Have you thought about upgrading your smile? Cosmetic dentistry offers many terrific possibilities for Upper Arlington residents. The quickest and least invasive procedure is light teeth whitening. The results are dramatic and teeth whitening side effects are minimal. If your teeth are slightly crooked but require no orthodontic work, porcelain veneers could be the answer.…
Dental crowns
Tooth Restoration: Dental Implants And Dental Bridges
Tooth replacement has been a highly requested dental service at Mark A. Miely DDS. When my patients ask me about tooth restoration, I generally tell them about fixed (or traditional) dental bridges and tooth implants. A dental bridge is an artificial tooth that replaces a missing tooth. The false tooth—called a pontic—is fused to porcelain…
Have Your Dessert!
Few people can abstain from sweets altogether. Eating sweets at certain times is better for your teeth than others. For instance, when you eat a full meal, your saliva production increases. This helps to rinse food particles from your mouth as well as neutralize the acids that cause plaque. This is great news for dessert…
5 Reasons To See Doctor Miely
When we are young, we feel powerful. We think we will live forever, and we know more than our parents. As we age, we soon find that invincibility fades, forever isn’t as long as we thought, and we begin to appreciate the collective wisdom of those who have gone before us. Since you have probably…
The ADA: Promoting Dental Health Since 1859
Hello, thank you for visiting the Mark A. Miely DDS blog. I’m Doctor Mark Miely. Along with my fantastic team, I have been providing quality dental care since 1983. Today’s message is about the American Dental Association. You have probably seen the ADA insignia on toothpaste and floss—but what else do you know about this…
Mark A. Miely DDS: A Reason To Smile
Hello, friends of Mark A. Miely DDS! If you haven’t visited our blog in a while, we welcome you back. It has been a phenomenal month at our practice. We continue to achieve incredible results with our precision smile makeovers. If you have never seen our photo gallery of actual dentistry smile makeover patients, you…
Same-Day Tooth Pain Relief
Categories: Dental crowns, Dentures
When you have a toothache, that’s all you can think about. It makes it hard to handle your everyday tasks. If the tooth starts hurting after business hours or on the weekend, you may resign yourself to waiting until a traditional dental practice opens. When others are closed, Mark A. Miely DDS is here for…
Mark A. Miely DDS Guide To Healthy Tooth Enamel
Tooth enamel is one of the strongest substances in the body, but it is non-renewable so it is vital to not neglect or abuse our teeth. Practicing daily oral hygiene is vital for enamel health. Even though every drug store carries hard bristle brushes, we advise our patients to brush with a soft brush after…
5 Tools For Tooth Transformations
Too-small teeth. Misshapen teeth. Cracked teeth. Chipped teeth. Spacing irregularities. These problems are all-too-common. But you don’t have to live with them! With the advances in cosmetic dentistry, there are fixes for these vexing tooth dilemmas! 1. Veneers. (Also called dental laminates or porcelain veneers). These extremely thin shells are custom-made so the size, shape,…
Dental Crowns At Mark A. Miely DDS In Upper Arlington
Dental crowns have been used in dentistry for over 2000 years. There is evidence that the Etruscans experimented with crowns on teeth using ivory and bone as early as 700 B.C. By 200 A.D., they began using gold crowns to construct artificial teeth. Ancient Egyptians fashioned tooth replacements out of seashells and then hammered them…
