Your children deserve to have a happy, healthy smile. Luckily, pediatric dentistry offers a way to keep your child’s smile healthy as they develop in their early years. Pediatric dentistry has much to offer for young smiles and is happy to help keep their smile healthy. Our dentists, Drs. Okediji, Bram, and Danesh with Magnificent Mile Family Dental in Chicago,... read more »

Teeth are made of hard, durable substances. Unfortunately, when they are not used properly, they can become damaged. Here are some bad habits that can do damage to your teeth, gums, and jaw.   Keeping your jaw in a protruding position, such as when you bite your nails, can put an inordinate amount of pressure on your jaw joint. Biting... read more »

Even with safe and effective oral health care routines including brushing and flossing daily, your smile can easily fail at a moment's notice. This is due to dental damage that can arise at any time through oral accidents or injuries from lifestyle choices and habits in your life. In order to ensure your smile has the greatest chance of oral... read more »

A visit to the dentist may seem a little mysterious and intimidating to your child. But, visits to the dentist are an important part of your child’s health. So, how do you take the trauma out of that visit to the dentist? All too often, people do not go to see the dentist until they have a problem with their... read more »

The holiday season has come around once more. However, although you can enjoy yourself without going overboard, make sure you are exercising practicality to ensure your mouth remains safe throughout the holidays. This includes limiting snacks, avoiding sugars, and not biting into overly hard treats. Tricks and treats are abound this time of year, so don't get tricked by a... read more »

Are you aware of the properties that sugarless chewing gum has? Although chewing gum is not an ideal or well-known form of oral health care, it does have its benefits. Listed below are important advantages that sugarless chewing gum can provide: Saliva Flow: - Sugarless chewing gum helps promote saliva flow, which has known properties of fighting off diseases and... read more »

Pain in your teeth can often be the result of an assortment of oral health disorders. A toothache is a condition caused by injury to your nerve endings within a tooth, which is often times painful and long-lasting. Toothaches can be the result of bruxism, which occurs when teeth grind together while you are unconscious or sleeping. Toothaches can also... read more »

Keep your smile shining radiantly with dental veneers. Dental veneers are a very popular form of cosmetic dentistry that is designed to give your smile the look and feel of a faultless smile. Dental veneers can be cemented atop of entire rows of teeth one tooth at a time to drastically change and enhance the look of your smile. If... read more »

Have you ever considered the benefits of dental bonding treatments? Not only can dental bonding be used to improve the look of your teeth, it can restore lost function in some as well. Dental bonding is one of the easiest procedures to do and it is a good way to make sure that your natural smile will continue to shine... read more »

Many people feel overwhelmed and nervous when they have to restore a tooth with endodontic therapy, which is also known as root canal therapy. If you’re one of these people, Dr. Olaitan Okediji-Registe and our dental team are happy to help you. Usually, those feelings come from not knowing the process involved with endodontic therapy or from not knowing what... read more »