Huh? Yep, it’s true. It’s a great time to have ugly teeth because cutting-edge cosmetic dentistry provides several procedures to turn ugly into unbelievably beautiful. Teeth whitening can benefit almost every adult. Years of staining can be magically erased in a day at your dentist’s office or over a few months with a cost-effective at-home…
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Damon Smiles, Invisalign, Ceramic, And Lingual Braces
Categories: Invisalign® invisible aligners
Today’s article provides details about some of the newest types of braces. Two proprietary orthodontic systems advertised in the Dilworth area are Invisalign and Damon Smiles. Damon Smiles has created a new device used with the traditional method while Invisalign takes an entirely new approach. With old-school metal braces, the wires are connected to the…
The 411 on TMJ
Categories: Family Dentistry, TMJ/TMD
TMJ is short for temporomandibular joint, which is a big word for your jaw joint. As a hinge joint it can move up and down, forward and backward, and side to side. All that mobility contributes to its vulnerability: it is subject to a painful condition called TMJ disorder, which is treatable at Advanced Dentistry…
3 Tips To Make Brushing Count
Categories: Dental Health, General Dentistry
Many of Dr. Christopher Bowman’s patients walk in for cosmetic dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, or restorative dentistry. Many for routine checkups and cleanings. And most really want to know if they are brushing correctly. Having patients come for treatment and leave with questions answered—from which toothpaste to buy to proper tools and techniques—is our business. At…
Affordable One-Visit Tooth Fix
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Some people are unhappy with the way their teeth look but many mistakenly assume that cosmetic dentistry is far too costly to pursue. Sure, a complete mouth reconstruction can be a significant investment. Consider the cost of dental school and post-graduate training for a master level cosmetic dentist. Consider the expense of individually creating multiple…
Behind The Scenes: Dental Crown Fabrication
Categories: Restorative dentistry
Today’s message focuses on some nifty dentistry advances that are used behind-the-scenes to benefit Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte patients.. Dental crowns can be constructed with metal, ceramic (porcelain), plastics, or varying combinations of these. We will describe the process used to create a porcelain crown, though the steps are similar to those used for other…
Preventing Facial Injuries
Categories: General Dentistry, Restorative dentistry
Facial injuries occur all too often in the our immediate area. Local Little Leaguers get hit by inside pitches, construction workers suffer falls and other accidents at the worksite, and motorists sustain injuries in harmful collisions every single day. Accidents at home can also result in serious injury to the face. We at Advanced Dentistry…
Dental Care For ICU Patients Lowers Infection Risk
We are Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte. Today’s post focuses on an article that appeared recently on ScienceDaily.com. The article describes a study of Brazilian ICU patients that compared infection rates of those who received enhanced oral care instead of routine oral care. The patients who received the more intense dental care were 56 percent less…
You Can’t Afford Cheap Dental Work
Categories: Dental Health, General Dentistry
Have you ever gotten a deal on a used car that turned out to be a lemon? After a couple years of continual repairs, you realized that it ended up costing as much as a new auto would have. And after spending all that money, you still have a a lemon. The same is true…
What Is A Canted Midline?
We at Advanced Dentistry of Charlotte consider many factors when designing a smile for any smile makeover patient. One of the smile design elements involved is the facial midline. The facial midline can be determined by drawing an imaginary line from the center of the eyebrows to the center of the two peaks in the…
