Mihran Asinmaz, DMD

Chronic bad breath, clinically referred to as halitosis, is a common condition that an estimated one out of four people struggle with according to the findings of 13 medical journals. This condition can be hereditary, caused by certain foods in your diet, or even a sign of a lingering oral health problem. Fortunately, some people have found that by incorporating yogurt into their diet, they’re able to curb their halitosis and enjoy fresher breath. Read on to learn why this is the case!

If you’re ready to turn the smile of your dreams into reality, porcelain veneers can give you the results you want. Although there are more cosmetic treatments than ever before, veneers continue to rank among the most popular. They can provide drastic results using a minimally invasive procedure. However, you may not have expected to need temporary veneers during the process. Although they’ll only be in place for a couple of weeks, they are crucial to the success of your procedure. Here’s why temporary veneers are necessary, and how long you’ll need to wear them.

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Losing a tooth or needing one extracted can be hard to deal with at any age, but especially for teenagers. Young people can be pretty self-conscious about their appearance, so teens who are missing teeth usually want them to be replaced as quickly as possible.

Dental implants are often recommended as being the gold standard of tooth replacement options, and teenagers that are interested in getting their teeth replaced may want them. However, that usually isn’t recommended. If you want to know why, and what would be a better tooth replacement option for teens, here’s a guide that can hopefully give you some useful information.

When you suffer tooth loss, your first concern may be your smile’s look and function. After all, gaps between teeth look unpleasant and hamper daily life. However, did you know the condition also impacts your face’s shape? Left unchecked, it’ll eventually make you seem older than you are. Luckily, you can always get dental implants to solve this issue. To learn more, let your Palm Beach dentist explain things. Here’s a summary of how tooth loss alters face shape and implants protect it.

December is back again, and you know what that means — the holiday season is here! Everywhere you look now, people are rushing to finish their gift shopping before the end-of-year festivities start. You may even be one of these shoppers! On the off-chance you are, then, your dentist here has a suggestion: buy some smile-friendly stocking stuffers in West Palm Beach. Your kids will love them, and the items will boost your tykes’ oral health. As for what kind to get, just listen to your dental practice. Read on to learn four last-minute gifts that’ll help your children smile.

When you’re sitting around the thanksgiving table and you’re asked to say what you’re thankful for, it can be a little hard to come up with something on the spot. Looking at the spread in front of you—turkey, stuffing, casserole—there’s one thing they all have in common. Dental implants can let you eat them with ease!

Dental implants can make a massive improvement in the lives of people with missing teeth. Here are three reasons why you should be thankful they exist.

Most of the time we devote to our teeth is spent on the ones everyone sees when we smile. If you lost one of them, you’d probably immediately make a call to your dentist. However, you should have the same sense of urgency when it comes to your molars as well. Here are a few reasons why losing one of your back teeth is a problem that needs to be dealt with immediately.

Dentists highly recommend replacing any extracted teeth so that you aren’t left with a gap in your grin that makes it harder to eat, speak, and smile. Dental implants can be an excellent way to replace any missing tooth. But exactly how quickly can you get dental implants after tooth extraction? The answer can vary quite a bit from patient to patient. The following post can give you a good idea of how long you might need to wait for your new tooth.

Maybe you’ve been interested in dental implants for a while now, or maybe you’ve only recently lost a tooth and are considering your options. In either case, you need to schedule a dental implant consultation with your dentist. During this visit, you won’t have any work done on your smile, so what exactly happens during this appointment? What can you expect? Keep reading to find out!

If your dentist places dental implants in-house instead of referring you to a specialist, you’ll want to make sure that they’re using the latest technology to give you the best chance of success. One of the most important pieces of technology that they should have is a cone beam scanner. The following post explores how this advanced instrument can make all the difference when placing dental implants.