• posted: Jan. 19, 2019
• oral hygiene,  dental implants

Implant-supported fixed bridges are growing in popularity because they offer superior support to traditional bridges or dentures. They can also improve bone health thanks to the affinity between bone Read More

• posted: Jan. 09, 2019
• gum recession

Besides attractively showcasing your teeth, your gums protect your teeth and underlying bone from bacteria and abrasive food particles. Sometimes, though, the gums can pull back or recede from Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2018
• x-ray

Modern dental care wouldn’t be the same without x-rays. Since dentists began capturing x-ray images a century ago to detect beginning tooth decay, billions of teeth have been preserved. “Catching Read More

• posted: Dec. 20, 2018
• celebrity smiles,  dental injury

Whether she’s singing, dancing or acting, Jennifer Lopez is a performer who is known for giving it all she’s got. But during one show, Lopez recently admitted, she gave Read More

• posted: Dec. 10, 2018
• smoking,  gum disease

Your risk for periodontal (gum) disease increases if you’re not brushing or flossing effectively. You can also have a higher risk if you’ve inherited thinner gum tissues from your Read More

• posted: Dec. 05, 2018
• veneers

How veneers from Dr. Michael Morris in Spring, TX, can make you smile. The normal aging process, combined with bad habits like smoking and consuming darkly pigmented foods, can cause some Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2018
• tooth decay,  tooth pain

Nothing grabs your attention like a sharp tooth pain, seemingly hitting you out of nowhere while you’re eating or drinking. But there is a reason for your sudden agony Read More

• posted: Nov. 20, 2018
• dentures

Edentulism, the loss of all of a person’s teeth, is more than an appearance problem. As one in four Americans over 65 can attest, total tooth loss can lead Read More

• posted: Nov. 10, 2018
• celebrity smiles,  oral hygiene

How many actresses have portrayed a neuroscientist on a wildly successful TV comedy while actually holding an advanced degree in neuroscience? As far as we know, exactly one: Mayim Read More

• posted: Oct. 31, 2018
• pediatric dentistry,  oral health

As if the preteen years didn’t give kids and their parents enough to think about, new oral health concerns loom on the horizon. Along with major changes to the Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2018
• oral hygiene

Your child’s teeth and gum development is truly a wonder. In just a little more than two decades they’ll gain and lose one set of teeth, while the subsequent Read More

• posted: Oct. 11, 2018
• tooth decay

Over the last century effectively treating a decayed tooth has often required removing any decayed structure with drilling and then filling the remaining cavity. While this approach does save Read More

• posted: Oct. 02, 2018
• missing teeth,  Damaged Teeth,  Healthy Teeth

Are You Ready for a New and Improved Smile That You Feel Confident In? First impressions are so important, and your smile is a crucial part of making a good first Read More

• posted: Oct. 01, 2018

At the first-ever Players Weekend in August 2017, Major League Baseball players wore jerseys with their nicknames on the back. One player — Cleveland Indians shortstop, Francisco Lindor — Read More

• posted: Sep. 21, 2018
• oral hygiene,  gum disease

While tooth decay seems to get most of the “media attention,” there’s another oral infection just as common and destructive: periodontal (gum) disease. In fact, nearly half of adults Read More

• posted: Sep. 11, 2018
• nutrition

If you’re brushing and flossing daily, as well as seeing your dentist at least every six months, you’re doing the top things needed to maintain your dental health. But Read More