Could Your Child Use More Help Preventing Cavities?

Protecting your child’s smile is certainly part of your larger overall goal of keeping them safe, healthy, and happy. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to help them manage their oral health when they fail to understand the importance of protecting their teeth from cavities, or when they simply lack an understanding of proper oral care. Pediatric dental exams can offer significant benefits when it comes to protecting kids against tooth decay. In addition to providing them extra support against oral bacteria, your Allen, TX dentist can provide them with the kind of guidance that makes it easier for them to understand how to keep their teeth clean, and their smile healthy! (more…)

Not Attending Regular Dental Exams? Here’s What You Miss

Without regular dental exams, you can fail to realize what is really going on with your oral health. Unfortunately, people can avoid the dentist’s office, and skip out on regular dental exams, until they become concerned about a possible oral health problem. What you should know is that when you attend regular checkups, your Allen, TX dentist can identify trouble that can be addressed before you start to feel unpleasant effects. Because these visits also include professional teeth cleanings, they also give you better protection against the kind of issues that make procedures necessary, too. If you want to give your smile the best possible protection, make sure you defend your teeth at home with daily care, while also going in for checkups. (more…)

Carefully Restoring Your Smile Through Cosmetic Work

Problems with the condition of your teeth can gradually affect how confident you are in your smile. Wear and tear can be unavoidable, simply because your teeth are tasked with a difficult job. Over time, biting and chewing will create friction that can potentially change their shape, and may lead to your smile appearing older, or less even. You can also face problems because of nightly teeth grinding, which can increase the amount of friction placed on teeth. Your Allen, TX dentist can talk to you about using cosmetic dental work to hide these changes, and restore your appearance.  (more…)

Stop Trying To Ignore The Painful Effects Of TMJ Dysfunction

Putting up with chronic headaches, difficulties with biting and chewing, and other symptoms connected to TMJ dysfunction (TMD) can make your life needlessly difficult. Your Allen, TX dentist’s office can explain how these issues can be connected to problems with your jaw joints, and how a custom appliance can help put a stop to your problems. Our practice can also make sure you have an appliance that protects you against nightly teeth grinding, a problem known as bruxism. Treating bruxism promptly can be especially important, because this problem can eventually lead to serious dental damage if it is not stopped in time. (more…)

Selecting The Right Restoration To Address A Cavity

Your goal should be to remain totally unfamiliar with the process of restoring a tooth damaged by a cavity. If you keep up with smart habits at home, limit your consumption of sugary and acidic products, and schedule regular dental exams, you can keep your risk for problems low. Unfortunately, people who are confident about their strategy for avoiding troubles can wind up with tooth decay. Your Allen, TX dentist can provide you with an effective treatment that protects your tooth, and preserves the way your smile looks. We can also arrange treatment to make sure an advanced cavity does not put your tooth at risk of serious troubles. (more…)

Tooth Loss Can Interfere With Your Long-Term Oral Health

If you think about the effect of tooth loss on your life today, you can identify several frustrating issues that you have to deal with because of this problem. You can point out the effect an incomplete smile can have on how you look, and your confidence. You can also consider the impact of tooth loss on your dental function. After all, one lost tooth is enough to make biting, chewing, and speaking harder. What you should recognize is that tooth loss is more than just a daily problem. In the long term, you can face a higher risk for tooth loss, experience painful jaw problems, and lose mass in your jawbone. Your Allen, TX dentist’s office can offer a modern approach to addressing tooth loss. (more…)

Proper Smile Care At Home, And At The Dentist’s Office

Your regular dental exams and dental cleanings should not be your ONLY effort to keep your teeth healthy. Proper smile care takes effective daily habits. That means brushing and flossing effectively, as well as making an effort to avoid foods and drinks that are higher in sugar, and more likely to cause tooth decay. Your Allen, TX dentist’s office is ready to help you sustain a healthy smile during every routine dental visit. You can also use these appointments to discuss your oral health habits at home, and find out how you can best protect your teeth and gums from trouble. (more…)

Challenging Stains Can Be Addressed With A Whitening Kit

People who feel their teeth have become discolored can find that store bought whitening products sometimes struggle to return their smile to their desired level of brightness. As time passes, and stains accumulate on your enamel, particles that affect the color of your teeth can build up below the surface of your teeth. While store bought products are effective at taking on surface stains, they can be less helpful when you are trying to make bigger improvements. Fortunately, your Allen, TX dentist’s office can provide you with a professional whitening kit that makes bigger changes possible. (more…)

Providing Oral Health Support For Parents And Children

You can spend plenty of time – and energy – keeping up with young children, and helping them understand the world around them. If you want them to keep their teeth in good condition, you will need to help them understand the value of good oral health habits. Fortunately, you are not the only one who can work with them on matters that concern their smile – your Allen, TX dentist can also help with this. During pediatric dental exams with younger patients, your dentist can take the time to give guidance on proper oral care treatments. This is in addition to providing them the kind of preventive dental services that also help adult patients. (more…)

Enjoy Great Easter Fun At The Eggcelent Family Adventure

The Allen, TX community can look forward to a fun Easter gathering, as the city will be hosting its Eggcelent Family Adventure! During this special event, you can bring your family to the Allen Civic Plaza to take part in fun holiday activities. You can enjoy Easter Trick-Or-Treating, the Eggcelent Eggdrop, and more fun experiences, while having fun with friends and neighbors. While Easter Egg hunts and other family activities can be great fun, be careful not to overindulge with Easter candy. If you want to make sure your smile is healthy after the holiday, remember that your Allen, TX dentist can thoroughly evaluate your teeth during every routine dental appointment. (more…)