Porcelain veneers are very strong and can last ten years or more. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t break them. If you trip and fall, get hit in the face, bite into an unexpected bone-in food–basically all the same ways you can break your natural teeth–you can chip them. If you [...]
What in your body is harder than bone? Tooth enamel. Tooth enamel is 96% mineral, it’s practically a rock. For comparison, bone is only about 70% mineral. That’s why the body has limited mechanisms to heal our teeth. It’s not impossible, but it’s a slow mechanism, much slower than the destructive forces we encounter every [...]
One of the most common complaints people have about their smiles is discolored teeth. This is to some extent a natural consequence of aging, but it can make us look and feel unhealthy as well as older than we want. Dental veneers are a great way to whiten teeth, but they shouldn’t [...]
If your smile has been discolored by food and drink, it’s typically all your teeth that become darker together. And when we treat your smile with teeth whitening, the entire smile whitens together. But what does it mean when one tooth gets suddenly darker? And how can that be treated? Her are some of the [...]
It’s an exciting time for women wrestlers. Not only is the profile of women’s wrestling getting an extra boost thanks to the funny, heartwarming series GLOW, but women are finally being allowed to take the top billing. Charlotte Flair, AKA “The Queen,” fought Sasha Banks in October 2016 for the first time women headlines a [...]
