Oasis Dental Arts Blog
Top 5 Smiles to Watch for at The Emmys
The Emmys sit apart from the cinematic awards season. They are definitely separate from the hubbub surrounding the Oscars and all the “minor-league” award shows (we’re looking at you, Golden Globes 😉 ) that build up excitement for Hollywood’s big night. But despite...
What If I Choose Not to Replace a Lost Tooth?
You’ve lost a permanent tooth. Losing a tooth is never a fun experience, and having a gap in your smile can be embarrassing and troublesome. If you’re thinking about either not replacing the tooth or putting it off until later, there are a few things to consider....
Should I Get Dental Sealants as an Adult?
When you’re young, your dentist keeps a close eye on your teeth: their shape, the direction in which they’re growing, any sign of wear or tear. That’s because your teeth are still growing in, and are at a greater risk of damage and shifting. But what about adults? Of...
How Do I Know if I Need Root Canal Therapy?
Tooth sensitivity can put a major damper on your week. The mouth is a sensitive place, and if you’re experiencing pain when you brush or sensitivity to heat or cold, especially if you’re avoiding food because of it, stop putting off the inevitable: it’s time to...
How Do I Prevent Bleeding Gums When I Floss?
We’ve all experienced the annoyance during our nightly routine: makeup has come off, contacts removed, face is washed, teeth are brushed and flossed. You spit the toothpaste into the sink and what do you see? Pink. Bleeding gums may be common, but they don’t have to...
Should I Continue In-Office Fluoride Treatments as an Adult?
It is well-known that fluoride, in the correct dose, helps strengthen the teeth, keep your smile bright and lower your risk of dental caries, or cavities, with no negative side effects to your overall health. Most of us can remember visiting the dentist as children...
Why Tooth Transplants Aren’t a Better Choice Than Dental Implants
Tooth transplantation initially sounds like a great idea: take a tooth from someplace you don’t need it (such as a wisdom tooth) and use it to replace a tooth lost to injury or decay. Recognizing the potential of the technique, there’s a new center for tooth...
Scientists Confirm That Wearing a Smile Can Improve Your Mood
These days, most people accept that if you smile you will feel better. It’s scientifically proven. Well, yes and no. It’s been a theory for a long time, one which was supported by a classic experiment, but in 2016 17 teams trying to reproduce the results of that...
How to Tell a Crown Isn’t Fitting Right
Dental crowns are among the most powerful restorative dentistry procedures. It can take a badly damaged tooth and make it new again with an entirely new surface. The tooth can look beautiful and function perfectly again. Bad toothaches can be gone, even if they were...
Queer Eye Shows the Powerful Effects of a Smile Makeover
For many people who have been missing Queer Eye, the new Netflix version has been met with tredpidation. Sure, Netflix did well with its creative series, but its reality TV offerings have been lackluster. Would one of the brightest jewels in reality TV be dimmed on...
Can I Get My Dental Implants Placed Right Away?
Dental implants have many benefits, which is why people often want to upgrade from dentures. They look natural, let you chew naturally, don’t fall out of place, and they can last a lifetime. With all these benefits and the long lifetime of more than 20 years, some...
Mental Health and Oral Health Are Linked
We know that oral health is linked to overall health. But it’s too easy for many people to imagine that this stops with physical health. But we’re finding that oral health may have links beyond gut health and heart health. It may be linked to your mental health as...
Do You Need a Special Toothpaste for Veneers?
Good news: the US Patent and Trademark Office has granted the first ever patent for a toothpaste specifically designed for your veneers to MyntSmile. Better news: you don’t need it. That’s right: you don’t need a special toothpaste for your veneers. You can brush your...
Signs That Your Restoration Needs Attention
Modern dental restorations are designed to be long-lasting. With modern materials and techniques, they can easily last for decades, and some of them, such as dental implants, can last a lifetime. However, sometimes your restoration will need to be replaced. But how do...
Another Benefit to Dry January: It Could Help Your Teeth
For many of us, the holidays is a time for friends, family, food, and potent potables. It’s common for people to indulge in more alcohol over the holidays than they do normally. Some people may just be enjoying the extra license that the holidays give, while others...
Can Dental Bridges Be as Good as Dental Implants?
Dental implants are truly a marvel of modern dentistry. You can replace a lost tooth with an almost identical copy. It looks natural. It functions like a natural tooth. And you care for it just like a natural tooth. Dental bridges, on the other hand, are an older...
Can Dental Implants Be More Like Natural Teeth?
It’s hard to overstate how well-suited our natural teeth are for their functions. Teeth are the product of billions of years of testing through trial and error. The teeth we have are the best result out of millions of different variations on teeth. The combination of...
Benefits of Regular Dental Checkups
Are you overdue for a regular dental checkup? Are you considering skipping it? Before you do, consider the benefits of getting regular dental checkups, and you’ll probably see that it’s better to make that visit. Professional Cleanings Get What You Can’t You’re...
4 Great Reasons to Get Cosmetic Dentistry
Are you considering cosmetic dentistry, but aren’t sure that it’s right for you? The truth is that cosmetic dentistry offers many great benefits for people, so there are a lot of good reasons to get it. Here are four of the most common reasons why people get cosmetic...
What’s the Deal With Alternative Toothpastes?
Wacky dental trends are nowhere near a new thing. In fact, if you were born a few hundred years earlier, you’d brush your teeth with rough linen and wash your mouth out by chewing fennel. While in some cases the cultural phenomenon of going natural can make sense,...