Porcelain Crowns

Porcelain Crowns

What Is a Porcelain Crown? A porcelain crown is a cap made of dental ceramic. It covers a damaged tooth completely and restores its shape and strength. Porcelain reflects light in much the same way tooth enamel does, so a well-made crown is hard to pick out. Porcelain...
Traditional Braces

Traditional Braces

What Traditional Braces Are Traditional braces are brackets fixed to each tooth and joined by a wire. Your dentist adjusts the wire, and the teeth follow it. They are fixed in place, which is their main advantage. Treatment carries on whether you remember it or not,...
Cleaning & Polish

Cleaning & Polish

Why a Clean Is Not Optional Brushing and flossing remove plaque while it is soft. What they cannot remove is plaque that has already hardened. Tartar can only be taken off with instruments. No toothpaste, mouthwash or brushing technique will shift it. That is the...
Cosmetic Dentistry

Cosmetic Dentistry

What Cosmetic Dentistry Covers Cosmetic dentistry is any treatment done mainly to change how your teeth look. The same treatments often improve function as well. There is no single cosmetic treatment. There is a set of them, and the right one depends on what is...
Cleaning & Polish

Polishing & Fluoride

What a Professional Clean Involves A clean at the practice has three parts. Hardened deposits are removed, the teeth are polished, and fluoride is applied. It is not a tidier version of brushing at home. Each part does something you cannot do yourself. The clean...
Pit Sealants

Pit Sealants

What Sealants Are A sealant is a thin coating painted into the grooves on the biting surface of a back tooth. It sets hard and seals the groove closed. Nothing is drilled and nothing is removed. No injection is needed, and the tooth is untouched underneath. It is a...