Treating Your Jaw Clenching Habit With A Custom Guard

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Moreno Valley, CA, BruxismWhat habits help you protect your teeth from wear and tear? By brushing and flossing each morning, you remove deposits of oral bacteria that form plaque and tartar. Combining this daily activity with regular dental checkups helps prevent gum disease and tooth decay to preserve your smile’s healthy material. However, what can you do to protect yourself against the unconscious habit of nightly grinding? If you suspect you exhibit this problem, your smile may incur substantial damage before you make its discovery. Waking up each morning with soreness in your jaw muscles can be one such sign. By discussing your concerns with your dentist, we can inspect your molars to see if you have worn down their surfaces. To protect yourself following a diagnosis, we can provide a custom mouthguard that fits your unique bite. By wearing this appliance each night before bed, you can regain a quality night’s sleep free from the stress of constant jaw clenching.

At your Moreno Valley, CA, dental practice, we offer oral appliance therapy to treat your bruxism disorder. After stopping continuing damage from your grinding habit, we can explore restorative and cosmetic solutions that heal the damage already done. This could include placing dental crowns or porcelain veneers to return your smile’s natural beauty!

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Straightening Your Smile With Custom Orthodontics

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Riverside, CA, OrthodonticsAre you happy with the position of your teeth? If you think your smile would benefit from becoming more straight, orthodontic correction can align your teeth. With a variety of treatments available today, your dentist can guide you through choosing which best complements your smile goals and lifestyle. For instance, traditional braces are often the best choice for young teens whose jaws are still malleable. This allows teeth to move through the bone rather quickly, bringing about a beautiful smile. We also offer custom clear aligners from Invisalign that address malocclusion in a more discrete manner. Made from BPA-free, translucent plastic, clear aligners allow you to correct the position of your teeth without alerting others to your decision. Their removable nature allows you to brush, floss, and eat more easily without the interference of metal brackets or wires. Whichever option you choose, your dental team will help you through each step of the orthodontic process. At the end of treatment, you can continue to care for your new smile by attending checkups and cleanings regularly!

At your Riverside, CA, dental practice, we offer consultations to help you decide which orthodontic appliance is best for your care. By measuring the degree of misalignment you experience, we can give an estimate of how long each method will take to complete. We believe that when you feel more informed about the decision you are making, you will be even happier with the results!

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Restoring Healthy Smiles After Gum Disease

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Corona, CA, Gum Disease

If you receive a gum disease diagnosis during a dental checkup, it can be a little scary to learn. After all, the connective tissue that holds your teeth in place is critical to maintaining a healthy smile. Fortunately, we provide advanced treatment options to help you take on this common oral health problem and preserve as much healthy tissue as possible. Caught in its early stages, gingivitis is completely reversible, so do not be a stranger when it comes to your semiannual checkups! However, if an infection reaches the jawbone, it becomes permanent and requires treatment for life. By providing procedures such as scaling and root planing, we can remove bacterial deposits both above and below your gumline to put the disease in remission. This allows your healthy tissues to reattach as symptoms subside. When you attend each of your periodontal maintenance sessions, you can enjoy a healthy smile once again!

At your Corona, CA, dental practice, we offer preventive care that lowers your risk for active threats such as tooth decay and gum disease. However problems can arise even for people with the most robust oral hygiene routines. If you notice redness, consistent bleeding, or sudden chronic bad breath, give us a call right away. These are common signs of a gum infection. By evaluating your gingival health, we can help reverse the disease before it heads to its permanent state.

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Performing A Root Canal To Relieve Toothache

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Moreno Valley, CA, Root Canal

Waking up with a severe toothache can disrupt your day significantly. If this condition does not go away after 24 hours, we encourage you to call our office right away! Toothaches may indicate a dangerous infection that left alone risks spreading to other parts of your body. This is because bacterial deposits in the tooth’s inner chamber can break away and enter your bloodstream. By performing an X-ray, we can detect any foreign material inside your smile and determine if root canal therapy is necessary. This procedure cleans the entirety of the tooth’s inner portion and seals it to protect against future infection as well. While a root canal may not sound appealing, when performed by a skilled dentist, it should be no more uncomfortable than a dental filling or other common procedure.

At your Moreno Valley, CA dental practice, we know that injuries to your smile can happen when you least expect them. That’s why we offer emergency services outside of your standard cleaning schedule. Do not wait to seek an appointment when you injure one of your teeth or wake with a painful ache. By examining your smile right away, we can relieve your pain and preserve as much healthy material as possible. Waiting for treatment, on the other hand, may lead to loss of your tooth or a more involved restorative procedure.

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Choosing Between Treatments For Straighter Smiles

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Riverside, CA, OrthodonticsIs your smile as straight as you would like it to be? If you have been thinking about your options for bringing your teeth into position, we are happy to help you make the decision. By discussing treatment methods with your dentist, we can offer insight into which services would best benefit your unique situation. While both clear aligners and traditional braces seek the same goal of straighter teeth, each has their different advantages. For patients with more extreme misalignment, bracket-and-wire braces have the strength necessary to correct crowding and crookedness. On the other hand, clear aligners perform this work with more discretion. Their translucent appearance makes posing for photographs nearly identical to your look before treatment.

At your Riverside, CA, dental office, we can meet with you to examine your level of malocclusion and provide advice on moving forward. The degree to which your smile is out of position provides guidance in selecting an orthodontic appliance. At the end of your treatment schedule, you can enjoy an esthetically pleasing grin that is also easier to clean. That is because uniform teeth offer the ability to access their entire surface when brushing and flossing. Enjoy decreasing your risk for tooth decay and gum disease when enhancing your bite!

