Are you experiencing sleepless nights? Do you wake up with a sore jaw, tooth pain and headache? A night guard might be the answer you’re looking for. Your sleepless nights and soreness may be due to teeth grinding. Teeth grinding can be resolved several ways. The most common and well-known option recommended by nearly all […]

Wearing a mouth guard can protect you! Teens and adults are continually facing injuries while they are in the playing field. Undergoing treatment for many mouth injuries can bring upon huge transformation in the life of those teens. As we all know, dental injuries are the most common type of facial injury that one experiences […]

Porcelain veneers are custom-made, handcrafted and thin shells of tooth-colored material that are mainly used to cover the front surface of teeth to enhance one's smile appearance. A famous Hollywood dentist Dr. Charles Pincus imagined veneers as a way to increase the beauty of smiles in the late 1920s. Using veneers, he tried to apply […]

We have been using toothpaste as the ingredient for cleaning their teeth since 500 BC. But what did the ancient cultures use for their teeth? Ancient Greeks used to clean their teeth a mixture that contained iron rust and coral powder… interesting, but probably not something you would consider using today. There are many things […]

To piggyback off of our last about sedation dentistry, we thought we’d explain the top 3 reasons to choose a sedation dentist --- People suffering from fear or anxiety of the dentist usually prohibit them from visiting a dentist and seeking essential dental care. Luckily, sedation dentistry helps patients to a great extent such that […]

--- sedation /sɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/ noun   the action of administering a sedative drug to produce a state of calm or sleep. ---   This is a process that is used to calm and relax a person. The sedative drugs are administered in various ways in the arm or hand vessels. IV sedation is effective and safe […]

For some reason or another a dental procedure still evokes phobia and discomfort with many people. Patients tend to avoid and delay their dental appointments due to the fear of visiting a dentist. This delayed action causes further damage to their dental and oral health and will lead to much greater pain in the future […]

A Friendly Dental Office in Chico   We know that a lot of patients have an inherent fear of visiting the dentist. These fears are built on over time by listening to the traumatic experiences of others or by a previous painful experience. A friendly dental office can go a long way in dispelling such […]

A root canal is simply a dental procedure that can save the natural teeth and prevent any need of dental bridges or implants. In this post, we are going to walk you through a guide to the procedure. Knowing a step-by-step process of a root canal procedure will definitely ease your tension when your dentist […]

Of course, not all thumb sucking can result in damage to your teeth. For instance, if you hold your thumb in your mouth passively, there would be no damage. However, consistent or active thumb sucking can typically cause a lot of damage to your teeth, and the development of your tooth structure. Active thumb sucking […]