Dental Blogs

Are You Getting All the Vitamins You Need to Heal after Dental Implants?

Restorative

After we place your dental implants, it’s up to your body to build bone around the implants. This integrates them into your jawbone so that they can become permanent, functional replacements for your lost teeth.  Your body needs many essential vitamins to repair your bone. Unfortunately, many Americans’ diets are short in these vital nutrients. If you aren’t getting the necessary vitamins, you may need to change your diet to make sure you’re getting enough.

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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Bad Breath

Conditions

Everybody has occasional bad breath. Maybe you just ate liver and onions. Maybe you’re waking up after a bad bender and your mouth tastes and smells terrible. Maybe it’s something that just happens to you in the morning sometimes. But if you have frequent, recurring, or constant bad breath, you need to pay attention to it. Bad breath can be a sign of major health problems.

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How Often Should You Visit the Dentist?

Wellness

The normal number of visits to the dentist each year is two, but is that the right number for you? There are circumstances when more visits are recommended. Compromised Health The most common reason why people should make more visits to the dentist is that they have compromised health. There are many health conditions that can contribute to an increased risk of gum disease, or increased risk as a result of gum disease.

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Three Approaches to Your Smile Makeover

Cosmetic

If you’re unhappy with the appearance of your smile because your front teeth are discolored and chipped, cracked, worn, or damaged, you may feel uncomfortable smiling either in person or for pictures. If you are tired of always having to stifle your smiles, a smile makeover can help improve the appearance of your smile, and there are three levels of smile makeover people commonly request.

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Long-Term Marijuana Use Linked to Gum Disease

Wellness

As part of the battle over the legalization of marijuana use in California and across the country, people have been disputing whether marijuana causes the same negative health consequences as tobacco. Now a new study shows that the two types of smoking share at least one common consequence: gum disease.

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Repair Your Smile Using Surgery to Fix Receding Gums

Oral Surgery

Receding gums caused by conditions such as gum disease and other oral issues aren’t just aesthetically unappealing. They can also cause pain as the gum roots get exposed to cold and hot fluids. These roots are also more susceptible to decay and may even result in tooth loss. Thankfully, here at Nicolas A. Ravon, DDS, MSD in Beverly Hills, California, Dr.

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When Should You See a Periodontist?

Wellness

A periodontist is a specialist in conditions of gum disease and gum or jawbone-related concerns and treatments. A periodontist can help when you have serious gum conditions that may threaten your teeth or your overall health. Why a Periodontist? As a specialist, a periodontist is better trained and equipped to handle procedures related to the gums and other tissues. In addition to some focused treatment during dental school, periodontists have taken three additional years of focused training on gum conditions.

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Oral Health Is an Integral Part of a Healthy Lifestyle

Wellness

Many people in Beverly Hills take a healthy lifestyle very seriously. It’s vitally important to look and feel your best when the cameras could be rolling at any time. Or you may be in demand for a public appearance or have an important business meeting on the other coast or across the Pacific. No matter what, you have to be in peak condition on a daily basis. And a vital part of that healthy lifestyle is maintaining your oral health.

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