Looking Forward To Your Next Dental Checkup

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El Paso, TX, Dental Checkup

How do you keep your smile as healthy as can be? Brushing and flossing each morning and evening provide the basis for your oral care. These daily activities remove food debris and plaque buildup that can stain your teeth and lead to active concerns. However, you also require regular dental checkups to ensure that your smile is free from tooth decay and gum disease. These biannual meetings create the opportunity to create a dental record that alerts us when sudden changes appear in your oral structures. Because we see you so frequently, we can react early in a smile threat’s development, leading to a more conservative treatment. This could mean placing a dental filling rather than waiting for a more painful symptom of decay that requires a more involved procedure. If it has been longer than you would like to admit since your last cleaning, we would like to remind you it is never too late to get back on track!

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we encourage a preventive attitude toward your oral care. This means combining healthy at-home habits with regular cleanings and exams to prevent smile threats before they take place. Routine checkups also allow us to treat problems such as cavities in the same visit instead of waiting for their symptoms to advance. If you would like to pursue a cosmetic or restorative procedure, we can discuss them at your checkup as well.

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filed under: General Dentistry

Restoring Missing Teeth With Dental Implants

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El Paso, TX, Dental Implants

Losing one of your teeth is a disappointing situation that immediately impacts your everyday life. While the effect on your appearance is quite clear, you quickly come to understand how your smile’s function reduces. Because you rely on your teeth to aid in forming speech, losing a tooth can alter the sound of your voice. You find yourself avoiding once favorite foods that now threaten to harm your open socket. Without the stability of the now missing tooth, the remaining teeth risk drifting. This compacts problems with your smile’s alignment, leading to potential incidences of tooth decay and gum disease. You may even feel consistent soreness in the joints of your jaw as you move your mouth in awkward positions to attempt to complete your bite. Fortunately, by pursuing a prosthodontic replacement tooth, you can return your bite’s ability and appearance in a handful of visits.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we provide restorative dental services that help you respond to losing a tooth. We can examine your mouth to determine if you are healthy enough for a dental implant. Because this treatment secures permanently within your jawbone, you require enough bone density to hold it in place. For alternative treatments, we also offer dental bridges that can return your smile without the need for surgery.

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filed under: Dental Implants

Toothache Relief With Root Canal Therapy

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When you wake up with a toothache that will not resolve after a day or so, you require a dental inspection. This is because a constant ache often indicates a bacterial infection that risks spreading to your bloodstream without treatment. We can perform an X-ray that detects whether or not foreign material is present in your tooth’s inner chamber. The pain you feel results from the body’s inflammatory response swelling tissues that touch the sensitive nerves within your pulp. By performing a root canal, we remove the infectious material and your inflammation subsides. Because this procedure permanently changes your tooth’s structure, you require a dental crown to restore your bite following root canal therapy.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we understand that no one looks forward to a root canal. That is why it is important to understand how critical this procedure can be in relieving your pain. The application of local anesthetic means that you should feel little to no additional pain when removing your infection. The movement of our tools is perceived as pressure rather than pain. We can also discuss the use of dental sedation to relieve anxiety if you feel nervous about this treatment.

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filed under: Cavities/Tooth Decay

Enhancing The Color Of Your Smile

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Are stains or blemishes beginning to build on the surface of your smile? If your grin is not the same bright, white shade it had when you were younger, we could help explore options to return its youthful sheen. By receiving a professional evaluation, we can let you know the nature of your discoloration and which cosmetic service best addresses its root cause. If you have markings that live within the enamel, a professional whitening session can instantly bring back a much brighter look. For teeth that become yellow due to loss of the enamel itself, a set of porcelain veneers could provide valuable improvement. This versatile cosmetic treatment can also cover physical imperfections with the same service.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we understand your smile is a core component of how you present to the world. When you feel confident about its appearance, you feel more ready to tackle each day. That is why we provide multiple options for improving its appearance and benefitting your mental health. In today’s blog, we help you decide between situations where professional whitening or porcelain veneers are most appropriate.

