The retention phase is an important milestone. When you’re ready for an orthodontic retainer, the slow, challenging work of moving teeth is over. Your smile looks amazing, but stay with the program. There is still a lot going on behind the scenes—under the gums. Your jawbone, muscles, and soft tissues are adapting. This takes a…
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Hate Your Dentures?
Categories: Dental Implants
Perhaps you have heard or seen the dental industry’s advertising about dental implants. Many Salt Lake City dentists claim that dental implant dentures can change your life. Does this sound like big talk? Exaggeration? The team at Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS can help. Let’s consider the facts about dental implant anchored dentures:…
Does Your Teen Have Unique Dental Challenges?
Categories: Dental Health
The team at Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS wants to discuss teenager oral health and some issues your teen might have. When it comes to oral health, adolescence is a pivotal time. On the upside, the last of the permanent teeth come in providing young men and women with their “adult smile.”…
Is A Tooth Implant The Same As A Dental Crown?
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Implants
The team at Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS would like to clear up the confusion surrounding dental implants and crowns. Many people wonder what is the difference between an implant and a crown. They can be combined in one procedure. And both can be used with other dental restorations. Let’s clear…
Root Canal vs Dental Implant
Categories: Dental Implants
The team at Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS sees this situation quite often.When a tooth’s nerve and pulp becomes infected, a dentist and patient must make a choice of whether to attempt to save the tooth by performing a root canal or to extract the tooth. There are several factors that influence…
Should You Let Your Teen Get An Oral Piercing?
Categories: Dental Health
An increasing number of Murray adolescents are sporting tongue, cheek, and lip piercings. The team at Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS knows the dental health dangers your teen will face. What if your teen asked you for permission to get an oral piercing? The team at Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood…
Toddler With A Toothache?
Categories: Dental Health
When your toddler complains of mouth pain, you want to relieve it as soon as possible. Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS is a leading family practice that emphasizes baby and toddler teeth and how to care for them POSSIBLE CAUSES OF TODDLER ORAL PAIN Tooth decay Emerging teeth Chipped or cracked tooth…
Is Grandpa Smiling?
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
The team at Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS wants to discuss how are Americans doing when it comes to the dental health of the 65+ population. The Good News: The rate of decay in the elderly has decreased in the past thirty years.1 The Bad News: 25% of persons age 65+ have…
Eruption Charts: Not As Scary As They Sound
Categories: Family Dentistry
Today the team at Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS examines eruption charts. An eruption chart is simply a listing of the different types of teeth in the mouth and when, typically, they come out, or ‘erupt’ from the gums. An eruption chart tells you when you can expect baby teeth to erupt and…
Dental Miracles Seen And Unseen At Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
At Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS we provide comprehensive full service dentistry for patients in Salt Lake City and surrounding communities. Quality dental care and cosmetic dental procedures can be extremely visible -think porcelain veneers, dental crowns, and teeth whitening. Today, however, let’s talk about some unseen procedures that can contribute to…
