Real Dental Blog

It can be annoying when you’re trying to enjoy a hot drink or cold ice cream only to have to pause and wait because the sensation hurts your teeth. But still, maybe the discomfort seems mild, or maybe you know several others who experience the same problem. Either way, you’re wondering whether sensitive teeth count as a good reason to call your dentist.

They can be, but it depends! Keep reading to learn the difference between “normal” sensitivity and a dental emergency.

It’s easy to assume that humans have always had teeth like the ones we have today. However, the truth is that our mouths today are the way they are now because of millions of years of evolutionary design. If you’re interested in learning more about how your smile came to look the way it does, read on to discover the fascinating history!

Our dentists had a vision for creating a place where families can go to for high-quality, personalized, and comprehensive dentistry in Grand Prairie. Today, we’re celebrating this dream coming to life five years ago, when we opened our practice doors for the very first time. We’re excited to welcome you to our 5^th anniversary celebration on July 18^th, 2024, which you can find more information about below.

Many people are interested in finding a way to achieve a more beautiful smile. This usually means making teeth whiter, covering up visible damage, or making them into a more pleasing shape, and cosmetic dentistry offers a variety of treatments that can achieve these goals. However, these treatments require the patient to have healthy gums before receiving them. Here’s why you may need to have your gum disease treated before receiving cosmetic dentistry.

While people have used false teeth to restore their smiles for thousands of years, modern dentures are incredibly lifelike and so comfortable that you might forget that they are there. Since they look and work like real teeth, they have become incredibly popular. If you’re interested in getting dentures, you’re also probably wondering how much a set can cost you. Here are a few of the factors that can influence the cost of your dentures to help you get a better idea of how much you can expect to spend.

The holiday season is known for businesses, workplaces, and households offering plates filled with traditional candies and baked goods. It might seem innocent to enjoy a cookie at the bank, hot chocolate at work, and a butterscotch disk at the shoe store as you go through your day, but this kind of sugar consumption can cause lasting harm to your smile. Here are a few ways to keep your teeth shiny and bright during the holidays.

Saliva, also called spit, is often reviled as a disgusting and vulgar substance. While its existence isn’t a glamorous one, it performs several crucial jobs for eating and protecting your teeth. Saliva helps break down food and lubricate the mouth while providing the teeth and tissues within it with minerals and other chemicals that they need to stay healthy. When you sit down to your Thanksgiving feast this year, remember to express a little gratitude for everything your saliva does for you.

While dental sealants are most often associated with pediatric dentistry, they can provide benefits to adults as well as children. While an excellent oral hygiene regimen is a huge part of preventing tooth decay, it can often be hard to clean every nook and cranny hiding in the back of the mouth. Sealants can provide an extra layer of protection for the rear teeth, preventing some of their surfaces from making contact with plaque and food debris. Here’s what dental sealants can do for adults as well as when they might be recommended.

The internet has made more information about dentistry available to the average person than ever before. While that can be a great thing, there’s been an equal—if not greater—rise in misinformation surrounding the field as well.

As with anything else, a market emerges to cater to people’s desires. For example, some people have recently started talking about charcoal as a whitening solution, which has spawned charcoal-based toothpastes that claim to brighten smiles.

That said, it’s important to understand what you put in your body fully. Here’s what you should know about the efficacy of tooth whitening as a treatment.

Every kid deserves a good lunch after a hard morning at school, but some food choices can more easily lead to cavities than others. While parents are always keen to stock the fridge with some kid-friendly ready-made lunches, some of these foods can be more dangerous to the teeth than their packaging suggests. Eating excessive sugar, acid, and processed carbs is known to raise someone’s risk of developing cavities, and all too often foods rich in them wind up in school lunch bags. Read on to learn about some teeth-friendly lunch options to help your child maintain a healthy smile this school year.