Preserving Your Smile After A Gum Infection

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Learning you have a gum infection can be rather disappointing. However, understanding how to best care for your disease can help you preserve your smile. Because your gums provide the connection between your teeth and jawbone, protecting them from further damage is vital to preventing the possibility of losing teeth. When you attend dental checkups regularly, you are more likely to discover a gum problem early in its development. Because gum disease is only reversible in its first stage, this is key to curing your disease state. Once your infection reaches the bone, it becomes permanent, but with regular maintenance, we can help you enjoy a healthy smile for years to come. If you experience symptoms like red, puffy tissues, soreness, or bleeding each time you brush, call us right away. We will schedule an immediate appointment to get your health under control.

At your Riverside, CA, dental office, we take a proactive approach to protecting gum health. This means recommending biannual cleanings and examinations to prevent the cause of infection as well as detect it as soon as it occurs. When we discover active cases of the disease, we can offer more advanced periodontal treatments that help you place it into remission.

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Preventing A Tooth Infection’s Spread

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Beautiful blonde woman on vacation wearing summer hat and dress over yellow background touching mouth with hand with painful expression because of toothache or dental illness on teeth.When you develop a toothache that will not go away after a day or so, let your dentist know at once! This common symptom may indicate a dangerous infection that could spread to other parts of your body without treatment. A bacterial infection inside the tooth’s inner chamber risks reaching your bloodstream and causing further havoc. By taking an X-ray of the problem tooth, we can determine if foreign material is creating an inflammatory response that swells tissues near sensitive dental nerves. When tissues press against your nerve, the pain you feel signals the need for prompt treatment. Fortunately, root canal therapy can clear out your inner chamber and prepare the tooth to receive a sturdy, restorative crown.

At your Riverside, CA, dental practice, we understand that sudden pain can create a dental emergency. That’s why we offer immediate service to identify the source of your discomfort and provide adequate relief. By examining the underlying structure of your tooth immediately, we can reduce the chances of your infection spreading.

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Your Options For A Straighter Smile

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Girl With BracesIf you have been exploring your options for straighter teeth, we invite you to visit our practice! While your smile’s appearance is a large draw for pursuing braces or clear aligners, did you know that orthodontics can offer important benefits for your oral health as well? A more uniform smile is easier to clean, helping you fight tooth decay, gum disease, and other oral threats that come with malocclusion. When your teeth are crowded, even a passionate oral hygiene routine can miss pockets of plaque that stick between teeth. By pulling your teeth into a more desirable position, we can reveal the entirety of their surface to your brush and floss, preserving your enamel for years to come!

At your Temecula, CA, dental office, we can evaluate the severity of your misalignment to help you select between your options for orthodontic care. For patients with more extreme bite problems, we suggest traditional bracket-and-wire braces that have the strength necessary to straighten your grin. If you have concerns about the metallic appearance of braces or their permanent position on your teeth, we can also help you explore clear aligner treatment from Invisalign.

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Removing Stains From The Surface Of Your Smile

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smiling manIs your smile as bright as you would like? If your teeth are beginning to take on stains or a yellow hue, it can take a real toll on your appearance. Teeth that are otherwise completely healthy could imply to others that something is wrong with your oral hygiene. To help you regain your self-confidence, we could provide a professional whitening treatment to reveal the original white look of your enamel. When you meet with our team, we can help determine the source of your discoloration and provide tips for avoiding it in the future. This could include recommitting to your daily oral hygiene or understanding which foods and drinks you are more sensitive to. By making choices, you can enjoy your bright grin moving forward!

At your Corona, CA, dental practice, we address cosmetic imperfections in your smile with a variety of services. When it comes to discoloration, we offer both whitening with a bleaching solution as well as porcelain veneers to return the color you desire. We coordinate your treatments to align with your schedule, so enjoy whitening in a single afternoon at our practice or through a take-home kit to apply at your convenience.

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Safeguarding Your Smile From Nightly Grinding

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The oral hygiene habits you practice each day form the basis for your smile care. They help stop tooth decay and gum disease from taking hold and wreaking havoc on your teeth’s function and appearance. But what can you do if an unconscious problem is causing smile damage? If you wake up each day with soreness in your face or jaw, you may experience a condition known as bruxism, or grinding of your teeth. Without treatment, this concern breaks down the surface of your smile, exposing it to wear and tear, and problems with misalignment. Because you are generally asleep when bruxism occurs, discovering it can be quite a surprise. By speaking with your dentist, we can create a BPA-free mouthguard that separates each row of teeth while you sleep at night. This appliance helps you regain confidence in your grin when you know it’s safe while you sleep.

At your Moreno Valley, CA, dental practice, we use oral appliance therapy to help you preserve your bite before planning restorative procedures to heal your smile. After designing a custom mouth guard, we can discuss solutions like porcelain veneers, dental crowns, and bonding to repair years of damage from this unconscious habit.

