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Why and When You Need a Routine Dental Exam and Cleaning

It’s that time of year when we make New Year’s resolutions, usually to take better care of ourselves and our health. When making your resolutions for the new year, don’t forget to resolve to get routine dental exams and cleanings this year to protect your teeth and overall health. Here is why you should get routine exams and how often.

When to Get a Dental Exam and Cleaning

You should really have a complete dental exam and dental cleaning about every six months. You should get your first dental exam and cleaning near the beginning of the year in January or February and the second cleaning and exam in June or July. Now is the best time to schedule your first-of-the-year dental exam and cleaning. Read more…

Three Ways to Prepare for Your Root Canal Treatment

If your dentist has recommended root canal treatment, you may be wondering what it will be like and what your part is in all this. The good news is that there are things you can do to make the process easier. Here are three ways you can prepare yourself to get the best possible results. 

Get Acquainted with the Procedure

The thought of having a root canal can be distressing if you don’t know what to expect. That’s one reason you need to get the details from your dentist. As they go over what will happen, it becomes easier to relax about it. You also need to find out more about how to prepare and what aftercare procedures your dentist recommends.  Read more…

Three Reasons Missing Teeth Are Bad for Your Health

You might think that missing teeth are just uncomfortable and embarrassing, but missing teeth can actually affect your health in a number of ways. If you have been suffering with missing teeth because you thought it only affected your appearance, you need to consider these three reasons that missing teeth are bad for your health.

Poor Nutrition

If you are missing some of your back teeth used for chewing or your front teeth used for biting, you may be limited in the foods that you can eat. If you are missing a lot of teeth, you might be severely limited in what foods you can handle chewing. Having to limit your food intake can greatly affect your nutritional intake, which can cause many problems including blood glucose issues, vitamin deficiencies, and losing more teeth. Read more…

Common Falsehoods About Root Canals

Being told that you need a root canal can be scary. Root canals have a bad rap. Whenever you see someone going to the dentist on a television show or in a movie, they make it look as scary and painful as possible. However, a root canal in the real world is really nothing like what you see on the big screen. Here are some common falsehoods about root canals that might put your mind at ease.

Root Canals Are Painful

In reality, root canals are no more painful than having a cavity filled. While root canals could be very painful in the past, new technology allows endodontists to perform root canals with relatively little pain involved. You will be completely numb during the procedure, and the resulting pain will be no more than if you had a cavity filled. In fact, the pain could be less than the tooth pain you experienced before getting the root canal done. Read more…

Three Common Myths About Root Canals

Most people cringe when they are told that they need a root canal. The fact of the matter is that root canals have a bad reputation for really no good reason at all. You might be surprised to know that much of what you know about root canals is actually inaccurate. Here are three common myths you may have heard about root canals.

Root Canals Are Painful

Most people dread getting a root canal and put it off for a long time because they are afraid of the pain. In actuality, you will not feel any pain during the procedure due to anesthetics. While you may have some pain after the procedure, it may actually be less than it was before the infected tooth was treated. This is because the source of the pain has been removed, but the tooth is intact. Read more…

Three Common Mistakes After a Root Canal

Having a root canal can seem like a daunting experience, but, overall, it is not too horrible. There are some important aftercare instructions that you will need to follow after a root canal to make sure that you do not damage your tooth or cause yourself undue pain. Here are three common mistakes that people make after a root canal.

Eating or Drinking Before the Numbness Is Gone

You should not try to eat or drink before the numbness is completely gone from your mouth. The pain and discomfort that you might have after the numbness wears off should be minimal and shouldn’t prevent you from eating. If you try to eat before the numbness is gone, you risk harming the tooth, biting your cheek or tongue, or causing other damage that you can’t feel. Read more…

Another Alternative to Save Teeth

To protect your smile, your confidence, and your health, it is important to try to save your teeth when dental problems arise. Most teeth can be saved with a root canal. But what if you are told by a dentist that you are not a candidate for a root canal, or the root canal does not stop the tooth pain? Instead of opting for an extraction, there is another way to save your teeth.

About Endodontic Surgery

There is an endodontic oral surgery that can save teeth and stop pain in its tracks. This surgery is usually used as a last resort to save the tooth. It is called an apicoectomy, or root end resection. This type of oral surgery allows the dentist to discover the causes of tooth pain such as root ends or bone issues that are not apparent on an x-ray. Read more…

Avoiding Dental Work: What You Can Do to Protect Your Mouth

Many people have anxiety about having dental work done. Even if you do not have dental anxiety, you might want to avoid dental work because of the expense. Luckily there are some simple things that you can do to make sure that you never need more than a gentle cleaning.

Checkups and Cleanings

You should have a regular dental checkup and teeth cleaning every 6 to 12 months. These routine checkups allow your dentist to discover likely issues and help you prevent more expensive procedures. Your dentist will also be able to give you additional tips on how to improve your oral health so that you can continue to avoid serious problems in the future. Read more…

Why a Root Canal is Preferred Over an Extraction

When you have a tooth that has a bad cavity, it can be extremely painful and troublesome. There are a lot of dental treatments available for cavities, depending on where the cavity is located and how severe it might be. In some cases, the cavity may eat down into the root of the tooth, killing it. When this happens, the two most common treatments are a root canal or an extraction.

How a Root Canal Preserves the Tooth

In a root canal procedure, the dead tissue and bacteria around the cavity and tooth are removed while leaving the tooth in place. This is a fairly complex procedure, but it is performed with anesthetic so it is minimally painful or uncomfortable. The end result is that your tooth is still firmly planted in your mouth, but it is dead, meaning that it has no root going into the bone to keep it alive. Read more…

The Truth About Root Canals: Are They Safe?

There is a new trend among some dentists claiming that root canals are not a safe procedure. These dentists believe that root canals can endanger your health in other ways than just your oral health. While some of these claims seem to make sense on the surface, root canals are an accepted and healthy way to keep your smile intact. Here are the facts about root canals.

The Claims

The claims about root canals is that the bacteria that is in the root of the tooth is not fully removed in a root canal. Those against root canals claim that this leftover bacteria can be harmful both to the mouth and to your overall health. Many of these dentists denying root canals are using limited studies about bacteria in the mouth as a basis for their claims. Read more…

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