How upset should you be after injuring a tooth? The experience itself can be unpleasant, and it can make you worry about both your oral health and smile. The good news is that your problem can be promptly resolved when you reach out to your Virginia Beach, VA dentist for help. Through the appropriate treatment, we can address changes to the appearance of your tooth and also make sure that it is in good health. Physical trauma will often make restorative dental services necessary. With that said, we can perform a review to see if a more conservative cosmetic dental procedure might be appropriate. (more…)
Is Tooth Bonding The Right Cosmetic Procedure For You?
Your smile can be healthy and still be less attractive than you like. Problems with discoloration, misshapen teeth, and poor alignment can affect your confidence negatively, making you noticeably uncomfortable with your appearance. At our Virginia Beach, VA dentist’s office, patients who want to do something about these concerns can learn about cosmetic dentistry, which offers several treatment approaches. One treatment approach is a tooth bonding and contouring procedure. Patients who choose this approach can look forward to a smile that is no longer hurt by teeth that appear out of place because of their shape, size, condition, or color! (more…)
Are You Someone Who Could Benefit From Clear Braces?
Even minor problems with the alignment of your teeth are capable of hurting your smile and generally making you less confident in your appearance. Flaws with tooth spacing and position can also cause problems for your oral health over time. For example, you could be more likely to develop TMJ disorder because the positioning of your teeth force you to maintain an awkward or uneven bite movement. Our Virginia Beach, VA dentist’s office is ready to help you deal with these matters. Invisalign treatment relies on a series of clear, removable braces that you will wear to gradually move your teeth into better position. These clear braces are difficult for people to see, and they minimize a potential impact on your day because they can be removed whenever you eat or clean your teeth. (more…)
Using An Oral Appliance To Ease TMJ Stiffness And Pain
In time, problems with TMJ disorder can cause a person to experience frequent headaches, difficulty with their jaw movement, and a tendency to grind their teeth while they rest. Until the matter is addressed, you can suffer from persistent pain and stiffness in your joints that will interfere with your quality of life. The good news is that your Virginia Beach, VA dentist is ready to help you put a stop to problems with TMJ disorder! We can provide an oral appliance that eases tension and joint alignment problems, which will lead to better bite movement and less pain. We can also use TruDenta to closely analyze your bite movement and oral health to see how we can encourage better bite movement that eases tensions. (more…)
3 Reasons To Discuss Cosmetic Treatment With Veneers
How confident are you when you smile? Many people have problems with the color, shape, or size of their teeth that make them less than thrilled with the way they look. This can be due to issues that have developed over time, or problems that have always been present. If you have an issue with your appearance, or even several issues, you can find that porcelain veneers are capable of providing impressive improvements. By placing custom veneers on your teeth, your Virginia Beach, VA dentist can address your concerns and give you a better, brighter, and more symmetrical smile to show off! (more…)
Is Root Canal Therapy Needed For A Broken Tooth?
You should act quickly to schedule treatment for a broken tooth. If you wait on care, the injury can worsen, and an infection can spread through its roots to cause more problems for you. Our Virginia Beach, VA dentist’s office is prepared to help those who need restorative dental work done for physical trauma. If there are signs of infection or internal damage, we will treat the tooth through root canal therapy. Root canals are performed when internal problems develop and cause problems in your pulp. If these problems are not resolved in time, you can experience unpleasant complications from infection and lose your tooth! (more…)
Fight Noticeable Stains Through Professional Teeth Whitening
Teeth stains can become too prominent to ignore over time, even if you do a good job keeping your smile cavity-free. How should you respond if you want to do something about obvious discoloration? You can try to use a store-bought whitening kit or whitening toothpaste, but what you can find is that these products yield relatively limited benefits. A professional teeth whitening treatment can deliver more exciting improvements, as the bleaching agents available through your dentist’s office can deal with discoloration that may prove difficult to address with over the counter items. Our Virginia Beach, VA dentist’s office provides in-office whitening procedures as well as whitening kits that patients can use at their own home. (more…)
What Restorative Dentistry Does To Fully Address A Cavity
Proper treatment is important when you have a cavity. After all, a cavity will continue to spread and damage your tooth structure until the infected portion is completely removed, and the damage from decay will not heal on its own. Fortunately, your Virginia Beach, VA dentist’s office is ready to help you when you need treatment for tooth decay! We provide restorative dental work for smaller and larger cavities. When necessary, we can even address tooth infections by performing root canal therapy. We can use modern, lifelike dental crowns and dental fillings when we restore your teeth. These restorations make it possible for us to preserve your smile while still protecting your bite function and oral health. (more…)
Our Patients Have Access To Dental Care On Saturdays
A typical weekday might be too packed with activities for you to make room for another appointment, even if the appointment concerns something important. A lack of schedule flexibility can interfere with your ability to schedule dental care, making oral health evaluations less frequent. When your scheduled visits are interrupted, you lose out on thorough checks of your oral health as well as teeth cleanings that protect you from future problems. Our Virginia Beach, VA dentist’s office makes scheduling visits easier by offering appointments on Saturdays! Our Saturday office hours provide you with a more convenient time to come in to have your teeth and gums evaluated. (more…)
How Sleep Apnea Treatment Helps You Stop Snoring
Are you having trouble sleeping without snoring because of sleep apnea? People who suffer from this condition have their breathing interrupted by soft tissues in their throat that block their airways while they rest. When those blockages occur, they can do more than just make you a habitual snorer. When you lose your breath for an extended period of time, your body will be forced to break your sleep cycle to wake you up and clear the obstruction. As a result, you can experience fatigue, have a harder time managing your physical health, and experience other issues linked to sleep deprivation. Your Virginia Beach, VA dentist’s office can provide help in the form of oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea. (more…)
