Dental Blog

Picture this, you look in the mirror and see your teeth don’t match the pristine white color of the napkin next to you. Are your teeth really yellow? Maybe you’re someone with a solid oral health regimen, so this is a pretty big surprise. So what can you do in this situation?

The average person has let his or her 6-month dental visit slide to a year, paid the consequences in the form of oral health problems and vowed to never do so again. We are here to hold you to your promise and help you fulfill your oral health and beauty potential. Skip your regularly scheduled dental visit and you will let plaque build up on your teeth.

The demand for cosmetic dentistry has never been higher, with people rushing out to get some quick work done. With a large number of areas opening back up on a wider scale, people are eager to get out and show off a great smile. Sometimes, though, this means stopping into your local Utah county dentist to get one of a variety of different treatments aimed at giving you the best smile you can get.

Dental implants are the next best thing to natural healthy teeth and represent a major milestone in modern dentistry and are now a popular alternative to bridges. They provide a solid base for artificial teeth and are used in place of bridges or to support a dental plate.

At Gentle Dental Arts, patient quality, care, and wellbeing are a top priority where each dental procedure performed will leave you completely satisfied and confident with your results.

When it comes to your smile, taking care of your teeth is an investment in your oral health that pays many dividends. With tooth loss, missing teeth can affect you in multiple ways. Even losing just one tooth can cause problems. Some of that is emotional, as people often feel self-conscious and embarrassed to smile.

Sedation dentistry uses medication to help you relax and sit still comfortably when you have dental work done. Sedation is especially helpful if you have oral surgery by relieving any anxiety and making you comfortable. There are varying degrees of medication sedation that can be used such as light or minimal sedation, medium or moderate sedation, and deep sedation. Light...

As humans, we are regularly developing habits throughout our lifetime, and they aren’t always good ones. Bad habits are quite common, and a lot of them are formed unintentionally. Many times we develop habits that aren’t good for us without being aware of it, but bad oral habits can cause problems, pain, and cost a lot of money to correct.... 

A healthy, beautiful smile begins with healthy teeth and gums. The only way to keep them that way is to brush and floss them at least twice every day. Being lax with your oral hygiene care invites gum disease, which can potentially cause tooth loss and loss of facial structure (if those teeth aren’t replaced), and it can even harm... 

Your toothbrush is one of the most important tools you have in your home to keep your pearly whites healthy and beautiful. Used properly twice a day, your toothbrush will help you ward off tooth decay, gum disease and even bad breath. Its job in your daily oral hygiene kit is vital because unchecked gum disease is one of the...