Faces come in many different shapes, including round, oval, square, and heart. Your teeth literally help construct the shape of your face by determining the vertical spacing of your jaws. They also help create a visual impression of your face shape by their shape and size. Your smile makeover with porcelain veneers [...]
It’s something that will happen with increasing frequency. You have a dental implant that is working great, but then it needs a minor repair. Or maybe a crown doesn’t look as good as it used to. But then you try to look up your implant dentist and he’s retired. Dental implants can last so long [...]
You might feel relieved when your dentist tells you that you can get a filling instead of a dental crown. But maybe you shouldn’t be. Although a filling is a good dental restoration in many situations, it’s not always the right choice, especially when there’s significant decay. Some fillings can [...]
Bloomberg recently did an analysis on the declining popularity of gold restorations in dentistry. Although the story contains many good facts on this trend, it fails to understand the reasons why gold is dropping in popularity. Business-Savvy Analysis Bloomberg is a great place to look for business analysis, and when it comes to that the [...]
Porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) dental crowns were used as a technological stopgap when people were beginning to realize just how important it was to have attractive dental restorations but ceramics weren’t yet strong enough to fulfill the role. A thin layer of porcelain was bonded to a metal substructure, hoping for the best of both [...]
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Bluffton, SC
