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 …
What Should You Ask Your Dentist?
Questions About Your Diagnosis and Treatment Plan People generally have a respect intermixed with fear when they are to face an authority figure. And where better is this thing exemplified than by how we deal with dentists? Well, believe it or not, even dentists are people. They may feel like they’re holding a great authority that you should never question …