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A Look at Today’s Tooth Fillings

When adhered to strictly, an excellent hygiene routine and schedule of preventive dental care (such as checkups and cleanings) can greatly increase your chances of preventing issues like cavities. However, not everyone can adhere to that routine strictly every single day, and sometimes, one small slipup can be all a cavity needs to develop. At […]

Tooth-Colored Fillings: Unanswered Questions You Want To Ask!

You have long heard about tooth-colored fillings and now, here you are, finding yourself in need of one. While it sounds nice at first blush, you immediately find that the questions you’ve always had about this type of restorative care are still there. However, now they are unanswered questions that you would really like to […]

Do I Need A Filling Or Crown Or…?

In many instances, we discover that patients assume that no matter what, if they have a cavity, they are going to need a dental filling. In many, many cases, it’s true that a filling is going to be the suggested means of treating existing tooth decay. However, this isn’t always true! Sometimes, you’ll need some […]

Crowns: Cosmetic Care, Coverage, And Questions

As you know, dental crowns are one of the restorative treatments that we offer our patients when they are in need of help with saving a damaged or unhealthy tooth! You may also know that we offer very beautiful crowns crafted from porcelain or zirconia and that sometimes, a crown may be suggested for cosmetic […]

Let Yourself Dream About: Your Beautiful 2019 Smile!

Our Ankeny, IA team suggests that you let yourself dream of beautiful things this holiday season. Do we mean visions of sugarplums? Well, those of course! However, we also encourage you to go ahead and let your imagination run wild with images of what your smile could look like if you were to come in […]

Call Us Today, Not On Christmas!

This is just a quick, friendly reminder to all of our cherished patients: You should absolutely, 100 percent, by all means call us today if you have even the littlest, tiniest feeling you could possibly end up needing dental care on Christmas or the immediate days surrounding it! Why? Well, because we will not be […]

Talk With Us Today For Implants By Next Christmas

You might have thought about dental implants a lot this year. You may have even spent a good portion of 2018 thinking about replacing your teeth with them by the holidays. However, the time passes quickly and suddenly you wake up one morning and you’re just weeks away from Christmas. If you feel like you’re […]

2 Ways Holiday Time May Encourage Tooth Decay

Of course, there is no direct connection between the mere existence of the winter holidays and the potential for tooth decay. However, there are some things that tend to come with this time of year that may encourage the development of cavities! While this may cause you to think that this surely puts a damper […]

Why Bother Restoring Your Smile Health?

You may ask yourself: Why bother coming in for restorative dental care with our Ankeny, IA team? Why bother bringing your child in for a filling for a baby tooth? We understand why these types of questions come up, of course. You figure the treatment isn’t worth it, you don’t realize the nature of most […]

Do You Need Restorative Dentistry In Ankeny?

You might not really know if you need restorative dentistry in Ankeny, IA at the moment but you have a feeling you might. Since you’re not a dentist, of course, this can be a difficult thing for you to figure out on your own! So, let’s talk about what might be going on with your […]

Category: Restorative Dentistry