When Was Your Last Dental Checkup?

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When was the last time you visited your dentist for a cleaning and examination? If it has been longer than six months, we recommend scheduling an appointment to prioritize your oral health! These routine checkups help remove plaque and tartar deposits from the surface of your smile to prevent tooth decay and gum disease. When these symptoms do appear, a dental examination can detect them right away and provide a more conservative treatment when caught in early development. On the other hand, waiting until you have a painful symptom to go to the dentist can mean it is too late for a more simple restorative solution.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we offer preventive dental services to reduce your likelihood of developing problems with your oral health. This includes standard checkups and cleanings as well as services geared to children and special preventive care for patients with gum disease. If you would like to prevent oral bacteria from leading to decay, disease, or worse, make sure to schedule a dental checkup twice a year!

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Stopping Chronic Headaches With TMJ Therapy

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When you experience headaches on a regular basis, or suffer from pain in your jaw and face, then you may have a common oral health issue that needs attention. TMJ disorder, also known as TMD, could upset how you open and close your mouth, and lead to discomfort and even complications like bruxism (teeth grinding). In today’s blog, Sunny Smiles talks about stopping headaches with TMJ therapy.

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Helping Replace Your Missing Tooth

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Losing one of your teeth is a disappointment, to say the least! Not only does this event impact the beauty of your smile, but your oral health can begin to degrade quickly as well. You might find speaking more difficult as you shift your lips and tongue to articulate around the gap in your grin. Certain foods may now be too sharp to comfortably eat without worrying about injuring yourself. Fortunately, modern prosthodontics offer replacement teeth that restore the cosmetic and functional aspects of your missing tooth.

At Sunny Smiles, we can help you take on dental loss by placing an implant to help restore your smile. When you visit our practice, we can evaluate your jaw health to determine if you are a candidate for this procedure. The aid of a sturdy implant can help you regain your bite and prevent misalignment from compounding from missing teeth.

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We Offer Emergency Dental Care

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Dental injuries can happen when you least expect them. You could wake up with a serious toothache or have an accident that traumatizes one of your teeth. In these situations, it can be difficult to concentrate on the steps for receiving care. Fortunately, we can evaluate your injury and guide you through what to do. By responding promptly, we can increase the odds of saving your tooth and prevent the damage from getting worse. That means you can count on us when you need to schedule emergency dental care.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we offer emergency care in addition to our preventive, restorative, and cosmetic services. By handling all aspects of your oral health needs, we are your trusted partner when it comes to unexpected accidents. If you have an infection or any injury that compromises the structure of your tooth, call us right away to help you receive the service you need.

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Tracking Your Wisdom Teeth For Removal

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From adolescence into early adulthood, visiting your dentist regularly allows us to track the arrival of your wisdom teeth. While some people may never grow this third set of molars, preparing for their eruption can prevent potential harm to the rest of your smile. We could predict if they risk crowding your existing molars or becoming impacted. Simply put, there is often not enough space in your mouth for another set of teeth. We could then plan an extraction to remove these teeth before they have a chance to damage your bite.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we guide your oral health at each stage of development. This means creating a dental record with regular checkups and letting you know about any potential harm to your smile. When third molars risk pain and complication, we can remove them before they break the gumline. If you would like to learn more about this service, speak with us at your next general checkup.

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Cosmetic Treatments For Whitening Your Smile

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Are you exploring methods to help whiten your teeth? If your smile begins to take on a yellow hue or dark stains, it can be a real drain on your confidence. You may be hesitant to show off your once-bright smile and begin to hide it from others. Fortunately, by speaking to your dentist, we can evaluate the degree of your discoloration and provide solutions to return to its natural look. With a professional teeth whitening session, we can apply a powerful bleaching agent that strips pigment from within the enamel to restore its white appearance.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we listen closely to your cosmetic concerns about the look of your smile. This is why we offer multiple treatments to correct a variety of dental imperfections. When it comes to treating stains and discoloration, options such as whitening and porcelain veneers can deliver the results you desire in a handful of easy visits. You may be surprised at how quickly we can turn your smile around!

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Regular Checkups Help You Prevent Tooth Decay

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When you prioritize your oral health, you can prevent common problems that strike those who do not visit their dentist regularly. This is because your semiannual checkups provide an opportunity to remove plaque and tartar deposits that you cannot clean away on your own. While your daily brushing and flossing habits form the basis for your oral hygiene, a dental checkup also helps detect the beginnings of oral problems before they grow into significance. This could mean treating a minor cavity before it creates a tooth infection or requires the restoration of a dental crown.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we enjoy seeing you regularly to clean your teeth and stay on top of your smile goals. By creating a dental record, we can notify you when changes develop in your grin. By cleaning your teeth every six months, we prevent plaque from leading to severe cases of decay or disease. If we notice the symptoms of gum infection, we could put you on periodontal maintenance therapy to restore your gingival health. By taking care of your smile both at home and in the dentist’s chair, you do your part to hold decay at bay!

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Root Canals Relieve The Pain Of Infection

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When you have an ache in one of your teeth that will not go away, this can indicate a serious bacterial infection. You should not ignore this sign, as left untreated, tooth infections can spread to other parts of your body. To prevent this possibility, let us know about your pain so we may diagnose its cause. We could perform a root canal therapy to access your tooth’s inner pulp chamber and clear the infection. By removing your decaying material, we can restore the tooth with a dental crown to restore your bite after relieving your dental pain.

At Sunny Smiles, we offer emergency dentistry services outside of your standard cleanings and exams. The pain of infection can disrupt your ability to concentrate on daily tasks, and you deserve prompt care. By learning about the benefits of root canal therapy, you can feel more at ease when undergoing this procedure.

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When Should I Remove My Wisdom Teeth?

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As you enter your teens and early twenties, you may wonder if you should remove your wisdom teeth. This common procedure is seen as a rite of passage by some, but for most, it is vital to protecting your smile from crowding teeth. When you visit your dentist regularly during this period, we can track the arrival of your third molars to determine if we should extract them. We will suggest doing so when your jaw does not have enough room for them to comfortably fit or if they appear at odd angles.

At Sunny Smiles, we want to care for your oral health during each stage of life. This means monitoring your third molars during adolescence to prevent painful eruptions when an extraction is necessary. By learning more about this process, you can decide if you need to remove them soon. If you have any questions, feel free to ask us about this preventive measure.

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