As the first and most important step to the digestion process, your teeth bite, rip, tear, and pulverize food so that your esophagus can swallow it and your stomach can digest it. Your teeth also help you enunciate properly when you speak, and healthy oral structures help uphold your appealing facial features. Aside from facial support, however, the rest of your bite’s function depends on its ability to move. Today, we look at how your bite moves, and how your jaws and teeth work together when it does. (more…)
What Does Sunlight Have to Do with Cavity Prevention?
Your oral health is comprised of a complex system of bones, teeth, muscles, joints, and soft tissue. Like a well-designed machine, your mouth requires fuel in the form of proper nutrients and minerals to operate properly – particularly, calcium, which strengthens your oral health by fortifying your jawbone and tooth enamel.
However, calcium is not the only thing your smile depends on. Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin because your body produces it when sunlight hits your skin, is vital to your oral health for a number of reasons, also, including strengthening your teeth to prevent cavities and other dental issues. (more…)
Could a Dental Crown Correct Your Smile?
Are you suffering from a dental problem, such as an untreated cavity, a painful infection, a chip, crack, or even a failing prosthetic? You may not know you have a dental problem developing, but you could have noticed symptoms like sensitivity or grey lines. Or perhaps you suffered an injury to your mouth. If so, you probably know that it is time to see the restorative dentist. But did you know that the answer could be the same, a dental crown? Dental crowns are incredibly versatile, as forms of restorative treatment. Plus, they can be both beautiful and long lasting. So if you know you need dental help, it is time to find out if a crown could be the ideal solution for you. (more…)
Coping with and Preventing Future Cavities 101
Have you foregone your usual after-dinner desserts, lately, because of dental discomfort anytime you try to enjoy something sweet? Maybe your morning cup of coffee has started coming with a side of sensitivity, ever since you noticed some dark lines along the crevices of a tooth. If so, you are exhibiting common symptoms of a dental cavity, which is caused when acidic erosion has exposed the layer of tooth beneath the enamel. This can cause sensitivity, and eventually lead to a painful infection, if left untreated. Fortunately it is possible to prevent most cavities, and if you have one now, restorative treatment might be simpler than you think. (more…)
Take Pride In Your Pearly Whites with Porcelain Veneers
Do you shy away from time with friends, because you’re worried they will only be staring at your deeply-set teeth stains? Are all your photos filled with close-mouthed grins, because you don’t want people seeing your oddly shaped front teeth, jagged edges, or gaps? If so, isn’t it time to do something about those esthetic concerns, so you can start smiling confidently? Cosmetic dentistry can help you achieve your dream smile, by addressing these and other cosmetic concerns. In fact, porcelain veneers could help enhance your smile quickly and comprehensively, leaving you with a beautiful smile you will actually be excited to show off! (more…)
Enjoy the Beauty of Nature at the Desert Botanical Garden
While spring and summer provide breathtaking views outside in Arizona, this month you can also catch some incredible landscape and floral portraits in the comfort of the climate-controlled Ottosen Gallery. “Return to the Desert: Celebrating 25 Years of Paintings by Dyana Hesson” is a retrospective by Hesson, who considers herself a Botanical Artist. Some of her most iconic oil paintings will be on display alongside new pieces at the Desert Botanical Garden through May 22, 2016. The exhibit is included with the price of general admission, which is $22 for adults 19 to 59, $20 for seniors 60 and over, $12 for students 13 to 18, and $10 for children 3 – 12. (more…)
What Is a Tooth-Colored Dental Filling?
Has it been years since you last needed restorative dental treatment? If so, you might not know what options you now have for improving your oral health and protecting fragile teeth. Tooth-colored fillings, for instance, offer a number of benefits when compared to older metal amalgam fillings. Cosmetically and functionally, they are often a better solution for addressing dental decay, and improving a patient’s comfort while chewing and overall confidence in his or her smile. So, if you have recently been diagnosed with dental decay, there are many compelling reasons to speak with a restorative dentist about how a seamless solution, like a tooth-colored filling, can help. (more…)
What You Need to Know About Teeth Whitening: Part Two
You know you want whiter teeth and a brighter smile. But when you see all the products on the drugstore shelves, promising to give you a gorgeous smile, do you feel skeptical, or even overwhelmed? If so, you are not alone. It can be difficult to determine how to go about best achieving a brighter smile. Fortunately, a cosmetic dentist can help ensure you get the kind of whiter smile of which you have been dreaming, safely and effectively! (more…)
Grab Your Golf Clubs for This Year’s Amateur Championship
If you are looking for a fun way to close out April, to spend some time with friends, or simply to show off your newly honed golf skills, you won’t want to miss this year’s Men’s City Amateur 72-Hole Championships. This event is open to men of all ages, and will kick off Saturday, April 30, and will run every Saturday and Sunday, from then through May 8, 2016. The early registration deadline is now closed, but you can still register through April 26. The cost to participate is $259, and includes four rounds of golf, practice balls, lunch each day of the competition, a $25 gift card and automatic entry into several raffles, as well as admission to the Awards Luncheon, which will be held the last day of the tournament at Randolph Grill. (more…)
What You Need to Know About Teeth Whitening: Part One
Who doesn’t want a lovely and bright smile? It might even seem easier than ever to achieve one, given the sheer volume of dental products available over-the-counter, that promise to lighten teeth, and create dazzling smiles. How effective are these products, though? Are they safe for your teeth? Will they be able to achieve your desired results? Here is what cosmetic dentists want you to know about how to safely whiten your teeth, so you can enjoy a beautiful, and more importantly a healthy smile, now and for years to come! (more…)