Keeping Your Natural Teeth for Life
A close-up view of a woman pointing to her mouth to emphasize her natural teeth.

Did you know that growing older doesn’t mean you have to eventually lose your teeth? Patients over 55 often see oral health changes as they age. However, there are ways to combat thinning enamel and tooth loss. Dentures, partials and implants can definitely restore your smile if you have lost teeth. However, find out how you can actually keep all your natural teeth and avoid tooth loss all your life!

Your smile makes a statement – it speaks volumes without a single word being uttered. But if you’re unhappy with your teeth, you aren’t putting your best smile forward. A chipped or broken tooth can make some people so self-conscious that they feel compelled to hide their smile. Fortunately, we offer a quick and relatively inexpensive way to fix chipped teeth that also provides strong and aesthetically pleasing results. Dental bonding can repair a broken or chipped tooth or close gaps between teeth in less than an hour.

If you have a fear of visiting the dentist, you're not alone. As many as 40% of the population have a known fear of the dentist with as many as 20% only going if they have dental pain.

Having a missing tooth can have a big impact on how you feel, can make you feel embarrassed and critically, stops you from smiling.

For many people, a root canal can cause feelings of anxiety and fear. Root canals have the stigma of being painful, lengthy procedures that can be quite uncomfortable to endure. This post will address some of the common misconceptions about root canals to ease your concerns.

Chocolate can actually be good for your teeth! Yes, you read that correctly — chocolate can prevent tooth decay. However, not every kind of chocolate is dental dynamite. The cocoa bean is what houses the good stuff — not the chocolate itself — so the closer the confection is to the bean, the better.

With more than 3 million cavities diagnosed every year in the United States, you are not alone if you or your child has a cavity. Cavities are the number one reason kids miss school and Today.com reported that 90% of adults, have had a cavity at some point in their life. If you have recently been told you have a cavity, your next question is likely, “Now what?”