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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We Design Mouthguards To Prevent Teeth Grinding

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If you wake up with pain or soreness in the muscles of your jaw, this could mean you are grinding your teeth at night. Also known as bruxism, constant grinding, and clenching can quickly wear down the surface of your smile to create a host of other oral health problems. Without treatment, your teeth can become rather sensitive, and your bite can misalign. Without the protection of your teeth’s enamel, you also become more susceptible to tooth decay and other problems caused by oral bacteria. While it can seem difficult to treat a condition that happens when you are unconscious, by speaking with your dentist, we can create a custom oral appliance to protect each row of teeth as your sleep. Made from a safe, BPA-free material, our oral guards also relieve tension in your jaw, allowing you to wake up each morning feeling more refreshed.

At your Riverside, CA dental practice, we can help get your bruxism issue under control and explore treatments to restore existing damage. We could return height to your smile with a variety of different procedures including dental bonding, crowns, or even porcelain veneers. To find out how to tackle this issue head-on, reach out to one of our offices at your earliest convenience!

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A Helpful Treatment For Gum Inflammation

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When you understand the symptoms of gum infection, you can seek treatment that much more quickly. By learning these common signs, you can catch gingivitis while it is still reversible. Once gum disease reaches the jawbone, it becomes permanent and you will need maintenance therapy for the rest of your life. If your tissues begin to bleed every time you brush, appear sore, or you start having chronically bad breath, give us a call! Advanced gum disease is the primary cause of dental loss for most adults, so preventing this harm helps maintain a healthy smile for years to come!

At your Riverside, CA, dental practice, we do our part to help maintain the strength of your smile. When you attend checkups regularly, we remove plaque and tartar deposits that can inflame your gingival tissues. Your biannual examinations can catch disease symptoms before they get out of hand and lead to swift treatment. By placing you on periodontal maintenance, we can reach below the gumline to remove bacterial deposits that feed your disease.

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Professional Teeth Whitening Can Lift Stains Fast

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If your smile is starting to take on stains, it can have a negative effect on your self-confidence. Fortunately, a professional whitening session can treat discoloration to reveal your original white shade below! If your grin is looking a little darker than in recent years, others may begin to question your oral hygiene. While poor brushing and flossing habits can contribute to yellowing teeth, plenty of stains are simply the result of certain food and drinks. By selecting alternative choices for snacks and meals, you can help your smile stay bright for a long time to come!

At your Riverside, CA, dental practice, we focus on the cosmetic aspects of your smile as well as its health. Sometimes completely healthy teeth can begin to gather imperfections, and when this happens we have a variety of treatments available to restore your natural beauty. A whitening session is a wonderful option for receiving an instant improvement in your personal appearance. If you choose to have treatment in our office, we can brighten your smile by several shades within a single afternoon!

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The Strength Of A Dental Filling

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Learning that you have a cavity in one of your teeth is by no means fun. Fortunately, when you visit your dentist regularly, we can discover signs of decay before they grow significantly larger. This can mean repairing them with a dental filling instead of a more involved procedure like tooth extraction. That is why we encourage taking a preventive attitude toward your oral health. By combining at-home daily hygienic practices with semiannual checkups, you both protect against decay as well as catch it as soon as possible. On the other hand, waiting for a painful symptom can often mean your cavity has progressed to a dental infection or other worse outcomes.

At your Temecula, CA dental practice, we use composite resin to return your tooth’s shape and shade after removing your cavities. This alternative to an amalgam of old bonds instantly to your tooth, allowing you to leave your appointment and resume your normal eating and drinking activities. Remember that a cavity is nothing to be ashamed of, and routine dental exams can help identify areas of your mouth that need a little more daily care!

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Protecting Your Smile From Grinding

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Do you feel aches or pain in your facial muscles when you wake up each morning? If your jaw joints feel worse for wear, you could be grinding your teeth at night. This unconscious habit destroys the protective outer layer of your smile leaving you sensitive to developing severe problems with your oral health. As your teeth change shape, your bite can misalign, and you can lose height in your face. You become more likely to develop cavities as you lose enamel that keeps bacteria outside of your teeth. But how do you treat a habit that happens when you are asleep? By working with our team, we can design a custom oral appliance to protect each row of teeth while you sleep!

At your Corona, CA, dental practice, we help you take on a bruxism habit with a BPA-free mouthguard that neatly fits your specific bite. Compared to a storebought appliance, your custom oral appliance therapy (OAT) is created specifically for comfort. After helping stop the nightly destruction of your teeth, we can examine your smile to offer restorative treatments to repair any lasting damage.

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We Can Treat Bruxism Without Surgery

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Handsome middle age man outdoor portrait.Do you wake up with constant pain or stress in the muscles of your face? Have you noticed any cracks or chips beginning to form on the surface of your teeth? If so, you may exhibit a common oral health problem called bruxism. Characterized by the chronic grinding of one’s teeth, this damage often takes place while you are asleep. But how do you stop behavior that happens when you are unconscious? By speaking to your dentist, we can design a noninvasive oral appliance to protect your teeth while you sleep. By separating each row of teeth from touching one another we stop both trauma to their surfaces as well as stress upon your joints and muscles from chronic clenching. A custom solution goes far beyond a generic storebought mouthguard by fitting the specific contours of your bite to allow you a peaceful night’s rest.

At your Moreno Valley, CA dental office, we are standing by to help you safeguard your smile from clenching and grinding at night. When you visit for a custom oral appliance, we will help you relieve this destructive habit once and for all. Because many patients fail to discover the habit before it has done significant harm, we can discuss further options for restoring your smile afterward.

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