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How We Help You Cure Your Toothache

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Woman has tooth acheWhen you have a toothache that lasts longer than a day, you should report it to your dentist right away. Consistent dental pain is a common symptom of a serious infection that without treatment, risks traveling through your bloodstream to other parts of the body. By scheduling an immediate appointment to examine your tooth, we can determine if root canal therapy is necessary to remove all foreign material from within your tooth. Because this procedure alters the outer structure of your tooth, we will design a dental cap to restore your bite’s alignment and regain your smile’s appearance. This procedure provides immediate pain relief, so do not put off giving us a call if your pain does not go away.

At your Riverside, CA, dental office, we know that emergencies can happen when you least expect them. That’s why we offer our services outside of your standard checkup schedule to deal with pain as soon as it occurs. A constant toothache can cause a major headache, interrupting your ability to go about your day. Fortunately, root canal treatment takes away this pain by cleaning out the bacteria that your body registers as a foreign infection.

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Protecting Your Tooth After Removing Decay

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When your dentist tells you you have a cavity, it can be quite a disappointment. After all, you attend your cleanings and exams on a regular schedule to prevent decay from taking hold in the first place. But even the best oral hygiene practices can falter. When this happens, we suggest removing the decaying material as soon as possible and repairing the hole left behind with a dental filling whenever possible. This conservative treatment preserves as much of your healthy material as it can while protecting your sensitive inner layers from reinfection. You can continue to protect the tooth after cavity removal with consistent brushing, flossing, and dental checkups. These habits all combine to form a preventive approach to protecting healthy grins!

At your Riverside, CA, dental office, we select a composite resin that bonds instantly to your injured tooth when placing a filling. This alternative to metal amalgam presents no risk of mercury poisoning or lengthy waits between placement and enjoying your favorite food and drinks. Because we select the color of your new filling, it can blend seamlessly with your smile to present an attractive look.

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Protecting Your Gums From Infection

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Taking steps to improve your gum health helps you preserve the tissues that connect your smile to your jaw. When you understand the symptoms that indicate a potential infection, you can seek treatment that more quickly. Fortunately, caught at its earliest stage, gingivitis is reversible. But if the oral bacteria that infect your gums reaches the bone, the disease must be managed for life. If you notice red, sore tissues, have issues with bleeding every time you brush your teeth or bad breath, let us know right away! This condition is the leading cause of missing teeth among adults, so protecting your gums is vital to preserving your smile long-term!

At your Temecula, CA, dental office, we encourage a preventive approach to your oral care. That means combining your at-home brushing and flossing habits with regular visits for cleanings and exams. By scheduling regular checkups, we can inspect your tissues to ensure that any active concerns are caught as soon as they appear. When it comes to gum health, this means detecting gingivitis before it advances to a more permanent state. If we discover disease symptoms, we can put you on periodontal maintenance therapy to go under the gumline and clear all bacterial deposits. By taking time to recognize these symptoms, you do your part to protect your gums!

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Selecting An Orthodontic Treatment

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Photo of adorable happy young woman wearing bracesHave you been thinking about options to straighten your smile? If your bite could use alignment or closing of gaps between your teeth, you could receive esthetic and functional improvement at the same time! When you understand the basic differences between traditional orthodontic braces and their alternative treatments, you can more easily move forward with a more uniform smile! Although the enhanced appearance of a straighter smile draws many to smile correction, the health benefits may be far more important throughout your life. A straight smile is easier to clean, leading to fewer problems with tooth decay and gum disease as you age.

At your Corona, CA dental office, we can examine your level of malocclusion to help determine which option suits you best. For patients with more severe problems in their bite, traditional braces offer the strength necessary to pull your teeth into a desirable position. For more mild cases, we may suggest clear aligner therapy that minimizes its impact on your appearance during treatment. Whichever option you choose, we look forward to providing a more beautiful, functional grin when you are done!

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Relieving The Pain Of Your Toothache

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If you experience a toothache that lasts for more than one day, get in contact with your dentist right away! Ignoring this symptom can lead to big trouble down the line. That’s because toothache is a common sign of a dangerous infection that without treatment, can spread to other parts of your body by entering your bloodstream. Infections result from compromised tooth surfaces, so any injury that breaks your enamel presents the opportunity for bacteria to enter your tooth’s inner pulp chamber. By repairing your smile directly after injury, you can greatly reduce the chances of infection. If infections do appear, timely treatment can relieve your pain and restore the appearance and function of the problem area with the strength of a dental crown.

At your Moreno Valley, CA, dental practice, we perform root canal therapy to clear any foreign material from inside your tooth and relieve the pain of infection. This procedure reduces your inflammation by clearing swelling tissue that presses against your sensitive nerves. Because this treatment alters your tooth’s appearance, we provide restorative services afterward to realign your bite.

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