If you have lost most of your natural teeth, dentures can give back your smile. However, dentures need to be taken care of. If you are not careful, you can break them or cause other damages to them. Here are some things that can help you protect them, especially when you are trying to clean them. Your dentures are made... read more »

Do you need false teeth? If you brush your teeth two times daily and floss at least once a day, the answer is likely no. If you're older than 60 and have lost several pearly whites, the answer could be yes. Identifying the need for dentures can be hard, but there are a few signs you can look for to... read more »

At Lincoln Park Dental Associates, we believe in preventative measures that help protect your smile and your oral health. One of the ways we do this is by providing oral cancer screenings for our patients in Chicago, Illinois, as part of their routine dental exam. Early detection is vital as mouth cancers and pre-cancerous lesions are highly treatable in the early... read more »

Our skilled dentist, Dr. Theodore Gehrig, offers periodontal disease therapy for our patients battling gum disease. Also called periodontal disease, this condition afflicting the gum tissue in the mouth is highly treatable in the early stages. In fact, in the early stages, it can often turn around completely. One of the treatments that help accomplish this is a non-surgical deep... read more »

Here at Lincoln Park Dental Associates, we endeavor to use our new blog as a regular means for publishing valuable content for our community through monthly blog posts. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, we’re able to further explore some of the most important topics pertaining to our industry and area of expertise here on our website through these... read more »