Are You Impacted By Malocclusion?

Occlusion is the alignment of your teeth, and when there is not proper alignment it is called malocclusion. When the alignment of your jaw is off, it can cause your teeth to hit on the wrong spot when you close your mouth or when you are consuming food. While your malocclusion may be minor and not impact you most of the time, any alignment problems can lead eventually to pain and problems with broken, cracked teeth and jaw or face pain. Constant pressure in the wrong spot can lead to a variety of problems including a need for major dental repairs.

You will want to catch this issue before it causes other problems to your teeth. A simple check with Dr. Judy Strutz and her team can help determine how much of a problem your malocclusion is and how she can help to provide you with a pain free smile.

There are a variety of causes of malocclusion, it may include childhood habits, extra teeth, dental fillings that are not proper fitting, jaw fractures or even tumors of the mouth.

For more information on malocclusion and how you can benefit from proper alignment, contact Dr. Strutz and her team today.

Are You Looking To Improve Your Smile?

There are plenty of ways you can improve your smile. Fixing cracked or broken teeth using veneers, permanent dentures and using whitening procedures are but a few, but there are other things that don’t involve being in the dental chair that can help your smile wow them in your next photo. Here are 5 tips to improving the look of your smile.

 

1.     Smile wide. You want to have an ear-to-ear grin that lights up your face.

2.     Don’t pull your lips tight over your teeth.

3.     Don’t attempt to fake a smile. Think about something that makes you genuinely happy and engage, not only your lips and teeth, but your eyes also.

4.     Practice the pose in the mirror looking for the best angle. If your front teeth are crooked and it bothers you, try shifting to other angles to decrease the impact.

5.     Wiggle your nose back and forth until you feel your check muscles engage with your smile.

If you do not love showing off your smile, contact Dr. JudyStrutz and her team for a consultation on cosmetic procedures that can improve your smile.

Facts About A Prosthodontist

A prosthodontist is a dental specialist that has advanced training in oral health issues such as occlusion (bite issues), reconstruction (difficult cases) and overall function. If you have missing teeth or have advanced stages of oral cancer that has done damage to your jaw structure or face, Dr. Judy Strutz is the specialist to call. According to the American Dental Association there are only 3,372 prosthodontists that work in the United States. 

Over 35 million individuals have a tooth or more missing, and while you may want to just go to a regular dentist, sometimes it’s a specialist that is really the best trained person for the job. Dr. Judy Strutz and her team are there to help when others have been unable to. In fact, they often see what others deem as the hopeless dental patient.  

Unfortunately once you are missing one tooth, you are more likely to lose more. Missing teeth can cause problems with overall health, obesity, coronary artery disease, and other significant health problems that can be life changing. Having a permanent solution to a missing tooth, can restore your health and your overall quality of life.  Did you know about 23 million are completely edentulous (have no teeth) and about 12 million are edentulous in one arch? You do not have to be one of the millions Americans that are impacted by this problem.

For more information on options to fix your missing teeth, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team.