Missouri is known for its beautiful smiles, and our local Chesterfield community is no exception. Keeping your teeth clean is a key factor in maintaining a beautiful smile. One of the benefits of regularly visiting your dentist is receiving a thorough teeth cleaning and a review of your brushing habits. Our Chesterfield dental hygienist helps […]
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When It’s Better Not To Brush
Categories: General Dentistry
Though thin and partially translucent, tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the body and has the important job of protecting teeth from constant use and the continual assault of chemicals in food and drink. Enamel also protects tooth nerves from hot and cold food and beverages. That’s why enamel loss often causes tooth sensitivity. […]
Attack Of The Gummi Bear
Categories: General Dentistry
Here at the Chesterfield dental blog, we never like to be the bearers of bad news, but we are enthusiastic about our patients’ oral health. So, today we offer a critical warning about a lesser-known danger of sticky candy. Most people probably know that sugar is not your teeth’s friend. Eating candy creates the perfect […]
Chipped Tooth? No Need To Panic
Categories: Restorative Dentistry
There are basically two ways to handle a chipped tooth: 1. Panic. 2. See Dr. Martin Buchheit right away and get on with life. Dr. Martin Buchheit at Town and Country Cosmetic Dentistry and Implant Center can fix a chipped tooth in a jiffy by determining the right solution and expertly preforming the procedure. Decay, […]
Chesterfield Dental News: Regular Cleanings And Heart Health
Categories: General Dentistry
Visiting Town and Country Cosmetic Dentistry and Implant Center in Chesterfield for regular dental check-ups and cleanings every six months can seem inconvenient and unnecessary at times, but you may benefit in critical ways you never imagined. A recent study showed that people who had their teeth professionally cleaned at least once every two years […]
Six 10-Second Healthy Tooth Helps
Categories: General Dentistry
Improving your oral hygiene doesn’t have to take a lot of time. In fact, you can establish a new habit to benefit your oral health in 10 seconds. I’m Dr. Martin Buchheit with Town and Country Cosmetic Dentistry and Implant Center writing to offer my patients in Ballwin, MO, Chesterfield, and Town and Country 6 […]
Tooth Restoration: Dental Implants And Dental Bridges
Categories: Dental Implants
When my Chesterfield patients ask me about Chesterfield tooth restoration, I usually tell them about fixed (or ‘traditional’) dental bridges or tooth implants. A dental bridge is an artificial tooth which replaces a missing tooth. The false tooth (called a ‘pontic’) is fused to porcelain crowns on either side of the missing tooth. Tooth replacement […]
Why You Shouldn’t Dread Going To The Dentist
Categories: General Dentistry
If you are afraid of the dentist and have not had a check-up in years, today’s post is for you. Good news! Dentistry in the Chesterfield area and around Missouri is nothing like it was when you were a kid. (Even if you’re still a kid, we invite you to keep reading.) There Is No […]
No Cavities? Thank Your Parents
Categories: General Dentistry
At Town and Country Cosmetic Dentistry and Implant Center, we stay abreast of new discoveries in the exciting field of dentistry and occasionally share interesting facts with our patients. Today’s post focuses on new findings in an interesting field of research: genetic dentistry. “About 60% of the risk for tooth decay appears to be due […]
Want A Reason To Smile All The Time?
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
If you are not happy with your smile, we invite you to think about a complete smile redesign. 1. Look and feel younger. 2. Improve your oral health. 3. Increase your confidence. 4. Smile all the time! There has never been a better time to practice dentistry because dental procedures unavailable just a few years […]
