Amherst Dental Blog

Ever since its release, Invisalign has corrected more than 17 million smiles worldwide. These patients have not only achieved straighter, more attractive teeth but also better oral function and health. However, shifting crooked, crowded, or gapped teeth is one thing—altering your bite is quite another matter. Fortunately, Invisalign can handle most of these situations too!

Keep reading to learn what Invisalign can do for bite problems, how it works, and who should consider this treatment.

Are you going to straighten your teeth with Invisalign? Most likely, one of the factors that appealed to you is that these aligners are clear and discreet, so it may surprise you to learn that, unless you care for them every day, the plastic can become scratched, stained, or otherwise harmed. Even though you replace them every two weeks, they can still show signs of damage. As a result, your aligners can stand out just as much as traditional braces.

So, how should you take care of your Invisalign aligners? Follow these simple tips to keep them clear and pristine!

As a parent, you are responsible for taking care of your child. When they are sick, you tend to their needs and nurse them back to health. Likewise, when they require having a tooth extracted, it’s your job to make sure they heal safely and properly.

But what does care after having a tooth removed entail? What is involved in helping your child after a tooth extraction? Follow these basic, yet essential tips!

Waiting: it can be painful to do when you anticipate something positive. Like a child waiting for Christmas or a birthday, you can feel antsy to get to the good part! Patience is a difficult virtue to develop, even as an adult, especially when you look forward to the result. If you are having your missing teeth replaced, waiting for the final product can be challenging to say the least. In fact, you probably wish you could have the implant placement procedure performed soon—or even immediately—after extraction!

But you may have to wait a little bit longer to have a complete smile again. Find out why by reading the content below.

When you’ve had a hard day, a drink of some sort of alcohol can help you unwind. Although undergoing tooth extraction can certainly qualify as a tough day, your dentist tells you strictly not to drink alcohol. Why?

To understand their reasoning, you first need to know about the healing process and how alcohol can negatively impact it. Keep reading to learn how to set yourself up for success after tooth extraction.

At first, the dental crown process can appear to be simple. After all, they are commonly called caps, so getting one should be as easy as putting the prosthetic over the tooth, right? It turns out that the process is a little more complicated.

Before a crown can be placed onto a tooth, certain preparation needs to happen. Keep reading to learn what this preparation looks like and how it leads to a perfectly fitted crown.

When you got your dental crown several years ago, you may have thought about it as a permanent restoration. Then, while eating something hard, you feel your crown come off the tooth! Your mind and pulse start racing, and you realize that your smile is incomplete now.

What should you do? How can you get your whole, confident smile back? Here is your quick guide to handle the situation and come out of it with your beautiful smile intact.

When you watch what every dollar pays for, you probably don’t want to make room in your budget for dental problems. You have dental insurance, but maybe it doesn’t seem to be saving you as much as you think it should. Perhaps you aren’t using it properly!

When you take full advantage of your dental insurance policy, you could save hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, but you have to have the right approach. Learn these three steps to utilizing dental insurance the way it’s intended to be utilized.

Root canal treatment is a common dental procedure designed to save a severely damaged or infected tooth. While most root canals are successful, there are cases where the treatment may need to be revisited.

Continue reading to learn why root canal retreatment may be necessary, and how it can help preserve your oral health.

Pink and firm—that’s how your gums should be. But when you notice them becoming red, puffy, and sensitive, it means you’ve got the early stage of gum disease called gingivitis. Although continuing to see the dentist regularly is important to stop gingivitis, you can do quite a bit from home to stop this infection from getting worse.

Here are some home remedies for gingivitis that can help you last until your next dental visit.