Tooth decay is the kind of problem that can typically be addressed with a tooth-colored filling. The process involves cleaning and filling the cavity that the decay has formed in the main part, or dentin, of your tooth’s crown. However, this isn’t always the case, and when tooth decay is more severe, a tooth filling might not be enough to address it and save the tooth. Instead, root canal treatment could be necessary to remove the infection from deeper within the tooth and stop it from eroding more of the tooth’s tissues and structure. (more…)
Important Advantages to Tooth-Colored Fillings
When you develop a cavity, the most appropriate way to treat it will likely be with a customized tooth filling. A cavity, or hole in your tooth, forms because of the tooth’s structure decaying, and after removing the infection, filling the cavity can restore the tooth’s overall strength and integrity. Today, we take a look at the advantages you may enjoy by choosing to treat your cavity with a tooth-colored filling, especially when compared to more traditional fillings made from metal amalgam. (more…)
Can Porcelain Veneers Really Improve Your Smile Instantly?
One of the best things about modern cosmetic dental treatments is their ability to improve your smile’s appearance without requiring dramatic changes to your teeth’s healthy, natural structures. This is especially true when it comes to custom-designed porcelain veneers, which can offer significant improvement for your tooth without requiring substantial preparation to the tooth’s structure. Today, we explain how porcelain veneers can improve your tooth, or multiple teeth, with optimal results and minimally invasive treatment, often at the same time. (more…)
When Minor Tooth Blemishes Can be Fixed with Bonding and Contouring
Accidents happen to everyone, from cracking a tooth while snacking on a chip to chipping it during a sports activity. Depending on the level of damage done, fortunately, there can be multiple methods for fixing an oral structure. Whether you have cracked your tooth or chipped it, MMC Dental in Houston, Texas offers the ability to restore your smile back to its original functionality and appearance and suggests that having the oral structure brought together and shaped offers a less invasive, efficient method for accomplishing just that.
3 Convenient Ways to Fix a Tooth
Fixing a tooth can mean many different things, depending on how, exactly, it’s been compromised. For example, it might mean repairing a minor crack in your tooth’s surface, or a significant fracture throughout most of its structure. Or, it could mean completely capping the tooth to address a concern that significantly impacts the tooth’s overall health and integrity. Whatever it takes to fix your tooth, our goal is always to design a treatment plan that offers optimal results in a convenient and minimally invasive way. (more…)
Is Bruxism Wearing Your Teeth Down?
Bruxism, or chronic teeth-grinding, can become a serious problem for your teeth and oral health when it goes untreated long enough. Unfortunately, many people who have bruxism don’t realize that they do at first, and this can sometimes allow the condition to cause significant wear and damage to their teeth by the time they seek treatment for it. The best way to protect your teeth from bruxism is to address it as soon as possible, especially if you’ve already started to notice your teeth wearing down from the grinding. (more…)
When Your Replacement Teeth Have Dental Implants
There’s a custom dental treatment for virtually any concern you may have with your healthy, natural teeth. That includes losing one or more of them, which can have some of the most devastating consequences on your immediate and long-term oral health if it isn’t addressed promptly. Today, we examine why dental implants can often be one of the most important parts of your smile restoration plan, including what dental implants do for your smile long-term. (more…)
When Restoring Your Smile Means Extracting a Tooth
Restoring your smile can mean a lot of different things, all of which depend on what’s wrong with it. For example, restoring a tooth that has a cavity isn’t the same as repairing a tooth that has a fracture or break in its structure. In most cases, however, restoring your smile means avoiding the loss of one or more teeth by addressing your oral health concern with customized treatment. For some teeth, this isn’t possible, and restoring your smile could mean extracting the tooth so that it doesn’t continue threatening the rest of your oral health. (more…)
What Early Gum Disease Treatment Can Help You Avoid
Gum disease is one of the most common oral health concerns for adults, but fortunately, it’s often treated and managed before it can lead to significant consequences. For instance, if you treat gum disease in its early stage, you can stop it from progressing and preserve your healthy periodontal and oral tissues. However, if it becomes more severe, treating periodontal disease could require more extensive treatment and ongoing maintenance to control the many different risks that it could pose. These risks include a greater chance of experiencing tooth loss and requiring comprehensive restoration to rebuild your smile. (more…)
Rebuilding a Smile That’s Lost One or More Teeth
The disconcerting thing about tooth loss is that, once you lose one, it’s lost forever. The more teeth you lose, the greater the permanent impact of it will be on your oral health, and the more urgent your need to replace your lost teeth in order to rebuild your smile. However, depending on the extent of your tooth loss and the specific conditions that led to it, rebuilding your smile might mean more than receiving a dental bridge or denture. (more…)