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• Smoking And Implants: Seven Tips And Ideas To Consider

  28 December 2016

  Smoking can wreak havoc on your oral health, and if you need an implant, smoking can delay healing time and increase the risk of failure. Luckily, there are ways to lessen the effect smoking has on your implants. Here are some tips and ideas to keep in mind: 1. Tell your dentist you smoke. Before having any dental work done, make sure that your dentist knows that you smoke. Your dentist can use that information to steer you towards the right treatment, and he or she may be able to provide you with resources on quitting.

• Why Does Teeth Whitening Hurt So Much?

  27 September 2016

  If you have ever had your teeth whitened and suffered extreme pain, you may wonder how all your friends and relatives are getting this done without feeling pain. Teeth whitening can be painful for some people; however, it is not at all painful for others. It's also important to know that there are things you can do that might help you decrease the sensitivity you have with your teeth so you can have professional teeth whitening completed in the future.

• Wisdom Tooth Extractions And Dry Socket Issues

  29 July 2016

  Wisdom teeth are removed for a wide variety of reasons. For instance, your mouth may not have enough room for the third molars to fit in behind the second molars. Also, if you have a relatively small mouth, then it may be hard for you to work a toothbrush behind and around the teeth. Cavities are then likely to form in the teeth, so wisdom teeth are often removed well before this can happen.

• 4 Things You Need To Know About Bar-Retained Dentures

  1 June 2016

  If you don't have any of your natural teeth, you're not alone. In the United States, more than35 million people are missing all of their teeth. Fortunately, many options are available for replacing these missing teeth, including bar-retained dentures. Here are four things you need to know about bar-retained dentures. What are bar-retained dentures? Bar-retained dentures are a type of implant-supported denture. These dentures clip onto a metal bar that runs along the length of your jaw.

• Vegan Diet? Make Sure You're Getting Enough Of These Nutrients That Promote Dental Health

  2 May 2016

  In order to keep your teeth and gums healthy, you need to make sure you're getting enough calcium, magnesium, vitamin B3 and vitamin B12 in your diet. Since the best sources of these four nutrients tend to be meats and animal products, those who follow vegan diets don't always get enough. This can lead to an increased risk of oral health issues, such as tooth decay, gum disease, and canker sores.