Total Dental Solutions for Adults Blog

After struggling with tooth loss for many years, you are now able to smile again with your dentures. In addition to having additional confidence in your everyday life, you are now able to eat more foods without nearly as much struggle. However, you still need to be careful when enjoying some of your favorite dishes. Now that summer is rolling around, you may be able to use some extra advice when it comes to eating summertime foods with dentures. Here are some helpful tips.

If you’ve been considering dental implants to replace teeth, you may have learned that certain preparatory treatments could be needed ahead of the actual dental implant surgery. While this includes services you may already know, such as gum disease therapy or tooth removal, it also includes sinus lifts. This procedure is common and may be performed depending on the current condition of your bone tissue and the location of the missing tooth. Learn how the procedure works and what to expect at your next dental appointment should you need one!

As a child, a loose tooth means a visit from the tooth fairy is just around the corner. As an adult, a loose tooth means an urgent trip to the dentist is in order. Like most people in this situation, a million questions may come to mind. Where should you turn for help? What should you do to save your tooth? How can you handle the pain from home? You’ll find the answers to all these questions and more below.

During your dental appointments, your pearly whites aren’t just being checked for cavities and surface stains. Your dentist is also carefully searching for warning signs of health issues in the rest of the body. In fact, research from the Academy of General Dentistry shows that more than 90% of all systemic health conditions present symptoms in the mouth. Here are five medical conditions your North Naples dentist may spot before you do simply by looking at your smile.

Dental insurance can be confusing. All of the jargon surrounding your policy can leave you wondering exactly how you should use it in order to make it a worthwhile investment. Fortunately, once you take a little time to grasp the key principles that dental insurance operates on, you should find it much easier to utilize your policy to your greatest advantage. In this blog post, we provide some insightful tips to help you do just that.

Amid a global pandemic, one important thing is on everyone’s mind: staying safe. Thankfully, infection control measures like face coverings, social distancing guidelines, and extensive hand hygiene have played an instrumental role in making that possible. However, prioritizing the strength of your immune system is equally as important. Read on for how your oral health can help and four safety measures your dentist is implementing at your appointment during COVID-19.