Restorative Dentistry

Why are we talking about New Year’s this time of year? Hey, you.  Yeah we’re talking to you.  We need to have a quick chat about your behavior.  Well, more than just your behavior; all of ours really.  You see, us humans are uniquely…odd…in our obsession with arbitrary milestones to help kickstart good behaviors. Mondays…

What is Self-Care? Self-care has become a buzzword as of late—one often synonymous with bubble baths and “treat yo self” days. There’s more to the act than dropping your hard-earned cash on Batman suits and face masks. This popularized version of self-care can have a negative impact on your bank account when unchecked and, after…

A Few Pointers: How to Take Care of Yourself After Dental Implant Surgery I’ve known since I was pretty young that I wanted to be a dentist. It stemmed from my desire to help people. What better way to do that than to help restore their smile? It breaks my heart that there are so…

Humans have long understood the vital importance of our teeth and have been experimenting with replacement teeth for hundreds of years. For example, the Mayan people of North and Central America successfully used shells to replace teeth as early as 600 AD, while Renaissance-era Europeans did dental implants with teeth extracted from the underprivileged and…

What exactly are All-On-4 implants, and are they worth considering? In dentist speak, an implant is a tiny titanium screw that’s fitted into the jawbone to replace the root of the missing tooth. A prosthetic tooth or crown is then attached which functions the same way a natural tooth would. So, why not just get…

Have the Smile You Want, Fast Today, there are many cosmetic dental services available. but if you are the least bit unhappy with your smile, you should consider porcelain veneers. Why choose veneers? Veneers are thin, custom “shields” for your teeth. Dr. Harrison chooses porcelain veneers to resolve several cosmetic issues to give patients the…

What is a smile restoration? There was a woman standing in the aisle of the hardware store holding two items, one in each hand. She gazed down at each while biting her lip, not moving at all. You could see her brow furrow more with each passing second. The two items were both similar in…

Porcelain veneers are a widely-used cosmetic dental treatment designed to conceal aesthetic imperfections and to provide a beautiful smile. Veneers were developed in 1928 by a California dentist, Dr. Charles Pincus, during the early days of the Hollywood film industry as a way of enhancing the actors’ on-screen smiles. Dr. Pincus would apply temporary, false…

Smile Transformation Porcelain veneers are a go-to cosmetic dental enhancement for many celebrities and athletes and for anyone looking to increase their self-confidence by improving their smiles. It’s no wonder you see so many famous people with gleaming smiles because veneers are a quick way to give your smile a polished, beautiful look. Veneers can…

Unknowingly holding a false belief about dentistry could be stopping you, or someone you love, from getting the essential dental care you need in order to achieve your best oral health. Here are eight of dentistry’s most common myths, as well as some important facts that will inspire you to partner with your dentist to…