When you think about the oral health problems that you need to watch out for, you may focus on the potential threat of dental decay. Through daily oral hygiene efforts and regular dental visits, you can protect yourself against the formation of cavities. You can also protect yourself against gum disease, another serious condition. Protecting yourself against this threat can be more important than you realize. Problems with your periodontal health are the leading cause for adult tooth loss, and the bacteria that attack these tissues can create more problems for your well-being when they move to other parts of your body. To help those patients who are struggling with more involved periodontal problems, our Santa Monica, CA dentist’s office can offer care from an on-site specialist who can help you protect your gums and preserve your full smile! (more…)
Cosmetic Dental Work With Lumineers
What makes one cosmetic service more appealing than another? The right results are important, but you can also have concerns about how treatment will affect your tooth structure. At our Santa Monica, CA dentist’s office, we can recommend treatment options that minimize changes to your enamel while making remarkable improvements to the way you look. We provide services with Lumineers, slimmer restorations that can help change your tooth shape, size, and color. This is just one of many treatments that we can offer to patients who express interest in making smile improvements. (more…)
Resolving To Make Smile Improvements In The New Year
If you have problems with your smile, you can find that cosmetic dental work is surprisingly easy to fit into your life. Because of this, you can kick off 2022 with a more attractive appearance and more overall confidence! Our Santa Monica, CA dentist’s office is happy to meet with you and talk with you about what you can do to fix problems like discoloration, dental damage, and more. As exciting as it can be to look at how cosmetic dental work can change your smile, make sure you also take your oral health care seriously. We can meet with you to provide routine preventive services, and we can take care of any active problems with your well-being. (more…)
Keeping Your Smile Bright Over Time
As you pick up more and more enamel stains, you can feel yourself losing confidence in your smile, and in your overall appearance. When you try to fight this problem on your own, the impact you see can be limited. Unfortunately, as stains settle over time, they can become difficult to remove through brushing, or even through store bought whitening treatments. Fortunately, there is something more you can do—you can discuss teeth whitening treatment with your Santa Monica, CA dentist! In addition to providing a single-appointment treatment to make your teeth brighter, we can talk to you about using a take-home kit to continually provide touchups that fight new issues with discoloration. (more…)
How Can I Discreetly Straighten My Teeth?
You can readily discuss the issue that you have with your smile, but are you comfortable with what it might take to treat it? For people who have concerns about smile alignment, mentioning their unhappiness can be hard simply because they worry they will need metal braces. At our Santa Monica, CA dentist’s office, we can recommend an alternative in the form of clear aligners. By using Invisalign appliances to gradually move teeth out of their improper spaces and into better alignment, you can enjoy exciting smile improvements as well as positive changes for your oral health. (more…)
Meaningful Improvements Made By Veneers
Do you feel completely satisfied by your smile? Are there any issues that you wish you could address to improve the way you look? At our Santa Monica, CA dentist’s office, we can do more than just address active oral health issues. Through the right cosmetic procedure, we can help you see exciting, long-lasting benefits that give you more confidence in the way you look. One way we can do this is by planning treatment with either traditional porcelain veneers or Lumineers. With veneers in place to cover flaws, you can show off a brighter, more symmetrical smile, one that is free from any conspicuous flaws that rob you of confidence. (more…)
How Implants Hold Dental Restorations In Place
The loss of teeth frequently leads to lost confidence, as this is a problem that can make you self-conscious about your smile, and it can also take away your ability to comfortably bite and chew certain foods. Over time, it can lead to additional difficulties with your oral health, as it can lead to the loss of more teeth and problems with your jaw. At our Santa Monica, CA dentist’s office, we can discuss the advantages to treatment with a dental implant-held restoration. With the right restoration, we can make sure that your smile is fully restored, and that your ability to bite and chew food is not compromised by the presence of your prosthetic appliance. (more…)
