Breaking a tooth can be both painful and distressing. It’s important to understand the potential consequences of a broken tooth, especially if it breaks too far below the gumline. In today’s blog, your Ankeny, IA, dental office, discusses the steps to fix a broken tooth, the necessity of extraction when the damage is severe, and how dental implants […]
Category: Dental Implants
How Dental Implants Act Like Natural Teeth
When you suffer from tooth loss, whether the cause is minor or severe, you need replacement to avoid negative changes to your smile. We can offer dental implants, which look and function like natural teeth! In today’s blog, your Ankeny, IA, dentist talks about how our dental implants act like new teeth! […]
Do You Need To Replace A Missing Tooth?
If you have recently lost one of your teeth, you understand the frustration of adjusting to your new bite. Not only does a missing tooth take a toll on your appearance, but your ability to enjoy everyday activities also suffers. You can find yourself avoiding favorite foods that could harm your open socket. Because we […]
What Makes Implants The Optimal Tooth Replacement Option?
Dental implants can address a single missing tooth or even support a bridge or denture to treat tooth loss. They offer not only a lifelike appearance, but a durability and longevity that removable dentures and traditional bridges cannot provide. In today’s blog, your Ankeny, IA, dentist talks about our dental implants. […]
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Replacing Your Missing Tooth
Losing one of your teeth can be quite upsetting. While the effect on your smile can be embarrassing, dental loss can quickly degrade your oral health. This is because each one of our teeth is vital to completing our entire bite. You may find your words sound different when you lose the ability to articulate […]
Restoring Your Lost Tooth
If you have recently lost one of your teeth, you understand the frustrations that come with adjusting to your new bite. While the esthetic effect on your smile stands out, a missing tooth can quickly impact your daily life in other ways as well. You can find articulating speech more difficult as you navigate your […]
Receiving A New Dental Implant
Losing one of your teeth can cause a range of difficulties when adjusting to the new gap in your smile. While the esthetic effect can be quite obvious, you will find previously simple activities hard to perform. Because you rely upon your teeth to articulate speech, you may find your voice altering when you speak. […]
Dental Implants Replace Your Lost Tooth
If you have recently lost one of your teeth, you understand how frustrating adapting to this change can be. Not only does a missing tooth impact the look of your smile, but it can have serious effects on your oral health as well. Because your bite relies upon each tooth in your mouth to operate […]
A Sturdy Replacement Tooth
The loss of one of your teeth can be quite upsetting. Whether caused by physical trauma, severe decay, or disease, the new gap in your smile can cause a significant change in your appearance. But besides the esthetic effects, losing a tooth comes with real problems for your oral health if not treated promptly. Everyday […]
Treating The Impact Of Tooth Loss
Losing one of your teeth can be quite upsetting. If this has recently happened to you, you know the complications extend beyond its effect on your appearance. While a gap in your smile can be unsightly, this oral health problem causes difficulties when performing everyday tasks such as chewing and speaking. Your jaw may become […]