Can A General Dentist Do Cosmetic Dentistry?
A: Absolutely a general dentist can do cosmetic dentistry. You’ve got to trust them, you’ve got to know them. I think it’s important that they show you cases that they’ve taken care of before and have a database of patients that have been happy with them. Cosmetic dentistry encompasses any number of solutions—it really depends […]
What Is Comprehensive Ortho Treatment?
A: So, orthodontics in general, is using some sort of braces—either aligners or traditional brackets. Comprehensive ortho treatment basically means we’re correcting things in the back as well as things in the front. So, the teeth in the back sometimes need to be moved, as well the teeth in the front to align the teeth […]
What Is A Crown?
A: A crown is a full covering of a tooth—basically, it’s what we know as caps. It’s essentially like a cast for a broken arm. What it does is prevent the tooth itself from breaking and actually getting worse. Crowns are generally made of a zirconia or porcelain product. They’re very strong, very hard, and […]
Activated Charcoal For Teeth Whitening: Fact Or Fiction?
If you’re a fan of YouTube—and let’s face it who isn’t, you’ve probably seen your fair share of how-to videos and product reviews of activated charcoal. On that little sidebar to the right that shows trending videos, you’ve probably seen some strange images of people with a mouth full of what looks like black ink […]
Turn Your Tax Refund Into A Better Smile
By now you’ve already received your W-2 and if you’re an early bird type of person, you’ve probably already prepared your taxes and filed. Now, with the IRS catching up from the government shutdown—you play the waiting game for your tax refund. Well, let’s make use of that time and think about how you can […]
Is 2019 The Year You Finally Invest In Your Smile?
How many resolutions did you make NYE 2018? We here at Vela Dental sure made a lot and this year we plan on keeping them. Sadly, that is most people’s intentions, but less than halfway through the year, most of those resolutions are already broken. If you are like most people, your resolutions probably centered […]
