If Saturday morning cartoons have taught us anything, it’s that dentures only come in one variety: Full top and bottom sets of teeth, either soaking gruesomely in a glass by your grandparents’ bedside, or chattering around on their own like a wind-up toy. Right? Actually, dentures come in a variety of types (and are not, [...]
Tooth loss for many patients can feel painful and personal. Whether the loss was caused by trauma, tooth decay, or gum disease, it’s important to understand that you're not alone. In fact, according to the American College of Prosthodontists, an estimated 178 million Americans are missing at least one tooth, and about 40 million Americans are [...]
Very few people manage to make it through decades of their lives without accumulating a few dental problems, from cavities to chips and everything in between. Our teeth do a lot of hard work, and sometimes it shows. But if you had dental work a long time ago, it may be bringing down your smile [...]
Have you ever considered getting a facelift surgery? This kind of surgery, called a rhytidectomy, is designed to reduce the appearance of age in the face. Over time, the muscles and skin in the face begin to sag, wrinkles and folds appear, and loss of fat can reshape the face. All these changes can make [...]
Unless you have dentures yourself, it’s likely that your understanding of dentures will be based on what we see of them in the media. Unfortunately, it seems like all we see of dentures in the media is slapstick comedy. Whether they’re represented as gross, ridiculous, or horrifying, there’s one thing that false teeth never are [...]
