Archive for August, 2016

When you are living with tooth loss, you find ways to cope. A friend tells a joke, and you cover your mouth before laughing. In every picture, you have your mouth closed so no one can tell you are missing teeth. These habits may disguise tooth loss, but they don’t solve the more serious problems […]

Often, people considering dental implants want to know how much the procedure will cost. When you’re doing your research before selecting a dental implant center, you may wonder why a specific answer is hard to find. You’ll find that estimates vary widely. Typically, dental implants themselves cost thousands of dollars and may even go into […]

Before you get dentures, it’s hard to imagine what living with them will be like. If only you could experience a day in the shoes of a denture wearer before you made your final decision. Will people be able to tell you have dentures? How hard are they to put in? Do you eventually get […]

If you are missing teeth, you are not alone. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research found that adults from the ages of 20 to 64 are missing an average of 7 teeth. Others may not realize they need to have a tooth removed because they don’t know how to recognize the signs. You […]