Missing Teeth Should Be Replaced Soon After Loss with Dental Implants
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Missing Teeth Should Be Replaced Soon After Loss with Dental Implants

A missing tooth should be replaced soon after it is lost, if not immediately, with a dental implant.  There are several consequences to waiting too long to replace a missing tooth.  The consequences typically involve significant costs and potentially functional and/or esthetic compromises.  I’m going to focus on three of the biggest problems that can…

Top 5 Excuses for Not Wearing Your Retainer
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Top 5 Excuses for Not Wearing Your Retainer

Most patients want straight teeth. For some, cosmetics is the issue. For many, improving function and increasing the chances that they will be able to keep their own teeth for a lifetime is a primary concern. Either way, more and more patients are finding that orthodontics/braces is an excellent option to meet their dental needs….

3 Reasons Adults Should Straighten Their Teeth, Especially Older Adults

3 Reasons Adults Should Straighten Their Teeth, Especially Older Adults

Have you ever thought about straightening your teeth? I ask this question to patients in my practice almost every single day during initial examinations.   I get the full spectrum of answers, as you might imagine. I find that the older the patient is, the less likely it is they have any interest in straightening their…

Orthodontics is Not Always Just About Cosmetics
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Orthodontics is Not Always Just About Cosmetics

Braces aren’t just for kids. More and more adults are getting braces or other orthodontic treatments like Invisalign. While dentistry has advanced to the point where we can replace single teeth with dental implants and crowns and full arches of missing teeth with implants and fixed all on four dentures, there is never going to…

Too Old For Braces
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Am I Too Old For Braces?

When adult new patients at Dougherty Cosmetic Dentistry are presented with comprehensive dental care options, orthodontics is often a part of the discussion. Many adult patients have crowding of their teeth that has gone untreated for years and has gotten worse and worse. Sometimes, patients lose a tooth and do not have it immediately replaced….