When your jaw joints are out of alignment, you can experience problems with uneven or difficult bite movement, chronic joint discomfort, and even issues with headaches and other forms of pain. This issue can also affect you by causing problems with bruxism, or chronic teeth grinding, something that can lead to worrying dental damage. Fortunately, patients who exhibit symptoms of TMJ disorder can have treatment arranged to ease tension and correct alignment issues. Sunny Smiles can meet with you to examine your joint issues and pursue TMJ therapy. By correcting your issues, we can ease persistent tension, reduce problems with pain, and correct an awkward or uneven bite. (more…)
How Consistent Dental Cleanings Improve Your Oral Hygiene
If you want to keep your smile in good health, and avoid problems with tooth decay and gum disease, you should have a daily oral hygiene routine that you consistently follow. Being both thorough and consistent with oral care will help you avoid tartar buildup, which will make it easier for you to protect yourself against issues that require restorative dental work. With that said, it is important that you still follow through with regular dental exams and cleanings in order to keep your smile clean! Tartar formation can affect even those people with good habits in place. When you are not having your teeth cleaned at regular checkups, those deposits can continue to expose you to trouble with gingivitis and cavities. (more…)
Raise Your Confidence With A Teeth Whitening Treatment
A bright, white smile can have more effect on your overall confidence than you realize, at least until your teeth start to appear dull. As discoloration concerns grow, you can become uncomfortable with your appearance in pictures, and you can be reluctant to let people see your teeth when you speak or smile. Fortunately, this is something that you can address with your dentist’s help. Teeth whitening treatment has given many patients an exciting confidence boost by dealing with the stubborn stains that can dull someone’s enamel. Sunny Smiles is ready to provide this service to patients, and we can also discuss the benefits of other cosmetic dental procedures for those who hope to positively change the way that they look. (more…)
Are You Trying To Ignore A Problem With A Toothache?
Have you been telling yourself that an aching tooth, or one that has become more sensitive, is not serious enough to require a dental visit? Are you hoping that the problem will simply go away on its own and stop bothering you? People who choose not to act when they have signs of poor oral health can do more than just prolong their discomfort. If you are experiencing discomfort because your tooth is infected, the problem will grow worse over time and raise your risk for losing your tooth! Bring up your troubles with tooth pain or sensitivity so that you can be properly evaluated. If trouble like advanced tooth decay or physical damage are identified, we can put a stop to your troubles by performing root canal therapy. (more…)
Make Exciting Smile Improvements With Porcelain Veneers
Even minor problems that affect your smile can create big issues for your confidence in the way you look. Discolored teeth, visible changes from wear and tear, or problems with the shape or alignment of certain teeth can be frustrating, and they can be difficult to hide. Fortunately, you can talk to your dentist about permanently addressing these problems so that they no affect you. One cosmetic dental procedure we can offer is treatment with porcelain veneers. Veneers are actually able to address multiple issues at one time, which can mean moving past embarrassment over discolored, damaged, our misaligned teeth. (more…)
Scheduling Root Canal Therapy For An Aching Tooth
An aching tooth can spoil your day. If that discomfort is connected to a dental injury or advanced cavity, it can also be a warning sign that you need to arrange restorative dental work as soon as possible. Pain and sensitivity often affect people with oral health issues, and the cause of these discomforts can continue until you have root canal therapy. By performing your root canal, your dentist will remove bacteria and damaged tissues within the chamber of your tooth (the pulp). When necessary, we can actually have patients see us on short notice when they are alarmed by the onset of a serious or persistent toothache. (more…)
Children’s Dentistry And The Teaching Of Good Daily Habits
Even when they are not yet old enough to brush and floss on their own, kids should understand that their dental health is important. You can help them learn this when you clean their teeth, and when you take care to provide them healthy meals and snacks. While this guidance is valuable, you do not have to provide all of the instructions that they receive. One of the benefits of pediatric dentistry is that your child’s dentist can educate them on why they should take good care of their smile. This helpful guidance can make them more attentive as they learn to brush and floss, and it can help them recognize why they should be careful about what they eat and drink. (more…)
Starting The New Year With A Dental Checkup
When the new year begins, what will you need to do to make sure it starts on the right note? If you are past due for a routine dental checkup, it can be a good time to set up your next visit! At every routine dental exam, you will receive a thorough teeth cleaning as well as a review with your dentist to determine if there are any problems that need to be resolved. Falling out of the habit of regular checkups can leave you vulnerable to potentially serious oral health problems and make it hard to maintain clean teeth. Having a review after the holiday season can be particularly beneficial to you, as seasonal snacking often exposes people to more sugary foods than normal. (more…)
Our Dental Office Offers Saturday Appointments For Patients
If you want to keep your smile in good health, you should be consistent about seeing your dentist for regular exams. At regular six month intervals, your smile will be closely evaluated for any active problems, and you will receive a thorough teeth cleaning to remove harmful plaque and tartar. Sunny Smiles is aware that weekday appointments are sometimes less than convenient for patients, which can make it difficult for them to keep up with preventive dental care. To make visits easier to arrange, we can welcome people to come in for support on Saturdays! By maintaining office hours on Saturdays, we make professional dental services more accessible for people in and around the El Paso, TX area. (more…)
Can Cosmetic Dentistry Hide The Effects Of Teeth Grinding?
In less time than you might expect, a habit of grinding your teeth can create real problems for your smile. The wear and tear from grinding can be severe enough to change the shapes of teeth, and it may even leave you with chipped or cracked enamel! By responding to signs of bruxism in time, you can protect yourself from potentially serious dental damage. However, if you already have issues with wear and tear that make your smile look older, less even, or generally less attractive, you can explore the benefits of cosmetic dentistry at Sunny Smiles! Our practice provides multiple treatment options for patients who want to address dental damage, including the damage done by gradual wear and tear. (more…)