Are you up on the latest cosmetic dentistry procedures offered by your NW Las Vegas, Las Vegas, or Centennial Hills dentist? Take our quiz and find out! 1. This popular treatment uses a dental composite that resembles enamel. This composite is applied to the surface...
Doctors have been telling us for years that stress can increase the risk of everything from high blood pressure to depression. But how often do we think about how stress influences our smile? Here are some dental problems linked to stress. Canker and Cold Sores Cold...
Hi, I’m Steven Do of Providence Dental. If you are one of my existing patients, welcome back. If this is your first visit, I appreciate you stopping by. My convenient team and I love taking care of our valued Las Vegas, Providence, NW Las Vegas, and Centennial...
Hundreds of Centennial Hills dental implant recipients have replaced missing teeth with jaw-bone anchored tooth implants. Unlike a dental bridge, a tooth implant consists of a titanium post inserted into the jaw bone. The bone meshes with the post to create a strong...
As the years go by, our teeth naturally lose their luster. Dark colored foods and drinks speed up the process, but even people who avoid coffee, wine and cola are not immune to yellow or gray teeth. Want to brighten up your smile? Have you considered tooth whitening?...
I’m Steven Do DDS of Providence Dental in Las Vegas. My patients often ask me if chewing xylitol gum is an effective substitute for tooth brushing and regular dental exams. Before I answer that question, let me tell you a little bit about xylitol: Xylitol is a...
At Providence Dental, we are often asked how to choose the most basic tool of oral hygiene, the toothbrush. Picking a toothbrush in Las Vegas can be as difficult as choosing a paint color, and there seems to be just as many choices. If you have visited the dental...
Hello Las Vegas! Remember when being a toothless five-year-old captivated friends and family? When a lisp was considered precious and endearing? Doesn’t really work for adults in the Las Vegas area. Toothless smiles are embarrassing and lisps can make you...
Healthy teeth that work as nature intended are essential for a high quality of life and overall health. Las Vegas folks who cope with dentures know what I’m talking about. There is no question that dentures are preferable to a completely toothless mouth, but...
The powerful, precise, highly-concentrated beam of light initially known as Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) is so ubiquitous that the acronym has now been relegated to lower case. Lasers are used in everything from weapons to barcode...
