Posts By: Thanasi Loukas

Park Ridge Dentists Explain the Benefits of Dental Veneers

What to Expect from Receiving Dental Veneers Dental veneers are thin shells of porcelain designed to mask cosmetic imperfections. These shells are bonded to the front surface of teeth in order to create a new smile. If you choose to receive dental veneers form your Park Ridge dentists, Dr. Maria Loukas and Dr. Thanasi Loukas,… Read more »

Park Ridge Dentists Answer Questions About Cosmetic Tooth Replacement

Losing a tooth hinders the health and appearance of your smile. Without a full and healthy smile, your overall health can suffer. At Loukas General Dentistry, we combine restorative and cosmetic dentistry to return a smile to full function and health. Our dental prosthetics are designed to look and act completely natural. In today’s blog,… Read more »

Park Ridge IL Dentists Answer Questions about Dental Bridges

Missing teeth can do a lot to destroy the image of a smile. Thankfully restorative dentistry exists to replace missing teeth and rejuvenate smiles. To accomplish this goal, restorative dentists can use dental bridges, partial dentures, and even full dentures. You may have heard of partial and full dentures, but are you familiar with the… Read more »

Park Ridge Dentist Provides Teeth Cleaning Answers in This FAQ

Do you have questions about professional teeth cleaning​? If you’ve answered yes, then today’s article may benefit you. While getting a dental cleaning is a commonality for many people, some questions about this treatment may still linger. For this reason, your Park Ridge dentist, Dr. Maria Loukas, answers her patient’s teeth cleaning questions in the… Read more »

Park Ridge Dentists Discuss Better Dental Hygiene

Dental technology has provided us with the means to effectively treat virtually any dental health issue and restore smiles to their former health and function. Nevertheless, prevention remains the most effective method for preserving a smile’s integrity, and brushing and flossing your teeth every day is at the forefront of successfully protecting dental health. Your… Read more »

What is Periodontal Health, and How Important Is It?

Maintaining good periodontal health, as your Park Ridge dentists explain, is perhaps one of the most important factors in retaining all of your healthy, natural teeth. Periodontal (gum) tissue is the soft, pink tissue that surrounds and protects teeth roots as they erupt from the jawbone, and is subject to infection when oral bacteria collect… Read more »

Park Ridge Dentists Answer FAQs About Partial Dentures

As we age, the risk of tooth loss increases. In fact, a study by the American Association or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons shows that by age 74 over 26% of American adults are missing all of their teeth. To restore smiles suffering from tooth loss and to prevent patients from losing all of their teeth,… Read more »