Most people know about the services that standard dentists provide and even what various dental specialists do. However, many still do not know that a dentist could help you solve your sleep apnea problems as well. Some root causes of sleep apnea are connected with the set and position of your jaw. The dangerous symptoms could be treated with proper ...

As a parent, you want your child to be as healthy as possible. Part of being a healthy kid involves having a healthy mouth. While oral health issues aren’t extremely common in children there is one condition that happens frequently and that’s childhood dental caries. Dental caries is known as the scientific term for tooth decay or cavities. It’s caused ...

It’s easy for one to become very busy in their life between family, jobs, and school sometimes it feels like you don’t even have a second to breathe. Busy lifestyles can often lead to high levels of stress. Stress is common but sometimes tense feelings can cause other medical conditions which puts your health at risk. One medical condition that ...

Awake Bruxism – Everything You Need to Know About Daytime Teeth Grinding Bruxism is a common dental condition in people of all ages, affecting most people during the night while they’re sleeping. A less common form of bruxism is awake bruxism, which is less common among the general public. Much like nighttime bruxism, it involves the constant grinding or clenching ...

It’s not just doctors who specialize in certain areas. Dentists also specialize in certain fields, with one of which is the study of endodontics and endodontic therapy. If you are not acquainted with this subject of dentistry, it is the focus of the roots of the teeth and the area under them. When there is a serious infection under a ...

You had impacted wisdom teeth and you had the surgery to have local anesthesia and remove them. The thought of wisdom tooth removal is painful enough, right? However, you expected a normal recovery period (who wouldn’t), but instead, you have increased pain in the extraction site and in other areas of your mouth. You return to your dentist for a ...

How long does dental implant pain last? Put simply, it is around ten days. Ten days can feel like an absolute lifetime if you are in pain. But ten days is also the tiniest blip on the radar when it comes to radically changing your smile with dental implant treatment. Remember, the average person will live for approximately 27,000 days, ...

Wisdom teeth are one of our living reminders of the process of evolution. Simply put, we just don’t need them anymore. But no one has told our body that! They are a virtual leftover of a previous age, a time when we didn’t have the convenience of modern, softer foods or the everyday utensils we now take for granted. When ...

Gum disease is a serious problem for many Americans.In fact, nearly half of all adults 30 years or older suffer from gum disease such as gingivitis, as well as damaged gum tissue and bleeding gums—and still won’t visit their dentist!However, on top of improved oral hygiene to minimize disease-causing bacteria, there are some easy practices you can adopt for better ...

Visiting the dentist due to pain with wisdom teeth may result in a referral to an endodontist. But what exactly is an endodontist and how can you benefit from visiting one? These are all questions that we are answering in this post. By pointing out the differences between an endodontist, endodontic treatment, and a dentist, you will have a better ...