Steele Dental Blog

The holiday season is one of the busiest travel times of the year. Whether you’re flying across the country, spending hours in the car, or hopping between family gatherings, it’s easy for your normal dental routine to fall through the cracks. Between long days, unfamiliar schedules, and festive treats, your teeth can take a hit if you’re not careful.

Fortunately, a few small adjustments can make a big difference in keeping your smile healthy no matter where the holidays take you. With a little preparation and mindful care, you can return home with wonderful memories—not dental troubles.

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Thanksgiving is a time to gather, feast, and give thanks—and of course, to enjoy all the delicious foods that come with the season. But between the pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, and endless snacks, your teeth can take quite the beating during the holiday.

The good news? You don’t have to give up your favorite dishes to protect your smile. With a few mindful choices, you can keep your teeth healthy while still enjoying every bite of your Thanksgiving meal.

Here are five simple tips to make your Thanksgiving dinner tooth-friendly.

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Dental implants are one of the most reliable and long-lasting solutions around for replacing missing teeth, designed to look, feel, and function just like your natural pearly whites. Better yet, when properly cared for, they have the potential to last for decades or even a lifetime. However, occasionally, a patient may notice that their dental implant feels loose. While uncommon, it’s very important not to ignore this, as a loose implant may indicate an underlying issue that requires attention! Here’s what you need to know.

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Once your tooth is removed, you’ll probably aim to replace it quickly with a dental implant. Filling your smile gap as soon as possible would improve your grin’s health and good looks. Still, don’t be hasty; you’ll need to wait a bit after your extraction to get an implant post. Your Coppell oral surgeon can even outline how long you must hold back. To that end, here’s the scoop on when you can get a dental implant after a tooth extraction.

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A dental implant treatment can be quite involved, so your oral surgeon in Coppell will do everything they can to plan for success! This includes performing a thorough oral examination to see if you would benefit from preliminary treatments like bone grafting.

If you’re thinking, “Wait, what’s bone grafting?” don’t worry; not many people know about this rather specific solution. Keep reading, and you’ll learn not just what a bone graft is, but also why you might need one.

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With a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips, it’s easy to learn about anything you want after a few searches. This is a double-edged sword, though, as misinformation is even easier to spread. This is true when it comes to treatments like BOTOX, where even though it was discovered in 1897, many people don’t know the truth behind it. Keep reading to debunk five common myths around it.

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Are you always heading to the airport to travel? Whether that’s for work or leisure, any procedure you need done can seem like it’ll throw a wrench in your plans. This is especially true for dental treatments, like a tooth extraction. You may ask if you should postpone your next flight, so continue reading to determine whether it’s a good idea to fly right after.

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If you’re a smoker considering dental implants, you may be wondering whether your habit will affect your candidacy for the procedure. While smoking doesn’t automatically disqualify you from getting dental implants, it can significantly increase the risk of complications. Understanding how smoking impacts your oral health—and your implant success rate—can help you make an informed decision.

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If you have found ways around having missing teeth, you may not mind having gaps here and there. However, tooth loss can have major effects on your oral and overall health, so it’s important to replace them right away. The earlier the better, that way you can avoid spending on reinforcing your jawbone from bone loss or supplements for better nutrition.

Dental implants are a great way to replace missing teeth, but you may be worried about their higher cost. You may even look for ways to lower your out-of-pocket costs with a bargain brand. This isn’t the best option and could even put your smile at risk. Continue reading to learn how.

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The wisdom teeth, also called third molars, typically begin to erupt in a person’s late teen years or their early twenties, and they can cause a host of oral health problems if they do not have enough room in their mouth to accommodate them. Many patients report chronic pain in their teeth, jaws, head, or neck, and these and other complications often make extracting these molars necessary.

While it’s common for the wisdom teeth to be removed in a person’s early twenties, older adults can sometimes benefit from having them extracted as well. Here’s what the wisdom tooth extraction process looks like for those who kept their third molars for a few decades.

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