You take such good care of your teeth. Every day you brush and floss in the morning and at night. You schedule dental checkups at Monet Aesthetic Dentistry in Farmington, MI, every six months as Dr. Leslie M. Metzger wants you to do. You shy away from sugary snacks and soft drinks. Yet despite all of these efforts—you have a cavity. Well, hardly anyone goes through life without some tooth decay. The good news is that repairing that tooth no longer necessitates having an amalgam filling. Today, there are tooth-colored fillings that not only restore functionality to your tooth, but maintain your white and beautiful smile.
Once upon a time, cavities were routinely filled with a mixture, or amalgam, of silver and other metals. Aside from leaving a dark spot in your otherwise white smile, amalgam fillings were annoying for people with metal sensitivity. And while the claim that there is mercury in silver fillings has never been conclusively substantiated, there is definitely no such concern with tooth-colored fillings. (more…)
If you happen to be a child eagerly waiting for the tooth fairy, then having a missing tooth can be a lot of fun. Otherwise, not so much. With one or more missing teeth, not only is your smile incomplete—and consequently your self-confidence, too—but your diet may be incomplete because you are inadequately able to chew and you may even have difficulty speaking. Nowadays, one of the best options for tooth replacement is 
Orthodontics have come a long way over the years. Treatment doesn’t take nearly as long as it used to. And if you don’t want people to know that you’re wearing braces, well then 
We don’t mean to sound too cliché, but the fact is “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” At 
Have you ever heard of the temporomandibular joints? Well, even though they’re right by your ears, most people have never heard of them. These are the joints that sit on either side of your head just in front of your ears. These joints allow you to smoothly open and close your mouth. Unless they don’t. Patients with temporomandibular joint disorder, or TMJ, often experience pain and other symptoms caused by TMJ. Fortunately,