It’s no secret that prevention is the best way to protect your smile, but most people experience tooth decay at least once in their lives, despite their best preventive efforts. The good news is that, if decay does develop, then sticking to a regular schedule of preventive dental visits will increase your chances of detecting… Read more »
Category: Cavities/Tooth Decay
Why Do You Need Root Canal Treatment?
To some people, tooth decay doesn’t seem that serious. That’s because they may be able to treat it with a minimally invasive tooth filling and never have to worry about it again. However, for many patients, decay is a more serious condition that a tooth-colored filling may not be able to address. When patients at… Read more »
What’s the Best Way to Fill a Cavity?
Keeping your smile consistently healthy isn’t complicated when you stick to an excellent hygiene routine and a regular schedule of preventive visits. However, it doesn’t take a lot for tooth decay to develop in a tooth, leading to a cavity that can grow larger the longer it’s left untreated. For many patients in El Paso,… Read more »
Why Root Canal Treatment Isn’t as Bad as You Think
Some things about your dental health are much more complicated than you might realize. For instance, what you think is just a minor toothache could actually be the systematic destruction of your tooth (in the form of tooth decay). However, sometimes, things that seem complex are much simpler and more convenient than they seem. For… Read more »
A Brief Look at Modern Tooth-Colored Fillings
When it comes to treating certain dental health issues, some things never change. For example, treating cavities has always involved removing the infection in a tooth and then replacing the lost tooth structure. However, today, the way in which most treatments are performed are far more advanced and offer many more benefits than ever before…. Read more »
Why Tooth Fillings Are So Effective
Tooth decay (the cause behind cavity development) still affects a majority of people at some point in their lives. However, cavities aren’t as destructive overall as they used to be thanks to advanced, highly biocompatible treatments such as tooth-colored fillings. A tooth filling is designed to stop a cavity from growing worse and strengthen your… Read more »
A Few Facts About Fillings
Tooth fillings have been around almost as long as clinical dentistry itself (and perhaps longer), and today, they remain one of the most frequently recommended treatments. Part of the reason why is because cavities, the condition that fillings treat, are still the most common dental health issue around the world. The other reason is that… Read more »
Is It Time for Root Canal Therapy?
The good news about treating tooth decay is that you have several options for doing so. Each treatment is designed to address a specific level of decay while preserving a maximum amount of your healthy tooth structure. Root canal therapy, for instance, is preferable in severe cases, when infection has reached the inner chamber of… Read more »
What Is a Tooth-Colored Filling?
Keeping up with good hygiene at home and maintaining a strict schedule of visits to your dentist can help you avoid most dental issues, including cavities (which affect a large majority of people). However, prevention isn’t always guaranteed, and even when you take good care of your smile, you may still develop a cavity in… Read more »
Why Tooth Decay Is Such a Problem
Tooth decay, the condition that leads to cavities, is the most common dental problem among children and adults. However, because it can often be easily treated, many patients underestimate the magnitude of the problem and the consequences it can have on their dental health. Because of this misunderstanding, patients often neglect to seek treatment immediately,… Read more »