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Dental insurance can be a valuable tool for maintaining your oral health while managing costs, but it often comes with rules and limitations that can be confusing. Whether you’re enrolling in a plan for the first time or looking to get more out of your current coverage, understanding how dental insurance works can help you make informed decisions. Here are four important things to keep in mind.

Have you recently become the proud owner of a dental insurance policy? Perhaps you are eager to start using it to optimize your oral health and enjoy a more confident, more functional smile. However, you might be surprised to learn that not all of your benefits are available right away. That may be due to a stipulation known as a waiting period. What are dental insurance waiting periods, and what should you know about them? This blog post explains.

For many patients, especially those with dental anxiety, the idea of sedation can be the key to getting much-needed care in the dental chair. But despite how safe and effective modern dental sedation is, plenty of myths still make people hesitant to try it. Knowledge brings comfort, so let’s debunk some of the most common lore about dental sedation.

Going to the dentist makes you nervous, so you’re thinking about requesting dental sedation. That makes sense; dental sedation is effective at helping many patients feel more relaxed during their treatment. Despite the promising effects, though, one thing is making you hesitate: your budget. You’re not made of money, after all!

So, what are your options? Does dental insurance cover sedation, or will you be on your own when it’s time to pay your bill? Keep reading, because that’s exactly what this post will address.

If you’re nervous about visiting the dentist for any reason, you may be considering having sedation dentistry administered to make your next visit less stressful. Oral conscious sedation can potentially be a good option for getting dental anxiety under control – but how will you know if it’s truly a good fit for you? Here’s a closer look at oral conscious sedation and what makes someone a viable candidate for it.

Without a doubt, a whitening treatment alone can make your teeth look brighter. That effect should help you impress friends, family, and others over the holiday season! Still, you may want to add the right makeup shade to the mix; it’d emphasize the bright results even further. Your Mangum cosmetic dentist will even share a few good choices with you. To that end, read on to learn which colors of makeup show off white teeth.

With Thanksgiving nearly here, you may feel like getting some cosmetic dentistry. Fair enough – you probably want to look nice when seeing your friends and distant relatives. However, if you already have infected gums, you’ll need to hold off on that task. The truth is that you should always get gum disease treatment before cosmetic dental work. As for why that’s the case, let your Mangum dentist explain in this helpful holiday primer.

Sometimes myths can be fun. Hey, maybe cats really do have nine lives! But in other instances, they may seem true, but they can be dangerously or erroneously misleading. Such is the case with these five myths about cosmetic dentistry. If you’ve heard this misinformation before, here’s the truth, and why you shouldn’t let rumors stop you from getting your best smile ever!

The recovery period following your dental implant surgery is a critical time for ensuring your implants heal successfully. To do this, you should follow your aftercare instructions diligently. These tried and tested guidelines come from years of research from real patients and were designed to give you the best possible surgical outcome and fastest recovery time.

One major area you should be focusing on following your procedure is what to eat. Believe it or not, your diet following surgery plays a major role in your healing process. Here is a list of foods you should (and should not) eat in the following days and weeks after getting dental implants.

Missing just one tooth can make daily tasks, like chewing, speaking, and smiling, much more difficult. Fortunately, dental implants are available to help you achieve a complete smile again! Dentists and patients agree that they are the best tooth replacement option out there. With a success rate of over 95%, patients can enjoy them for many decades, but what makes their success rate so high? Continue reading to learn more.