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Your dental crowns are designed to last several years, but sometimes trauma or infection can compromise the materials and lead to a fracture. If that happens, Dr. Tina Subherwal at Smile Studios in Redmond, WA, can replace your broken crown easily and swiftly. She will do an examination, discuss the cause of the damage, review […]

Imagine enjoying your favorite meal—maybe a crunchy bite of your favorite snack or a savory dish you’ve been craving. Everything seems perfect until suddenly, you feel a sharp pain and realize something’s wrong. A quick check with your tongue confirms your worst fear—you’ve broken a tooth. At that moment, what was supposed to be a […]

If you’ve gone to the dentist and been told that you need a “deep cleaning” – also known as scaling and root planning (SRP) – you may be wondering why.  The answer lies in the fact that they type of cleaning that is recommended for you depends on the condition of your gums and teeth. […]

Clenching or grinding can do irreparable damage to your teeth.  Yet the vast majority of patients who clench or grind their teeth do not realize that they do so because it happens while they’re asleep.  This unawareness, and the unappealing thought of having to wear an appliance to sleep, often leads to patients asking us, […]

Flossing Importance It’s the end of a long day and you are tired. You muster up the energy to get the kids to brush their teeth and finally brush your own. Now comes the final decision. Do you fight the final battle of the day to get everyone to floss? In this article, we discuss […]

When we resumed dental care at Smile Studios in Redmond, we immediately observed that many patients’ gums were more inflamed than at their last visit.  We also had an increased number of patients complaining of bad breath and bleeding gums.  Our initial thought was that many of our patients were overdue for their cleaning visit, and we […]

Have you ever wished you could change the way your teeth looked?Maybe you’d want them to be whiter, straighter, or less crowded? Maybe you wish you’d had the opportunity to straighten your smile as a teen.Or maybe, if you’re like many of our Invisalign patients, you did have braces. But you lost your retainers and […]

How Do Dentists fix a CAVITY and what are DENTAL FILLINGS? You may fear the dentist office because you are afraid to hear the dreaded words: “you have a cavity.”  You know the dentist will then recommend a filling to fix the cavity. But, do you really know it means to have a cavity, or […]

Becoming a parent is overwhelming in so many ways.  It’s exciting, nerve-wracking, rewarding, and exhausting all at once.  No matter how many books you read or how much advice you’re given, you’re never quite prepared for the journey of parenthood. Between feeding baby, changing diapers, and cleaning up, baby’s dental health may be overlooked. When […]