It’s that time again! Every six months, we are supposed to go to the dentist to get a cleaning. Sometimes, we have to go more than that if you need a new filling or want to bleach your teeth. Whatever the reason, there are a barrage of things that go through your mind about ten minutes before you walk in.

          “Did I brush my teeth this morning?”

          “Oh gosh, I haven’t flossed in the last six months, better do it today.”

          “Do I need to bring money?”

Well, here are a few pointers on how to have a good... read more

Root canals get a lot of bad press. Even President Obama, in his first State of the Union address, said that the bank bailout was “as popular as a root canal.” While I’m sure that no one actually looks forward to getting a root canal, they don’t deserve all this negativity. Let’s look at some common myths about root canal therapy to try to separate fact from fiction.

Myth #1: Root Canal Therapy is Painful

The reality is that most root canal treatments are done because a tooth is already painful... read more

Dental crowns (or caps) have been used to fix broken or decayed teeth for over one-hundred years. For most of this time, gold crowns were the best choice. But what if you don’t want to flash an 18-carat grin?

After that, a way was found to make a tooth-colored crown out of porcelain fused to metal (PFM), much in the same way that porcelain bath tubs and kitchen sinks are made. The problem is that a PFM crown looks unnatural because, unlike your real tooth, this type of crown does not let light... read more