If you are suffering from tooth pain, but have no clear idea of what is causing your discomfort, it can be hard to keep out some anxious thoughts. Just how serious is the problem, and what will the appropriate restorative dental treatment involve? Is it already too late to save a tooth, meaning your dentist will have to extract it? Problems with prolonged pain and sensitivity should be taken seriously, because the cause could be a serious oral health concern. If your tooth is infected, bacteria can begin to travel through the roots of your tooth to spread to new areas. Fortunately, when an infection is caught in time, the tooth’s health can be restored through root canal treatment and the placement of a dental crown. Our El Paso, TX dentist’s office has experience restoring teeth in poor condition. After an evaluation, we can find the most conservative solution to your problem and put a stop to your struggles with pain! (more…)
Having a single dental practice that you can trust with your smile as well as your child’s can make your oral health care more convenient to manage. Relying on one practice makes it easier to set up everyone’s 
The care you put into maintaining a healthy smile can offer more benefits than you realize. Sure, you brush and floss in order to prevent the formation of teeth stains and dental decay. By keeping up with good habits, you also protect yourself against gingivitis, lowering your risk for tooth loss later in life. A healthy smile also makes it easier to bite and chew over the years, which means you are less likely to develop an awkward bite movement that 
If you need to replace an entire row of teeth but feel removable dentures will be uncomfortable, or if you are already growing dissatisfied with your removable dental prosthetic, 
The idea of suffering a dental injury can be an uncomfortable one. It can be difficult to imagine going through an experience where a tooth is broken, knocked loose, or even completely dislodged. With that said, these problems do occur, and if you have to endure a problem like this, know that 
While you may be less than thrilled to learn that a 
If you are new to the area and looking for a dental office, or if you have fallen off the habit of 
After a cavity forms, it will continue to grow and do permanent harm to your tooth structure. When 
Tooth loss can be a big source of anxiety for a person, as they can dread how a gap in their smile affects how they are perceived. While this is a significant concern on its own, it should be noted that tooth loss also creates difficulties for a person’s dental health by affecting the way they bite and chew. Without treatment, your incomplete smile can make you rely too much on remaining teeth, ultimately wearing them down. It can also cause you to develop lingering aches and pains because of TMJ disorder. 
While it takes several years for children to develop the coordination to effectively brush their own teeth, they require protection against dental decay as soon as their teeth start to arrive. In addition to providing care for their primary (baby) teeth as they come in, you should