Porcelain Crowns Offer Protection, And Cosmetic Improvement

Restorative dental work involves addressing any issues that affect a tooth’s health, as well as care to make sure that tooth is protected. Porcelain dental crowns provide lasting support, but they also offer cosmetic benefits that you can look forward to. Your Santa Monica, CA dentist can have a custom, lifelike crown made for you when you need to restore a tooth due to damage, or from a cavity. In some cases, it can be necessary to put a crown on a tooth that is naturally undersized. Because your restoration will match the color, and texture, of surrounding enamel, it can be difficult for people to tell it apart from your natural teeth! (more…)

Keeping Watch For Signs Of Periodontal Disease

What does it take to make sure your smile is totally free of oral health trouble? Is the absence of pain the only sign you need that everything is okay? Should you check for visible symptoms of smile concerns? While some problems need your Santa Monica, CA dentist’s attention to identify, there are some issues with symptoms you can recognize. When it comes to your gum health, you can look for any signs that your periodontal tissues might be swollen, or reddening. If you notice that you tend to bleed after you clean your teeth, this can also be a sign something is wrong. Your dentist is able to provide help to restore your periodontal health when you are concerned that something might be wrong. (more…)

Teeth Stains Are Affecting How I Look – What Can I Do?

The measures you take to protect yourself against cavities may not help you fully protect your smile against teeth stains. It can be tough to fully prevent stains from accumulating. You can reduce your risks by limiting dark or color-rich items like coffee, red wine, and tea, but you can still see your teeth grow dull over an extended period of time. If you have attempted to use a store bought whitening product to help, you could feel let down by the quality of your results. Fortunately, you can talk to your Santa Monica, CA dentist about a professional teeth whitening treatment. A whitening procedure available through your dentist can remove stains that store bought products fail to remove.  (more…)

Taking A Close Look At Your Smile During Every Dental Exam

What kind of attention do you give your smile when you brush and floss your teeth? You can examine the color of your enamel, and look for signs of gum disease, but you may not realize when a small cavity has started to form. One reason you should keep up with regular dental exams is that your Santa Monica, CA dentist can recognize when something needs to be done about tooth decay. Each of your dental exams provide you with a careful review of your smile, along with a dental cleaning to remove harmful plaque and tartar. These visits can even involve an involved study of your teeth using advanced digital x-rays. (more…)

Using Digital Scanning Technology To Plan Orthodontic Care

Your Santa Monica, CA dentist’s office can provide you with real orthodontic improvements through clear braces. We offer support with Invisalign aligners, as well as with ClearCorrect. To make sure your custom aligners provide your ideal treatment experience, your dentist can now base their design off of information gathered from the iTero digital scanner. This digital scanning technology makes remarkably precise records of your bite, so that your treatment can be planned around more detailed information. Of course, you can also be happy to learn that you can plan your treatment without having to bite into an uncomfortable plaster mold!  (more…)

Expertly Addressing Tooth Problems With Porcelain Veneers

Providing cosmetic dental improvements means more than just covering up unattractive flaws with your teeth. This is certainly important, but you should look for a procedure that can make real changes, while still letting your smile appear natural. Your Santa Monica, CA dentist’s office can provide you with veneers that expertly address the problems you currently have with the way you look whenever you smile. Using conventional porcelain veneers, or slimmer Lumineers, can help you improve the way you look by covering chips, cracks, blemishes, and other problems. Because they can match the look of your enamel, they can offer improvements without betraying that you have had work done. (more…)

Make Your Smile Brighter, And Take Steps To Keep It Brighter

Frustration over the color of your smile can affect your confidence, and make you hesitant to show off your smile. This can be an especially aggravating issue when you first notice how accumulated stains in your teeth have started to change the way you look. Fortunately, your Santa Monica, CA dentist can provide you with a professional whitening treatment that makes significant changes to your smile’s brightness. With a professional treatment, you can see results after just one appointment, and you can take home a kit to help you by allowing you to perform touch-ups when your teeth seem to be dulling again.  (more…)