Four Things to Know about Dental Implants and If They’re for You
November 23, 2015
Replacing missing or failing teeth is critical to maintaining optimal oral health, as well as general health. Leaving missing and failing teeth as is could lead to other dental issues and lack of self-esteem and confidence. Don’t put off the dental work any longer. Get the details that you need about dental implants so that you can decide if they are the right dental solution for you.
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Missing Teeth? A Dentist Can Use Dental Implants to Restore Your Smile
September 28, 2015
In the past, people with missing teeth either had to learn to live without them or have dentures made. Unfortunately, dentures did not feel or look natural. Even worse, dentures had the tendency to come loose or fall out while speaking or eating. Fortunately, dental clinics like the Advanced Dental Care of Springfield offer a more modern solution: dental implants.
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Modern-Day Dental Implants: Convenient, Comfortable, and Effective
September 14, 2015
In the past decades, merely the idea of having dental implants placed on their mouth was enough to make one shiver in fright. Back then, having implants involved the implantation of various types of devices in the patient’s jaws, particularly between their periosteum and their alveolar or basal bone. Whether these contraptions yielded a huge success rate or not remains to be a mystery, yet these inspired researchers to continually develop and further improve implants.
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Care for Dental Implants a Must to Fight against Peri-Implantitis
August 17, 2015
Dental implants are regarded by everyone as an effective way to solve their dental woes and restore their smiles. With proper care, patients can even see their restored smiles last for a lifetime. Recent incidents, however, show the negative effect of neglecting proper care for dental implants, as dentists are seeing an increase in cases of peri-implantitis, or the gradual loss of jaw bone supporting an implant.
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Springfield, IL Cosmetic Dentist Can Give You Good Reasons to Smile
July 8, 2015
Improving your well-being doesn’t have to involve going to expensive spas or resorts. In many cases, simply smiling can turn a gloomy day into a brighter one. Psychologists have been talking about the positive and long-ranging effects of an ordinary smile, some of which are discussed by behavioral change expert Mark Stibich, PhD, in an article for About Health.
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