A person’s healthy bite function will evenly distribute pressure and limit stress on their joints and muscles. Unfortunately, problems with your dental health can lead to unwelcome bite changes that lead to new issues capable of affecting your quality of life. Few changes to your oral health affect your bite like tooth loss. Without your full set of teeth, you can find yourself relying on an awkward or uneven bite, which leads to added wear and tear on remaining teeth as well as stress on your jaw joints and muscles. Through prosthetic dental work, our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office is able to restore your full smile so that these issues can be put behind you. With dental implants, we can make sure a lifelike restoration stays stable enough to provide continued bite support! (more…)
How Good Is Your Flossing Routine At Protecting Your Smile?
How long has it been since you last worked with dental floss to clean your smile? Is this something you do on a regular basis, or do you see it as just a means of removing food that has become stuck? Consistency is important if you want to enjoy the oral health benefits of flossing. Each time you perform this task, you clear away bacteria and food debris that can cause bad breath, gingivitis, and tooth decay. While regularity certainly matters, you should also make sure you are thorough when cleaning these spaces where teeth meet. Our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office can talk you through better daily habits when you come in for your next routine dental exam. (more…)
Can I Request A Crown That Looks Like A Natural Tooth?
It can be a relief to finally have a dental problem addressed. Restorative dentistry solves problems like tooth decay and dental damage, which can cause discomfort and interfere with your ability to bite and chew. This work can also help by addressing visible flaws that concern your smile. One thing our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office can do for you is provide restorations that are able to match the appearance of your healthy tooth structure. It is often possible to properly restore a tooth with a porcelain crown that blends in without difficulty. When back teeth like molars and premolars are in need of treatment, a metal or porcelain-fused-to-metal can be more appropriate for treatment. These teeth are difficult to see, so their appearance is less important to your smile, and they also absorb more bite pressure. (more…)
3 Dental Problems That Teeth Grinding Can Cause
Your teeth will endure years of friction as you bite and chew, but the strength of our enamel can limit the effect this ultimately has on your appearance or oral health. With that said, some people will experience problems with teeth becoming worn and misshapen, or even damaged. Sometimes, these problems can start to worsen in a surprisingly short period of time. This can be traced back to bruxism, a problem with habitual teeth grinding that tends to see people grinding or clenching while they sleep. At our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office, we offer special guards that defend teeth against nightly teeth grinding to prevent problems that bruxism can cause. If you are already suffering from dental damage or wear and tear, we can recommend the appropriate treatment to restore your teeth and smile! (more…)
What Kind Of Care Is Appropriate For A Chipped Tooth?
While it is easy to recognize a dental injury as a potential problem, it may be difficult for you to know just how serious the matter is. Will it require restorative dental work, or is this just a cosmetic problem for your smile? At our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office, we can provide an evaluation to determine what kind of support is right for your tooth. While chips can sometimes be addressed through cosmetic work, they can leave a tooth in poor health, which can demand more support. If necessary, we can provide support for your bite as well as your appearance by supplying a custom dental crown to protect a vulnerable tooth. (more…)
What Dental Problems Are Linked To Bad Breath?
If bad breath becomes a constant concern, you should start to grow worried about your oral health. This problem can be a symptom of several issues. While it could just be a sign that you need to do more for your oral hygiene routine, it could be linked to gingivitis or tooth decay! At our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office, patients who are concerned about their oral health can voice those concerns during a routine dental evaluation. At your appointment, we can take care to look for any evidence of problems that call for restorative dental work. When problems are ignored, it can lead to frustrating oral health complications that will require more involved care! (more…)
How Often Are Root Canals Included In Cavity Treatment?
Imagine you are in the dentist’s chair, and that you have just been informed that you have a cavity. What kind of treatment do you expect to undergo? How involved would the work to restore your tooth really be? When decay calls for treatment, our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office will take the most conservative approach possible when restoring your oral health. It is often not necessary to perform root canal therapy as part of cavity treatment, but this procedure is called for whenever decay causes a tooth infection. When an infection has formed, the root canal is able to remove damaged and infected tissues within your tooth before they create more trouble for your tooth, and for your well-being. (more…)
Embarrassed By Dental Problems? The Right Treatment Can Help
Have you stopped smiling in pictures, and even in person, because you are embarrassed by your teeth? When oral health issues affect a person, it can shake their confidence by changing the way they look, or by causing problems like bad breath. While this can be concerning enough for many people, you should know that dental troubles can also carry negative consequences for your oral health. At our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office, patients can discuss their concerns and learn what might be affecting them. We can take on issues with tooth decay, but we can also determine if problems regarding your jaw or your periodontal health might need to be managed. (more…)
What Can You Discuss With Your Dentist At A Checkup?
You stay informed about your oral health by seeing your dentist for routine appointments. At these visits, care is taken to closely evaluate your teeth and oral structures for any issues of concern, and a thorough cleaning removes harmful plaque and tartar that can create trouble in the future. Because the goal of these visits is to fully protect your oral health, and not just address cavities, you can (and should) discuss more than just tooth decay! At our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office, we can talk with you about issues that affect your periodontal health, troubles with jaw pain or stiffness, and other dental matters. We can also screen for potentially serious problems like oral cancer. (more…)
Regain Confidence And Bite Support Through Prosthetic Work
Tooth loss can take away confidence in your smile, and it can make basic biting and chewing less comfortable. For some people, tooth loss can actually affect their bite function to such a degree that they have to cut certain favorite foods from their diet! If you are someone who is eager to have the functional benefits and confidence you enjoyed with a complete smile, you should look into prosthetic dentistry. It is possible to place a permanently held appliance that has cosmetic and oral health benefits! You can discuss your issues, and your treatment goals, at our Mansfield, TX dentist’s office. Because more than one option exists for restoring an incomplete smile, we can work with you on a solution that is most appealing to you. (more…)
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