Maintaining a healthy smile really begins at home. We can do cleanings every six months, but if you aren’t doing your part, those cleanings aren’t worth much. The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends two, two-minute brushing sessions. Once in the morning, and once before you go to bed. They also recommend flossing before that second […]
It’s difficult to walk into a room full of people and smile when you aren’t completely happy with your smile. Even if all you have is a few small imperfections, it can be enough to make you lose confidence and poise when asked to smile for pictures, or when meeting an important client or boss. […]
When you come to a place in your life when you need to completely restore your natural teeth, come to the dentist that can get you a solution that will indeed restore your smile. There are many dentures available out there that you simply do not want! Cheap, poorly-made dentures that won’t fit your teeth […]
Sleep apnea will keep tens of thousands of people from getting the sleep they need tonight. Their sleeping partners aren’t much better off! Sleep apnea is made evident by loud snoring, waking up tired, and waking up gasping for air in the middle of the night. Sleep apnea is not something that should be ignored! […]
Your mouth has one self-cleansing feature that maybe you aren’t aware of: saliva. You may have noticed that when you eat (or think about eating), your saliva ups production right away. This happens because saliva rinses food particles away while also helping your teeth break down the food in your mouth. Without saliva to do […]
As we discussed in our previous post, your tooth root is very important to the structure of your jaw. The root should be preserved whenever possible, which is why we hesitate to extract an old, worn out tooth just because it’s old and worn out. Instead, we try to find an alternative method that will […]
Somewhere about 90% of our patients would agree that they feel anxious when they come to the dentist. We can’t say that we blame them. Our society is already stressed to the max, and then we ask you to open your mouth while we work on it with metal instruments. That’s kind of a recipe […]
With a growing number of missing teeth in the United States, we are constantly looking to perfect our way of restoring those natural teeth so that you can resume a normal oral health. We want you to have a restoration that will last: a restoration that will make your mouth healthier, rather than weaker. That’s […]
When you open your mouth, really open it, and look at your teeth, what do you see? Do you see beautiful, white teeth, or do you see shrapnel plastered over several of your teeth? If you’ve been seeing a dentist for most of your life, it is very likely that you see the later. What […]
Your Carmel, Indiana dentist’s goal is to provide you with life-changing dental treatment. Instead of using metal braces to correct your bite problems, he uses the cutting-edge technology of Invisalign to straighten your teeth. These removable plastic aligners are worn for about two weeks and are then replaced with new aligners until the right position […]