We often talk about people being unhappy with the appearance of their smile. There are many potential concerns about your smile’s appearance, but which of them are most serious? A group of researchers sought to find out which aesthetic concerns were considered most serious by showing examples of different cosmetic concerns to over 400 [...]
Dental implants are the tooth replacement that is most like your natural teeth. They’re so much like your natural teeth that they are threatened by the same disease that most often leads to tooth loss: gum disease. Although there is some dispute about whether gum disease is the same when it [...]
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Hypodontia is a condition in which children fail to develop all their permanent teeth. The risk that children will develop this condition may be increased by mothers’ smoking during pregnancy, according to a new study from the University of Otago. Retrospective Comparison For this study, researchers looked at 83 children with hypodontia and 253 [...]
Dental implants are a great technology. They give us the ability to replace your lost tooth or teeth with artificial versions that look, function, and last just like the real thing. It’s like having a second chance at saving your smile. But one concern about dental implants that comes up often is that [...]
If you’ve lost your teeth, you want dentures. We know, you think you don’t, because you’re thinking about how terrible dentures are. But the truth is that modern dentures aren’t what you’re imagining. Modern dentures can be high-quality tooth replacements that can be almost as good as your natural teeth. Here’s why. Dental [...]
New research from the University of Buffalo confirms previous research showing that dental implants. Four Complications Can Lead to Failure This new research was completed by a doctor of dental surgery candidate and her professors who noticed that more and more of their patients who experienced implant failure were using antidepressants. Looking at [...]
If you’ve been considering dental implants, you probably have a lot of questions. If you’re wondering about the price, the procedure and most of all, how implants will change your life, here are four steps to take to arm yourself with knowledge before you get to the dentist’s office for a consultation. Understand The [...]
