How Dental Cleanings Fight Tartar Formation

Are you currently doing enough to stop tartar accumulation from hurting your smile? If you brush and floss consistently, you can control plaque buildup and protect yourself against the formation of tartar. Unfortunately, even with consistent routines in place, people can be more prone to missing plaque and letting the material harden than you realize. To make sure your smile is clean, take advantage of the care provided during your routine dental appointments. Sunny Smiles provides thorough cleanings as well as routine reviews when patients come in for preventive services. We offer important preventive dental work for El Paso area patients of all ages, and we can help you make sure you remain safe from different oral health threats. (more…)

Identifying A Need For Cavity Treatment

Do you really need your dentist to tell you that you have a cavity? As decay spreads and harms more of your tooth structure, you can become uncomfortable enough to recognize that something is wrong. However, you should know that a cavity can make restorative treatment necessary before you start to experience discomfort. The good news is that you can receive treatment before pain and sensitivity affect you. Regular checkups at Sunny Smiles can lead to the timely detection and treatment of dental decay. After we identify the cavity, we can provide restorative work that prevents further damage and addresses existing harm with a dental filling. (more…)

Accessing El Paso Area Dental Care On Weekends

Is there something standing between you and dental care? For many people, scheduling can become a frustrating obstacle, as they can find it hard to book appointments during the weekdays. Sunny Smiles makes oral health services more accessible to El Paso area families by keeping our office doors open on weekends! Saturday office hours at our dental practice can make booking appointments less difficult. Whether you need to see someone about a potential oral health issue or want to schedule important routine services, we can make booking your next visit easier! (more…)

Dental Care For Your Youngest Family Members

There are actions you can, and should, take to help your kids maintain healthy teeth. During their earliest years, you provide direct support by gently cleaning their teeth and protecting them from cavities. When they are older, you can continue to support them by giving them guidance on good hygiene habits and providing healthy meals and snacks. As important as parents are to maintaining their kids’ smiles, they are not the only people who can support them. Regular pediatric dental visits provide protection and opportunities to help little ones become better at maintaining their dental health on their own. At Sunny Smiles, we can welcome your kids for regular support, just as we can help you manage your oral health and avoid potential issues with your smile. (more…)

Cosmetic Dentistry In The El Paso, TX Area

Are you ready to fix a certain smile flaw that has made you self-conscious? Are you interested in seeing how you can make changes that help you look younger and more attractive? These are just a few examples of what can motivate people to look into cosmetic dentistry. As you explore your options for treatment, you can discover that exciting improvements are easier to access than you might initially suspect. Sunny Smiles provides multiple treatment options for people who want to change how they look for the better. With the right procedure, you can show off a smile that is brighter, more uniform, and no longer held back by conspicuous issues with teeth that are misshapen, damaged, or out of alignment. (more…)

Protecting Vulnerable Teeth With Crowns

How much protection will your tooth need if it is injured or damaged by decay? After a review of the problem, we may determine that you need a dental crown to properly support it. A custom crown provided at Sunny Smiles can offer protection, and we can also take care to provide a restoration made with a material that imitates healthy enamel. Because your restoration can provide cosmetic and functional benefits, you can have an easier time committing to treatment, and you can feel more at ease with the results you see after work has concluded. (more…)

Is It Time To Book A Root Canal?

You may not realize that a cavity has formed, but once the problem arises, it will take restorative dental work to address. With that said, you can limit the harm that decay does to your tooth structure by keeping consistent with regular oral health appointments. These visits provide timely warnings about problems that can affect your health and lead to restorative work before there are complications. If you have a cavity that is not caught in time, a painful infection can develop. By the time you feel discomfort from your cavity, it could be serious enough to require root canal therapy. Sunny Smiles is able to provide this service to people in and around the El Paso community. By taking warning signs of advanced decay seriously, you can have your root canal performed before bacteria in your tooth can spread further and create more issues for your overall oral health. (more…)

Effective Stain Removal From Teeth Whitening

If you make the switch to a toothpaste that boasts better stain removal or pick up a store bought whitening kit, you can expect to see smile improvements. Unfortunately, many people find that even after making an effort at fighting discoloration, they are still unhappy with how they look. Are you simply limited in what you can do to brighten your smile? What you can discover is that professional teeth whitening treatment can have a bigger impact on your appearance by more effectively fighting stains. Sunny Smiles can send you home with a personalized kit that provides advanced bleaching gels as well as trays that make applying this material easier! (more…)

Addressing Tooth Decay With A Filling

There are different threats to your smile that you need to worry about. While dental decay is a problem many are familiar with, you should not assume that you have nothing to fear from a cavity. After all, once one forms, there will be permanent damage to your enamel. Patients at Sunny Smiles can count on prompt care whenever problems affect their tooth structure. When a cavity is caught in time, we can address the harm it causes with a discreet and durable dental filling. As a result, you can have protection for your tooth without worrying over how treatment has changed its appearance! (more…)

Are Your Wisdom Teeth Causing You Pain?

Any kind of dental pain can be alarming, but it can be particularly stressful to feel pain and be at a loss for why the discomfort is affecting you. One reason for discomfort around your molars is the eruption of wisdom teeth, which can push against their neighbors, become impacted, and generally create problems for your quality of life. Fortunately, this can be resolved with the extraction of these teeth, also known as your third molars. Sunny Smiles is prepared to help patients who start to feel the uncomfortable pressure of wisdom teeth eruption. (more…)