Crowning Your Tooth as the King of Your Mouth

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Crowns may have represented riches and royalty in history. Dental crowns signify something altogether different – dental restoration. If you have lost or broken a tooth due to injury or decay, a crown might be the best way to restore both form and function to your teeth. Sometimes crowns can end up becoming ill-fitted, or fall out completely. Corona dentists at Dental Associates of Corona will explain more about a possible loss of integrity with dental crowns.

Black Lines from Dental Crowns

Materials used for dental restorations have significantly improved over the years. Metal is not as common in dental restoration procedures anymore. Tooth-colored composite-resin materials, porcelain, zirconia and other such strong and natural looking fabrications are more often chosen (more…)

Teeth Whitening FAQs from Woodcrest Dentists

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at Riverside Dental Group will answer some of the most frequently asked questions about teeth whitening options.

Teeth Whitening FAQs

Q1. Do whitening toothpastes work?

A1. Usually only slightly. The whitening agents added to toothpastes that promise whitening may clean some stains from teeth. However, the best you can really hope for would be making your teeth about one shade lighter. (more…)

Common Toothache Scenarios Highlighted by Riverside Dentists

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from Riverside Dental Group will discuss some common toothache scenarios.

Scenario #1: Tooth Decay

Cavities that are detected early usually have few or no symptoms. Patients that do have pain as a result of cavities most often describe their discomfort resulting from contact with extreme hot or cold temperatures. However, if your tooth decay spreads down below the enamel of teeth and into and through the root canals, an actual (more…)

Lingual Braces Explained by Moreno Valley, CA Orthodontists

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Our highly-skilled and experienced Moreno Valley orthodontists are happy to offer patients of all ages an array of treatments that will suit individual needs. Traditional metal braces are still a fine choice for many people. However, some adults and teens who are particularly self-conscious about the idea of sporting braces tend to have a lot of questions about the more discreet options we offer. There are ceramic braces, and some people make great candidates for Invisalign, which is a system of alignment trays that are almost completely clear. However, perhaps you would make be a perfect patient for lingual braces. Have you ever heard of them? Are you curious? Read on if you would like to learn more about this incognito form of orthodontics. (more…)

Is Your Filling Too High? Riverside Dentists Answer

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A great many of us have been recipients of dental fillings at some point. In spite of great efforts to brush and floss and visit the dentist regularly, cavities can still happen to anyone. Do you have any recollection of the dentist putting a piece of paper in your mouth and asking you to bite down after the filling was in place? Some form of this question generally follows: “does the filling feel too high?” Your Riverside dentists at Riverside Dental Group will explain to you what a high filling is, and what to do if yours is set further up than is comfortable.

Identifying a High Filling

Unfortunately, because your mouth is generally numbed during a filling with a local anesthetic, it can be difficult for you to identify the placement while still sitting in (more…)

Corona Dentists Quiz You on Toothpaste Choices

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at Dental Associates of Corona, and you may find that you learn some new information that can help you undo some of that sugar-binging damage.

Questions

Q1. True or false – There are regulations for truth in advertising that toothpaste companies must adhere to.

Q2. True or false – Toothpaste should not be abrasive at all, or it will damage your teeth.

Q3. True or false – There is a toothpaste abrasiveness scale. (more…)