An“oral and dental wellness” focus provides a checklist for taking care of your teeth and your health, including:

• Are your gums and teeth healthy and providing a roadblock to disease entering your body?
• Is the structure of your teeth and jaw strong and stable?
• Are all your teeth present and is your chewing ability fully functional?
• Is your smile attractive and confident?
• Are you taking care of yourself?

Our dental philosophy and approach focuses on the term “Oral and Dental Wellness.”  But what is it, and why is it so important?

Oral and dental wellness is a concept that consists of several components.

First, the concept ties together the health of the body to the health of the mouth.  Increasingly medical evidence is showing the important link of oral health to overall body health. The mouth serves as a major point of introduction to infections that can enter the body. Cavities and poor gum health can lead to infections entering the body and bloodstream.Evidence is pointing to many illnesses resulting from these infections. Thus,an important component of oral and dental wellness is to ensure that your first line of defense (your mouth) is healthy and does not allow infections to enter your body.

Second,aside from infections, the structure of the mouth and teeth are critical to overall well being. The position of the jawbone to relation to the skull can lead to symptoms such as headaches, back aches, neck pain, and other problems.Grinding of teeth due to stress can lead to problems. The position of the jaw during sleep can affect the quality of rest and sleep you get. Thus, another important component of oral and dental wellness is insuring a stable structure of the mouth and teeth to alleviate structural pain issues.

Third,oral and dental wellness consists of the functionality your teeth are able to provide you when they are in good condition. Many people with missing teeth can enjoy a good meal due to dental problems.  In fact, there are many cases of malnutrition that result from having dental issues which prevent the eating of a healthy and balanced diet.

Fourth,the smile is an important component to self-esteem and the impression you make with others. A beautiful smile consists of several factors, including the size,position, and color of the teeth, the relationship of teeth to gums and lips,and the relationship of the smile to the face. We all appreciate the importance of a great smile, and oral and dental wellness includes the feeling of wellness you get from being happy and proud about your smile.

Finally,oral and dental wellness consists of the feeling of pride and comfort you receive in knowing that you are taking care of yourself, your health, and yourself-esteem.

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Welcome to SMILE POINT!

SMILE POINT—Esthetique Dentistry’s blog—is dedicated toeducating you and your family on oral and dental wellness issues, such asbattling oral cancer, curing sleep apnea, and the links between oral health anddiabetes, heart disease, and other ailments. We will be addressing important dental health issues, and providing youwith information relevant to you such as risks, latest findings and treatmentbreakthroughs, and what you can do now. We will keep it short and simple—but enough for you to take usefulaction.

Along with the knowledge we share, we hope our blog providesan encouraging reminder to you on the importance of maintaining an ongoingdental care program for yourself and your family.  To that end, we will also share with youinformation and tips on how to get the most out of your insurance programs, howto get the best in services and pricing from your doctors, and how to insurethat you and your family are getting the complete care you deserve.

Esthetique Dentistry has a dental office located very conveniently to you (see sitefor details).  We have designed ourpractices to be state-of-the-art dental practices, offering a full range ofdental services using the latest equipment advances, like digital x-rays,panoramic x-rays, lasers, as well as many amenities for patient care andcomfort.

Esthetique Dentistry also has ateam of committed professionals who are trained to provide unparalleled care,comfort, and convenience to our patients. It includes a group of specialists who will be providing specialty care (suchas oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, etc.), making this truly a fullservice practice.  It is a first-rateteam, and we believe our patients will be thrilled with the service andattention they receive.

To name few of our advanced services, we provide:  Invisalign orthodontic treatment(bracket-less orthodontic treatment); Lumineers - porcelain veneers; dentalimplant surgery and restorations; ‘Teeth in a Day’ and smile enhancementprocedures. This allows us to provide some exciting services to our patientsthat create beautiful new smiles.