Have you found yourself faced with a dental emergency? Right now, we’re closing our doors for routine preventive and cosmetic treatments, but we’re still offering emergency services for patients in the Houston, TX, area. When should you see our team for treatment, and what steps can you take to address serious oral health concerns?
What It Means to Restore Your Smile
When it comes to preventing oral health concerns, the principles of consistent care are fairly simple. The goal is to prevent things like excessive plaque and tartar buildup to avoid the concerns that stem from it, like tooth decay and gum disease. However, not all concerns with your teeth are preventable ones, and sometimes, even those that are still occur and require treatment. Today, we examine what it means to restore a smile, and how the right combination of customized treatment options can help you better preserve yours. (more…)
Your To-Do List Before Whitening Your Teeth
Taking good care of your teeth and gums on a consistent basis is rewarding by itself. The clean bill of health your dentist gives your smile at each checkup and the minimal need for care and attention your smile needs are invaluable benefits. However, the care you put into your smile may not always show as it should. For example, even healthy teeth can develop stains over time, which makes professional teeth-whitening one of the more common dental treatments (besides routine checkups and cleanings). Before recommending teeth-whitening to brighten your smile, we’ll ensure that it’s the right option for you by checking a few things first. (more…)
A Few Ways to Strengthen Your Child’s Teeth
In many ways, children’s dental health care isn’t very different from general care for adults. The focus is mainly on prevention, which includes practicing excellent hygiene and visiting the dentist on a regular basis for routine checkups and cleanings. Yet, for several different reasons, children may sometimes require a little extra protection to keep their teeth clean and healthy. In addition to routine cleanings, we can also provide several preventive treatments to help boost your child’s oral health and strengthen their teeth against concerns like cavities, and more. (more…)
Do You Have a Problem with Grinding Your Teeth?
Not every problem that threatens your oral health stems from excessive oral bacteria buildup. Therefore, not every problem can be prevented by simply keeping your teeth and gums consistently clean. For example, for many patients, one or more underlying dental issues can contribute to functional issues with their bite, such as chronic, subconscious teeth-grinding. Also known as bruxism, chronic teeth-grinding can become a serious threat to the health and integrity of your teeth, as well as many other aspects of your oral health and bite function. Fortunately, we may be able to help you solve your teeth-grinding problem with the help of customized dental treatment. (more…)
Why Checkups & Cleanings Have to Be Consistent to Work
For many people, it’s common knowledge that regular checkup and cleaning appointments are an important part of their routine dental care. However, despite knowing this, not everyone adheres to the advice of their dentists and schedules their visits as routinely as they should. Unfortunately, this is a significant factor in why many common, highly preventable dental issues are still able to develop so frequently. Today, we take a closer look at what checkups and cleanings mean for your smile, and why consistency is the biggest factor in keeping your smile healthy for life. (more…)
Why Flossing Matters To Your Overall Dental Health
Last week, we shared with you some toothbrushing tips so that you can better keep up your good oral hygiene habits. However, brushing is just one part of your dental routine. The other one is flossing, you know, that thing we always ask if you are keeping up with it when you visit us. We ask about it because it is important to your overall dental health. With that in mind, your Houston, TX, dentist is happy to share some information about flossing that will convince you to keep doing it regularly.
Take Your Brushing Skills To The Next Level With These Tips
Your toothbrush is one of the more important things in your dental health toolkit. Along with at-home flossing and regular checkups and cleanings by your Houston, TX, dentist, using your toothbrush correctly is imperative to maintaining your oral health. While brushing at least twice a day is a good habit, maybe you are curious about how you can be better at it. We are happy to help! Here are some tips that will make you a brushing pro in no time.
Our Children’s Dentistry Options Will Keep You And Your Child Smiling
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Brought to you by the American Dental Association, this observance aims to promote good oral health practices to children, their guardians, their teachers, and others. And while the celebration is focused on only one month, taking care of your child’s teeth is a year-round service that your Houston, TX, dentist is happy to provide. Our children’s dentistry treatments can help your loved ones fight cavities, maintain dental health, and have a bright smile. Here are some of the ways we offer care for your child’s teeth.
How Dental Implants Can Correct Your Bite And Help Your Health
Did you know that approximately 200 million Americans are missing at least one tooth? It is true, according to the American College of Prosthodontists. And you may be thinking, what is the big deal, it is just one tooth. Well, when you bite or chew, your jawbone is stimulated by the roots of the teeth. This stimulation helps with nutrient flow throughout the body. When a tooth is missing, then there is less stimulation. However, your Houston, TX, dentist can help restore it and make sure your bite is functioning correctly with dental implants.