Medicare doesn’t cover routine dental care — and Medicare Advantage plans often fall short. Learn how our Smile Club helps seniors get affordable cleanings, exams, and discounts without insurance.
A former Penn Dental faculty member breaks down why corporate dental offices often recommend more work than you need, and what to watch for in your next treatment plan.
Is vaping safe? Discover the hidden dental risks including gum recession, tooth discoloration, and increased decay from e-cigarette use.
Attention athletes: Your teeth are in a 20-minute danger zone each time you fuel! Discover how to save your smile without sacrificing performance.
When a tooth is lost, why replace it? This is common question when a tooth is lost. To understand why you need to replace a tooth you need to understand the function of teeth. Everyone knows that teeth are used in chewing. Without proper chewing, proper digestions cannot occur. Teeth are also important for speaking.
A glance at your calendar and your mind begins to race. Right? The decisions often start with where you’re going, what clothes to wear, and it proceeds from there. There’s another decision that can boost your confidence as your social calendar fills up in the weeks or months ahead. It’s about dentistry…cosmetic dentistry to be
Restorative or reconstructive dentistry can almost seem like a super-power. It’s where your tooth damage, decay, and cavities meet their match. What’s more convincing? Treatment for cavities once relied solely on metal fillings. Mercury based materials were the go-to solution until their safety among other issues was questioned. A healthier choice White, tooth-colored fillings are
Some things are less complicated than you might have imagined. Restorative or reconstructive dentistry for example. Veneers get top billing because the aesthetic benefits are outstanding. Yet teeth bonding is an equally beneficial treatment that’s simple plus cost-effective. An easy assumption You can evaluate your smile appearance with a variety of measurements. Whiteness and alignment
What’s the best kind of dental treatment? First choice would be none because you keep your teeth and gums healthy with routine check-ups and teeth cleanings. A close second and perhaps most popular would be virtually painless dental treatment. You had me at “pain-free” Laser dentistry introduces you to a range of dental procedures that
Some people bail at the first sign of failure. Others cry, “Foul,” and tell themselves it was destined to fail anyway. Ultimately, it’s a matter of perspective. And one that builds an allowance for failure into the process. Dental implants, it’s safe to say, are not foolproof. It’s important to understand this so you can
