Dentists can use veneers to change the look of your smile. Instead of removing and replacing a damaged tooth, your dentist can place a veneer over top of your existing tooth. This is a cosmetic … Read More
Why Do Teeth Turn Yellow?
I’ve heard it said that we’re beginning to live in an age of aesthetics. A perfect storm of different factors, from the instant access of social media to the omnipresence of cameras has brought about … Read More
The Consequences Of Thumb Sucking In Children
Things that seem fairly banal at first can have unexpected consequences. So it is with thumb sucking, a behaviour that’s found in most primate babies, including humans and lemurs. Why do babies suck their thumbs … Read More
Can You Get Cavities While Having Porcelain Veneers?
You read the title. Short answer: Yes. Yes you can. That would make an extremely short blog post, though, so let’s explore why you can get cavities when you have veneers, and why you might … Read More
Anxiety, Phobia, And Fear Of The Dentist
Dental anxiety is one of the most important issues facing dentists and patients today. When patients feel too anxious to go to the dentist, they avoid routine dental exams and they might not go to … Read More
Do You Need A Night Guard?
There’s a whole host of different dental devices that can help you with oral health problems. Night guards are one such device but you should be aware that they’ve been designed to help with a … Read More
Dental Travel Tips
Winter is almost upon us, and that means, for some lucky people, traveling to much warmer destinations. We hope you are one of these and that you get a chance to enjoy some warm, sandy … Read More
6 At-Home Remedies For TMJ Disorders
TMJ disorders are tricky. They’re a wide assortment of problems with the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which connects your jawbone with your skull. People suffering from TMJ disorders (TMDs) will often experience pain in the joint … Read More
Sleep Apnea And Dentistry: Is There A Connection?
Longtime readers of this blog know that dentists can help you with so much more than cavities and gum disease; your dentist can help you detect and control diabetes, mouth cancer, and a host of … Read More
How Often Should You Change Your Toothbrush?
Dentistry is filled with a number of great mysteries: How effective is mouthwash, really? Do I have to floss once a day? Do wisdom teeth really make me wiser? Okay, so most of these mysteries … Read More