Ornelas Family Dentistry Blog

Your teeth are crucial to your general health and overall quality of life. Unfortunately, if your mouth has suffered the consequences of significant decay, gum disease, or trauma, every day can consist of pain and embarrassment. You can turn back the clock to enjoy a stunning, confident, and pain-free smile again with full mouth reconstruction. Specific restorative procedures can transform your teeth. Although every plan differs, here are 5 solutions that can give you the smile you deserve.

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Tooth loss is a common problem that affects nearly 70% of Americans aged 35 to 44 Since it can negatively affect one’s quality of life, many people seek to restore their smile with dentures or dental implants. However, it may surprise you to learn that a full set of teeth is important for more than just cosmetic reasons. Did you know that missing teeth can lead to bone loss? Read along as we explain the impact of extensive tooth loss and the best tooth-replacement solution for jawbone preservation.  

Dental insurance is an excellent investment to make because it can help you to save hundreds, or even thousands of dollars through the years when it comes to your dental care. By caring for your oral health, you are looking after your entire body. However, your dental insurance plan doesn’t work the same way that your health insurance does, so it may seem confusing to navigate at first. Continue reading to learn some tips to help you fully maximize your dental insurance benefits before the end of 2021.

Millions of Americans suffer from tooth loss. Are you a part of that group? If so, you know from experience how missing teeth can affect your quality of life. Not only does it impact the appearance of your smile, but it can even prematurely age you! Fortunately, there’s an excellent solution for these problems – dental implants. Read along to learn how implants can preserve a healthy smile and make you look younger.

Tooth loss is a common issue people face all across the country. It can be difficult to complete daily tasks, like eating and speaking, when you have gaps in your smile. Fortunately, just because you’re missing teeth doesn’t mean that you need to go the rest of your life with an incomplete smile. Dental implants have awesome benefits that you can’t find anywhere else. With the help of a skilled dentist, preferably with a cone beam scanner, you can get your smile back! Here’s why this piece of technology is so helpful in the process.

Have you decided to replace your missing teeth with dental implants? That’s great! Your first step to completing your smile involved scheduling a consultation with an implant dentist. Unfortunately, after reviewing your CT scan, your dentist determined you have lost density in your jawbone. As a result, you may not be a candidate for the treatment, but that doesn’t mean you can’t become one. Your dentist likely recommended a bone graft to strengthen your jaw. Although it adds another step to your treatment plan, here’s why a strong jawbone is crucial to the success of your new smile.

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For as long as humans have had teeth, we’ve been finding ways to replace them if they go missing. Over the centuries, people have experimented with various methods of filling the gaps in their smiles. These days, though, dental implants are by far the best option. While this form of tooth replacement is often considered a recent development, it has actually been around for longer than you might have thought. Continue reading to discover how dental implants have evolved into the reliable, long-lasting replacement teeth they are today.

Sometimes, it’s hard to understand why your dentist might recommend a certain treatment. They can explain the problem with your tooth over and over again, but it still doesn’t make sense to you. If only you could just see the problem for yourself! Thanks to modern dental technology, specifically intraoral cameras, that’s actually possible. This thin, pen-like device has a small camera on the tip. When placed in your mouth, it captures high-quality images that are displayed on a chairside monitor. Here are five amazing things that an intraoral camera can do to make your life easier. 

If you’ve replaced some or all of your teeth with dentures, then you know that today’s dentures are much more comfortable, lifelike, and durable than the ones your grandparents wore. Unfortunately, even the most well-made denture won’t last forever. On average, you can expect your denture to last for about seven years. How can you tell if you need a new one before then? Keep an eye out for these five signs that your dentures should be replaced.