Gum disease, otherwise known as periodontitis, may seem like it’s no big deal, but it can cause serious issues with your oral health and your overall health, too. When left unchecked, gum disease can lead to sore gums, sensitive teeth, receding gums, loose teeth, and tooth loss. Correlations have even been drawn between gum disease
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When was the last time you were checked for gum disease? It may sound like no big deal, but gum disease can lead to serious issues for your oral health, as well as your overall health. Gum disease has been found to increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes, pneumonia, osteoporosis, and even cancer. And
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Dental implants are permanent, natural-feeling and -looking tooth replacements. They’re invaluable in restoring full functionality to patients’ teeth, not to mention bringing back an attractive smile. Most importantly, dental implants allow patients to eat whatever foods they want with no restrictions. Like any orthodontic procedure, however, dental implant surgery requires a recovery period. It’s especially
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Dentures are one of the most popular forms of tooth replacement, especially for those who have lost most or all of their teeth. Because they are removable, dentures are typically easy to clean and don’t require surgical implantation. Additionally, the adjustment period for dentures is typically quite short, and they are usually the most cost-efficient
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Dental implants are the most prevalent and popular method of replacing missing or damaged teeth. As with body parts in other surgical procedures, dental implants must work with existing parts of the body—specifically the jawbone and gum tissue—to work effectively. This becomes an issue when a patient has experienced a significant loss of bone matter
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Have you noticed your gums pulling back from your teeth, or do your teeth look longer? If so, you likely have receding gums and it’s time to schedule a periodontist appointment; the overall health of your teeth and mouth depends on it. Receding gums result from a handful of different causes, the most serious being
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Most of us are familiar with the importance of diligent and frequent oral care to keep cavities at bay and maintain a bright white smile. But did you know that your teeth, gums, and surrounding bone structure are critical to the health of your entire body? The gums in particular are fascinating elements of strength,
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Remember those days when our parents showed us how to brush our teeth and said if we did it every day we wouldn’t get cavities? Maybe you are a parent today and passing on that same wisdom to your little ones. As with most things in life, the stakes climb when we become adults and
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If you have lost a tooth or perhaps several of them due to gum disease, decay, injury, or some other event; dentures may be suggested by your dentist as the best remedy and fastest return to a reliable oral care routine. If you have never had dentures and are concerned about how they look and
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It can be painless and silent. You may not notice anything out of the ordinary, but it still could be there, lurking unseen with a siege already in motion. Gum disease. As soon as we are old enough to pay attention we are told to take good care of our teeth but healthy teeth are
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