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Would Dental Implants Really Be Your Better Choice?

Tooth loss may be highly preventable with the right dental health care and maintenance, but that doesn’t mean good hygiene guarantees you’ll never lose a tooth.

Mar 18th, 2019

Good News if You Need a Tooth Filling

The bad news about needing a tooth filling is that it means your tooth has a cavity, which is caused by progressive tooth decay.

Mar 11th, 2019

How Do You Know if Teeth-Whitening Will Work?

These days, noticing that your teeth are stained isn’t as serious of a concern as it used to be.

Mar 4th, 2019

Have Bruxism? Here’s What You Should Know

Bruxism describes the constant grinding of your teeth, often while you sleep, and it can often be the underlying cause of a host of other dental health concerns.

Feb 25th, 2019

A Few Facts About Treating Gum Disease

Would you know if you developed gum disease? Most patients want to say yes, but many people who experience severe gum disease didn’t realize or treat their condition in time to stop it from growing worse.

Feb 18th, 2019

Is Your Tooth Aching? Try a Remedy that Works

A toothache can be one of the most problematic, and common, oral health symptoms.

Feb 11th, 2019

Do Wisdom Teeth Ever Stop Growing?

Most people recognize wisdom teeth as the problematic molars that often have to be removed.

Feb 4th, 2019

Want a New Smile in an Instant? Ask About Porcelain Veneers

Improving your self-confidence is a strong motivator for improving your smile’s appearance.

Jan 28th, 2019

A Few Details About TMJ Disorder

If you’ve never heard of TMJ disorder, then your chronic jaw pain and difficulty biting could seem like a complete mystery.

Jan 21st, 2019

Why Plaque Is a Bigger Threat than You Thought

When you brush and floss your teeth every day, your main goal is to remove the harmful plaque that builds up on your teeth every day.

Jan 14th, 2019

Would You Know if Gingivitis Showed Up?

Gingivitis, the first of gum disease’s several stages, is more common than many people realize.

Jan 7th, 2019

3 Tips to Give Your Smile a Good Year

The New Year is all about self-improvement, and for many people, that includes the desire to restore and/or improve their smiles’ health and appearance.

Dec 31st, 2018

How Can You Avoid the Need for Root Canal Treatment?

You may never worry about root canal treatment, or even consider it, unless your dentist tells you that you need it.

Dec 26th, 2018

How to Tell if Your Bridge Could Use Dental Implants

The biggest reason why dental bridges have remained popular over the centuries is because they’re highly effective at restoring smiles’ health and appearance after tooth loss.

Dec 17th, 2018

A Brief Look at Invisalign® Clear Aligners

When teeth aren’t as perfectly aligned as they should be, the effects can cause more than just slight embarrassment at your smile’s appearance.

Dec 10th, 2018

2 Ways to Make Dental Care More Comfortable

The goals of professional dental care focus on more than just providing exceptional treatment.

Dec 3rd, 2018

3 Possible Reasons Why Your Tooth Aches

When your tooth hurts, there could be a wide range of reasons why. Therefore, when you try to relieve the ache with a generic home remedy, the relief will only be temporary.

Nov 26th, 2018

3 Times when a Dental Crown Is Your Best Option

Dental crowns have been around for longer than many other restorative dentistry options, which one reason why they’re so popular.

Nov 19th, 2018

A Few Questions About Cosmetic Gum Contouring

There are several different aspects of your smile’s appearance besides your teeth. For example, patients in Oxnard, CA, who exhibit a gummy smile know that their uneven gum lines can have an even bigger impact on their smiles.

Nov 12th, 2018

Can Scaling and Root Planing Reverse Your Gingivitis?

While routine dental cleanings are usually enough to control the accumulation of plaque and tartar on your teeth, the procedure only works for the visible parts of your teeth.

Nov 5th, 2018

How to Improve Your Chances of Avoiding Tooth Loss

Did you know that tooth loss is largely preventable?

Oct 22nd, 2018

Reasons Why Fillings Should Be Tooth-Colored

The appearance of your smile may not be exactly as important as its overall health, but given the importance of your smile to your confidence, it’s a close second.

Oct 15th, 2018

What’s the Point of Bonding a Tooth?

