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How Periodontal Treatments Save Teeth

If you or a family member has been diagnosed with gum disease, periodontal treatments should be a part of your life. Gum disease is not curable and is the number one cause of tooth loss. Any time you see an older person struggling with dentures, the odds are good that he or she lost those teeth to gum disease. Does a gum disease diagnosis mean you are destined to lose your teeth eventually? Not necessarily, but only if you get your symptoms under control. Simply put, perio treatments save your teeth. What Gum Disease Does to Your Mouth Gum disease is the condition [...]

How Periodontal Treatments Save Teeth2017-08-24T09:09:11-06:00

How a Cosmetic Dentist Can Help You Smile Confidently Again

It’s common knowledge that healthy teeth don’t always look as beautiful as we would like them to. Your smile may be free from decay and gum disease, yet still make you cringe when you see it in photographs. If your teeth are healthy and strong, but don’t look as white and pretty as they once did—we would love to give you a makeover to help you smile boldly again. How a Cosmetic Dentist Sees Your Teeth As dentists, we at Metropolitan Dental Care love to see healthy smiles and happy patients. If your appearance and self-esteem are negatively impacted by tooth [...]

How a Cosmetic Dentist Can Help You Smile Confidently Again2017-08-24T08:09:02-06:00

Best Tips for Healthy Young Smiles, Tot to Teen

Whether you are a new parent or already have a large family—knowing the best ways to keep your children’s smiles healthy and bright can be confusing. We’ve put together some of our favorite oral hygiene tips to help you navigate each stage of childhood. Establishing good habits at a young age is crucial to a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums. Give your child every advantage in preventing tooth decay by making brushing and flossing a fun part of the daily routine. Infants and Toddlers Begin oral hygiene from the first tooth. Clean tiny teeth and gums with sterile gauze or [...]

Best Tips for Healthy Young Smiles, Tot to Teen2017-08-18T18:02:37-06:00

If You Wear Dentures, Dental Implants Can Change Your Life!

If you or someone you love wears dentures, you really should take the time to learn about dental implants. This advanced system of tooth replacement was pioneered about 30 years ago and has been improved upon immensely in recent years with the advent of digital scanning and imaging tools.Today, thanks to dental implants, you can replace your lost teeth with an alternative that offers greater comfort and stability, and better preserves your health and confidence. The Limitations of Conventional Dentures Dentures have been the standard form of tooth replacement for hundreds of years, but even with modern moldable plastics they've never been able [...]

If You Wear Dentures, Dental Implants Can Change Your Life!2017-08-17T23:56:16-06:00

Implant-Supported Dentures vs. Traditional Dentures

Traditional dentures have been around for a long time, and have been the standard remedy for tooth loss since the days of George Washington. There have been many improvements in dentures in recent decades, better materials and better fit, for example. But the most significant advance in restoring lost teeth, by far, has been the advent of implant dentistry. Dental implants can now give you a set of prosthetic teeth that feel and act more like natural teeth. Today’s patients now have a choice between traditional and implant-supported dentures, and the differences between these two treatments are immense. Comfort Patients who [...]

Implant-Supported Dentures vs. Traditional Dentures2017-08-09T12:49:34-06:00
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