There is an unfortunate truth about cavities—once you have one, your tooth will experience permanent damage. The harm that occurs is limited when you seek treatment in time, but the cavity’s effect on your enamel is not something you recover from through natural healing. To keep your tooth safe and prevent complications, it is necessary to place a permanent restoration. At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we can provide both custom fillings and crowns that protect teeth while preserving the way they look. When it comes to treating patients with dental fillings, we can do work with a composite substance that imitates and also bonds with their tooth structure. (more…)
Receiving Your Same-Day Crown
In times where cavities require more support than fillings are meant to provide, or dental injuries require more than just cosmetic care, our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office will rely on dental crowns to provide lasting care. While it may not be hard to find a dental office that is prepared to restore your tooth with a crown, what you can find is that many locations make you schedule at least two appointments to have this work done. Our practice is different because we have CEREC technology that makes same-day crowns available to the people who visit us. With this technology, we can make sure that your tooth is taken care of in just one visit! (more…)
Regain A Cold Sore-Free Smile
If you have a history of problems with cold sores, you can be aware of just how intrusive they are, but you can find it difficult to adjust to their impact on your life. Their development can be uncomfortable as well as embarrassing, and one that becomes infected can create real concern over your well-being. To treat them effectively, our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office can provide care with lasers to fight the microbes responsible for their formation. This can shorten their lifespan and even prevent eruption, and it can reduce your risk for an infection. Treatment can even prevent the development of a new sore in the same area. (more…)
Behaviors That Protect Your Teeth And Gums
Are you practicing the right behaviors to keep yourself safe from oral health threats like tooth decay and gum disease? One way to protect yourself is to set up regular preventive dental appointments. When you do so, you ensure that you will have regular feedback from your dentist, which includes early warnings about trouble with decay and gingivitis. Our Sheridan, WY dental practice is happy to provide ongoing reviews as well as thorough teeth cleanings. While these visits certainly matter, you should do your part to protect your smile by keeping up with effective brushing and flossing habits. (more…)
Appliance Therapy For TMJ Disorder
Is it time for you to worry about the persistent feeling of pain or sensitivity in your jaw? The longer this problem goes on, the more concerned you can feel about what it says about your oral health. You can also find that your pain is worsening, and that it is accompanied by joint stiffness, headaches, and a tendency to grind your teeth. At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we can help you move past your issues by recommending TMJ therapy. With a custom oral appliance, we can ease tension and improve movement by correcting trouble with your joint alignment and movement. (more…)
Using Aligners To Straighten Teeth
As long as your teeth appear to be awkwardly spaced, you can have a difficult time feeling truly comfortable with your appearance. Difficulties with smile spacing can be addressed with a surprisingly conservative approach to orthodontic work. Rather than spend an extended length of time with metal braces, our Sheridan, WY dental practice can recommend that you begin an adjustment with Invisalign appliances! With these clear aligners, you can move teeth that are out of position with minimal impact on your appearance, and without having to make adjustments to your daily life. Because this is only one of several procedures we offer that can make lasting smile improvements, you can rely on us for support if you have different concerns about your appearance. (more…)
How Veneers Make Teeth More Attractive
Your smile can certainly stand out among your features, but unfortunately, flaws that affect it can stand out, too. Does this mean that you simply have to accept that people will notice the problems you have with the shape, size, and color of your teeth? While they may draw unwanted attention today, they do not have to remain an issue for you, as the right cosmetic procedure can effectively cover them. At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we provide different cosmetic services to patients who feel self-conscious about the way they look. With porcelain veneers, we can take on many problems at once, so you can see all of your desired changes in a limited time. These restorations cover the front surfaces of your teeth in order to positively change your smile color, address damages to your enamel, and even hide problems with spacing! (more…)
Services That Restore Injured Teeth
When dental injuries occur, a once-healthy tooth can require prompt restorative treatment. Even if the damage is not serious enough to interfere with your oral health, it can create problems for your bite function as well as your appearance. At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we can provide the appropriate treatment after we evaluate you. Based on the state of your enamel, we can advise that you have conservative cosmetic work performed, or we may recommend the placement of a dental crown to provide important functional support. Because we use CEREC technology to make our crowns in our office, we can have your tooth fully treated in as little as one visit when it is chipped, cracked, or broken. (more…)
Addressing Tooth Loss With A Dental Bridge
It is not easy to adjust to tooth loss, even if you have less to worry about in regards to your appearance. This is more than just a superficial issue. While it may be hard for people to see the gap in your smile, a missing back tooth is still an issue because it negatively impacts your bite function. That change can make you more vulnerable to problems with your jaw movement, and it can lead to the overreliance on remaining teeth. At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we can provide a permanent restoration without the need for oral surgery, as we can provide a custom dental bridge. Closing a smile gap with a bridge can have oral health and cosmetic benefits that you appreciate over many years. (more…)
Benefits Of Dental Implant-Held Restorations
If you continue to let that gap in your smile remain open, you can experience steadily worsening oral health issues that are linked to your tooth loss. You might not realize it, but your teeth roots play an important role in preserving the health and density of your jawbone. Losing teeth means losing out on stimulation that keeps the bone from losing mass. The absence of one tooth also makes further losses more likely because neighbors go without important support. At our Sheridan, WY dentist’s office, we can address the impact that loss of a tooth has on your smile and well-being. Through implant dentistry, we can help you enjoy better bite support and oral health while you also enjoy the cosmetic benefits of a secure, lifelike prosthetic restoration! (more…)
