When you suffer from advanced tooth decay or have broken a tooth, a dental crown may be recommended. A crown can restore your tooth, ensuring the health and stability of your smile. In today’s blog, your Sheridan dentist, Dr. Donald Coon, uses a fun and informative quiz to explain how our special CEREC crowns can… Read more »
Category: Restorative Dentistry
Sheridan Dentists Discuss How Dental Bridges Complete Your Smile
Is your smile missing something? Losing a tooth is no trivial matter, and replacing it is vital to preserving the health, function, and beauty of your smile. Without all of your teeth, your bite can lose its balance, wearing down the teeth that take the brunt of your bite’s uneven pressure. With a custom-designed dental… Read more »
How Would You Like a Metal-Free Dental Filling?
If you’ve had a cavity treated in the past, then there’s a good chance that you received a dental filling to restore your tooth after the infection was excavated. For the past century, metal amalgam has been the dental filling material of choice, and has served as a strong and durable restoration for countless patients… Read more »
The Beauty of Dental Implants, with Your Sheridan Dentists
There are a number of options for restoring your smile after losing one or more teeth, each designed according to the amount of teeth lost and their pattern within your mouth. However, dental crowns, bridges, and partial/full dentures focus only on replacing the crowns, or visible portions, of your teeth, which is necessary to once… Read more »
Improved Dental Bridges in Sheridan
Losing a tooth is like losing a part of yourself. Well, since your permanent teeth don’t grow back, you’re literally losing a part of yourself; but luckily, you don’t have to permanently suffer the loss. Recently, we discussed replacing missing teeth with a crown-supported dental bridge. As the name suggests, a dental bridge closes the… Read more »
What’s the Deal with Dental Fillings?
If you or someone you know has ever been affected by tooth decay, then you may be familiar with the concept of a dental filling. Considering the fact that tooth decay affects the permanent teeth of about 90% of America’s adult population, there is a good chance that you are. However, not everyone that is… Read more »
Sheridan Dentist Offers One-Visit Crowns
Can you imagine walking in for a dentist appointment and walking out that same day with a crown? That’s not how things worked in the past. In general, dental crowns took multiple appointments for making impressions, fitting you with an uncomfortable temporary crown, sending specifications to an outside source, bringing you back in for a… Read more »
Sheridan Dentist Explains How Dentures Compare to Dental Implants
Tooth Replacement Security One of the biggest fears associated with dentures is the mortifying possibility of them falling out. Dentures are notorious for slipping or shifting during chewing or speaking. These dental restorations are often held by suction in your mouth or messy denture pastes. Dental implants alleviate these fears by securing your tooth replacement… Read more »
Are Metal Dental Fillings Safe?
When tooth decay is mild, a dental filling procedure usually helps halt the spread of infection and save your tooth. For over 150 years, the filling material of choice was amalgam, a metal mixture composed of silver, tin, copper, zinc, mercury, and sometimes other metals. Amalgam has remained popular as an inexpensive dental restoration, yet… Read more »
Comprehensive Restorative & Cosmetic Dentists in Sheridan
At Grinnell Street Dental, we pride ourselves on offering comprehensive dental care to you and your family. From correcting crooked teeth to brightening a yellowed smile, our dental services address many cosmetic and restorative dental concerns. With Father’s Day coming up this weekend, give Dad the gift of knowing that his family’s oral health is… Read more »