Your typical week may lack flexibility, which can make certain tasks harder to address. Unless they are told to follow something different, patients should schedule routine dental exams on a semiannual basis. What can you do if you struggle to find time during the week for an appointment? Falling out of your routine will make you vulnerable to tartar buildup, and leave you without important checks for problems like dental decay and gingivitis. Sunny Smiles makes visits easier to arrange by offering office hours on Saturdays! This greater flexibility in scheduling makes it easier for you to stay consistent with checkups, which makes it easier to avoid dental trouble over time. (more…)
What Should You Expect From A Tooth-Colored Filling?
Dental restorations are needed when cavities form, as the decay that develops will permanently damage your tooth structure. Ignoring this damage would leave you vulnerable to infection from oral bacteria, and it can also negatively affect your ability to put bite pressure on a tooth. You can be happy to know that a restoration you receive can protect your tooth while also imitating its appearance, which means restorative dental work does not have to be the end of your smile as you know it! Sunny Smiles provides dental fillings that imitate healthy tooth structure. Your filling will provide lasting protection without changing the way you look. It should be noted that larger cavities require more support than dental fillings provide. Make sure you regularly attend dental exams to avoid problems with decay that require more involved restorative dental work. (more…)
Make A Smile Makeover Part Of Your Plans For The New Year
The new year is here, which makes this a great time to start thinking about changes you want to make. For people who feel self-conscious about their smile, cosmetic dentistry can lead to positive changes and a meaningful confidence boost. As you look into the possibility of enjoying a smile makeover, you can find that big results are more attainable than you might have assumed. For many people, just one procedure can cover all of the flaws they intend to address. One way to make big changes is to start plans for treatment with porcelain veneers. We also offer procedures like tooth bonding and contouring, which will change the shape, size, and color of flawed teeth without custom restorations. (more…)
Bring Your Concerns About Tooth Pain To Your Dentist
Ignoring tooth pain can be a mistake for several reasons. One concern is that until treatment occurs, you can have a difficult time going about your typical day while disregarding your discomfort, especially when you eat or speak. Another is that without the appropriate restorative dental work, your tooth’s health will worsen, leading to more serious consequences for your oral health. Sunny Smiles is ready to take care of individuals who start to struggle with tooth pain. In addition to resolving immediate concerns around your discomfort, we can make plans to restore your tooth’s appearance and dental function. When necessary, we can bring patients in for emergency dental treatment. (more…)
3 Smile Improvements Gained With The Placement Of Veneers
Porcelain veneers make changes that can surprise and excite patients. This approach to cosmetic dental work is often taken because it can help with a variety of problems, and because it can take on several problems at one time. With their placement, you can effectively enjoy a smile makeover that boosts your confidence while giving you a more youthful and attractive appearance. Veneers make these improvements with minimal changes to your tooth structure. Once these custom shells are ready, they are bonded to the fronts of teeth. This process requires less work and fewer changes than the placement of dental crowns. The placement of your veneers will still create impressive and long-lasting changes you can feel excited to show off! (more…)
3 Common Questions Concerning Cavity Treatment
A consistent daily oral hygiene routine and regular dental exams can keep you safe from cavity problems. Preventing decay benefits you because you avoid permanent damage to your enamel, damage that can actually lead to complications with your oral health! Unfortunately, even people committed to good oral hygiene habits can experience at least one cavity in their lifetime. Sunny Smiles is prepared to help if you need to address tooth decay. The type of care you receive will depend on the severity of your cavity. For some cavities, dental fillings are effective at protecting your tooth after decayed tissues are removed. However, in other cases root canal therapy and a dental crown may be needed. (more…)
What Your Dentist Knows About An Aching Jaw
Things you know your dentist can help with include performing scheduled checkups and cleanings, and offering suggestions for better brushing. But a trusted dentist can also help you when you are experiencing aches that center in your jaw, and other areas of the head, neck and shoulders. Jaw aches and pain can be a sign of disorders in your temporomandibular joints, and TMJ therapy from a dentist in El Paso, TX, can help you track the source of the pain, and find a solution. (more…)
Cosmetic Dentistry Can Help With More Than You Might Expect
As you learn more about what changes cosmetic dental work can deliver, you can discover that your smile improvements are more easily grasped than you assumed. People who put off asking about cosmetic work because they fear it will be too involved, or that their goals are not reasonable, may fail to realize how much good the right procedure can do for them. Sunny Smiles provides multiple services that change the way patients look. You can discuss a procedure that pinpoints and addresses a specific flaw, or you can make plans to treat several concerns with as little as one procedure! Our practice has experience caring for individuals worried about dental discoloration and damage to their enamel, as well as issues with spacing, bulky or uneven gums, and more! (more…)
When Will You Need Your Wisdom Teeth Removed?
When your wisdom teeth begin to arrive, you can experience pain and sensitivity as they press against neighboring teeth. Our wisdom teeth are the last of our secondary (“adult”) teeth to arrive. When they do show up, they often have trouble fitting in because there is not enough space for them. This crowding can lead to your wisdom teeth pushing against teeth and affecting their alignment, damaging their neighbors, or shifting when they erupt. When that shifting occurs, the tooth becomes impacted, which creates more problems for your dental well-being. Sunny Smiles is prepared to safely extract your wisdom teeth so that these problems are avoided. If your wisdom teeth have yet to erupt, regular dental exams will provide you with an early warning about their movement. Your dentist can remove them before they create problems, minimizing the amount of trouble that their arrival could have created. (more…)
Arranging Care When You Have A Dental Emergency
When you know that you have access to emergency dental work, an injury that affects your oral health can feel less scary. Prompt care is more than just reassuring – when you do not delay treatment, you lower your risk for experiencing complications that have to be addressed! Sunny Smiles wants patients to know that we can bring them in and examine an injured, dislodged, or aching tooth on short notice. Through the appropriate restorative dental work, our practice can preserve your smile, maintain your bite, and resolve problems causing you discomfort! We are even prepared to help you if you lose a tooth.
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