Pasadena Family Dentistry Blog

As Texas begins to open back up, dentists are preparing to welcome patients back into their offices. If you feel a bit uncertain whether it is safe to schedule a dental checkup right now, consider this: dentists and their staff already follow sanitary and safety guidelines set out by the American Dental Association (ADA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That makes the dentist’s office one of the cleanest places you could visit! In addition to these existing guidelines, many dentists are putting into place extra dental safety protocols in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are 10 ways your dentist in Pasadena is boosting patient safety ahead of your next visit.
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Maintaining a full set of teeth is important for eating a complete diet, being able to smile with confidence and sustaining the jawbone density necessary to support your facial structure. Thankfully, if you’re missing teeth, you have two options for rebuilding your smile: dentures or dental implants. Which method of replacement is better suited to meet your needs? Continue reading for a comparison of the two procedures so you can move ahead with achieving a healthy and fully functional smile.

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Congratulations on restoring your beautiful, functional smile with dentures in Pasadena! Your new custom-made, natural-looking dental application is a great choice for replacing missing teeth. While you can enjoy the look of your fully intact smile right away, it may take a little bit of time to get used to eating with them. Here are seven practical tips to keep in mind as you navigate your daily diet with your new teeth.

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On your 80th birthday, it’s estimated that your heart will have beaten 3.4 billion times. Clearly, your heart works very hard, so it’s important to keep it healthy with exercise, diet, stress management and not smoking. But there’s another way to lower your risk of heart problems that may surprise you: Take great care of your gums! And since this month is National Heart Month, it’s a great time to find out how periodontal disease (also called gum disease) affects your heart and how a dentist in Pasadena can help you stay healthy. Learn more below!

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Whether you slip and fall while hanging up holiday lights or crack a tooth on a hard piece of candy from your stocking, dental emergencies can happen when you least expect them – even during the festive holiday season. Some minor emergencies can be temporarily treated at home, while more serious cases require urgent dental care. How do you know when to seek immediate treatment? Here is a helpful guide on what to do if a dental emergency occurs over the holidays.
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If your child loves to dress up as their favorite superhero or cartoon character, they’re probably quite excited to show it off to their neighbors and get free candy for doing so. It’s practically a dream-come-true! While going door-to-door to get candy is incredibly fun, it’s important to keep in mind that candy can be considerably harmful to their oral health. If you want to reduce the risk of your child developing cavities, keep these Halloween candy tips in mind before you walk with them around the neighborhood.

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As we head deeper into summer, demand for teeth whitening is starting to increase. Maybe you have considered getting your teeth whitened. But is it safe? How exactly does it work? What causes teeth to be not white in the first place? Don’t worry. A dentist is here to answer all of your questions about teeth whitening in Pasadena.

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If there’s one dental procedure that people are afraid of, it’s root canals. But they’re much easier than you would expect! Believe it or not, many patients say their root canal in Pasadena was no more painful than getting a simple filling. In addition, root canals save your teeth from being extracted, which is incredibly important for the health of your smile. Since Root Canal Awareness Week is May 6^th-12^th, it’s a great time to learn more about this procedure and why it doesn’t deserve its bad reputation!

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