Building Healthy Teeth Cleaning Habits That Last a Lifetime New parents have a long list of firsts to plan for, and it is easy for “first dental visit” to slip toward the bottom. But according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, children should see a dentist within six months of their first tooth coming in, and no later than …
7 Signs You Might Need a Root Canal (and What to Expect)
What to Expect During Root Canal Treatment Tooth pain has a way of showing up at the worst possible time, and it is tempting to hope it will simply go away on its own. Unfortunately, when the pain is coming from deep inside a tooth, waiting it out is rarely the right move. According to the American Association of Endodontists, …
Back-to-School Dental Checklist: Getting Your Kids’ Smiles Ready
Six Steps to a Healthy Smile Before the First Day of School As summer winds down and Central Virginia families start shopping for backpacks and notebooks, one item is easy to overlook on the back-to-school list: a dental checkup. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. children lose an estimated 34 million school hours every year because …
What’s the Difference Between Veneers and Crowns?
Coverage, Durability & Cost: How Veneers and Crowns Compare If you are unhappy with a chipped, stained, or damaged tooth, you have probably come across two common solutions: veneers and crowns. Both can transform a smile, but they work in very different ways, and choosing the wrong one can mean paying for a treatment that does not solve your actual …
Dental Implants: What’s the Real Timeline?
Dental Implant Process Timeline: From Consultation to Final Crown One of the first questions patients ask when considering dental implants is how long the entire process will take. It is a fair question, and the honest answer is that it depends on your individual situation. Some patients complete treatment in a single day, while others need several months to achieve …
What to Expect at Your First Dental Implant Consultation
Dental Implant Consultation: 7 Steps From First Visit to Treatment Plan If you are missing one or more teeth, you are far from alone. According to the American College of Prosthodontists, roughly 120 million Americans are missing at least one tooth, and more than 36 million have lost all of their natural teeth. For many of these patients, dental implants …
Sedation Dentistry: A Solution for Dental Anxiety
Signs You May Have Dental Anxiety If you live in the Forest, Lynchburg or Roanoke areas of Virginia and have a fear of the dentist, you’re not alone. As the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) points out, an estimated 12% of people have high dental fear and another 17.5% have moderate dental fear. That’s more than the percentage …
The Real Cost of Full-Arch Tooth Replacement
When it comes to replacing missing teeth in the Forest, VA, area with Same Day Smile permanent teeth, the first question many people have is the same. “What’s it going to cost me?” Debating the cost is common, as many of us simply want to know if there are cheaper alternate solutions. As with most important financial decisions in your …
Signs That It May Be Time for Dental Implants
Dental implants are titanium posts that are placed in your jaw in order to look and act just like your natural teeth. They are often used to replace teeth that have fallen out or been removed. Dental implants are made of titanium so that the new tooth or teeth will fuse to your bone. This helps with regaining chewing ability, …
The Real Benefits of Visiting the Dentist Regularly
How Regular Visits Save You Time and Money We know, we know – many of you have a horrible experience of a previous visit to the dentist. You may have been just a child and you may have been eating too much candy and you may have gotten cavities and you may have visited the dentist for it. That’s a …