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A Professional Option For Teeth Whitening

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Riverside, CA, Teeth Whitening

Is your smile as white as it once was in years past? If your teeth are beginning to dull or take a yellow hue, talk to your dentist about options for returning their bright appearance. Dental discoloration can have a real effect on your self-confidence, particularly when you feel as if you cannot get it under control. Although your smile may be completely healthy otherwise, others could question your oral hygiene when they see the color begin to turn. By examining your smile, we can uncover the nature of your discoloration and guide the next steps in reversing this condition. If your marks are within the enamel itself, we provide professional whitening with the application of a powerful bleach and light that accelerates its process. Alternatively, we provide porcelain veneers when we uncover your color change is due to the loss of enamel itself.

At your Riverside, CA, dental practice, we offer cosmetic services that lift esthetic stains to return your smile to its naturally beautiful state. In as little as an hour, we can lift multiple shades that accumulate over months or years. For your convenience, we also provide at-home treatment kits if you prefer to whiten your teeth on your own time. Feel free to reuse your at-home kit for touchups in the future!

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A Custom Mouthguard To Prevent Grinding

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Temecula, CA, Oral Appliance TherapyWhat steps do you take to protect your smile each day? By brushing and flossing, you remove bacterial deposits and food particles that can cause tooth decay and infection. This same behavior also prevents the irritation of gum tissue that can lead to gum disease. But what can you do to protect your smile while you sleep? If you wake up each morning with a pain in the muscles surrounding your jaw, you may be grinding your teeth at night. But by discussing this condition, bruxism, with your dentist, we can explore therapies to protect your smile. Taking careful measurements of your smile, we can create a custom oral appliance that separates each row of teeth while you sleep. This prevents the wear on the surface of your teeth that comes with grinding as well as relieves pressure in your jaw, allowing you to wake up each morning feeling more refreshed. While generic mouthguards are available from certain stores, a custom appliance fits your unique bite to encourage your nightly use.

At your Temecula, CA dental office, we combine oral appliance therapy with other restorative treatments to treat your chronic grinding problem. Because we may not detect bruxism until it has done significant damage to your smile, we can discuss repairing your teeth with dental bonding, crowns, or even porcelain veneers. These restorative and cosmetic approaches take both your smile’s function and appearance under consideration during the design phase.

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Returning Your Bright White Smile

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Corona, CA, Teeth Whitening

Has your smile started to take on blemishes or stains recently? If your grin is not as bright as it used to be, your dentist can provide helpful tips on returning its shade. By discussing your options for cosmetic treatment, you can lift material from your tooth’s enamel and adopt strategies to maintain its white look for months to come. While a stain or color that begins to dull may not indicate any threat to your oral health, this change in appearance can cause others to question your oral hygiene. But by pursuing your options for professional whitening, you can reveal a smile you are proud to show off. Although store-bought treatments can seem convenient, by working with our team, you receive customized service targeted to the specific needs of your grin.

At your Corona, CA, dental practice, we understand how central a role your smile plays in your appearance. This is why we focus heavily on your smile’s beauty when you visit for a cosmetic consultation. If we detect stains that live inside the outer enamel layer on your teeth, we can design a powerful bleaching treatment to lift foreign material and return your bright white look. If your discoloration problems are due to loss of enamel itself, we also design custom veneers that allow us to select whatever color you choose!

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Caring For Your Smile With Gum Disease

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Moreno Valley, CA, Gum Disease

When your dentist tells you you have a gum infection, it can be hard to hear. After all, your gums provide the important connection that holds your teeth secure in your smile. Symptoms of this disease range from painful to somewhat embarrassing as your tissues become sore and your breath worsens. But by understanding how gum disease takes hold, you can mitigate factors that cause further harm and get your infection under control. By attending regular dental cleanings and checkups, you remove the bacterial deposits that can irritate your sensitive gum tissue. These meetings also provide an opportunity to create a dental record that identifies when changes in your oral tissues occur. Because gum disease is reversible in its early stage, early detection can lead to restoring your smile completely, However, when bacteria enter your jawbone, the infection becomes permanent and requires lifelong care.

At your Moreno Valley, CA, dental office, we offer preventive services to lower your risk of gum disease as well as periodontal maintenance to control its symptoms when it takes hold. When you schedule regular checkups, we help you stay on top of your oral health and evaluate any active concerns as soon as they appear. If it has been longer than you would like to admit since your last cleaning, our office is a judgment-free zone! We would love to reintroduce you to regular checkups.

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Treating Your Toothache With Root Canal Therapy

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A portrait of happy handsome man standing outdoors, looking at camera.No one enjoys the onset of a toothache. While certain symptoms disappear after a day or so, you should contact your dentist for any pain that lasts longer. This is because toothaches may indicate a dangerous infection that could exit the inside of your dental chamber and spread through the bloodstream. By taking X-rays of your problem area, we can determine if foreign material is present and plan a therapy to relieve your pain. A root canal treatment enters the inside of the tooth to completely clean all decaying material within. We close up the inside with a material called gutta percha and place a dental crown to restore your tooth’s bite. By treating your pain proactively, we prevent the risk of the infection becoming worse.

At your Riverside, CA dental office, we understand that tooth injuries can happen when you least expect them. That is why we offer emergency services to provide immediate treatment outside of your standard cleaning and checkup schedule. When you call our practice, we will give explicit instructions on caring for your pain before you arrive for your visit. After treating your symptoms, we will provide instructions on preventing further damage and review the health of the rest of your smile.

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