Living with TMJ disorder can be difficult, as flareups of pain can affect you whenever you bite and chew, it can lead to frequent headaches, and it can generally hurt your quality of life by causing other forms of discomfort. If your daily life has been impacted by this problem, know that our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office can help. After an evaluation to confirm that you are struggling with TMJ problems, we can recommend treatment to improve your joint alignment and help you reduce discomfort. For patients who are having bite difficulties because they have unresolved problems with their oral health, we can offer beneficial treatment options for vulnerable teeth. (more…)
Sticking With The Right Oral Hygiene Efforts
How long has it been since you last learned that you needed treatment for an oral health problem? When you stick to the right oral hygiene habits, you can go longer without problems that have to be treated in-office, and you can even remain free of issues that require restorative care. Our Sheridan, WY dental practice is prepared to both help you when something is wrong and help you preserve your dental well-being. We can do this during your regular checkups and cleanings, which provide us with chances to care for your smile and afford us opportunities to provide guidance on care between visits. (more…)
Trusting The Support Of A Lifelike Filling
Dental work can be prevented when you keep up with the right routine. With that said, patients can attend routine visits with the expectation that nothing is wrong, but in the course of a review they can learn about problems with dental decay that require treatment. There are reasons why this discovery of a cavity can be considered good news: While the cavity itself is a problem, its detection means you can have a more conservative treatment with a dental filling, and you will not have to worry about potential complications at a later date. Our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office can help you deal with unexpected issues with poor oral health by taking on the damage to your tooth structure and preserving your appearance! (more…)
Completing Smile Care With Same-Day Crowns
The right dental work for active oral health issues can provide several key advantages. You can be eager to seek care that will preserve your smile, as well as long-term support for a vulnerable tooth. We can address your needs for lasting, lifelike treatment with dental crowns provided at our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office. Something else we can do is shorten your treatment time! While many practices will ask patients to come in for two separate appointments in order to have teeth restored with custom crowns, we can shorten care to one appointment. This is thanks to CEREC technology, which gives us everything that we require to design, produce, and place crowns in-house. (more…)
Is Discoloration Always Due To Teeth Stains?
Teeth stains are often the reason why a person’s smile appears dull or discolored. With that said, there are times when patients need different solutions for discoloration, as they can have issues within the tooth structure that have changed the way they look. Our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office is prepared to help you take on the flaws that affect your smile by recommending the right cosmetic procedure for you. That may mean taking on stains with a professional whitening treatment, but if another solution is needed, we can still help! Based on an evaluation, we can determine if you are more likely to be helped with porcelain veneers or a tooth bonding treatment. (more…)
The Long-Term Benefits Of Implant Dentistry
What can you gain immediately after your dental implant-held restoration is placed? Upon that placement, you can feel more comfortable with your smile, as it can once again be free of that conspicuous and embarrassing gap left by your lost tooth. You can also find that you feel more comfortable biting and chewing food, as it will be stable enough to support these functions. In the long term, there are additional benefits to enjoy. They include the benefit of having more stability for neighboring teeth, keeping them secure with greater ease. In time, your implant also helps you by stimulating and preserving the health of your jaw. At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we can help you understand the positive impact of this and other services intended to restore the health and cosmetic quality of your smile! (more…)
Permanent Protection For A Decayed Tooth
Whenever a cavity forms, a tooth suffers permanent damage. The amount of damage will vary, as decay can be identified and treated at different stages. If the problem is not caught in a timely manner, the harm to your enamel can be significant, but early detection can lead to a more conservative treatment. At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we can make sure that you have permanent protection for a tooth that is damaged by a cavity. Whether you need a small filling or a crown to cover your tooth structure, we can provide lasting support, and we can do so with materials that actually imitate healthy enamel! (more…)
How Is A Chipped Tooth Restored?
It only takes a small change to your tooth structure to create a glaring and embarrassing flaw. Unfortunately, that flaw can be a permanent one, which means you can remain self-conscious about how you look until you arrange treatment to address the matter. Our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office is prepared to help patients take on different concerns about the way they look. If you are frustrated because a dental injury left you with a chipped tooth, we can discuss discreet and conservative cosmetic care to address the problem. Through dental bonding work, we can have the matter addressed in as little as one appointment! (more…)
How Laser Treatments Deal With Cold Sores
There are different reasons why people find themselves embarrassed by their appearance. If you have problems with cold sores, you can go through periods of time where you feel the need to hide your smile. Unfortunately, these sores can be more than just a cosmetic issue, as they can become painful, and some can even become infected, which can create additional concerns for you. What can you do to make sure that they are dealt with properly and not a problem for your daily life? At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we can recommend that you undergo laser treatment when you have a cold sore that is beginning to form. We can stop its eruption by fighting the bacteria responsible. This can preserve your smile, prevent a potential infection, and generally improve your quality of life! (more…)
Porcelain Veneers And Ambitious Smile Goals
Is your ideal smile out of reach, or is there something that you can do to make sure the flaws that make you self-conscious are no longer visible? At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we can offer different solutions for patients with concerns about the way they look. One solution will involve the careful placement of custom porcelain veneers. With these restorations, we can make changes that hide discoloration, dental damage, issues with poor teeth spacing, and more! You can be relieved to learn that in addition to taking on many problems at one time, this treatment option can produce results while only requiring conservative changes to your tooth structure. (more…)
