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Insurance AcceptedEndodontic treatment, also known as root canal therapy, helps protect and preserve your smile. Despite the rumors you may have heard, a root canal is a safe and comfortable procedure. In today’s blog, your Park Ridge dentists, Dr. Maria Loukas and Dr. Thanasi Loukas, use a fun quiz to discuss the importance of root canal… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Tooth Loss
Park Ridge Implant Dentists—Can Root Canal Therapy Prevent Tooth Loss?
In the world of dental care, root canal therapy has gained an undeserved bad reputation, and many patients who require the procedure are often unaware of its importance, or refuse treatment out of unfounded apprehension. The truth, however, is that root canal therapy is the last resort in treating one of the most destructive and… Read more »
Park Ridge Implant Dentists Answer: Is Tooth Loss Preventable?
With the frequency of permanent tooth loss among adults today, especially our elders, tooth loss may seem like a natural part of aging. It’s not. Modern dentistry places a considerable focus on replacing teeth that have been lost or rendered useless by damage or disease because a healthy mouth relies on a full set of… Read more »
Park Ridge Implant Dentists: Dental Crowns for Single-Tooth Replacement
With the long-term popularity that dentures have enjoyed, much of the attention on tooth loss has focused on missing much or all of your teeth on one or both dental ridges. However, the loss of a single tooth can be equally devastating to your oral health, and replacing a single lost tooth should be as… Read more »
Gum Disease & Tooth Loss Facts, from Your Park Ridge Implant Dentists
When it comes to your oral health, knowledge really is power. There are myriad oral health issues that can affect your smile, and understanding how they develop and the destruction they can wreak will better prepare you to protect your smile’s integrity. For instance, many people are aware that gum disease is a serious and… Read more »
Are There Alternatives to Dental Implants in Park Ridge?
Your Park Ridge implant dentists, Dr. Maria and Dr. Thanasi Loukas, advise that replacing your lost teeth with a dental implant-supported prosthetic is typically the best option for preserving your oral health after suffering tooth loss. Unfortunately, not everyone is a viable candidate for dental implant placement, though that doesn’t negate the need to replace… Read more »
Park Ridge Implant Dentists Test Your Knowledge of Tooth Loss
While a damaged or diseased tooth can cause a variety of trouble, a lost one can be devastating. Not only can a missing tooth significantly mar your smile’s appearance, it can also disrupt your mouth’s proper balance and function. The longer tooth loss remains untreated, the more your risk of subsequent dental problems increases. Find… Read more »
Park Ridge Dentists Answers FAQs About Tooth Loss & Dental Implants
If human teeth were meant to last a lifetime, then why do people lose them so often? Also, considering your teeth’s significance to the rest of your oral health, what should you do if you happen to lose one or more teeth? Dr. Maria and Dr. Thanasi Loukas, have extensive experience replacing teeth that have… 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 »
Park Ridge Dentists on Gum Disease—The Leading Cause of Tooth Loss
As implant dentists in Park Ridge, Dr. Maria and Dr. Thanasi Loukas have extensive experience restoring the smiles of patients who’ve lost one, several, or all of their teeth. Advanced dentistry allows them to replace even the roots of your lost teeth with dental implants to help preserve your oral health from the destruction that… Read more »
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