Family Dentistry of Port Charlotte

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Nearly 50,000 Americans are being diagnosed with this oral cancer each year.

If detected early, the cure rate is nearly 90%. Let’s spread the word and make sure everyone knows they need to get screened by a dentist regularly.

Use the link below to find a screening event near you.

Calendar – The Oral Cancer Foundation Free oral cancer screenings all month long to raise awareness for Oral Cancer. Please call us at 714-832-2672 to setup your free oral cancer screening appointment.

April 7th is world health day. Our practice wishes you lot of health and wellness. Brush your teeth twice a day and prevent the spread of germs and diseases.

Learn more about the basics of oral health from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Htps://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/basics/index.html

Save your smile! April is National Facial Protection Month. We want to remind you that many oral injuries can be prevented by wearing the appropriate safety material. Schedule a visit today and get your custom-fit mouthguards at our office.

Happy Dental Hygienist Week! We are so grateful for everything these professionals do to keep our mouths healthy and happy.

We honor you this week, and every week, for the important work you do!

April is National Oral Cancer Awareness Month! We want to bring awareness to this preventable disease. Early detection and diagnosis are key to enhancing overall health and saving lives.

During every exam, our office screens for oral cancer. When was your last exam? Give us a call to schedule one today.

General Family practice seeking a motivated individual to join our family! We are looking for a certified dental assistant with experience! Full time position Monday thru Friday! We have great benefits, monthly bonus system, and flexible hours!

General family practice seeking a motivated individual to join our family! We are looking for an experienced dental front desk team member with dental insurance knowledge!
Full time position Monday thru Friday.

We are looking for an experienced Dental Office Manager for a growing general practice! Full time position Monday thru Friday with flexible hours, monthly bonus system, and full benefits!

We are looking for a skilled, professional, and detail orientated Registered Dental Hygienist to help grow our state of the art dental practice in Port Charlotte. $1000 Sign on bonus

It’s not that we think you don’t know this. You’ve probably heard it before. It’s that we’re recommending smiling rather than frowning – because it shows off your healthy, white, beautiful teeth. If yours aren’t so great, we can help – and things will look and feel better from day one.

No insurance? No Problem. We have New Patient Specials! Give us a call today to schedule your Routine Dental cleaning.

1) Poor Dental Hygiene
Poor dental hygiene is the most common cause of bad breath. As mentioned above, bad breath usually occurs when bacteria accumulate in your mouth, typically on the teeth and in debris that resides on the tongue. Failing to take good enough care of your teeth can cause these bacteria to build up in the form of plaque, which is a colorless, sticky film of bacteria that erodes tooth structure.

You need to brush plaque away; otherwise, it will irritate your gums and form pockets between your teeth and gums. This build-up leads to gum disease, and lingering plaque can also cause dental decay. Bad breath can be a sign of either of these two issues.

Gum disease will damage the gums and jawbone if allowed to continue untreated. These problems can vary in severity, from being generally reversible to needing more serious treatment, so make sure to talk to your dentist.

Brushing and flossing well can prevent bad breath and the issues signified by bad breath. Brushing and flossing remove small particles of food, which produce odor and bacteria if left to break down in your mouth.

Additionally, ill-fitting or unclean dentures can hold bad bacteria and food particles, so your dentist must assess them if you are experiencing bad breath.

Finally, although not strictly related to dental hygiene, halitosis can result from dental cavities and yeast infections in your mouth.

2) Dry Mouth
Dry mouth – the medical condition known as Xerostomia – is another major cause of bad breath, in which the salivary glands don’t produce enough saliva.

Saliva is critical for a wide variety of reasons, all of which can affect your breath. Saliva moistens and cleanses your mouth and neutralizes acids produced by plaque. Saliva removes odor-causing particles and washes away dead cells that accumulate throughout your mouth, on your gums, and your tongue.

If you have dry mouth, you are not producing enough saliva to clean your mouth and remove harmful particles. (Dry mouth naturally occurs when you are sleeping, hence why people have morning breath.) Dryness will mean that the dead cells will instead rot and decompose in your mouth.

Constant dry mouth can be a side effect of certain medications, or it may indicate salivary gland problems.

3) Mouth, Nose, and Throat Conditions
Small stones covered in bacteria can form at the back of your throat on your tonsils, and these bacteria can produce odor.

