Over the years in the dental field, experts have found one of the most effective weapons in the fight against tooth decay, dental sealants. Dental sealants are thin, clear or white plastic coatings that are applied to the chewing areas of the back teeth. This where you have often have fissures and grooves. Even for those who are diligent in your dental hygiene with brushing, flossing and keeping regular dental visits with your dental team at Lynn Dental Care are not always enough.

These actions are geared toward preventing tooth decay. However the bristles of the toothbrush just skim the surface of the teeth and are not able to clean out the fissures and pit of the molars. Dental grooves… 

• Free for the viewing – BLUEBONNETS – from late March, through April and into May they are everywhere in Texas and there for your enjoyment. Since 1901 bluebonnets have been the State Flower of Texas. Blooming all along Highway 121 North of Dallas there fields of them everywhere.

• Grab you sunglasses and take the family out for lunch at a favorite restaurant and enjoy the patio dining! Time to sun those winter time blues away when the temperature hit 70 to 80 degrees.

• If golf is your sport, May is your month in the Dallas area! Byron Nelson Championship brings PGA golfers from all around the world to Dallas. If you aren’t lucky enough to… 

When you think of your mouth and what it contains, you can think of it as a house. Each house has its foundation and for your mouth, the bones creating your jaw are your mouth’s foundation. It must be solid and level. Over the years, you have had several extractions or perhaps had some teeth never came in. This weakens your mouth’s foundation. So when you have discovered that you need to replace a number of your teeth. Your dental team at Lynn Dental Care has recommended that you should have dental implants.

Just as adding a room to a house, adding teeth to your mouth needs the foundation to be strengthened. So just exactly how is that… 

Many times we can have a cavity and not be unaware of it because there are no symptoms, no pain. When left untreated, it can get abscessed. This is when the pulp of the tooth, the soft tissue, gets infected and that infection spreads down through the roots of the tooth. It is important to remove the infection to keep it from spreading even further throughout your body.

So what can you do to keep that from ever happening? Maintaining proper, thorough dental hygiene with brushing and flossing would be the first step. However, no matter how regimented we are with our dental hygiene, bacteria, food and germs get into crevices and areas that we can’t get ourselves. So by… 

Oral cancer as a very common form of cancer and approximately one American dies every hour from oral cancer, a surprising fact for most people. This cancer is in the top ten most common types of cancer. As such, oral cancer screening is a part of your regular visits here at Lynn Dental Care. With the revolutionary hand-held device, the Velscope, we can detect early on any abnormalities you may have that could lead to oral cancer. This device shines a blue light into your mouth and from the color of the glow we know whether further testing is needed.

The Velscope is approved by the American Dental Association, completely safe to use and the exam takes… 

  Is one of the first things you notice about a person is usually their smile, or lack of a smile? With all the ads on television, radio and in magazines, everybody would like a perfect smile. Having a smile that is all gum isn’t a pretty smile either. Unfortunately, many of us will get that gummy smile, usually after the age of 40, even though it could start as early as your teen years. Gum recession is a common problem that can come from several different factors. Genetics, brushing technique, and general oral health all play a part in receding gums. However, there are steps you can take to lower your risk for developing gum recession and keep that… 

Once upon a time, wisdom teeth served a useful purpose for us as our diet was mostly very coarse food, as well as impurities such as dirt and sand. This coarse food would wear down teeth, which kept the teeth from taking up too much space in the jaw. The jaw would develop into a larger bone with the constant workout of chewing this coarse food. As well, permanent teeth were lost at an early age frequently which created even more space in the jaw. With all of these factors in place, overcrowding by wisdom was not an issue.

During your initial exam at Lynn Dental Care, an inventory is taken of your teeth. By the age of… 

There are many reasons adults may be missing some teeth. Perhaps they never developed during their youth, an accident knocked them out, never had regular dental check ups or sadly, poor dental hygiene could all lead to missing teeth. There are a variety of ways to replace or fill in for those missing teeth such as dentures. This is the most common, quickly done and least expensive method. Another option is bridges. These are fixed to adjacent healthy teeth, which are filed down to accommodate it. Then there is the option of dental implants. You dental health care team at Lynn Dental Care can give you the information and guidance needed to selecting which method is best for you.…

Laser treatments are now used routinely throughout healthcare field and the dental area is no exception. At Lynn Dental Clinic, our patients now have treatment choices for arresting and eliminating active gum disease such as gingivitis and periodontitis with the latest in laser treatments. Not commonly available in most dental practices, our office is one of the first in the area to offer Laser Periodontal Therapy. Laser therapy is an attractive option for patients suffering with gum.

So what exactly is Laser Periodontal Therapy? In stead of the traditional cutting and stitching involved with traditional gum surgery a tiny beam of laser energy is applied by your dentist. Here at Lynn Dental Clinic we have found that while… 

  To understand how important it is to prevent periodontal disease, we must understand what it is and how it starts. Then and only then can we begin to appreciate the importance of preventing the disease. Lynn Dental Clinic knows this and we want to educate our patients so that they may live healthier, happier lives from the inside out. The word periodontal literally means “around the tooth.” Periodontal (gum) diseases are serious bacterial infections that destroy the attachment fibers and poses harm to the bone structure that provides support and hold teeth in position. This bone can be susceptible to infection and be damaged by bacterial action. Left untreated, these diseases can lead to tooth loss. …