Your smile is made of many different parts, each of which has to work together with all the others for your bite to function properly. In some cases, one or more issues can affect one or more parts of your bite to cease functioning correctly, or to become overactive and lead to a host of other issues. For example, bruxism (constant teeth-grinding) and TMJ disorder (a jaw joint dysfunction) are often closely related conditions that can cause extensive damage to your teeth, jaw joints and muscles, and more. At our Northeast El Paso, TX, dental office, we can help you address bruxism and TMJ disorder with a custom-designed appliance, and help you regain the proper function of your bite. (more…)
A Brief Look at Perio Cleaning (Scaling and Root Planing)
Preventive dental care is meant to help you avoid common oral health issues like gum disease, or to help you prevent the more serious consequences that they could cause. For example, in most general cases, sticking to a schedule of regular checkups and cleanings can help you prevent the formation of cavities or gum disease by controlling the buildup of plaque and tartar. However, at our East El Paso, TX, dental office, we may also recommend periodontal cleaning to help prevent the progression of gum disease. If plaque or tartar has developed underneath your gums, then perio cleaning may be the only way to remove them before gum disease becomes a significant threat. (more…)
How a Wisdom Tooth Becomes a Problem
Wisdom teeth are most notoriously known for the problems that they can often cause. In fact, for some people, the mere mention of wisdom teeth automatically brings up thoughts of discomfort, pain, and more. That’s because wisdom teeth – the non-official name for your third molars – often don’t have the room they need to develop and erupt properly. Because of this, they can become impacted by nearby teeth, leading to a host of increasingly worse concerns until you have them extracted. At our Northeast El Paso, TX, dental office, we can help you address or avoid those concerns by recommending and performing customized wisdom tooth extraction. (more…)
Thinking About Dental Implants? Here’s What You Should Know
For patients who’ve lost teeth, dental implants are often the most beneficial option for replacing them. When it comes to rebuilding your smile, dental implants not only offer a lifelike way to make your smile whole again, but also a comprehensive way to reestablish the vital functions of your lost teeth roots. At our East El Paso, TX, dental office, we often recommend dental implants for patients who’ve lost teeth and wish for the most lifelike and beneficial way to replace them. If you’re considering dental implants, then we’re happy to help you decide if they’re your best option, as well. (more…)
What a Porcelain Crown Can Do for Your Tooth
Dental crowns are popular because they can effectively address a wide range of dental health concerns, such as damage to a tooth’s structure or after treating a severe tooth infection. A crown is designed to completely cover and protect the tooth, which stops the damage from growing worse while restoring the tooth’s ability to function properly. At our Northeast El Paso, TX, dental office, we often craft dental crowns from highly customizable and lifelike porcelain, which is not only durable but also more esthetically pleasing than traditional restorative materials. (more…)
Get to Know More About Teeth-Whitening
The thing about teeth stains is that you can’t always successfully prevent them. Even when you take excellent care of your teeth by brushing them twice a day and flossing at least once, they can gradually lose their healthy shine from exposure to food, beverages, and more. At our East El Paso, TX, dental office, we can help effectively and conveniently erase your teeth stains and brighten your smile’s appearance with the help of custom-designed teeth-whitening. During your consultation, we’ll carefully examine your teeth to ensure that teeth-whitening is your best option, and answer questions you may have about the treatment. (more…)
3 Signs that You Can’t Ignore Gum Disease Any Longer
Many common dental health issues, especially gum disease, become serious problems because patients fail to prevent them or address them in their earliest stages. For instance, gum disease is one of the most highly preventable conditions, yet it’s also the second-most common to occur, and it’s the main reason behind adult tooth loss. For many patients, it’s because they’ve ignored the warning signs of gum disease so long that the symptoms have become too severe to ignore any longer. At our West El Paso dental office, we can help you overcome gum disease and manage its progression at any stage, though we strongly advise not waiting. (more…)
Tips to Avoid the Need for Root Canal Therapy
Tooth decay is highly common, but it’s most often detected and treated in its mild to moderate stages. As such, tooth decay and the cavity it causes can typically be addressed with a custom, tooth-colored filling. Yet, many patients experience more severe decay that affects too much of their tooth structure for a minimally invasive filling to address. At our Northeast El Paso dental office, we can help you avoid the need for more extensive tooth decay treatment, such as root canal therapy, by helping you address tooth decay in its earliest stages. (more…)
Benefits of Tooth-Colored Fillings (Besides Appearance)
If you never develop a cavity, then the fact that modern tooth fillings aren’t what they used to be may not ever matter to you. However, given the fact that more than 90% of adults develop a cavity in at least one of their teeth, and fillings are the most common solution to them, chances are that it will matter, eventually. At our East El Paso, TX, dental office, we often recommend stopping tooth decay and the cavity it causes as soon as possible, preferably with a tooth-colored filling. Besides their more lifelike and cosmetically pleasing appearance compared to traditional metal fillings, tooth-colored ones also offer a number of other, more impactful benefits. (more…)
Thinking About Veneers? Here’s What to Ask Your Dentist
It’s natural to want a healthier and more attractive looking smile, but how do you know which is the best treatment to achieve the results you want? At our West El Paso, TX, dental office, we often recommend customized porcelain veneers for patients who have multiple concerns with their smile, but want to minimize the extent of treatment they receive. Porcelain veneers are custom-designed shells of highly lifelike dental porcelain that we can bond to the front surfaces of one or more teeth, creating your brand new smile with just one procedure. (more…)