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What You Should Know About Teeth Whitening?

It seems like everyone is after a whiter, healthier smile. As we provide teeth whitening services in Chicago, we often get people coming to us asking to lead them in the right direction. We’ve outlined some facts about teeth whitening that you should keep in mind when deciding when and how to get those pearly whites. Just like your skin, your teeth absorb everything What you eat and drink play an active role in staining your teeth. As you get...

Dry Mouth

What is Dry Mouth? Saliva plays a critical role in maintaining your oral health. It does a lot behind the scenes to make sure your mouth is operating efficiently. It helps aid digestion, it helps prevent tooth decay by washing away food particles and debris from accumulating on the teeth and gums, neutralizes acids that can damage tooth enamel, and the minerals in saliva help repair small instances of tooth decay. When your mouth doesn’t produce an adequate amount of...

The Tooth, The Whole Tooth, and Nothing But The Tooth About Root Canal Pain

Hearing the term "root canal" is usually enough to send a patient into a downward spiral of fear. The general connotation associated with root canal procedures is that they are unbearably painful, extremely invasive, and generally horrifying. What’s the truth about what you should expect if you need a root canal? We promise—it’s not as scary as it’s made out to be. What Exactly is the Procedure? Root canal procedures, or endodontic procedures, are minimally invasive procedures whereby...

Smile More in 2018!

2018 is right around the corner, and that means it’s time to make your New Year Resolution. Many people are looking to improve themselves in some way—whether that’s by losing weight, making more money, or doing things to make them happier. We think 2018 is the perfect time to get the confidence you’ve always wanted. We want our patients smiling more this year than ever before—but many of them are embarrassed to smile due to crooked teeth, gaps between teeth,...

Teeth As White As Snow

Low temperatures come with a high number of hazards for your mouth. Winter conditions can be tough on your teeth, lips, and gums, so it’s important to be mindful of your oral hygiene habits during the cold winter months. Take our tips for oral health this winter, and you’ll walk into spring with teeth as white as snow! Hydrate We can’t stress it enough—stay hydrated this winter! Drinking enough water often falls by the wayside when it gets cold outside,...

Affording Dental Implants

There are few things that help build a feeling of self-confidence more than a beautiful smile. If you have crowded, missing or failing teeth, you no longer have to suffer in silence, smiling with tightened lips or hiding your smile behind your hand. Through a dental implant procedure you can now have the smile you have always wanted, and for dental implants in Chicago, there’s no better place to go than to Art of Modern Dentistry. Frankly, one thing that...

The Right Cosmetic Dental Procedure for You

Traditional dentistry focuses on oral hygiene and preventing, diagnosing and treating various forms of oral disease, while cosmetic dentistry concentrates on improving the appearance of the teeth, mouth and smile. To say it another way, general or family dentistry addresses problems requiring necessary treatment, while a cosmetic dentist in Chicago or any other area provides elective or desired dental treatment. It should be noted, however, that cosmetic treatments may also provide restorative benefits. For example, older dental fillings to treat...

How Sleep Apnea Affects Your Partner

A study from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reports that at least 25 million adults in the U.S. are afflicted by sleep apnea. This chronic disease comes with serious health implications. An often overlooked issue is the effect that this disease has on the partner of the afflicted. 25 million Americans may suffer from sleep apnea, but a near equal amount have to sleep beside a partner with sleep apnea. People sharing a sleeping space with someone with sleep...

Celebrities You Didn’t Know Had Veneers

Appearances are everything in Hollywood. After all, Hollywood is the land of beautiful people, and we assume that they must have been born that way. Actually, many Hollywood stars have used cosmetic dentistry to fix their damaged smiles. A beautiful smile versus cracked teeth can be the difference between success and failure in Hollywood. And cosmetic dentistry can transform a misshapen smile into a picture-perfect one. Veneers turn cracked teeth into A-list worthy teeth. Celebrities know this and many take...

Tricks to Make Your Smile More Natural

Did you know 76% of people don’t feel confident when smiling for a photo? It is normal to feel awkward, but there are tricks to help your smile feel and look more natural when posing for the camera. If you have a photo-worthy event approaching, here are some tricks to help your pictures shine a little more naturally: Do Smile Exercises A smile workout will not only improve your smile, but can also make your face look younger and healthier!...

Misconceptions about Sleep Apnea

It is important to clear up some common sleep apnea misconceptions to allow people to learn more about the disorder. If you hear one of these sleep apnea myths, this is what you should know. I am not old enough to have sleep apnea. Sleep apnea has been stereotyped as an elderly sleep disorder. However, this is far from the truth. Sleep apnea affects people of all ages—even children. It is true that the disorder is more commonly found in...

Choosing The Right Toothpaste

When it comes to picking out a new tube of toothpaste, the options are endless. There is no one toothpaste that is going to work best for every single person and every type of mouth, so its hard to know what is best to choose for you and your family. Here are a few things to keep in mind the next time you are overwhelmed in the toothpaste aisle. Toothpaste For Children Finding a safe toothpaste for your child is...