by Rochester Hills Family Dentistry | Jun 1, 2013 | Gum Disease, Periodontal Disease
Gum disease (also called periodontal disease) is an infection of the tissues that support your teeth. It is a major cause of tooth loss in adults. Because gum disease is usually painless, you may not know you have it. At each regular checkup the dentist will measure...
by Rochester Hills Family Dentistry | Nov 6, 2011 | Gum Disease, Periodontal Disease
Gum disease (also called periodontal disease) is an infection of the tissues that support your teeth. It is a major cause of tooth loss in adults. Because gum disease is usually painless, you may not know you have it. At each regular checkup the dentist will measure...
by Rochester Hills Family Dentistry | Nov 6, 2011 | Dental Emergency, Root Canal
In the past, if you had a tooth with a diseased nerve, you’d probably lose that tooth. Today, with a special dental procedure called root canal treatment, you may save that tooth. Inside each tooth is both the pulp and the nerve. The nerve is the vestige of the tissue...
by Rochester Hills Family Dentistry | Sep 26, 2011 | Cosmetic Dentistry, Crowns
Crowns are a cosmetic restoration used to improve your tooth’s shape or to strengthen a tooth. Crowns are most often used for teeth that are broken, worn, or have portions destroyed by tooth decay. Crowns are “caps” cemented onto an existing tooth which fully cover...
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