How You Can Ensure a Safe Recovery from Wisdom Tooth Removal Surgery If you’re one of the roughly 5 million Americans having their wisdom teeth removed this year, you need to know how to ensure a speedy, uncomplicated recovery. Even though it’s considered minor surgery and it’s relatively safe, it is still surgery and you may be surprised at how much it can knock you off your… Read More
How to Fix a Broken Dental Crown? A broken dental crown can be alarming, but it’s no cause for panic. There are several ways to solve the problem, one of which you can even do yourself at home, at least temporarily. Your options to fix a broken crown include: Bonding the broken crown Recementing the crown (if it’s still intact) Replacing the… Read More
Dental Veneers vs Braces: All You Need to Know Dental veneers and braces are both popular treatments to dramatically change the look of your teeth while also correcting specific dental conditions. Although veneers can correct mild misalignment issues, the two treatments commonly tackle different problems. Therefore, it is rarely a straight choice between getting veneers or braces. In this guide, we will cover what… Read More
Recovery From Gum Contouring & Gummy Smile Surgery Gum contouring is the name that refers to both gum lifts (removing excess tissue to treat a gummy smile) and gum grafts (replacing lost tissue to treat gum recession). Any reshaping to improve the profile of the gum tissue by raising or lowering it is included within the umbrella of contouring. Despite requiring slightly different… Read More
6 Alternatives to Metal Braces to Straighten Your Teeth Are you looking to achieve that dazzling smile of your dreams? If so, Bunker Hill Dentistry can help you decide on the right treatment to suit your needs. The good news is that there are far more options than just traditional metal braces these days. In fact, you can easily achieve a more perfect grin… Read More
Who Are Ideal Candidates for Invisalign Treatment? More than 3 million dental patients have been helped by Invisalign since its introduction in 1999. As more people have heard from their friends and family how easy it is to straighten teeth without metal wires, more people have been wondering if Invisalign could benefit them, too. Invisalign is a widely applicable treatment, but it’s… Read More
Is Oral Appliance Therapy the Right Treatment for You? Oral appliance therapy provides treatment for obstructive sleep apnea and snoring. As the name implies, this kind of therapy relies upon an appliance that you insert inside your mouth before you fall asleep. If you’ve never seen one of these devices, you can compare it to the look and feel of a sports mouth guard… Read More
All-on-4 Dental Implant Pros and Cons Did you know there’s a way to replace up to an entire set of teeth with tailor-made prostheses that look and function like the real thing, and it’s not dentures? All-on-4 dental implants use cutting-edge medical technology to replace lost or damaged teeth and give you a brand new smile, permanently. We wouldn’t offer All-on-4s… Read More
Dental Bonding After Care – Short Term and Long Term When it comes to cosmetic dentistry, dental bonding is one of the least complicated and most convenient ways to achieve noticeable results. After a bonding treatment, you won’t need to follow any strict guidelines other than a sound oral health routine. However, there is a bit more to the story. The composite resin used in… Read More
Symptoms Your Dental Bridge Is Loose & What to Do About it A dental bridge is a custom-made appliance that “bridges” the gap created by a missing tooth. The gap is filled by a false tooth called a pontic, while the two teeth around it serve as anchors, called abutments, which are covered by crowns. The bridge is fixed in the mouth by cementing the crowns to… Read More