In other cases, bad breath can result from inflammation or infections in the sinuses, nose, or throat, such as sinusitis and bronchitis.

4) Diseases and Disorders
A variety of diseases and conditions can cause halitosis, owing to the range of chemicals they produce. Some cancers, liver failure, and metabolic disease can lead to distinctive bad breath because of the specific mix of chemicals.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can cause halitosis because of the regular backflow of stomach acids.

5) Ketoacidosis
If you have diabetes, constant halitosis may mean that your insulin levels are very low; your body is no longer using sugar and has begun breaking down stores of fat instead.

This process produces ketones, which are poisonous in large numbers and create a particularly unpleasant form of halitosis. The condition can be life-threatening, so seek medical attention as soon as possible.

A well-made dental night guard should not be bulky, making it possible to sleep without being uncomfortable or having your breathing obstructed. The material cushions your teeth, which prevents them from grinding against one another.

Sedation
During certain dental procedures, our experts will provide patients with sedation in order to encourage relaxation and comfort, while also reducing pain. Sedation can go a long way towards reducing anxiety and helping a patient feel at ease while they receive treatment. This is especially true for patients who are apprehensive about undergoing dental procedures.

Depending upon the intensity of the procedure, different levels of sedation are available. This can range from a slight feeling of relaxation to rendering the patient unconscious. All of our methods for providing sedation are safe, and the process is heavily monitored. Some procedures that may warrant the use of sedation include:

Teeth Extractions
Wisdom Teeth Removals
Dental Implant Surgery
Periodontal Services
At Dental Implants Today, we offer both oral sedation and local anesthesia.

Oral Sedation
Oral sedation involves inhaling gas delivered from a special mask that is worn over the mouth. The gas is both odorless and colorless. Once the gas is breathed in, the patient will experience a sensation of relaxation and comfort that will help them get through a dental procedure. Oral sedation does a particularly great job of reducing a patient’s anxiety when receiving treatment.

Local Anesthesia
When work is going to be done at a particular location inside the mouth, a local anesthetic can be used to numb the area and prevent the patient from experiencing pain. Local anesthetics are only designed to provide a numbing effect against pain, and they will leave a patient fully aware of what is occurring.

Although local anesthetics are a great way to manage pain during a dental procedure, they are not particularly helpful for reducing patient anxiety. With this in mind, a local anesthetic alone might not be the best solution for a patient with a high level of anxiety prior to treatment.

You should visit your dentist twice a year for dental cleanings twice a year. Call our office today to schedule your routine dental appointment.

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A tooth abscess is a pocket of pus that's caused by a bacterial infection.

The abscess can occur at different regions of the tooth for different reasons. A periapical abscess occurs at the tip of the root, whereas a periodontal abscess occurs in the gums at the side of a tooth root. The information here refers specifically to periapical abscesses.

A periapical tooth abscess usually occurs as a result of an untreated dental cavity, an injury or prior dental work.

Dentists will treat a tooth abscess by draining it and getting rid of the infection. They may be able to save your tooth with a root canal treatment, but in some cases the tooth may need to be pulled. Leaving a tooth abscess untreated can lead to serious, even life-threatening, complications.

Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of a tooth abscess include:

*Severe, persistent, throbbing toothache that can radiate to the jawbone, neck or ear
*Sensitivity to hot and cold temperatures
*Sensitivity to the pressure of chewing or biting
*Fever
*Swelling in your face or cheek
*Tender, swollen lymph nodes under your jaw or in your neck
*Sudden rush of foul-smelling and foul-tasting, salty fluid in your mouth and pain relief, if the abscess ruptures
*Difficulty breathing or swallowing

When to see a doctor

See your dentist promptly if you have any signs or symptoms of a tooth abscess.

If you have a fever and swelling in your face and you can't reach your dentist, go to an emergency room. Also go to the emergency room if you have trouble breathing or swallowing. These symptoms may indicate that the infection has spread deeper into your jaw and surrounding tissue or even to other areas of your body.

