Little things can detract from the appearance of your smile: a chip from some long-ago mishap, a gap between teeth, or maybe time has dulled its color. With cosmetic dentistry from Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette, those flaws can be fixed; you’ll get the smile you’ve always wanted. You may have perfectly healthy…
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Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center Is Accepting New Patients
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
At Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette, we are accepting new patients. This works both ways, of course: if we’re seeing you for the first time, then you are seeing us for the first time. Rest assured, we are committed to excellence and to helping you maintain good dental health. It’s natural to be…
Which Type of Toothbrush is Best?
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
Is an electric toothbrush better than a manual toothbrush for cleaning your teeth? In this article from Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette we won’t recommend one over the other. We’re just going to take a close look at the electric toothbrush. Electric toothbrushes have been commercially available in the United States since the…
Cosmetic Dentistry: Positive Changes
Categories: Cosmetic dentistry
You may think you’re destined to go through life with a smile you don’t like very much. At Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette we are happy to tell you that is not the case, thanks to modern cosmetic dentistry. Cosmetic dentistry consists of procedures that create positive changes to your smile. Have your…
Your Crash Course on Dental Implants
Dental implants might sound like something out of a futuristic book or movie, but at Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette, the future is here. Not everyone has heard about dental implants, so we are using this space to tell you everything – or almost everything, anyway – you ever wanted to know about…
Tooth Whitening: What The ADA Has To Say
Categories: Cosmetic dentistry, Teeth whitening
When a cosmetic dentistry procedure becomes popular, it’s natural to want to see what all the fuss is about. But at Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette we think it’s a good idea to know what the American Dental Association has to say, in particular about procedures such as teeth whitening. The ADA recommends…
Still Have Your Wisdom Teeth?
Categories: Dental health, Wisdom teeth
Wisdom teeth usually come in between ages 16 and 24. They aren’t always troublesome, but they often are. We extract wisdom teeth at Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette. Wisdom teeth are sometimes called “third molars.” That’s because they really are: the molars furthest back in the mouth. For some people they never present…
Can You Name 9 Dental Specialties?
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
Most people probably know how a pediatric dentist differs from an orthodontist. But you may not know that the American Dental Association recognizes nine dental specialties. This post from Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette looks at disciplines within dentistry, and the years in which they were formally recognized by the ADA. Endodontics (1983):…
Into The Thick Of It, The Skinny On Toothpaste
Categories: Dental health, General dentistry
At Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette we urge all of our patients to brush and floss their teeth at least twice a day. This very good habit is the single most important thing you can do to maintain your dental health. What kind of toothpaste should you use? There is no one-size-fits-all product…
Smile Makeovers: It’s Not Just About Your Teeth
At Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette, we use cosmetic dentistry every day to create fabulous new smiles for our patients. We call this a “smile makeover.” It can transform your smile into something spectacular, but it’s more than just appearance. A smile makeover means using the techniques of cosmetic dentistry to make positive…