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filed under: Cosmetic Dentistry

Oral Appliance Therapy Protects Teeth From Grinding

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Cheerful pretty blonde senior woman looking at camera, smiling with healthy white teeth, laughing, posing for shooting on sofa, touching chin. Senior lady home head shot portraitAre you concerned about wear and tear on your smile from constant grinding? Do you wake up each morning with feelings of restlessness or soreness in your face and jaw muscles? Both of these conditions arise from involuntary movement of the jaw as you sleep at night. If this is your case, we could design a custom night guard to protect your teeth while you sleep. With the right touch, a night guard can gently glide your jaw into a more comfortable position, granting relaxation until you rise feeling refreshed.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we can help you achieve a better night’s sleep with a custom oral appliance. By taking unique measurements of your specific bite, we can create a device that goes far beyond the capabilities of a store-bought guard. Relieve pressure on your jaw’s joints and protect your smile from grinding with this effective treatment.

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filed under: Bruxism/Teeth-Grinding

Replace Your Missing Tooth With An Implant

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If you have recently lost one of your teeth, you understand how immediate the effect of dental loss impacts your everyday life. While the esthetic change is obvious, simple functions you may previously take for granted are permanently altered. Because we rely on our teeth to form our speech, your voice may sound quite different. You can find yourself avoiding previously favorite foods that now risk harming the open gap in your grin. Because dental loss contributes to problems with the alignment of your bite, you now shift your jaw in awkward positions to attempt to complete your chewing. This repetitive stress on the joints can lead to a painful condition called temporomandibular disorder. To avoid these complications and restore the health and beauty of your smile, discuss your options for tooth replacement with your dental team.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we design and place custom prosthetics to help you regain your grin after losing a tooth. We can examine your mouth to determine if you are eligible for a dental implant. This unique prosthetic treatment restores stimulation from your bite to the jawbone, preserving it for years to come. The biocompatible nature of your implant post means the body’s tissues bind together, holding it in place permanently.

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A Root Canal Relieves Your Tooth Infection

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If you develop a toothache that will not go away after a day or so, seek professional treatment right away. This symptom may indicate a dangerous infection that risks spreading to other parts of your body. Tooth infections result from bacterial deposits that take hold in the pulp chamber. When these deposits enter your bloodstream, they spread the infection systemically. This means that any injury that exposes the inside of your tooth to oral bacteria creates the risk of infection. Therefore we ask that you report any chip or crack to a tooth, no matter how superficial it may appear. We will inspect all injuries and determine the proper procedure for maintaining your oral health.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we understand how disruptive a toothache can be to your life. The simplest activities become impossible to concentrate upon until you receive relief. That is why we offer emergency services outside of your standard checkup schedule to examine any sudden concerns. If we detect foreign material in your tooth’s inner chamber, we will perform a root canal right away to clean and restore your injury. Because this procedure permanently alters the tooth’s outer structure, we will discuss restorative treatment with a dental crown to return your tooth’s shape and function afterward.

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filed under: Restorative Dentistry

Enhancing Your Smile’s Shade

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Has your smile started to lose its original bright shade? If stains or discoloration are taking hold of your teeth, exploring your options for returning their original hue can satisfy you. Although most sources of dental staining have simple cosmetic effects, they may cause others to question your hygienic practices. This means that taking a proactive approach toward brightening your teeth can have quite the boost for your self-confidence. With the aid of a professional whitening treatment or set of porcelain veneers, we can quickly turn your smile around in one or two visits to our practice.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we complement our array of restorative services with cosmetic techniques to provide a full suite of dental options. That means you can count on us for your general cleanings, prosthetic needs, and treatments to lift your smile shade in the same office. In today’s blog, we explore the situations that call for teeth whitening or porcelain veneers to enhance your grin.

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filed under: Cosmetic Dentistry

Better Sleep with a Nightguard

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Do you often wake up feeling as if you haven’t slept well, experiencing teeth sensitivity or jaw pain? At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we look forward to helping you achieve a better night’s sleep by making you a custom-fit nightguard. These are oral devices designed to promote a restful night’s sleep, protect your teeth, and alleviate jaw pain caused by conditions like bruxism. In today’s blog, we’ll explore how these thin plastic mouth pieces can significantly improve your overall oral health and quality of sleep.

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filed under: Bruxism/Teeth-Grinding