Dedicated Dental Blog

Adults have a total of 32 permanent teeth, which includes four wisdom teeth that are typically removed in early adulthood, leaving the average adult with 28 teeth.

Looking to improve the appearance of your teeth and smile? Let’s talk about the types of cosmetic dentistry treatments which are available to do just that.

There’s a lot to know about getting an implant. Doing some research before a consultation with your dentist can help you come up with questions to ask that get you one step closer to replacing that gap with a tooth implant.

If you said true, you have a lot to learn; not only about the first U.S. Commander-in-Chief, but also about the history of dentures. For the record, Washington lost all but one of his adult teeth by the time he became president and his dentures actually consisted of carved hippopotamus ivory in which human, horse, and donkey teeth were fitted and held together with gold springs.

Whether due to years of decay, a medical issue, or an accident that knocks out several teeth, there are many people who have to turn to artificial teeth – or dentures – to restore the smile and bite that all people need and deserve. People once associated dentures as a set of wooden teeth, or imagine a comical full set of teeth and gums, but dentures are now made very sturdy and discrete.