Can You Get Dental Implants If You Have Bruxism?
January 16, 2025

Do you have bruxism? Bruxism is a medical term that is used to describe repetitive teeth grinding or clenching. There are many causes of bruxism, but the most common include stress and misalignment issues. If you are missing teeth, you may be worried about how having bruxism can affect your ability to get dental implants. Here’s what you should know.
(more…)Pros and Cons of All-on-4 Dental Implants
December 12, 2024

Have you suffered from extensive tooth loss? If you are missing all of the teeth in one or both arches, you may be a good candidate for all-on-4 dental implants. They can replace all of your teeth at once, sometimes in a single day. As you are choosing your tooth replacement option, it’s important to be well-informed about your options. Here are some of the pros and cons of all-on-4 that you should know.
(more…)What Will You Be Able to Eat Right After All-on-4 Surgery?
November 27, 2024

All-on-4 surgery is a major step for reclaiming a complete smile, and it’s important to make sure that you’re prepared ahead of time. As you can probably guess, you’ll need to make a few adjustments to your diet while your mouth is recovering from the procedure. Naturally, this raises the question of what exactly you’ll be able to eat while you’re waiting for your mouth to heal. Here’s what you can expect your diet to look like after you receive All-on-4 dental implants.
(more…)Why Your Implant Dentist Should Be Using a Cone Beam Scanner
October 15, 2024

When it comes to advanced dental procedures like dental implant surgery, precision matters. A complete picture of your teeth, jaws, and surrounding oral structures is important in both understanding the condition of your mouth, but also in their successful placement. That’s why your dentist uses a device called a cone beam scanner.
Cone beam scanners create a 3D X-ray model to fully personalize your procedure to your own anatomy, so not only will your surgery be more precise, but your recovery will be smoother, too!
(more…)Helping New Teeth Work: Tips on Flossing with Dental Implants
September 5, 2024

Since they aren’t “real” teeth, it’s easy to think dental implants don’t need much care. Can’t you simply clean them (and the rest of your smile) with some daily brushing? However, the truth is that you should also floss between these sturdy metal posts; they could fail early otherwise. Your Colleyville dentist will even share the proper method for this extra cleaning. To that end, here’s a primer on flossing with dental implants and four great tips on doing so.
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