Playing a full contact sport can be dangerous for any teen to do. There is always a chance that they could get hit in the mouth and have their teeth badly damaged. In order to prevent such an accident from occurring, it is best to take your child to have a professional mouth guard created to protect their teeth. The guide below walks you through a few things that you need to know about having a mouth guard custom made for your child.…
There is much more that should go into caring for your teeth than simply brushing and flossing. You also want to make sure you make all the right decisions possible regarding everything from your regular tooth care to choosing the best products. Here are some important factors you want to keep in mind:
Choose the right toothbrush and care for it properly
Don’t simply buy the first cool looking toothbrush you see or the one that happens to be on sale at the time.…
When you have an area in your mouth with missing teeth, you may feel embarrassed to smile. If you want to replace the area with teeth you can use, you have several options. You can get titanium implants, a technology used to restore teeth one at a time, or you can get a porcelain fixed bridge. The bridge can be either a traditional bridge that gets attached to nearby teeth with wires, or you can get a bridge fixed into your mouth with titanium implant technology.…
Your smile may be almost awesome, except for that one tooth. It may have significant decay because of haphazard dental hygiene, or it may be broken from your unfortunate former habit of opening beer bottles with your teeth (or from opening too many beer bottles and getting “crowned” at the local bar by a patron who didn’t appreciate your inebriated wit).
In any case, you can cover up your nonconforming tooth with a dental crown that looks just like a real tooth.…
Veneers can truly make your teeth look stunning and white. If you are unhappy with your natural teeth, it is completely plausible that you might want to ask your dentist about veneers. Once you have veneers installed, taking care of them is likely your key focus. These tips will help to ensure that you understand the best way to take care of your dental implants, allowing them to last a long period of time.…
If your teen is in need of a dental filling or crown, then their dentist will check to make sure their tooth is long enough to undergo the procedure. A tooth that is too short will need to undergo crown lengthening. Crown lengthening simple removes part of the gum or bone surrounding the tooth in order to expose more of the tooth. This will ensure that the filling or crown fits snugly around the tooth.…
If your teen wants to be able to get fillings or crowns to fixed decayed teeth, then a crown lengthening procedure is necessary. Fillings, crowns, and other dental replacement options need a foundation to keep them secure. Teeth that are too short will result in these dental devices failing or falling out prematurely. The procedure is typically simple and can vary in time depending on how many teeth are being lengthened.…
Being tongue-tied is not just those times when you are not sure of what to say. It is also an actual physical problem in which the strong piece of connective tissue under the tongue, called the short frenulum, is too tight or reaches too far forward on the tongue. While it is not rare to have this issue, most of the time it slowly tears or stretches as an infant grows.…
If you have imperfections in your teeth that prevent you from having the smile that you want, then you can have those issues taken care of so you can get yourself that smile that you have been longing for. Veneers are a great option to cover those little imperfections and they can be used to correct bigger issues as well. Learn about veneers and how they work by reading this article.…
When you have misaligned teeth, you may be considering seeing an orthodontist to have adjustments made. Unfortunately, the idea of having traditional metal braces on your teeth can be unappealing, and cause you to not schedule a consultation with an orthodontist. Know that there are some alternative treatments that provide straight teeth.
Self-ligating
The way traditional braces work is that they shift the teeth in your mouth using elastic bands, archwires, and brackets.…
