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Teeth and Gums 101: Dental Floss

Dental floss can enhance your oral health care routine. With dental floss, your oral health care can be radically improved. Not only can dental floss defend your mouth against the effects of tooth decay and gum disease, it can keep your teeth strong and your smile debris-free. However, it is always crucial to floss correctly.

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What is Root Canal Therapy?

If you’re nervous to sit in the dental chair and restore your tooth with root canal therapy, then you’ve come to the right blog. This treatment doesn’t have to be scary or nerve wracking. In fact, it’s not nearly as bad as many make it sound. Root canal therapy, which is also known as endodontic therapy, can restore your tooth and oral health and give you the pain-free smile you desire. To help you feel more relaxed in the dental chair during treatment, Dr. Nathan Owens and our dental team would like to tell you a little more about root canals.

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Save Your Smile with the Help of Cosmetic Dentistry

Cosmetic dentistry is used to enhance the look of your teeth and gums. Often, your teeth may be in perfect health, but are stained or discolored to the point they can disrupt your entire smile. Fortunately, there are plenty of dental procedures that can not only give you a much better-looking smile, but many services can also strengthen, protect, or replace your teeth as well.

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Try Dental Veneers if You Want a Stunning Smile

Dental veneers are a possible solution to help you achieve the look you desire. They are a popular choice for those with chipped teeth, a gap between teeth, or misshapen teeth. Dental veneers are thin covers that adhere to teeth to give teeth a more classically shaped look. Owens Family & Cosmetic Dentistry offers a variety of dental veneer options to choose from.

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What to Do if You Have TMJ

What do you know about how stress can affect your health? Stress could also lead to oral health issues, including bruxism, which is commonly referred to as teeth grinding. While this might not seem like a serious issue, are you aware that bruxism might actually cause a number of serious problems?

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A Few Options for Missing Teeth

Have you ever met someone who’s missing a tooth? Still, you’ve probably heard that you can improve the cosmetic appeal of your teeth and gums by having that tooth replaced. Similarly, did you know that you may struggle with things that were once simple–such as chewing and speaking clearly? If you are missing a tooth or multiple teeth, you may eventually find other serious issues.

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What Can Dental Bridges Do for You?

If you are missing any teeth and are looking for a safe and highly effective tooth replacement, our wonderful team at Owens Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, would love to assist you. Even if you decide that dentures or dental implants are not for you, a dental bridge may be exactly what you are looking for. A dental bridge comprises a tooth replacement that is held in place by attaching to neighboring teeth next to the gap in which you are filling. Dental bridges can give you the comfort and satisfaction of knowing that your smile and your mouth will benefit greatly.

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The Things That Can Damage Your Kid’s Chompers

When your child has baby teeth, tooth-harming habits aren’t as scary as they are for adults. However, when they grow into their permanent teeth, that’s a whole other story. It’s important to keep their chompers in tip-top shape so they will last a lifetime. To help you help your child, our dentist, Dr. Nathan Owens, would like to talk about the many things that can harm your child’s teeth and gums and how to avoid them.

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How to Get the Most Benefits Out of Your New Whitening Toothpaste

If you’re working toward a whiter and brighter smile with whitening toothpaste, good for you! You should be able to brighten your teeth one or two shades. If you want more successful results, it’s best to talk to our dentist, Dr. Nathan Owens, about a professional whitening treatment. While you use your whitening paste, there are things you can do to get the best results possible. Our dental team is happy to tell you all about those things!

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