As you pull onto the freeway to drive to the airport, you find yourself reviewing your mental checklist again. Passport? Check. Snacks for the plane? Check. Plenty of water for the trip? Check. As you go through the list of your to-dos, you feel a surge of discomfort stemming from your tooth. Pre-vacation trip to the dentist? Not check.

Although your list of tasks to take care of before you leave town leaves little room for anything else in your calendar, it is crucial to schedule your routine dental appointment beforehand. Not only will this ensure your teeth are in tip-top shape, but it will also allow your dentist to treat any red flags that can leave you vulnerable to dental emergencies abroad. However, if you do find yourself with a dental injury while away, an emergency dentist is sharing how to handle it and prevention tactics for the future.

With millions of patients worldwide and a whopping 95% success rate, dental implants are one of the most common restorative treatment options on the market. In fact, the procedure increased by over 6% between 2019 and 2020 alone! However, despite their popularity, there is still a lot of misinformation out there about dental implants. Fortunately, an implant dentist is sharing the truth about four common myths!