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How you feel about your smile can strongly influence how you feel about yourself in general. If you hide your smile because you’re embarrassed by imperfections, your lack of self-confidence can show in your overall demeanor. Cosmetic dentistry focuses on improving the aesthetic aspects of your smile, erasing imperfections to let your natural, beautiful smile (more…).

Though dentures have been around for much of dentistry’s history, they’ve traditionally been useful only to patients who’ve lost all of their teeth on the upper or lower dental ridge. Patients who still had one or two teeth weren’t eligible for dentures, and often had to extract the teeth that remained before receiving their replacements. (more…).

Because tooth loss affects a large number of people, especially as they grow older, some believe that it’s just a part of the aging process. It’s not, though, and preserving your natural teeth is not only possible, it’s preferable to having to replace lost teeth. Like all things concerning your dental health (and most other (more…).

Although they’re the most wide-spread chronic disease among children and adults alike, cavities are surrounded by myths and misconceptions that can mislead patients about the nature of their condition. Tooth decay describes a bacterial infection in your tooth’s main structure, and as it spreads, the infection eats away at the tooth, causing holes (cavities) to (more…).

Dental implants are a revolutionary addition to dentistry’s arsenal of teeth replacement tools. When one or more teeth are lost, the resulting damage can affect more than a patient’s confidence. Left unattended, tooth loss can slowly destroy a patient’s smile by leading to jawbone destruction and further tooth loss. Aside from providing replacement teeth with a sturdy (more…).

How much do you know about gum disease? You may recognize that it’s one of the most common forms of dental disease today, but did you know that gum disease in its advanced stages is a serious threat to your oral and overall health? There are many facets to the development and consequences of gum (more…).

Last week, we discussed snoring and how the phenomenon occurs. We also focused on how snoring is often more than it may seem, indicating a disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The term, “apnea,” is Greek, and loosely translated as the cessation of breathing. Many patients are driven to seek a medical diagnosis and (more…).

Sleep apnea describes a condition during which you periodically stop breathing in your sleep, and is often marked by cycles of increasingly loud snoring. Though many patients don’t realize that they can find relief from snoring at their Reno dentists’ office, the truth is that Dr. Wager and Dr. Evans have helped many patients find the (more…).

Last week, we discussed the importance of brushing and flossing your teeth every day, and offered a few tips on how to make the most it. While the routine is necessary, even essential, to good hygiene, other routines and habits can introduce risks that your toothbrush and floss can’t match. Luckily, with a little diligence, (more…).

Did you know that there’s a right and wrong way to brush your teeth? For most of us, the routine is ingrained in our daily lives, and in spite of the importance of keeping your teeth clean, the ritual of brushing and flossing them may sometimes seem overly simple. However, caring for your smile can (more…).