Category: Dentists

Should You Brush Your Teeth After Whitening Strips?

 

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Whitening strips have become a popular and accessible way to enhance the brightness of your smile. However, questions often arise regarding the proper care of your teeth after using whitening strips, including, “Should you brush your teeth after whitening strips?” The answer to this question isn’t as straightforward as it may seem, as it depends…

Can You Eat After Using Whitening Strips?

 

A happy smiling woman with white teeth eating a salad at a restaurant.

Teeth whitening strips have become a popular and convenient way to achieve a brighter, whiter smile without the need for in-office dental treatments. However, if you use teeth whitening strips, you might be wondering, “Can you eat after using whitening strips?” Understanding Teeth Whitening Strips Before delving into eating after white strips are applied to…

How Often to Use Whitening Strips: A Guide to a Brighter Smile

 

Young woman with a beautiful smile holding teeth whitening stripes.

Crest teeth whitening strips are a popular and convenient way to achieve a brighter smile at home. However, using these products correctly is essential to avoid potential side effects and achieve the desired results. Learn how often to use whitening strips effectively and safely in this guide. Understanding Teeth Whitening Strips Teeth whitening strips are…

Can You Vape After Tooth Extraction?

 

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Vaping after a tooth extraction is a topic of concern for many individuals, particularly those who are regular vapers. Can you vape after tooth extraction? Most dentists will warn against vaping as part of the post-procedure instructions. Here is what you need to know about vaping after tooth extraction. A tooth extraction is a dental…

Is Dry Socket Dangerous?

 

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Dry socket is a condition that can occur after a tooth extraction. It is when the blood clot that forms in the socket where the tooth was removed becomes dislodged or dissolves before the socket has a chance to heal properly. This condition is common, but is dry socket dangerous? Symptoms and Causes of Dry…

What to Expect During Non-Surgical Wisdom Tooth Extraction Recovery

 

A dentist with patient's dental x-ray explaining wisdom tooth extraction procedure.

The wisdom teeth are the most commonly removed teeth, especially for a young adult. These teeth can be removed with oral surgery, but many do not require surgical extraction. If you are having these molars removed, here is what to expect during non-surgical wisdom tooth extraction recovery. While other teeth may need to be removed…

What Are Dental Tori and Bone Spurs in Gums?

 

A concerned woman touching her cheek feeling a lump on her gum.

Do you have a hard boney lump on gum above a tooth or a sharp boney growth in your gum tissue? These may be types of bone spurs that can occur in the mouth. Dental tori and bone spurs in gums are both boney growths that can appear in the mouth. Technically, a dental torus…

Are There Clear Choice Dentures?

 

Satisfied man after dental implant restoration looking at his nice teeth in a mirror.

If you have missing teeth, you may have been interested in commercials featuring Clear Choice and their “teeth-in-a-day” smile replacements. For those looking for an alternative to dentures, Clear Choice offers dental implants. Clear Choice “dentures” are prosthetic teeth attached to dental implants. What Is Clear Choice? Clear Choice is a chain of dental implant…

My Root Canal Tooth Hurts with Pressure Months Later

 

A dentist and a woman in a dental chair pointing at a painful tooth.

Root canal therapy is performed to remove infected or diseased pulp from inside the tooth, along with the nerve roots. This should stop tooth pain as the nerves are removed, but that is not always the case. If a root canal tooth hurts with pressure months later, it may be a root canal failure or…

How Long Does a Temporary Crown Last?

 

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When you need a dental crown placed on a tooth, you may first receive a temporary crown before your permanent crown arrives. These crowns are meant to protect your tooth for a short period of time, but how long does a temporary crown last? Here is what you need to know about temporary crowns. Dental…