Every custom-designed dental treatment comes with certain benefits outside of the treatment’s results. For example, with cosmetic tooth bonding, the main goal is often to improve a tooth’s impossible. Yet, the enhanced biocompatibility and minimally invasive nature of the treatment also offers a wide range of important advantages for your smile. Today, we examine just a few of those advantages, and why tooth bonding may be the best option for addressing your smile concerns. (more…)
Have a Cavity? Why Treating It Now Matters
Being the most common dental health issue means that cavities can affect nearly everyone at some point in their lives. If one develops in your tooth, the extent of treatment you need to fix it will depend on how soon you seek treatment for it. Today, we explain why by examining what having a cavity actually means for your tooth, and how severely the tooth decay behind it can progress if you allow it to. (more…)
How Could Porcelain Veneers Improve Your Smile?
It’s one thing to decide that you want to improve your smile’s appearance, but it isn’t always clear just what cosmetic dental treatment will be the best one to achieve that. For many patients, their smiles exhibit more than just a single blemish, and there is often more than one tooth to improve. To achieve a lifelike smile makeover while minimizing the amount of treatment you need to do it, we may recommend improving your smile with one or more custom-designed porcelain veneers. (more…)
Want Whiter Teeth? We Can Make It More Convenient!
You can’t always prevent your teeth from staining or losing their youthful shine over time, so how do you fix it when it happens? The bad news is that common teeth stains can have a dramatic effect on your smile’s appearance. The good news, though, is that your dentist may be able to help you easily and effectively erase the stains and brighten your teeth with professional-strength teeth-whitening treatment. (more…)
What Dental Care Means for Your Child
Visiting the dentist on a regular basis is important for keeping any smile healthy and beautiful. For children, however, the reasons for visiting the dentist regularly can sometimes be a little different than reasons why adult need dental care. The differences stem mainly from the fact that your child is still learning to take care of their teeth properly, and their teeth and oral structures are still growing and developing. At our Grand Prairie, TX, dental office, we have extensive experience caring for children’s smiles in a compassionate and comforting environment, helping to set the stage for them to enjoy their healthy smiles for life! (more…)
The Reason Your Jaw Hurts: A Look at TMJ Disorder
Perhaps it’s a just a twinge in your jaw muscles every now and then, such as when you’re eating or talking to someone. Or, perhaps you feel your jaw joints clicking and popping every time you open and close them, creating an uncomfortable, sometimes painful sensation. Whatever form your jaw discomfort takes, and no matter how severe it is, there’s likely an underlying cause for it. In many cases, that cause is TMJ disorder – a dysfunction in one or both of the joints that control your jaw’s movement. (more…)
Can Your Dentist Really Help You Stop Snoring?
Maybe your snoring isn’t loud enough to be considered worrisome, or maybe you just don’t know that you snore every night. At some point, however, it may be obvious that your snoring is more than just a routine habit, and that the sound may be more than just an annoyance. At our Grand Prairie, TX, dental office, we can help many patients stop snoring and address its common underlying issue – sleep apnea – with the help of a custom sleep appliance. (more…)
What Your Preventive Care Routine Should Include!
Something that you already know and could probably attest to in your sleep? The fact that if you want to have a healthy smile, you need to practice preventive care. Yep, there’s no question that preventing problems from occurring through both the care that goes on at home and the care that you receive from us is a must. With that said, though, you may sometimes wonder if your prevention includes everything it’s meant to include in order to yield the optimal results you’re seeking (exceptional, impressive, solid oral health, of course!). Why not take a quick trip through the details with our Grand Prairie, TX team, so you can find out (and make any little tweaks you need to make!)?
Holiday Gift Wrapping: Surprising Smile Hazards!
Yes! It’s about time! If you’re someone who loves poring over the amazingly festive and pretty papers that are out there, the beautiful ribbons, the special tags, and more, then you are serious about your holiday gift wrapping! Beyond the wrapping itself, of course, there are special tapes and accessories that can make things much easier (and, hint: that we strongly suggest you consider). Remember, while this may seem like an innocent aspect of the holiday season, there lurk some surprising smile health hazards that can come into play. Allow our Grand Prairie, TX team to offer some things to avoid!
Why Grinding Your Teeth Might Be More than Just Stress
When you’re particularly stressed, angry, in pain, or in deep thought, clenching your jaws and grinding your teeth together can be a natural reaction. Once the moment passes, the grinding should stop. However, for many patients, teeth-grinding isn’t a reaction to a temporary stressor; it’s a condition known as bruxism, and it won’t stop just because it’s noticed. At our Grand Prairie, TX, dental office, we can help you determine if you have bruxism, and how to help you stop grinding your teeth to prevent serious damage to their structures. (more…)
