Blog Archive

It’s hard to imagine a world without dental fillings. With estimates suggesting that 92% of American adults between ages 20-64 have dental caries, tooth fillings have become a modern-day necessity for preventing tooth loss.  However, like all dental treatments, fillings don’t last forever. Chewing and grinding wears down fillings over...

Modern dentistry has made it easy for anyone to obtain a straight pearly-white smile. According to The American Association of Orthodontists, one in five people with braces are over 18 years old. Although the bones in the skull of most adults have stopped developing, most misalignments are still fixable. We...

When your baby teeth were replaced with your adult teeth, you might’ve promised yourself that you would keep them for life. However, thanks to processed foods high in carbohydrates, among other things, that plan might be looking impossible. You’re not alone — approximately 178 million people in the United States...

Anti-aging treatments usually focus on fixing rough and sagging skin. But did you know that your smile can make you look younger as well?   Studies suggest that your smile can make you look more charismatic and attractive. One study released by P&G also suggests that whitening your teeth before...

Does the idea of getting a root canal send a shiver up your spine? You’re not alone. Of all the dental procedures out there, root canal therapy is probably the most misunderstood. Yet, even though this common treatment comes with the reputation of being painful and traumatic, nothing could be...