If you want to make sure that your smile is healthy, make sure that you look out for more than just your teeth when it comes to your oral hygiene efforts. When you brush and floss, give your gum line your attention. These tissues are vulnerable to infection when oral bacteria start to accumulate on your roots. When this happens, those microbes can cause tissue recession and damage; when your infection progresses, you can have more severe issues with damage, become vulnerable to tooth loss, and even face a higher risk for general health issues! Our Temecula, CA dentist’s office is prepared to help. In addition to providing guidance on better oral hygiene at home, we can provide in-office preventive services that help you avoid difficulties with gingivitis and more severe gum disease issues. (more…)
How Do Veneers Address Smile Flaws?
When there are flaws that negatively affect your smile, your overall comfort with your appearance can suffer. Simply put, it is hard to forget just how prominent your smile is when it comes to how you look, and how easy it is for a small problem to attract unwanted attention. Of course, this does not mean you are stuck with flaws forever, and that you have no way to discreetly improve your appearance. At our Corona, CA dentist’s office, we can use porcelain veneers to take care of problems with your appearance that make you unhappy. This approach to care uses thin restorations that cover the front surfaces of teeth, leaving the surrounding structure alone but still covering enough to make meaningful overall improvements. (more…)
Stop Bruxism From Changing Your Smile
Our teeth are protected by their remarkably strong outer layers of enamel, but problems can occur over time that wear them down and even cause noticeable damage. While friction from years of biting and chewing different foods can have an effect on the way you look, it can be hard to notice these gradual changes. However, if you have an issue with bruxism, or teeth grinding, it can be hard to avoid issues with visible wear and tear. Fortunately, this is a treatable condition. At our Riverside, CA dentist’s office, we can discuss protection in the form of a custom oral guard. We can also look at your treatment options if you want to do something about existing wear and tear. (more…)
Treatments With Partial Crowns
In order to protect a tooth after it is injured or harmed by decay, your dentist will need to provide a permanent restoration to cover the damaged area. At our Moreno Valley, CA dental office, we can recommend different restorations to respond to different degrees of trouble. For some situations, the right care can come from partial dental crowns. Both inlays and onlays are effective at tending to dental problems. They offer more coverage than we can reliably give when we place dental fillings, but they remove the need to completely cover teeth with full crowns. Because we have these options, we can provide long-term protection and stability while still protecting healthy surrounding tooth structure. (more…)
Fitting Invisalign Into Your Life
Is there something you can do about poor teeth spacing that will not create problems for your daily life? As effective as they are at fixing issues with malocclusion, metal braces can be hard for others to ignore. They can also make you uncomfortable with eating and cleaning your smile. Fortunately, there are alternative appliances that can help you resolve trouble with poor smile alignment. At our Riverside, CA dentist’s office, we are happy to meet with you and discuss the impact that Invisalign treatment can have on your appearance and dental health. With these appliances, we can gradually straighten your teeth while only requiring you to wear removable, hard-to-see appliances. (more…)
Treatment With A Tooth-Colored Filling
How do you know when you have a cavity? You can experience problems with pain or sensitivity as decay starts to worsen, but you can have no idea that you need restorative dental work if you do not schedule regular dental exams. At these appointments, our Riverside, CA dentist’s office is able to recognize when damages to tooth structure need to be addressed. When a problem is caught in time, we can provide treatment with a dental filling that protects your tooth and provides cosmetic support as well as functional protection. Composite fillings actually bond to your enamel, adding remarkable stability. In situations where more severe cavities need to be treated, we can provide larger restorations, including full crowns, to make sure that you have the right support. (more…)
When You Start TMJ Therapy
Living with troubled jaw alignment and movement can be difficult. The problem you have with your joint positioning and movement can create issues with stiffness and pain, create ongoing difficulties with headaches, and raise your risk for harmful nightly teeth grinding. Fortunately, this is a treatable problem, so you can put a stop to TMJ disorder, a problem that can lower your quality of life. With the help of your Temecula, CA dentist, you can fix problems with poor joint alignment and movement and reduce problems with pain and stiffness. When appropriate, we can also talk to you about restorative dental work to improve your bite function. (more…)
Different Paths To A Whiter Smile
As long as your smile looks dull or discolored, it can be hard for you to show it off with confidence. This problem often arises due to the gradual buildup of enamel stains that are left by different foods and drinks. However, this is not the only reason why you might be affected by discoloration, as internal issues can impact your appearance. At our Corona, CA dentist’s office, we can recommend different cosmetic services to help you deal with this problem. We provide both in-office whitening services and teeth whitening kits that patients can use at home. For people who need to deal with unwelcome changes to their internal tooth structure, we can recommend other services that can make teeth appear brighter. (more…)
Dental Services For Your Kids
In many ways, our oral health care needs do not change as we grow older. Good dental hygiene remains valuable, as the right habits stop the accumulation of bacteria and food debris from causing trouble with cavities. These efforts, combined with regular dental checkups, also help preserve the attractive appearance of teeth and protect our gums from infection. With that said, our needs from the dentist can change through the years, particularly as we pass from childhood to adulthood. Kids need help to learn about what good oral hygiene involves, and they need guidance to learn how they can effectively protect themselves against different dental threats. At our Riverside, CA dental practice, we provide pediatric dental services that tend to the needs of younger patients effectively. Because we provide this support as well as care for adults, we can make sure that all of the people in your household, including you, have the right oral health support on an ongoing basis. (more…)
Urgent Dental Care For Patients
Sometimes, a person just cannot wait until their next planned dental exam to have their smile evaluated. If your tooth is in pain, or if you have visible enamel damage, treatment should be a priority. At our Moreno Valley, CA dental office, we are prepared to help when our patients need our services on short notice. Because they have access to urgent treatment, our patients are better prepared in the event of a dental emergency. Just as we take care to preserve a patient’s smile and bite function when treating a cavity during routine restorative work, we can take care to provide remarkable results at the end of treatment on short notice. (more…)
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