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Subliminal Stuff: Bruxism
Subliminal Stuff: Bruxism

Preventative Dentistry

Subliminal Stuff: Bruxism

Are You Subconsciously Grinding? Sensitivity to heat and cold. Loosened teeth, fractures, and debilitating headaches. All this can occur while you sleep—from grinding your teeth. Dentistry calls it bruxism. Talk about shell shock. Dentists see evidence of life in the fast lane everyday. As many as 90 percent of us grind our teeth each night, on the average of five episodes per evening. The bite force is so powerful—over 200 pounds per square inch—and the noise so fearful, you cannot physically duplicate this phenomenon [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|July 10, 2018|Preventative Dentistry|

Every Mouth is Different
Every Mouth is Different

Preventative Dentistry

Every Mouth is Different

Custom Dental Care for Your Needs No two of us are alike. We all have our own smiles, speech patterns, eye and hair colorings. But we're just now beginning to learn how unique our mouth environments really are. Turns out, they're as distinctively different as fingerprints. One patient can go a year between checkups, while another might need to turn as often as every six weeks. The difference? The unique bacterial/chemical mix of each person's mouth. Professionally we call these differences "individualization." Tartar builders, [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|July 3, 2018|Preventative Dentistry|

Help Yourself to a Healthy Pregnancy
Help Yourself to a Healthy Pregnancy

Periodontal Dentistry

Help Yourself to a Healthy Pregnancy

Oral Health can be Compromised During Pregnancy It used to be conventional wisdom that a woman would lose a tooth for each child that she had. Thankfully with modern dentistry this is no longer true, but there's some factual basis for it. Your teeth and gums are affected by pregnancy, just as other tissues in your body. Managing Perio During Pregnancy The more we learn about periodontal (gum) disease, the more of a threat it appears to pose to the entire body, not just [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|June 26, 2018|Periodontal Dentistry|

A Change in Looks Can Change Your Life
A Change in Looks Can Change Your Life

Cosmetic Dentistry

A Change in Looks Can Change Your Life

A healthy, beautiful smile should be part of your everyday wardrobe. If you're looking for some self-improvement, don't forget that your smile is a vital part of your total image. Your smile is often the first impression people have of you. Psychological studies have shown that a person's physical attractiveness is judged by "the mouth, eyes, structure of the face, hair, and nose" in that order! What is "attractive?" Psychologists have trouble defining "beauty." But they agree that beauty is important in every social [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|June 19, 2018|Cosmetic Dentistry|

When Somebody’s Snoring
When Somebody’s Snoring

Snoring & Sleep Apnea

When Somebody’s Snoring

Identifying (and Responding to) Sleep Apnea Besides the sound of your house being sawed in half, what happens when you snore? Your tongue's so relaxed, it caves in to the throat, blocking air passages. In rare cases, when snoring is extreme, sleep apnea is the diagnosis. The Greek word apnea literally means without breath. Three types of apnea exist: obstructive, central, and mixed. Despite their differences in root causes, in all three, people with untreated apnea stop breathing repeatedly—sometimes hundreds of times a night [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|June 12, 2018|Snoring & Sleep Apnea|

Uh-oh! A Dental Emergency
Uh-oh! A Dental Emergency

Emergency Dentistry

Uh-oh! A Dental Emergency

A child learning to ride a bike loses their balance and falls, or perhaps even an adult on a "misadventure" gets in an accident and knocks out a tooth. What do you do? If the tooth is replaced in the tooth socket immediately, the chances are good that this tooth can be maintained for many years. Do Something and Do It Now! The success of this replantation procedure is directly related to how soon the tooth is replaced in its socket. If possible, just [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|June 5, 2018|Emergency Dentistry|

Your Teeth Age Too!
Your Teeth Age Too!

Restorative Dentistry

Your Teeth Age Too!

Special Concerns for Older Adults Along with those gray hairs and inevitable smile lines, your mouth undergoes natural changes over the years, as well. Among them: Cutting edge of teeth are worn flat by chewing or grinding. Remember to keep regularly scheduled hygiene appointments to check for cavities. Consider dental sealants to prevent decay, or a nighttime mouthguard if you experience grinding (bruxism). Jawbones supporting teeth or dentures can shrink by as much as two-thirds! Loss of bone mass is a fact of aging, [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|May 22, 2018|Restorative Dentistry|

An Ounce of Prevention…
An Ounce of Prevention…

Preventative Dentistry

An Ounce of Prevention…

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You've heard that a million times—because it's so true! Our office really wants you to avoid painful, costly dental procedures. The way you can do this is through regularly scheduled dental exams. The idea is to discover a problem when it's large enough to be observed—and small enough to be contained! Two dental visits a year are average. But you—are not average! More appointments may need to be scheduled when mouths build tartar fast, [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|May 15, 2018|Preventative Dentistry|

The Long & Short of Gum Disease
The Long & Short of Gum Disease

Periodontal Dentistry

The Long & Short of Gum Disease

Surprising but true: the major cause of tooth loss in adults is not decay, but periodontal disease. More than half of all people over age 18 have at least the early stage of periodontal disease. After age 35, about three out of four adults are affected. Some people seem to be more susceptible to gum disease than others. Anything from pregnancy, systemic disease (like diabetes), and certain medications can contribute to its development. Smoking increases the likelihood dramatically (and renders treatment less effective). Some [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|May 8, 2018|Periodontal Dentistry|

Dental Myths, Fabrications, and Falsehoods
Dental Myths, Fabrications, and Falsehoods

Patient Education

Dental Myths, Fabrications, and Falsehoods

Originally, these ideas held because no one really knew how to maintain a great smile over a lifetime. Unfortunately, "popular wisdom" still prevents some people from recognizing how modern dentistry can keep teeth natural, attractive and pain free. Do any of the following notions sound familiar? If so, get ready for a little relief! A woman can expect to lose a tooth for every child The Reality: This myth used to be true in many cases, but thankfully with modern medicine and dentistry, there's [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|May 1, 2018|Patient Education|

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