When it comes to cosmetically improving your smile, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Oct 8th, 2018

Tips to More Effectively Clean Your Teeth

Keeping your teeth and gums consistently clean is the cornerstone of keeping your smile consistently healthy.

Oct 1st, 2018

Good Reasons Dental Implants Are Popular

There are several different concerns that come with tooth loss. When it comes to replacing your lost teeth, the best way to do so is to ensure that all of those concerns are effectively addressed.

Aug 27th, 2018

Understanding More About Dental Bridges

Dental health professionals and patients alike have known for ages that replacing lost teeth is important.

Aug 20th, 2018

What Teeth-Whitening Could Do for You

It doesn’t take much to affect your smile’s appearance, especially when it comes to stains developing on your teeth.

Aug 13th, 2018

What Happens When TMJ Disorder Develops?

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder is more common than many people realize, but patients who have it don’t always know.

Aug 6th, 2018

An Important Look at Wisdom Teeth

Wisdom teeth are common, but they’re more well-known for the trouble they often cause than anything else.

Jul 23rd, 2018

Have a Tooth Problem? A Crown Can Help

Dental crowns are designed to mimic healthy teeth, and when one is placed over your tooth, it can do most of what your natural tooth did before it became compromised.

Jul 16th, 2018

Ways to Deal with Tooth Loss Effectively

These days, tooth loss is a problem for many patients, but it isn’t as much of one as it used to be.

Jul 9th, 2018

How Fluoride Boosts Children’s Dental Health

Fluoride is highly recognizable as an essential part of modern children’s and preventive dental health care.

Jul 2nd, 2018

Got a Chipped Tooth? Here’s Why You Should Fix It

When your tooth is fractured or broken, the fact that it needs to be fixed is usually obvious.

Jun 25th, 2018

What Everyone Should Know About Modern Fillings

Most people experience a cavity at least once in their life, and but fortunately, they can usually avoid serious tooth infection by treating their cavities with custom tooth fillings.

Jun 18th, 2018

When Is a Partial Crown Appropriate?

When a tooth becomes damaged or its structure is compromised in some way, a dental crown can often be the best way to restore its health and integrity.

Jun 11th, 2018

The Benefits of Digital X-Rays

During every routine checkup and cleaning appointment you attend, your dentist will thoroughly inspect your teeth, gums, and oral tissues for signs that something may need further attention.

Jun 4th, 2018

Why Some Cavities Require Root Canal Therapy

To most people, a cavity is the reason why they need a tooth filling. In fact, fillings are the most frequently-performed treatment for mild to moderate cavities, which affect almost everyone at some point in their lives.

May 28th, 2018

What to Worry About When Your Tooth Cracks

In most cases, the discomfort from a cracked tooth is the most immediate concern.

May 21st, 2018

Smile Troubles? Why Veneers Might Be the Best Answer

The good thing about most cosmetic dental treatments is that improving your smile’s appearance often has positive benefits for your overall oral health.

May 14th, 2018

How to Relax with Dental Sedation

For most patients, the greatest challenge to receiving the dental care they need is finding time in their schedules to make an appointment.

May 7th, 2018

Is It Possible to Prevent Toothaches?

As one of the most common symptoms of dental health trouble, a toothache can mean a wide variety of things.

Apr 23rd, 2018

How Dental Implants Compare to Bridges

Losing a tooth might not seem like a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but the truth is the loss can have a dramatic impact on your bite’s function.

Apr 16th, 2018

What Invisalign® Treatment Is Like

Malocclusion, or tooth misalignment, can occur in patients of all ages and to varying degrees of severity.

Apr 9th, 2018

Are Dental Implants My Best Tooth Replacement Option?

The good thing about dental implants is that, for patients who qualify, the implant posts reestablish several vital functions that keep your jawbone and oral structures healthy for life.

Mar 26th, 2018

2 of the Most Important Aspects of Dental Crowns

Dental crowns are popular for several reasons, including the fact that they’ve been around for centuries.

Mar 19th, 2018

When It’s Time to Think About Gum Contouring

Your teeth don’t have to be blemished for your smile’s appearance to seem less than perfect.

Mar 12th, 2018

Should You Ask Questions During Your Checkup?

