As implant dentists in Park Ridge, Dr. Maria and Dr. Thanasi Loukas can expertly restore your smile from tooth loss and other devastating dental maladies. However, as part of our dedication to preserving our patients’ beautiful and vibrant smiles, your Park Ridge dentists warn that preventing such maladies is preferable to treating them. To effectively… Read more »
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Park Ridge Implant Dentists Take a Look at Teeth-Grinding
Are your habits negating all the work you put into your daily dental hygiene routine? You might be aware that eating too much candy and other sweets is a pretty bad habit for your teeth, but some unconscious habits can destroy your teeth without you realizing what’s happening. Your Park Ridge implant dentists, Dr. Maria… Read more »
Park Ridge Implant Dentists Discuss Maintaining Your Jawbone’s Integrity
In our last article, we discussed the importance of your jawbone’s integrity to your continued good oral health, and how tooth loss can threaten this integrity if not treated fully and promptly. Today, your Park Ridge implant dentists, Dr. Maria and Dr. Thanasi Loukas, discuss how to protect your jawbone from destruction and how to… Read more »
Park Ridge Implant Dentists Discuss Your Jawbone’s Integrity
Brushing and flossing your teeth every day is a well-known and wide-spread practice, as most people realize the importance of maintaining healthy teeth and gums. However, what steps do you take to protect the strength of your jawbone—the foundation of your smile? Park Ridge implant dentists, Dr. Maria and Dr. Thanasi Loukas, explain the importance… Read more »
Park Ridge Restorative Dentists Discuss Types of Teeth
Your teeth are a vital resource, and as expert restorative dentists in Park Ridge, Dr. Maria and Dr. Thanasi Loukas have extensive experience restoring patients’ abilities to effectively chew their food after suffering tooth loss. While your smile’s beauty and function requires your entire set of teeth to remain intact (or to be replaced, if… Read more »
Park Ridge Implant Dentists Advise: Stop Smoking!
These days, there’s little question about the dangers of smoking, which claims the lives of more than 440,000 people in the United States. Nevertheless, an estimated 43.8 million adults in America ages 18 and older smoke cigarettes, and the destructive habit can threaten more than your ability to breathe. Park Ridge implant dentists, Dr. Maria… Read more »
Park Ridge Implant Dentists: A Diet Your Smile Can Appreciate
Considering the fact that your teeth’s main purpose is to tear, shred, and grind your food to prepare it for digestion, you might not be surprised to learn that what you eat and drink can influence your oral health. After all, most of us have been told since an early age to refrain from cookies,… Read more »
What is Facial Collapse? Your Park Ridge Implant Dentists Explain
You may not be surprised to hear that tooth loss can seriously diminish your smile’s aesthetic appeal, but what about the effects that missing teeth can have on the facial structures that frame your smile? Your teeth do more than just bite and chew; they also support strong and healthy oral/maxillofacial structures, like your cheeks… Read more »