Dental braces help align your teeth and position them to fit a person’s jaw. They also help improve your dental health and can prevent underlying jaw issues such as joint or muscle pain or even headaches. Braces can help correct underbites, overbites, crooked teeth, and other dental alignment issues. There are many different types of braces that dentists and orthodontists ...

If you or your child needs braces as part of their orthodontic treatment, you have likely been doing your research and are learning about the different types of braces options available to you. There are many different types of braces available to people who need corrections done to their teeth including traditional metal braces, Invisalign clear braces or invisible braces, ...

Gum discoloration is common, but there are some issues you should watch out for more closely than others. For instance, like with slightly swollen gums, if you notice your gums are a bit redder than usual one day, it could just be irritation from a canker sore, something you ate, or over brushing. As long as the color fades back ...

Having misaligned teeth (officially called malocclusion) can be a cosmetic problem or it can be a functional problem and may require orthodontic treatment. For some, a mild misalignment will affect how they feel about their smile, but in terms of dental health, there’s not much to worry about. However, there are instances in which misalignment is severe enough that it ...

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and thought your teeth looked longer or bigger than they did a few years ago, you aren’t alone. It happens because if you don’t take care of your oral health your gums will recede, revealing more of the tooth’s surface. Gums can also recede for reasons beyond your control, such as your genetics ...

Hyperdontia is a condition in which a person has extra teeth. It’s sometimes called supernumerary teeth and it happens when a baby has more than 20 teeth or an adult has more than 32 teeth. In most cases, Hyperdontia only includes a single extra tooth, but there are situations when two or more extra teeth are present. Most of the ...

Nobody likes dealing with oral pain and some of the worst of it can come from sore and infected gums. In some cases, swollen gum pain caused by gingivitis or an abscess can worse than having a toothache! The good news is periodontal disease—a tooth abscess to you and I—can be treated to relieve pain and swelling and deal with ...

A gum abscess is one of the most painful and noticeable dental problems you can experience. This type of gum disease is one of the primary causes of emergency dental visits. An abscess can come on suddenly and without warning, but in most cases, the underlying cause has been building for some time. Preventing the infection that eventually leads to ...

Pregnancy comes with a slew of side effects most women are happy to endure because it means they get to be moms at the end of nine months. Unfortunately, some of the side effects are more unpleasant than others and can interfere with how you feel on a daily basis. The last thing you want when you are growing a ...

Dental implants are a great solution for repairing dental problems, but deciding which option is best for you requires some research. One of the best treatment options available is the All on 4 Dental Implant. All on 4 is an implant technique that provides permanent, functional teeth that repair your natural teeth using just four implants (the norm is six ...