While you can be relieved to hear that a cosmetic procedure will only require conservative changes, you may worry that those changes are not going to produce the kind of visible improvements that you want. How much can your Ankeny, IA dentist really do to improve the way you look with a careful approach? With […]
What Coverage Do You Have For Dental Care?
If you are not sure how much coverage your dental insurance provides, and where you can use it, you may be reluctant to move forward with scheduling oral health care. This can lead to several issues. If you are not scheduling regular dental exams, you lose out on preventive care that can keep you safe […]
Addressing Bruxism And Other Harmful Habits
When you develop a tendency to grind or clench your teeth during the night, you can become vulnerable to both dental damage and problems with jaw pain. This issue, known as bruxism, is something that you should address if you want to preserve a healthy, confident smile. At our Ankeny, IA dentist’s office, we can […]
Finding A Dependable Dental Office
If you do not have a dental office you turn to for reliable preventive care, you may be more vulnerable to serious smile troubles than you realize! Without access to routine services, you lose out on early warnings about issues like tooth decay and gum disease. Both of these are persistent threats, and they can […]
Periodontal Cleanings And Dental Health
When you see your Ankeny, IA dentist for a routine checkup, you can anticipate both a regular teeth cleaning and an evaluation of your smile. What might surprise you is the news that you should actually receive a periodontal cleaning, and not the cleaning that you are accustomed to. This is a change in preventive […]
Arranging Treatment For A Tooth Injury
Tooth injuries can leave you frustrated by your inability to comfortably bite and chew, by the loss of your confident smile, and by the possibility you need involved dental work. At our Ankeny, IA dentist’s office, we are prepared to help you by responding to the problem and putting cosmetic and oral health concerns behind […]
Using Implants To Restore Your Smile
Until you do something about the problem, tooth loss can affect your appearance as well as your oral health. When you have a gap in your smile because of a missing tooth, you can have a difficult time biting and chewing, and difficulties from further tooth loss and the loss of jawbone density can impact […]
Smile Care For Kids And Adults
If you want to make sure that everyone in your household has access to the right kind of oral health support, will you have to find a separate dental office for your kids? Children can require different forms of support from their parents, which can call for a different approach to preventive care. However, this […]
Looking For Signs Of Gingivitis
If you pay attention to your smile, you can observe changes in your gums that warn you about a possible problem with gingivitis. Gingivitis is the first stage of an infection, one that can turn into a more serious problem with gum disease when it is not managed properly. You can receive help with this […]
Seeing The Benefits Of Bonding Treatment
How close are you to showing off your ideal smile? What flaw (or flaws) would you like to address to improve the way you look? At our Ankeny, IA dentist’s office, we can provide cosmetic treatment that targets the specific concerns that you have in order to turn conservative improvements into big smile changes! One […]