Missing teeth can affect your smile, your ability to eat and speak, and your confidence in social situations. If you're ...

A patient's bruxism and surgeon's inexperience can both contribute to the failure of immediately loaded implant-supported fixed complete dentures, a new study suggests. Previous research has ...

David Newkirk, DDS – a Naperville cosmetic dentist – explains the benefits that have rendered implant-supported dentures more popular than traditional dentures. According to Dr. Newkirk, patients tend ...

If you’re missing a tooth, you may be a candidate for a dental bridge. That’s an artificial tooth, or pontic, that fills in a gap created by a missing tooth to connect the teeth on either side of the ...

Like life, tooth loss happens. Whether due to periodontal disease, decay, fracture, injuries, cancer, or just plain wearing out, dental professionals are bound to replace missing teeth -- that's what ...