Preferred Method of Tooth Replacement

Dental implant treatment is the preferred method of tooth replacement in most situations, for all missing teeth due to their significant benefits over the other, less preferred restoration options. For single or several missing teeth, the optimal treatment restoration is a dental implant, and if the patient is a candidate, a zirconia dental implant (depending on location of missing teeth.) Some of the benefits of dental implant treatment include:

1. A dental implant preserves the bone by replacing the missing tooth root.

2. A dental implant enhanced the appearance of the face, helping develop bone and provides natural bone support for facial musculature and skin (especially around lips and the mouth), helping achieve a move youthful appearance for patients with missing teeth.

3. A dental implant protects the adjacent natural teeth, as opposed to compromising them.

4. A dental implant improves breathing and blood oxygenation, as opposed to removable that can block the natural movement of airflow into the body and even cause or exacerbate sleep apnea.

5. A dental implant improves full mouth mastication (chewing) function by helping to evenly distribute pressure forces (during chewing) among the arches and equally among teeth, like natural teeth, unlike the options.

6. A dental implant improves reduced wear of other teeth protecting all other teeth and increasing their longevity over the long term.

7. A dental implant improves reduced wear of other teeth protecting all other teeth and maintaining the proper alignment and proportions of the smile, which is deteriorated and becomes less attractive when teeth are worn down.

8. A dental implant improves symptoms of sleep apnea, which can be caused or exacerbated by removable non-implant restorations

9. Superior long-term aesthetics are achieved by preventing a visible defect in the bone.

10. An implant crown is more hygienic than a bridge because it is cleaned like a natural tooth and does not have food stuck underneath like a pontic bridge, partial or denture.

A Dental Crown (or Cap) is a covering that encases the complete crown portion of a tooth restoring it to its original form and size. A crown protects and strengthens the tooth structure that cannot be restored with fillings or other restorations. It acts as a protective covering for the tooth and protects it from further damage and thereby extends the life of a tooth.

Reasons for a Dental Crown:

Broken teeth.
Cosmetic improvement.
Decayed teeth.
Fractured fillings.
Large fillings.
Root canal treated tooth.
To add required strength to weak teeth
Restore teeth to a natural pleasing look
Provide covering for an implant

With an implant-supported fixed bridge, it is not necessary to replace every single tooth with a single dental implant. Instead, the implant-supported fixed bridge will restore several missing teeth and it’s possible for this option to replace a complete arch of teeth. The number of implants required can vary according to the type of dental implant used by your implant dentist, and the number of teeth being restored.

An implant-supported bridge looks very similar to a tooth-supported fixed bridge and can either be cemented or screwed into place. Sometimes an implant dentist will choose to screw the bridge onto the implants as this makes it easier to retrieve the bridge should it need cleaning or repairing. The screw holes in the bridge are covered up with tooth-colored composite resin so they are virtually invisible.

Benefits

*Provides very good aesthetic results
Feels and looks very natural, making it easy to speak and to eat virtually anything
*Easy to look after and can be brushed and flossed just like an ordinary tooth-supported fixed bridge
*Cost is lower compared to replacing every single tooth with a single dental implant
*Should last for many years before it needs replacing
*No need for your dentist to grind down healthy teeth

All-on-4® is a minimally invasive method of placing a full mouth of implants only using four implants to support a full arch (upper or lower) fixed non-removable replacement teeth. All-on-4® allows you to have a full set of teeth without having to undergo multiple surgeries and replacements to place a full set of implants in your mouth. The greatest thing about All-on-4® is that the procedure we can typically complete it in our office during one appointment under local anesthesia. For our patients who have lost all their teeth or may need to have the remaining teeth pulled due to decay, this is an amazing advancement that allows them to have a full set of teeth without undergoing multiple procedures. Simultaneously, this solution gives patients the kind of teeth that look real and act like the original teeth.

Dental implants have been designed to artificially replace a natural tooth root and are inserted into the jawbone to support a restorative or replacement crown, bridge or denture. They can be the best solution for people missing one or more teeth due to injury, periodontal disease or other oral health problem.

Benefits

*Success rates of treatment are in excess of 95%
*They are durable and permanent
*Minimal maintenance is required other than good oral hygiene and professional dental checkups and cleanings
*Feel natural and comfortable and provide the best aesthetics
*Only tooth loss solution that prevents jawbone loss
*Teeth adjacent to the gap do not need to be modified
*Can be more cost effective in the longer term, due to the long lifespan of treatment

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