Your dentist expects you to keep up with good hygiene at home and your recommended schedule of checkup and cleaning appointments

Mar 5th, 2018

The Best Ways to Prevent Tooth Loss

It’s true that most of your dental health care focuses on prevention. However, successfully preventing dental health issues is an ongoing process, and you may still be faced with serious oral health concerns at some point in your life

Feb 26th, 2018

How a Filling Fixes Your Cavity

The bad news about cavities is that almost everyone will experience one at some point in their lives.

Feb 19th, 2018

When Tooth Bonding Might Be a Good Idea

There are several things that can significantly affect your smile’s appearance, but don’t require extensive treatment to correct.

Feb 12th, 2018

What You Really Should Know About Bruxism

Many people realize what bruxism is, but not everyone realizes when they have it.

Feb 5th, 2018

Why Extracting Wisdom Teeth Is Important

Losing teeth isn’t ideal, and most of modern dentistry focuses on helping you avoid it. However, sometimes tooth extraction is a necessary step in preserving your smile, and that is most often the case when it comes to impacted wisdom teeth.

Jan 29th, 2018

Taking Care of a Dental Implant

Caring for your smile is something that you’ll have to do for life.

Jan 22nd, 2018

The Right Time to Consider Teeth-Whitening

As an important part of keeping your smile consistently healthy and free of disease, most people know that they should attend checkup and cleaning appointments on a regular basis.

Jan 15th, 2018

Preventing Cavities in Children of All Ages

Children’s dentistry isn’t just about treating kids’ teeth, but about giving them the tools they need to take care of their smiles for life.

Jan 8th, 2018

What You Should Know About Root Canal Treatment

Root canal treatment is often referred to as just a root canal, but technically, the root canal is the part of your tooth that the procedure is designed to treat.

Dec 25th, 2017

Reducing Your Risks of Tooth Loss with Dental Care

Tooth loss isn’t a guaranteed part of aging, but it’s common enough to affect most adults to some degree.

Dec 18th, 2017

What Is a Partial Crown?

When your tooth is cracked or fractured, a dental crown is often the best way to treat it.

Dec 11th, 2017

Do You Have Gingivitis?

Gingivitis—the precursor to more serious gum disease—isn’t an obscure dental condition.

Dec 4th, 2017

Why You Should Take Your Toothache Seriously

Not every toothache may seem serious. However, if your tooth is just slightly sensitive and you mistake it as a temporary nuisance, then you might neglect to have it checked out, allowing it to grow worse over time.

Nov 28th, 2017

What if My Tooth Is Cracked?

A cracked or fractured tooth isn’t typically a discreet issue.

Nov 20th, 2017

Ask Your Dentist About the Benefits of Veneers

Your smile is important for many reasons. For instance, your smile is a major component of your systemic wellbeing, and keeping it healthy also benefits your overall health.

Nov 13th, 2017

A Focus on Patient Comfort

At Oxnard Dentistry, providing exceptional dental care to all of our patients includes maintaining a focus on patient comfort.

Nov 6th, 2017

Why Dentists Suggest Extracting Wisdom Teeth

Wisdom teeth are formally called third molars because, as the name suggests, they are the third set of permanent molars to develop on your dental ridge.

Oct 23rd, 2017

Choosing the Best Filling for Your Cavity

Everyone’s dental needs are unique, so when you need dental treatment, you typically have options.

Oct 16th, 2017

Why You Should Consider Invisalign®

If you never wore braces as a child, then you may believe that you will never need them.

Oct 9th, 2017

How Does Scaling and Root Planing Work?

When it comes to keeping your teeth and gums clean, beautiful, and healthy, regular cleanings are an essential habit.

Oct 2nd, 2017

The Major Benefits of Dental Implants

Patients who have lost one or more teeth are often dismayed at the effects of the loss on their appearance and confidence.

Sep 25th, 2017

How to Stop or Prevent Gum Disease

Gum disease, or periodontal disease, is one of the most common chronic dental health issues among adults in the United States.

Sep 18th, 2017

Is It Time for Your Next Dental Cleaning?

As a general rule of thumb for good dental health, you should attend a preventive checkup and cleaning appointment with your dentist at least twice a year.

Sep 11th, 2017

Questions About Teeth-Whitening?

Taking good care of your teeth by brushing them twice a day and flossing them at least once can go a long way to keeping them beautiful as well as healthy.

Sep 4th, 2017