Periodontal health falls under the umbrella of oral health, but it’s something you might not think about often. Periodontal health refers to the wellbeing of your gum tissue. While your gums may be distinct from your teeth, the necessity to keep them clean, and the potential health issues that can befall them, remain the same. Bacteria build up around your gum line, just as they do on the surfaces of your teeth. Prolonged inflammation of the gums can eventually lead to periodontal disease, an irreversible problem that has long-term impact. That’s why you should seek periodontal treatment at the first sign of any gum-related issue. (more…)
Could Prosthodontics Rebuild Your Smile?
Tooth loss can be a deflating, upsetting experience. Of course, there’s the initial physical pain that comes with losing a tooth. Beyond that initial pain though, there’s also a psychological and emotional pain that comes with tooth loss. You may feel embarrassed and self-conscious about your own smile. No one deserves to dislike the smile they see in the mirror. If you’ve suffered the loss of a single tooth, or extensive tooth loss, prosthodontics could rebuild your smile. There are a number of dental prosthetic options that can restore your missing teeth and allow you to love your smile again. (more…)
How a Dental Crown Restores Your Smile
Stains, chips, cracks, and other unsightly blemishes can really affect the radiance of your smile. What’s more, it can also affect your functionality in the form of an uneven bite, pain from harmful bacteria, and more. While this is unideal, there are methods that can assist, such as a dental crown that functions to restore your smile and protect it from future harm or damage. At MMC Dental in Houston, TX, our team is ready to meet with you and discuss your options to preserving your smile, one tooth at a time.
What Makes Root Canal Treatment Necessary?
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…)