A smile makeover is all about using cosmetic dentistry procedures to make positive changes to your teeth. It combines two or more of these procedures to upgrade your smile. The effects of a smile makeover may be subtle, or they may be quite dramatic. With cosmetic dentistry we can make changes to the color of …
Millions of Americans are missing one or more of their teeth, and many of them wear a traditional set of dentures. But at Kenneth Hovden DDS in Daly City, there are other options. 1. Dentures are not the only replacement for missing teeth. Dental implants, used alone or in combination with a partial denture, is …
Dental implants are widely considered one of the greatest advances in dentistry. Implants are titanium post that is surgically implanted into the jaw of a patient, to replace a missing root. The post, in turn, can support an artificial tooth. Dental implants are available from Kenneth Hovden DDS in Daly City. Sometimes we have to …
Q: When is the least expensive tooth replacement method really the most expensive? A: When it ends up costing far more in the long run. Many of our patients at Kenneth Hovden DDS in Daly City don’t understand, after they’ve lost a tooth, how important it is to replace it with a dental implant. They wrongly …
Our teeth have many important functions. We need them to chew our food, talk, and smile. But have you ever considered their role in holding up your face? When we lose teeth, the bone around the site of the extraction begins to shrink. This, in turn, causes our facial muscles to sink in and collapse. …
A dental implant is a permanent tooth replacement that looks, feels and functions like a natural tooth, and they’re available at Kenneth Hovden DDS in Daly City. Are they worth it? Absolutely! The actual dental implant is a metal post, usually titanium. The post is surgically placed into the jaw bone to replace the root of …
Life gets busy. Sometimes it seems impossible to keep up with everything you “gotta do”. At Kenneth Hovden DDS in Daly City, we understand that. But we urge you to think twice before you cancel or postpone a dentist appointment because you think it’s less important than the other twenty things on your to-do list. …
At Kenneth Hovden DDS in Daly City, we often see patients who have been struggling with inadequate sleep for months or even years. Some of these individuals end up being diagnosed with sleep apnea or related conditions. You Can’t Just “Tough It Out” Sleep apnea is a condition in which someone stops breathing repeatedly through …
Is it time to get your life back in order, Daly City? Call it Spring Cleaning, or a Hard Reset: getting to the things that are easy to put off, like changing your car’s oil, replacing a lightbulb. or seeing the dentist. If you’ve been pushing dental work onto the back burner, maybe it’s time …
The best permanent tooth replacement treatment available to Daly City people who are missing teeth are cutting-edge dental implants, available from Kenneth Hovden DDS. A dental implant is a metal (usually titanium) rod implanted into the bone to replace the missing root. The crown and supporting structure are securely and permanently attached to the rod. …
