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Should You Rinse or Spit After Brushing Dentist Explains

Should You Rinse or Spit After Brushing? Dentist Explains!

Rinse or spit after brushing your teeth? This is kind of a big debate. I’ve polled a lot of my patients, and they’re pretty much split down the middle—and many ask for my opinion on the topic. From a dental and biologic standpoint, here’s what I recommend. Why Fluoride Matters...
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Yellow Teeth Heres How to Get a Whiter Brighter Smile Safely

Yellow Teeth? Here’s How to Get a Whiter, Brighter Smile Safely

How to Go From Yellow Teeth to White Teeth Step 1: Understand Why Your Teeth Are Yellow You’ve got yellow teeth, and you want white teeth. Here’s how we can get from this situation to this situation. The first step is figuring out why your teeth are yellow. Sometimes, perfectly...
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Dental Terms You Need to Know Part 2

Dental Terms You Need to Know – Part 2

Dental Terms Patients Should Know Prosthesis, abutment, occlusal guard,  osteointegration. What are these words? I’m a prosthodontist, and I’m going to break down some of the words that we use in our everyday language and help translate them into everyday terms. Prosthesis “Prosthesis” is just a general term for anything...
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Dental Terms You Need To Know – Part 1

Simplifying Dental Jargon Don’t you hate it when your dentist uses confusing words that you’ve never heard before, like “occlusion,” “atrophy,” and “osseointegration”? I’m here to help. Plaque Plaque is the accumulation of bacteria on the surfaces of the teeth. Often, it hasn’t been there for long and is easily...
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When Is a Tooth Extraction Preferable to a Root Canal?

When you sustain significant and irreversible damage to a tooth, leading to root issues such as infections, there are two main options to choose from: a root canal or a tooth extraction. Having to choose between these two treatment options can be stressful. In most cases, your dentist will try...
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Choosing Between Same-Day Crowns and Traditional Crowns

If you have a chipped, cracked, or otherwise damaged tooth, one of the most effective ways of preventing the issue from getting worse is by getting a dental crown. Dental crowns are tooth-shaped caps that fully cover a weak or damaged tooth, helping to restore strength and function. There are...
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Best tooth filling option

Tooth Fillings Explained: Composite vs. Amalgam vs. Ceramic

Why Fillings Are Necessary Let’s play the filling game. What’s in your filling? Composite, amalgam, or ceramic? There are lots of options that modern dentists have to fill a tooth. But let’s start from the beginning: why is it necessary to do a filling? Whenever we find decay on a...
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Is it too late for dental implants

Can You Get Dental Implants Decades After Tooth Loss?

Is It Too Late for Implants? So, you lost a tooth in your 20s, and now it’s 25 or 30 years later, you’re in your 40s, you’ve got the time and the money, and you really want to replace it. Is that an option? Yes, absolutely. Implants are a great...
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What Really Hurts Most Dental Work

How Painful Is Dental Work REALLY? Dentist Reveals Pain Levels (1–10)

Understanding Pain Levels in Dentistry When it comes to dental work, one of the most common questions we get is: “How painful is it going to be?” Here’s a breakdown of typical dental procedures and what you can expect on a 1–10 pain scale. Routine Cleanings A standard cleaning should...
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Why Did My Dental Crown Fall Off?

Understanding Crown Attachment When we put crowns on teeth, we’ve got the tooth and we’ve got the crown, and we use a dental cement to bond that crown into place. Over time, sometimes that dental cement can erode and wear away—especially some of the older cements—and eventually the forces in...
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How Your Sedation Choice Can Affect Recovery Time After Dental Procedures

How Your Sedation Choice Can Affect Recovery Time After Dental Procedures

When undergoing certain dental procedures, you may need sedation. This may be to prevent you from feeling any pain or discomfort, or to address anxiety you may experience if you fear dental work. Sedation dentistry is vital when it comes to improving your experience, and there are numerous options to...
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Why Osseointegration Is the Foundation of Successful Dental Implants

Why Osseointegration Is the Foundation of Successful Dental Implants

Losing a tooth or several teeth can impact not only how you look but also how well you can chew and your overall jaw health. There are a variety of options to help you replace the missing teeth, including dentures, but one of the treatments that can offer the best...
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Customized Smile Plan

Confused About Dental Treatment Options? Watch This First!

Personalized Treatment Planning As a prosthodontist, I feel that you deserve a treatment plan that fits your specific mouth, your budget, and your goals. And I’m here to provide those options for you. While everybody’s mouth is technically the same, generally speaking, the number of teeth, teeth in the same...
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Crown Now or Later

Why You Shouldn’t Delay That Dental Crown (3 Big Reasons)

My tooth’s not hurting. So, do I really need that crown right now? Here’s three reasons why you might not want to wait to get that tooth protected. As a fellow human being, I can understand—if something’s not hurting or not causing you pain or discomfort, there really is not...
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Your Teeth Are Older Than You Think

Your Teeth Could Be Older Than You Think! Here’s Why…

The Concept of Biological Age for Teeth So, my Whoop now tells me what my biological age is, which is really cool and can be a little scary. But how about your teeth? Do you know how old your teeth actually are? Generally speaking, everyone’s teeth kind of come in...
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