Dental Tips from Icon Dental Center in Everett

Your dentist says there is not enough bone for an implant, and suddenly there is an extra procedure, an extra wait and an unfamiliar word. A dental bone graft puts bone back into the jaw so the site is ready for an implant. Here is what dental bone graft surgery involves, what the materials are,

Your dentist says the tooth needs a crown. That comes with a plan, usually more than one appointment, and a set of words nobody explains. Here is what a dental crown procedure actually involves, appointment by appointment. What a Crown Is, and What It Does A crown covers a tooth to help restore it to

If you are opting for dentures to bridge the gap (figuratively and literally) left by missing teeth, then we recommend you to first learn about the materials used for dentures before going in for your surgery. The type of denture you require for your teeth replacement depends upon your requirements and your budget. Read on

Hours after a wisdom tooth comes out, your saliva is still tinged pink, and you’re wondering if that’s normal. It usually is: some oozing is expected for the first day or so while a blood clot forms in the socket, but bleeding that’s heavy, won’t stop, or keeps coming back is a reason to call

Kissing someone who doesn’t brush their teeth sounds like it ought to be risky, and if your partner’s teeth are not in great shape you have probably wondered what that means for you. Here is the short version: bacteria do move between mouths when you kiss, and that’s normal. What it does not do is

You wake up with a mouth so dry your tongue sticks to the roof of your mouth, and it happens again the next night. Dry mouth usually means your salivary glands aren’t making enough saliva, most often as a side effect of a medicine or because of a health condition, and it’s worth getting checked

It’s easy to assume that swallowing mouthwash is either no big deal or a trip to the ER. Fluoride rinse labels draw the line at the amount used for rinsing: if more than that is swallowed by accident, they say to get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. Past that, it

Maybe your breath isn’t as fresh as you’d like, your gums bleed a little when you brush, or there’s a zinc toothpaste in your cart and you’re wondering whether it’s worth it. Zinc is a useful supporting ingredient, not a miracle mineral. In toothpaste and mouthwash it’s added to help control plaque, slow tartar buildup,

Probiotics sold for the mouth come with big promises: healthier gums, fresher breath, fewer cavities. The research behind them is thinner than the packaging suggests: reviews so far find small, short-term effects on some measures, no clear effect on others, and no probiotic approved for any dental use. If you’re weighing one because of your

Burning mouth syndrome is a burning, scalding, or tingling feeling in the mouth that can come back every day for months, even though the mouth usually looks completely normal. It’s hard to treat because there’s nothing to see and no single test confirms it, so treatment starts with finding out whether something else is causing

Hydrogen peroxide is what whitens teeth in bleaching products, but that doesn’t make the bottle in your medicine cabinet a whitening treatment. Peroxide whitens by breaking stains into smaller, less visible pieces, and reviews find it effective and safe when products are used as directed, though temporary tooth sensitivity and gum irritation are common. Here’s

Drilling out healthy amalgam fillings because you’re worried about mercury can do more harm than good. Amalgam is strong, long-lasting, and the least expensive filling material, but it’s silver, takes more tooth to place, and contains mercury, and the FDA says the evidence doesn’t show it harms the general population. The FDA doesn’t recommend removing