At a dental practice on Hidden Forest Blvd in northwest Oklahoma City, the same scenario plays out almost daily: a cavity turns up on an X-ray, and the dentist has to decide between a filling and a crown. The two restorations solve overlapping problems, but...
Somewhere between 5 and 12 percent of U.S. adults report jaw joint symptoms significant enough to be tracked by NIDCR, and a popping or clicking sound when opening the mouth wide is one of the most common complaints among them. If that describes what you...
When life gets busy, a routine dental cleaning can be easy to put off. If your teeth feel fine and you aren't experiencing pain, it may seem like there is no urgent reason to schedule an appointment. But preventive dental cleanings are about much more than...
It takes as little as a few millimeters of gum recession to expose a tooth root, and once that tissue pulls back, a lot of patients assume it will simply grow back once the irritation causing it settles down, the same way a scrape on...
It is 2 a.m., and a dull ache in your lower molar that was barely noticeable during dinner has turned into a sharp throb that makes it impossible to keep your eyes closed. If you are asking yourself why does my toothache get worse at...
A tooth that needs to come out doesn't wait for payday, and putting it off because of cost almost always makes the problem worse and more expensive to fix later. If you're searching for help because you can't afford tooth extraction costs right now, you...
Invisalign aligners are designed to be worn 20 to 22 hours a day, which leaves only a two to four hour window for meals, snacks, and anything other than water, and that tight window is exactly why so many patients ask whether they can just...
Back-to-school season means new teachers, new schedules, packed lunches, extracurricular activities, and plenty of excitement. It’s also a great time to make sure your child’s oral health is ready for the year ahead. Between busy mornings, school lunches, sports practices, and after-school activities, healthy dental habits...
A three year old trips on the living room rug, catches the edge of the coffee table with their mouth, and comes up crying with a small white fragment missing from their front tooth. That single moment is one of the most common reasons parents...
Many patients assume a cracked or heavily filled tooth automatically means a full crown, but a 2023 systematic review found onlay survival rates ranging from 90 to 100 percent at the three year mark, which is exactly why dentists reach for a full crown far...