The dental problems that affect your smile can do more than just put individual teeth in jeopardy. If you have untreated issues with tooth decay, dental damage, or tooth loss, you can find it harder to bite and chew, which can put limits on your diet. When those problems significantly restrict what you can enjoy, it can become difficult for you to enjoy healthy foods, which can make it harder overall to manage your health. It can also become difficult for you to enjoy some of your favorite meals and snacks! Your Sheridan, WY dentist can help you deal with problems that are affecting your oral health and dental function. If you have troubles with several teeth, a full-mouth rehabilitation can be planned. (more…)
What Your Dentist Can Do To Address A Teeth Grinding Problem
In many cases, dental crowns are used to restore cavity-affected teeth. What you should know is that your Sheridan, WY dentist’s office will provide restorative work for more than just tooth decay. In other words, a cavity is not the only problem that can affect the health of your tooth in a serious way. People who routinely grind their teeth, particularly those who suffer from this problem at night, can wind up doing damage that needs to be addressed. Teeth grinding is often associated with TMJ dysfunction, something your dentist can address. (more…)
Different Cosmetic Treatments That Can Improve Your Smile
It can be hard to enjoy smiling in pictures when you feel uncomfortable with your smile. If you feel self-conscious about the appearance of your teeth, you can also have a harder time feeling as friendly as you would like in social settings, as you can be guarded about your appearance while speaking, smiling, and laughing. You should know that your Sheridan, WY dentist is able to correct many different cosmetic flaws. For many people, big smile changes are possible through the placement of porcelain veneers. These custom restorations are used to cover up problems that concern the apparent health, color, and even spacing of teeth. This is one of many cosmetic services available to you. (more…)
A Restoration's Role In Supporting Your Oral Health
Modern dental fillings and dental crowns help patients by protecting their teeth, and by sustaining the quality of their smiles. Because your Sheridan, WY dentist’s office uses attractive, lifelike materials, the work you enjoy can appear natural, which can be a relief to you. While your appearance matters, your dental function matters, too. These restorations provide functional support in addition to cosmetic support. In other words, once your work is complete, you should have no troubles with biting and chewing. If an older restoration is no longer providing this support, it may be time for a replacement. (more…)
Use Invisalign To Start Straightening Your Smile
For people who worry about what kind of experience they might have with metal braces, the prospect of orthodontic work can be less than appealing. While conventional braces are useful at correcting many different issues with dental alignment, they may not feel like the right solution for many people who want to even out teeth that are poorly spaced. Your Sheridan, WY dentist’s office can talk to you about improving your smile alignment with Invisalign. Invisalign aligners are easy to remove, and difficult to see when you wear them. Because of these attributes, this approach to orthodontic work can be particularly appealing to people who are wary of traditional braces. (more…)
Meeting With Your Dentist To Discuss Your Tooth Loss
After losing just a single tooth, life can become more difficult. Your confidence in your smile can be shaken by this change in your appearance, and biting and chewing can become more difficult. Fortunately, a modern approach to prosthetic dental work can result in the placement of a permanent restoration that can improve the way you look, while also helping your dental function. Your Sheridan, WY dentist’s office can offer a restoration in the form of a dental bridge, or a dental implant-held replacement tooth. In addition to replacing a lost tooth, you can look into addressing any other oral health matters that affect you. (more…)
If You Feel Embarrassed By Your Smile, Ask About Veneers
You might have a habit of only offering closed-mouth smiles in photos. You may have developed an unconscious habit of adjusting yourself while you speak to someone to make it harder for them to see your teeth. These signs of self-consciousness can point to real discomfort with your smile. If you continue to ignore the matter, you continue to allow your issues with your appearance to intrude on your life. Your Sheridan, WY dentist can offer help through cosmetic work. Our practice can help you cover up serious flaws by having porcelain veneers placed. With veneers, you can cover up a range of issues that have made you uncomfortable with the way you look. (more…)
Are Untreated Problems Affecting Your Dental Function?
The problems caused by dental troubles may have more of an effect on your ability to bite and chew than your appearance. Your seemingly healthy smile might be affected to tooth decay, TMJ dysfunction, or dental damage that makes it harder for you to place pressure on certain teeth. When these matters are not treated, they can continue to affect your quality of life, and they can worsen. Your Sheridan, WY dentist’s office is ready to help you work on the oral health issues that make biting and chewing uncomfortable. We can identify what problem or problems might call for treatment, and provide you with modern restorative dental work! (more…)
Tackling Oral Health Issues That Cause Pain Or Sensitivity
Dental discomfort can be unpleasant for you, and make each day a little more difficult than it has to be. If your pain is centered around a persistent toothache, or your efforts to move your jaw, you could be feeling the effects of potentially serious issues. Fortunately, your Sheridan, WY dentist can work with you to address oral health issues that impact the quality of your life. You may require treatment on individual teeth, or work to improve your dental function. You can be happy to learn that the right procedure can potentially offer improvements to your oral health and your smile. For instance, you can receive a single visit crown that covers up dental flaws. (more…)
Determining The Right Approach To Improving Your Smile
If you keep looking at your smile and wishing you saw something different, you may be ready to discuss changes through cosmetic dental work. Your Sheridan, WY dentist can make changes by making your teeth whiter. In fact, you can count a professional teeth whitening treatment to make a degree of improvements that over the counter products are not able to offer. You also have the option of using porcelain veneers to hide flaws that have made you unhappy with the shape or size of teeth. In addition to discussing cosmetic work, your dentist can review your options for restorative care, if necessary. (more…)
