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SureSmile clear aligners offer a more comfortable, simpler path to straighter teeth. But don’t let yourself get carried away by their convenience! They’re still a physical tool that requires regular maintenance. Otherwise, you could find yourself having to wear them for longer than originally anticipated. Keep reading so you can avoid these five risky SureSmile habits.

If you’re looking for an orthodontic solution that can straighten your smile without traditional braces, you might benefit from SureSmile. This alternative treatment utilizes clear, plastic trays instead of bulky metal brackets to gently reposition your teeth. It’s the perfect solution for those with mildly crooked, overcrowded, or gapped grins.

However, if you have an underbite, overbite, or another malocclusion, it’s natural to wonder whether this method can be used to address it. Continue reading to learn more about how bite misalignments are handled with clear aligners!

Summer is here again, and that means vacations, road trips, and other long-distance excursions for many people. If you’re traveling for business or pleasure, it’s still important to tend to your oral hygiene and stay on top of your orthodontic treatment. Here’s a quick guide to vacationing with your SureSmile clear aligners along with a few tips for complying with your treatment when on the road or traveling by air.

Is tooth sensitivity making it difficult to enjoy your morning cup of coffee? Maybe you have discomfort when putting pressure on a tooth? Tooth sensitivity isn’t anything to ignore, but is it a dental emergency? It’s best to see your dentist sooner rather than later, and here’s why.

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Clear aligner systems, such as the one from ClearCorrect, are convenient because you can remove your aligners to eat and attend to your oral hygiene. However, in order for your treatment to be successful, you have to keep ClearCorrect in your mouth for 20 – 22 hours each day (the closer to 22 hours, the better). That might seem like a challenging task. After all, 22 hours equates to more than 90% of your time each day! However, you can be confident in your ability to meet the required wear time. This blog post explains why you should be committed to wearing your aligners and how you can make sure you keep them in your mouth long enough for them to do their job.

You should get a root canal if your dentist suggests it. The reason is simple: they’d only recommend that option when needed. Still, maybe you’re hesitant out of cost concerns. It’s easy to worry, “Are root canals expensive?” if you’ve never had one before. Luckily, you don’t have to live with uncertainty on this issue. Your local Plano dentist can answer your question. To that end, here’s a summary of root canal price factors and how treatment saves you money.

While gum disease affects almost half of Americans over the age of thirty, advanced gum disease is a serious medical condition, and it can require extensive dental work to be resolved. If gum disease is left untreated, it can lead to consequences such as tooth loss, erosion of the jawbone, and dangerous secondary infections such as pneumonia or sepsis. In some cases, tooth extraction may be recommended to treat advanced gum disease. Here’s what you should know if you are considering having your teeth removed to treat this condition.

Tooth extraction is usually the last resort for any dentist. They would rather help you to keep all of your natural teeth and restore your pearly whites when they’ve been damaged. However, situations arise where salvaging a tooth isn’t possible, or the extraction would benefit your overall oral health.If you want to know how dentists perform extractions, and what they feel like, continue reading. This guide will take you through the process step by step.

If your face or mouth is swollen, it’s nothing to ignore. Inflammation is a sign of an infection. Although a toothache may not seem alarming at first, it can lead to a life-threatening situation very quickly. Don’t wait until swelling impedes your breathing, or the infection spreads to other areas of your body. Here’s why you should call your emergency dentist right away.

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Maybe you think dental emergencies only involve “standard” oral problems. After all, most people link urgent mouth issues to things like toothaches, knocked-out teeth, etc. Truthfully, though, a dental crisis can get pretty odd at times. It’s to the point that some patients’ dilemmas are hard to believe. If you’d like to get details, your local Plano dentist can readily explain. To that end, here are five of the strangest dental emergencies ever to happen.