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A Gummy Smile Can Be Fixed
Your gummy smile doesn’t have to be the demise of your social life. Now, with periodontal treatment, you can enjoy the smile you’ve always wanted. With the use of one of five procedures, your gummy smile can be fixed so that you’ll have a more natural, broad smile. In...
Crown Lengthening Will Make You Smile
Find Your Smile with Crown Lengthening Smiling is the universal form of communication. You smile at someone and almost instinctively they’ll smile back. It’s a way to say hello or tell someone to have a nice day. But, what if you don’t like your smile? What if, for...
Graftless Dental Implant Solutions
Periodontitis is a gum infection that can cause you serious problems. The condition ranges in severity, but if left untreated, periodontitis can wear away at the bone density in your jaw and cause the loss of your teeth. Though gum disease cannot be cured through...
All-on-4® Teeth in a Day What You Need To Know
Dental implants are one of the most common procedures for tooth replacement performed today. Thanks to advanced technology, whether a patient is in need of replacing a single, multiple, or a complete set of teeth, dental implant procedures can now be done in as little...
Flossing 101: The Key to Healthy Teeth
How to Floss, Why You Floss, and Benefits The Flossing Technique You’ve heard it hundreds of times. You’ve heard it from your dentist. You’ve heard it from your mom. Don’t forget to floss after you brush, they say. Whether you listen to them or not is up to you, but...
Periodontal Diseases: Causes and Prevention
What is Periodontal Diseases Usually the result of poor oral hygiene, periodontal diseases usually occur in adulthood when years of not taking care of your teeth have taken its toll. Periodontal diseases run from the first stage and mildest form, gingivitis, and leads...
Best Foods For Gum Disease
Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease is a fairly common occurrence in Americans but can be reversed if treated in a proper and timely manner. Gum disease occurs as a result of bacteria build-up beneath the gum. The buildup can ultimately lead to infection,...
EFFECTS OF TOBACCO ON GUM & TOOTH HEALTH
Tobacco use, (cigarettes, cigars, or chewing tobacco) is one of the leading causes for more than 25 known diseases, making it a greater risk to your health than any single disease. Many people may not understand its impact on oral health, but tobacco use is amongst...
Wisdom Teeth Bothering You? Here’s When You Should Get them Out
Let’s face it. There’s comes a time when your wisdom teeth just might need to come out. After all, through evolution, wisdom teeth are no longer needed to tear meat and chew nuts, as was the case with our ancestors. And now, they can do more harm than good,...
Why Your Gums Shouldn’t Have Pockets and What Your Periodontist Can Do About Them
For healthy mouths, gums should fit snugly around each tooth, with the distance between the gum and the tooth attachment measuring only 1-3 millimeters. However, if you suffer from gum disease, deeper spaces (called periodontal pockets) can form around your teeth. If...
How Oral Health Translates to Total Health
How diligent are you with your oral health and hygiene routine? Do you ever have a long day at work and decide that you just don’t feel like brushing your teeth before falling into bed? Or maybe you’re hit or miss about flossing your teeth every time you brush. If...
How Crown Lengthening Can Give You a Brighter Smile
Nicole Kidman. Katie Couric. Jerry Seinfeld. What do these people have in common, besides talent, success, and a killer work ethic? The answer? Gummy smiles. They’re not alone. Gummy smiles, otherwise known as “excessive gingival exposure” or “excessive gingival...
