Living with jaw pain can be frustrating, particularly when you are unsure of why the problem affects you. While discomfort that affects a specific tooth can feel like an obvious issue for your dentist, you may be less confident in what can be done for broader discomfort around your jaw movement. These issues with limited or painful bite movement, concerns about facial discomfort, or even problems with headaches and other discomforts in the face and neck can point to TMJ disorder. This is something that your Sheridan, WY dentist can resolve. With the appropriate care, we can ease tension caused by poor joint alignment and movement, and we can help you enjoy relief from ongoing pain! (more…)
Your Smile After Receiving A Same-Day Crown
What will dental work ultimately do for your smile? If you are receiving treatment for a tooth that is in poor health due to injury or decay, the primary focus is on restoring its health and function. With that said, even convenient treatment options still make smile improvements possible! At our Sheridan, WY dentists’ office, we can provide same-day crowns thanks to CEREC technology. As a result, we can perform important work to restore your oral health and appearance in as little as one visit while still taking care to preserve how you look. (more…)
How Veneers Create Lasting Improvements
Through the right cosmetic procedure, you can take on smile flaws and enjoy striking improvements to the way you look. What you can also expect from the right treatment is a change that truly lasts. Our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office offers different cosmetic treatment options that can help you see the changes that give you your ideal smile. With porcelain veneers, we are capable of correcting problems with discoloration, dental damage, problems with tooth shape and size, and other concerns. These restorations are remarkably slim, which reduces the preparatory work that they require, but they are strong enough to offer long-term changes. (more…)
How A Dental Bridge Remains Secure Over Time
If you lose a tooth, you can lose confidence in your smile and oral health as well as the ability to apply bite pressure in a comfortable and natural manner. Through the right approach to prosthetic dental work, you can address all of these issues. Our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office is actually prepared to help you close your smile gap without the need for oral surgery; a dental bridge can be permanently placed thanks to a pair of dental crowns that cap your teeth. With this approach, we provide a custom-made, stable restoration, one that is stable enough to let you put pressure on it when you bite and chew. (more…)
How We Help Patients Show Off Whiter Teeth
Until you fix the problem, you can remain self-conscious about your smile because of noticeable staining. The accumulation of particles from foods, beverages, and tobacco products will lead to trouble with your appearance that can make you look older, less attractive, and less healthy. What you can find is that your Sheridan, WY dentist’s office can actually help you take on embarrassing discoloration while prioritizing your convenience. This is because we rely on both in-office care and the option to send patients home with personalized teeth whitening kits. With both options, we can remove stubborn stains that you have picked up. We can also talk to you about how another cosmetic service can take care of your appearance if you are bothered by internal discoloration. (more…)
Different Issues Caused By Tooth Trauma
What will you need to do about a physical tooth injury? The answer will depend on how severe that injury is, and it can also be influenced by how long it takes you to seek care. Like dental decay, physical trauma can lead to complications when not dealt with in a timely manner. You can experience more structural damage, or you can leave your tooth vulnerable to a potential infection. Your Sheridan, WY dentist’s office is prepared to help you in a situation where you need treatment. Whether you require more advanced services to fully respond to damage or you qualify for more conservative cosmetic work, we can see to it that you have a desirable outcome from care. (more…)
What Can I Gain From Implant Dentistry?
What can you really do to restore your smile when you have suffered tooth loss? In order to deal with this problem effectively, you should think about what a prosthetic restoration can offer you. When you meet with your Sheridan, WY dentist about treatment, you can find that you have access to prosthetic appliances that can be permanently fixed in place. Those restorations that are secured with dental implants can offer lasting value. The implant itself helps the appliance remain secure and also provides important stimulation for your surrounding jawbone tissues. The restoration can hold up against years of pressure generated when you bite and chew, something that helps you maintain a comfortable and natural bite motion! (more…)
What Results Can Invisalign Deliver?
Are you someone who is tired of letting crooked teeth rob them of confidence? It can be easy to point to as a concern, but it may be harder to bring that concern up when you think it will make treatment with metal braces necessary. For many people, Invisalign can deliver the right results. With these aligners, your Sheridan, WY dentist can help you take on problems with the way you look by gradually and discreetly correcting spacing problems. Many people who are unhappy with the way they look because of these spacing issues can find that this makes orthodontic work surprisingly easy to fit into your life. While this is not the only solution we can provide for problems with your appearance, you can find that it is remarkably effective at giving you a more symmetrical, problem-free smile. (more…)
Seeing Results From Dental Bonding Work
When you undergo cosmetic dental work, you can understandably expect to see results. However, you may be surprised by just how much improvement you see, particularly when you limit the overall changes to your tooth structure. Our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office is prepared to help patients who are interested in how they can improve how they look. With a dental bonding procedure, we can target flaws with an approach to care that will not require any permanent restorations. Instead, we will use a composite material to cover issues with tooth shape and size, discoloration, or damage. The end result can be a more symmetrical and attractive smile! (more…)
Benefiting From Laser Cold Sore Treatment
While they can eventually heal on their own, cold sores can prove frustrating for as long as they are present. Upon erupting, they can be painful as well as a potential infection risk, and they can certainly draw unwanted attention. Even when no sore is present, you can find yourself feeling uneasy about when the next one will form. What you should know is that there is a treatment offered by your Sheridan, WY dentist that can help you. By using laser technology to tend to your sore, we can stop its growth, speed up your recovery, and help you avoid any potential complications. By targeting the virus responsible, we can even keep a new sore from erupting in that same area! (more…)
