What is a Dental Onlay?

What Is a Dental Onlay?    Are you familiar with crowns and fillings? How about bridges? Most are aware of what these common restorative dental treatments are. However, a Dental Onlay is a little less well known but very useful depending on your needs....

How do Composite Fillings Work?

How do Composite Fillings Work?    You just went to your dentist for a routine check up and lo and behold you have a couple cavities! Your dentist recommends composite fillings. While this is the most common restoration option for tooth decay, many are not...

How to Help Manage Your Teen’s Dental Habits

How to Help Manage Your Teen’s Dental Habits    Even from the stage of being an infant, oral healthcare is an important priority in good hygiene. As the child grows, you continue teaching them how to care for their teeth. However, once the teen years set in,...

The Benefit of Dental Sealants

The Benefit of Dental Sealants We all try our best to keep our teeth clean- the brushing, the tooth paste, the flossing, the mouthwash. These are all going to prevent cavities and keep your teeth both clean and healthy. But in all honesty, we cannot clean every single...

What is a Tooth Abscess?

What is a Tooth Abscess? In a way, you can think of a tooth abscess as a painful pimple, but in your mouth. An abscess is a pocket of puss that is caused by a bacterial infection. There are both periapical and periodontal abscesses. A periapical abscess occurs at the...