Boyles General Dentistry & Implant Center Blog

Ever since you got that dental implant, you have had so much more confidence in your smile. You don’t worry about eating in front of others anymore—even hard or crunchy foods—until one time it suddenly feels loose when you bite down. Is this a serious problem? Do you need to call your dentist? Does this mean your implant is failing?

In this post, you’ll learn why you should pay attention and do something about this symptom, what you should do in this situation, and how your dentist can correct it.

Everyone who knows you knows that your morning doesn’t begin until you’ve had some coffee. As much as you love and need your coffee, you likely already know that it can stain your teeth. Although daily brushing and regular professional cleaning visits help, your teeth may still be discolored. In addition to other flaws, perhaps covering your yellow or dull-looking teeth is a main reason why you’ve decided to get porcelain veneers.

The good news is that veneers are more stain resistant than natural enamel, but can they hold up against your daily coffee? Keep reading to find out!

Life is full of decisions—what clothing to wear, where to go for lunch, what to do for date night with your partner. While some of these choices seem small or ultimately unimportant, it can be difficult to choose between two perfectly good options.

For improving the appearance of your smile with your dentist, you generally have two types of veneers you can pick from. But how will you decide which one is best? Here is some valuable information to help you choose!

You can’t stand it anymore! The tooth pain is overwhelming, and you have an emergency dental appointment to resolve the issue as soon as possible. As you sit in the chair waiting for your dentist to identify the problem, you wonder which treatment they’ll recommend. For severe toothaches, the most likely treatment is either a root canal or tooth extraction? Is one treatment better than the other? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these options? Keep reading to find out!

Maybe you’re not the most decisive person. Perhaps it takes you forever to look at a menu and pick what you want or choose what to wear for the day. When it comes to improving your teeth, you know that you’ll need more advanced treatment than tooth-colored fillings or composite resin bonding can offer. But you still face an important decision: porcelain veneers or dental crowns. Keep reading to find out more about these treatments and learn how you can determine the one best suited for your smile.

You’ve had a toothache for days. You keep taking over-the-counter pain reliever, hoping this dental emergency will go away. Then, one day your tooth stops hurting! While this may seem like a favorable turn of events at first, it actually isn’t. Yes, you are no longer in pain, but what exactly was the pain trying to tell you? Is the problem fixed just because your discomfort stopped?

Before you get excited over your toothache disappearing, you need to understand more about tooth pain and the potential consequences for waiting to see a dentist.

As a responsible adult, you are concerned about what goes into your body. Maybe you carefully watch what you eat or you stay away from tobacco or alcohol. So when your dentist suggests using nitrous oxide to make your appointment less stressful, you hesitate. Is it safe?

Absolutely! Nitrous oxide at your dentist’s office is great for many patients who struggle with dental visits. If you’re still worried about the risks involved, keep reading to learn more about nitrous oxide sedation and how it can help you feel more comfortable in the dentist’s chair.

Do you hate the way your teeth look? Perhaps you’ve tried whitening your teeth professionally without success. Maybe you have chips or other flaws that you’d like to hide.

If you want to make changes to the way your smile looks, you can take advantage of veneers, which cover the front surface of your teeth, correcting their shape, color, and size. But if you’re unfamiliar with veneers, you should know the basics before going to see your dentist about treatment. Here is more information about the types of veneers and the process of perfecting your smile.

When you get together with your friends, do you tell a lot of big fish stories? It’s normal and fun to embellish some details here and there. However, some stories don’t need much embellishment—take these strange dental emergencies. Having a toothache or a knocked-out tooth can feel dramatic enough, but these stories take dental emergencies to the next level! Read on to learn what these people did and how you can learn from them.

Change can be rough. It often involves adapting to new ways of doing things and requires time and patience as you transition. Getting used to eating with dentures can present a big change, but you can make this adjustment easier on yourself. Keep reading to learn how you’ll need to modify how you eat for your new dentures to be successful.