Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS patients use the word “cavity” often when discussing oral health practices. Along with teeth whitening and other cosmetic dentistry procedures, cavities are a hot topic. At Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS we think it’s great that people in the Salt Lake City area are…
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Preventing Tooth Decay In Utah
Categories: Dental Health
In Utah, tooth decay is one of the most common childhood problems, yet tooth decay also affects adults. Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS serves people from 2 to 90 years old to help fight tooth decay. Bacteria is a common cause of tooth decay. Bacteria live in your mouth and combine with…
The Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS Guide To Wisdom Teeth
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Wisdom teeth are the last of the molars (grinding teeth) to erupt from the gum. They usually appear in the late teens and early twenties. Not all people develop these teeth while some have from one to four. Though some Murray dental patients never experience any problems with these extra molars, many times wisdom teeth…
Not Happy With Your Gums? Ask About Contouring
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Some Salt Lake City and Murray dental patients who are interested in a full smile makeover might want to consider gum contouring. This cosmetic dentistry procedure is helpful for people who feel that their gums rest too low or too high on their teeth. If you feel that your gums cover too much of the…
It’s Not About Vanity
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Since 2005, Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS has been providing confidence and dignity to our amazing Salt Lake City and Murray patients through general dentistry and cosmetic dentistry. Many Murray people seem to have it all together with bright eyes and great smiles. We want you to be on the same footing…
Get Those Teeth In Shape!
Categories: Dental Bonding
Dental bonding is one of the most popular cosmetic dentistry procedures used in the Salt Lake City area, and it’s not difficult to see why. There are many common dental problems that dentists in the Sandy, Taylorsville, and Murray areas can treat with bonding. Bonding uses a very sturdy resin material that is tooth-colored. The…
Inlays/Onlays: Less Invasive Than Complete Crowns
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Restorative dentistry has advanced significantly over the years and there are now several effective ways to correct decayed teeth. In today’s post, we are going to concentrate on two similar types of restorations: dental inlays and onlays. Where possible, an inlay or an onlay can be a less-invasive replacement for a complete crown and either…
White Fillings
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Hello! Welcome to the Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS dental blog. If this your first visit, we hope you find useful information about our outstanding Murray dental practice. If you have read some of our previous articles, we are glad you checked back with us. We post new articles regularly. My name…
Mini Implants May Be Right For You
Categories: Dental Implants
I’m Clint Blackwood of Salt Lake Dental Care – Clint Blackwood DDS in Murray. Today’s topic is mini dental implants, sometimes called “immediate implants”. Though they are not as well known as traditional dental implants, mini implants are also being used successfully in the Murray area to improve smiles. Like their larger diameter counterparts, mini…
Go Back In Time
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
So you’ve lost some teeth and now are reluctant to smile because of the gaps. If only you could go back in time and recover that full-toothed smile you once had. Guess what? With dental implants, you can! For most patients, a tooth implant is the ideal replacement for both the root and crown of…
