Veneers

Like the name states, veneers are thin layers of porcelain that sit over your teeth and can hide a multitude of problems. Whether you are looking to hide stains, chips, fill uneven tooth spacing, or just make your smile more symmetrical and beautiful, veneers can help! Veneers look like natural teeth, but they are not susceptible to staining like your natural teeth. Veneers can cover multiple teeth, or be used to fill in small chips or gaps without having to alter your natural teeth. Porcelain veneers are durable and long lasting, and can be an easy way to cover imperfections you have hid for years. If you are covering your smile due to stains or gaps, see if veneers could help you regain your confident smile!

Buy a Fun Toothbrush

Maybe as an adult you don’t care about princesses or Spongebob, but those characters can really make a difference to you kids! Getting your child a fun toothbrush or, better yet, having them choose their own toothbrush, can make brushing seem like a fun activity. Toothbrushes these days come in all sorts of fun patterns, and some even have music and lights! A fun toothbrush sets the stage for a positive experience.

Why Dental Hygiene Is Important

When it comes to maintaining personal health, dental care is one of the most important practices to consider. Maintaining dental hygiene can have serious effects for your health, and reiterates why it is important to do so. At Meadowbrook Dental Care in Mineola, we offer expert dental services as we understand that the key to having a healthy mouth is maintaining proper oral hygiene. In this blog, we’re going to explore what to do and why it’s important to have proper dental hygiene.  

Going to the dentist regularly, you hear the same thing from your dental hygienist and dentist—make sure to brush twice a day, as well as floss twice a day. As most of us complete the former to combat the inevitable bad breath resulted from ignoring it, flossing is sometimes extremely overlooked. Yes, it may add about five extra minutes into your routine, but flossing your teeth has immense health implications. At Meadowbrook Dental Care, we are dedicating to creating and maintaining beautiful smiles, while delivering the best quality of care to our patients. We provide you with comfort, safety and satisfaction when you come in for your annual dental care, but also want you to be a proactive part of maintaining a healthy and beautiful smile. Flossing is an important way to accomplish this. In this blog post, we’re going to explore the importance of flossing and it’s influence on your overall health.

Origins of Wisdom Teeth

Wisdom teeth are your third set of molars, and anthropologists believe that they were useful back when a diet of rough food like leaves, roots, nuts, and meats resulted in premature wear on the teeth. Wisdom teeth would grow in later in life, when the other teeth were needing replacement. Our modern diets are much more gentle to the teeth, and we no longer need these replacements, which is why wisdom teeth are classified as vestigial organs. Wisdom teeth start forming around the age of 10 and don’t usually erupt until around 17-25. This is an age where people are said to become wiser, so they were nicknamed “wisdom teeth”. Some people don’t ever form wisdom teeth, but for those who do they usually have between one and four. The human jaw has become smaller over time, and these extra teeth usually have a hard time coming in.