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Maybe there’s a stubborn loved one in your life who is insistent on being “put under” for intimidating dental work. Or maybe you are that someone. Jokes aside, dental anxiety is a real issue, and it can be detrimental if it’s prompting you or a family member to avoid appointments. Your oral health directly affects your general health, so it’s important to attend biannual checkups and get any oral health issues addressed right away.

It’s understandable that you might prefer being completely unconscious, and you’re right in thinking that laughing gas could help you endure a dental visit. However, it might not be for the reasons you were expecting. Keep reading to find out more.

For some folks, going to the dentist can be scary. Sedation dentistry is a way to help people who feel nervous or scared about going to the dentist. It helps them feel calm and less afraid. But besides that, it also has other good things that make dental care easier and more comfy for people. Keep reading to learn about five other ways that dental sedation can benefit patients.

When you finally see your veneers for the first time, it’s easy to feel invulnerable. Your new smile shines will be so immaculately straight, bright, and flawless that it’s almost hard to imagine anything tarnishing it.

That can lead you to wonder whether you have to worry about your new veneers ever becoming susceptible to decay.

Here’s what you should know about that prospect, and why you should make it a point to still take care of your oral health once you’ve gotten cosmetic care.

Are you looking to achieve a flawless smile like you see in magazines and red-carpet premiers? Porcelain veneers might be the solution you’ve been searching for. These thin shells are custom-made to cover the front surface of your teeth, transforming their appearance for a radiant smile.

If you’re considering porcelain veneers, but still need convincing, continue reading for reasons to take the plunge.

With the rise of misinformation in all circles of healthcare, many patients don’t know how to protect themselves. One of the latest offenders? Mail-in clear aligners that supposedly straighten your teeth like Invisalign and SureSmile, but without visits to the dentist. If that seems too good to be true, that’s because it is.

Below are some of the dangers of mail-in aligners and why you should only trust your dentist for orthodontic treatments.