Cosmetic tooth bonding is one of more conservative yet versatile cosmetic dentistry options available. It involves customizing composite resin to match your tooth’s color and shade, then applying the resin to the tooth’s surface in order to restore its structure and/or appearance. For many patients at our El Pas, TX, dental office, tooth bonding is also a highly effective alternative to a few other treatment options. For example, it may be a better option than veneers that require more tooth preparation, or metal fillings that forever change your smile’s appearance. (more…)
How Clean Are Your Teeth, Really?
Cleaning your teeth is one of the most important parts of your preventive dental care routine, and it includes what you do at home as well as what happens during your cleaning appointments. However, despite knowing the basics of good dental hygiene (i.e., brushing and flossing your teeth regularly), you may not always be perfect at cleaning your teeth. Even if you don’t see it, there may be plenty of food particles and oral bacteria lingering around to cause trouble later. At our El Paso, TX, dental office, helping you keep your teeth clean during and between your regular appointments is one of the most important preventive measures we offer. (more…)
Want Replacement Teeth that Don’t Shift? Give Them Roots
For years, dental prostheses have offered patients highly realistic results when rebuilding their smiles after losing one or more teeth. This is largely due to the materials (such as lifelike dental porcelain) and the highly precise digital images and measurements used to craft them. However, only dental implants extend their realism to include implanted anchors that mimic the supportive roots of your teeth and prevent issues such as uncomfortable shifting. Patients in El Paso, TX, who wish to avoid shifting replacement teeth can often do so with the help of one or more dental implant posts. (more…)
What’s the Best Gift You Can Give Your Smile?
The best gifts are those that keep on giving, and as a dominant factor in your self-confidence, a healthy, beautiful smile is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. For some patients, that may mean boosting their smile’s appearance with a cosmetic touchup, while for others, it may mean finally addressing that troublesome tooth. At our El Paso, TX, dental office, we offer a full-range of customizable dentistry services to give your smile the perfect gift for improving its confidence. (more…)
Why Do You Need Root Canal Treatment?
To some people, tooth decay doesn’t seem that serious. That’s because they may be able to treat it with a minimally invasive tooth filling and never have to worry about it again. However, for many patients, decay is a more serious condition that a tooth-colored filling may not be able to address. When patients at our El Paso, TX, dental office exhibit severe, internal tooth decay, root canal treatment is often their best chance at removing the decay from their teeth and restoring their healthy smiles. (more…)
Answering Questions About Teeth-Whitening
Because stains commonly develop on teeth, even when they’re healthy, teeth-whitening is a common cosmetic treatment option. However, that’s also why many people seek over-the-counter (OTC) whitening options in hopes of brightening their smiles quickly and conveniently. Unfortunately, this can lead to unsatisfactory results, and you may still be left with stains that need to be addressed. For patients in El Paso, TX, professional at-home teeth-whitening can offer much more substantial results and with the same convenience as OTC options. (more…)
Do You Snore? You Might Be a Candidate for Treatment
Snoring doesn’t always seem like such a big deal, especially when it doesn’t occur every night or it isn’t excessively loud. However, for many patients, ignoring it can lead to a host health concerns that may not be immediately obvious, but could have dramatic impacts over time. For patients in El Paso who experience chronic snoring, their dentist may be able to provide a comfortable and convenient solution to stopping in the form of a custom-designed sleep appliance. (more…)
When Is a Good Time to Extract a Wisdom Tooth?
The most commonly known thing about wisdom teeth (also known as third molars) is that they tend to cause more problems than any other teeth. That’s because, unlike with other permanent teeth, third molars don’t always have enough room to develop and erupt properly. This leads to wisdom tooth impaction, and for many patients in El Paso, it can become a significant threat to the rest of their oral health. To help you alleviate the discomfort and avoid future problems, or to help you prevent complications from developing at all, your dentist might suggest that it’s time to extract your wisdom tooth. (more…)
What’s the Best Way to Fill a Cavity?
Keeping your smile consistently healthy isn’t complicated when you stick to an excellent hygiene routine and a regular schedule of preventive visits. However, it doesn’t take a lot for tooth decay to develop in a tooth, leading to a cavity that can grow larger the longer it’s left untreated. For many patients in El Paso, TX, the best way to fill a cavity is with customized, tooth-colored composite resin. The tooth-colored filling blends in with your tooth’s appearance, and can also bond to your tooth more securely to create a more effective barrier against future tooth decay. (more…)
3 Solutions for Dealing with Tooth Loss
Preventing tooth loss is easier these days than it’s ever been, but it still occurs often enough to be a significant problem. For patients in El Paso, TX, we offer several different solutions for dealing with tooth loss, each one customized specifically for each individual patient’s unique needs and preferences. Whether you’ve lost a single tooth, a couple of teeth, several or all of them, the best solution is to choose the right prosthesis as soon as possible. (more…)