Camellia City Family Dentistry Blog

More and more, parents are making the decision to pull their kids out of the public school system and take their education into their own hands. This gives parents the opportunity to shape the curriculum their children are taught, which is an enormous benefit, but also an enormous responsibility.

From a dental perspective, one of the important things that you should teach your kids is the importance of proper dental hygiene and the consequences of neglecting the teeth. Thankfully, there is no shortage of resources out there that can help your kids engage with their oral health. Here are a few examples.

Your front teeth are a crucial part of smiling and eating. When they are in place, they are both the most prominent teeth in a facial expression and the first ones to bite into food. People who have lost theirs can feel self-conscious about smiling. The good news is that dental implants can replace lost front teeth while mimicking their natural color, luster, shape, and function. Read on to learn more about how dental implants can restore your smile to the height of its glory.

It’s summer now, so you might feel insecure about your crooked teeth. That’s only natural – it can be awkward to flash a misshapen smile for vacation photos. Still, braces and aligners won’t (fully) straighten your pearly whites before the season’s end. Luckily, you can trust veneers to give you straighter teeth quickly. In fact, some people call these porcelain shells “instant orthodontics.” If you’d like to learn more, here’s a summary of the matter from your local Slidell dentist.