Comprehensive Family Dental Blog

Choosing a dentist for cosmetic dental work can be a difficult task. Just about every new dental office seems to advertise that they perform cosmetic dentistry. In larger cities you might see a strip center with a sign that says cosmetic dentist or even cosmetic dental center. Even more daunting in smaller towns, like trying […]

What causes teeth to be crowded and patients to need orthodontics? It seems like the like one of the old proverbial questions to which nobody has the answer. Not the case. As I alluded to in my “Why is my child grinding their teeth?” post, there is direct and scientifically verified reason as to why most […]

Many parents say that they can hear their child grinding teeth at night while sleeping.  They come in and ask what we can do about it. In many cases the childs teeth will be flattened like our adult TMJ patients and in some cases I have been able to see the pinkish color of the […]

Dental amalgam silver fillings are is still widely used in the US and here in Texas. This is despite the fact that it is 50% mercury and we all know that mercury is extremely toxic, not to mention the fact that many other countries have banned its use. Aside from the fact of the obvious […]

Patients who suffer from TMJ disorders causing TMJ and facial Pain can often have challenges finding the right dentist in Victoria, Texas to treat them if they have a severe case. There are not many dental clinics here who treat very severe cases,  and understandably so as they are not straightforward to treat.  Often I […]

              That pain that you feel when you bite in to something can be a cracked tooth. Sometimes its hard to reproduce the symptom and it happens only on occasion. That is still serious though and it will likely need treatment. When a tooth has a deep crack into […]

Teeth whitening is the most popular cosmetic dental procedure that we provide in our Victoria, TX dental office.  Patients read about it in magazines, see ads on TV, and see products that they can according to the ads buy themselves in the store and online. So, what is the difference between the different tooth whitening […]