Dental Impressions

Scheduling Treatment After Hurting Your Tooth

While it can be tough to think of any “pleasant” injuries, a tooth injury can be particularly upsetting? As strong as they are, teeth are limited in how much they can heal after trauma. This means that a chip or crack can be permanent, and it can leave the tooth vulnerable to further trouble in […]

What To Do If Teeth Grinding Leads To Dental Damage

If you let a teeth grinding problem go on for too long, issues with dental damage can become difficult to overlook. In addition to wearing down teeth, this habit can lead to problems with chipping and cracking that hurt your oral health. At our Ankeny, IA dentist’s office, patients who show signs of this problem, […]

The Right Crown Will Provide Sustained Bite Support

While the right dental restoration is able to preserve the quality of your smile, a dental filling or crown should also provide functional protection. With a custom dental crown, our Ankeny, IA dentist’s office can supply you with protection that lets you bite and chew using your dental crown without issue. To ensure that your […]

Oral Health Problems Can Affect You In Worrying Ways

How serious can a dental problem really become? When oral health issues are promptly identified at routine dental exams and addressed, you can avoid painful symptoms or worrying complications. However, people who go without routine checkups can allow a problem to worsen, unknowingly putting themselves at risk for complications that impact their smile as well […]

Choosing The Right Dental Filling For Your Cavity Treatment

A dental filling is the most conservative dental restoration that can be used to care for a tooth in poor condition. The filling is carefully placed to occupy the space where a cavity formed so that the tooth has functional support, and so that it can be kept safe against potential infections or bacteria accumulation. […]

Using A Dental Bridge To Restore Your Bite Function

The unwelcome changes caused by tooth loss can affect more than just your confidence in the way you look. Even if it is difficult for people to tell that you have lost a tooth, the problem can hurt your ability to bite and chew. In the long run, you can wind up losing more teeth, […]

Should I Worry More About Tooth Pain, Or Sensitivity?

Is it more alarming to feel pain from a tooth, or find yourself unable to enjoy certain products because of sensitivity issues? People sometimes try to contextualize symptoms of oral health trouble, as they may want to downplay how serious they are. What you should know is that both can be a sign that something […]

How A Tooth Stays Safe After A Cavity Treatment

When a cavity forms, permanent damage occurs to a tooth. The amount of damage that you experience will depend on the size of the cavity at the time of your restorative dental treatment. If you respond quickly, a conservative treatment and a small dental filling can be enough to protect your tooth. However, a larger […]

Have Your Dentist Take A Look At Your Chipped Tooth

When is it appropriate to schedule an appointment with your dentist to discuss an injury? Should you hold off unless you are afraid the tooth will be lost, or if it is causing you pain? Is the visibility of your injury the only thing to consider? You should know that even a seemingly slight chip […]

We Can Make Sure Your Dental Crown Is Right For Your Tooth

How confident will you feel when you have to have a dental crown place on a tooth that people can see whenever you speak and smile? What impact will restorative dental work have on your ability to bite and chew food? At our Ankeny, IA dentist’s office, we take care to provide dental crowns that […]

Category: Restorative Dentistry