A mouth guard, or sports guard is a soft plastic oral device that protects your teeth, and the soft tissues in your cheeks, and even protects your jaw and tongue when you’re competing in sports. A third of mouth injuries occur during sports activities, making it very...
Maybe Mona Lisa would have cracked a real smile if she had been more confident in her teeth! All jokes aside, you don’t have to live every day embarrassed by your own smile. Orthodontic treatments today are much more desirable than those of yesteryear. There are a lot...
Your jawbone (the mandible) meets your skull bone (the temporal bone) at the temporomandibular joint or TMJ. On a good day, this joint allows your mouth to open and close, to speak and eat or rest. On a bad day, you can develop pain and dysfunction in the TMJ that...
If your teeth or jaw don’t line up well with each other, you may have crossbite. Midland dentist Dr. Randall Bell explains more about this condition, its effects, and what you can do to treat it below. A Good Bite In a perfect world, your teeth would all be straight,...
When to Straighten Your Teeth There are a lot of reasons to straighten your teeth, and there are a lot of ways to do it. But you may not know that there are many unique times in your life when it might be best to straighten your teeth. In general, dentists begin...
It’s no secret that residents of Midland love sports! The folks around here work hard and play just as hard, whether it’s football, baseball, basketball, or the numerous other high-impact sports that can cause harm to your family’s mouths. In fact, at least 13% of all...
It’s common to see people wearing mouth guards in Midland during all kinds of sports, such as football, basketball, and boxing, but did you know that lots of folks wear mouth guards at night for their dental health? People who grind their teeth (bruxism) and people...
We’ve all had a toothache at some point at some point or another. While you should always consult your Midland dentist, it’s not always a serious problem. Often, the issue can be fixed with a filling or a root canal. However, many Midland residents have found...
According to the American Dental Association, at least 13% of all injuries to the mouth occur during sports activities. While helmets, shoulder pads, shin guards, and the like do a great job of protecting most of the body, Dr. Bell would like to make sure that every...
Do you have a spouse or loved one that complains about your snoring? Do you wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air? Do you find that you are always exhausted during the day and just can’t seem to ever catch up on sleep? If these symptoms sound familiar,...