If you don’t like your smile, a cosmetic dentistry smile makeover from the Center for Denteal Anesthesia in Alexandria may be just what you’ve been looking for. Look and feel younger. Improve your oral health. Increase your confidence. Smile all the time! There are exciting developments in the field of cosmetic dentistry. Cosmetic dentistry is…
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Dental Healthcare and Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy is a group of degenerative diseases that cause weakness and the loss of muscle mass. It occurs mainly in boys, and can appear as early as age three. Patients who are not treated are usually unable to walk by the time they’re about ten. While advances in medicine have extended the lifespans of…
Five Facts About Enamel Erosion
Categories: Dental health, Family Dentistry
This post from the Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria VA is about tooth enamel. Our teeth work hard and are constantly under assault. It’s no wonder that nature encases them with an armor of enamel—the hardest substance in the body. Sadly, enamel erosion is extremely pervasive, though largely preventable. Enamel’s chief enemies are acidic…
Choosing A Toothbrush For Your Child
At the Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria VA, we are sometimes asked how to select a toothbrush. Picking a toothbrush can be as hard as choosing a paint color, and there seems to be just as many choices. If you have visited the dental section of your local grocery store, you know what we…
Keeping You Comfortable
At the Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria, we make a conscious effort to help our patients feel comfortable. Though our chairs are cushy as can be, we mean more than physical comfort. We mean peace of mind, which may include sedation dentistry. 1. We don’t judge you. We have devoted our careers to promoting…
Peace Begins With A Smile
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry
Mother Theresa once said “Peace begins with a smile.” Perhaps that peace should start with the person who is smiling. At the Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria, we ask: how do you feel about your smile? Are you at peace with it? Would you like to improve it with modern cosmetic dentistry? Bright eyes…
Aging and Dental Health
Not so long ago it was taken for granted that serious memory impairment was a normal part of aging. While some memory loss is common as people get older, and while we can joke about “senior moments,” the notion that mental decline is inevitable is just plain wrong.[1] Special Needs Dentistry Interested in more Special…
Celebrating The Past And Looking To The Future
Categories: Family Dentistry
It has now been over 150 years since the first dental license was issued to Sir John Tomes. Our patients at the Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria should be grateful for the advances made in dentistry since then. There was a time when blacksmiths and wig makers would also extract teeth with forceps to…
Do You Have The Most Common Dental Problem?
At the Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria VA, we restore decayed teeth to create smiles that are both healthy and beautiful. Recent advances in techniques and materials have made the impossible not only possible, but affordable. Tooth decay is the most common dental problem in the United States and the second most common disease…
Quirky Dental Facts That May Surprise You
Categories: Dental health, Family Dentistry
In this post from the Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria VA, we share some fun facts about dentistry. Enjoy! Many dental patients are aware that before there was formal dental training and licensing, barbers often performed dental procedures. But did you know that blacksmiths also moonlighted as dentists?1 How would you like your dental…
