Much like how trees are connected to the earth, your teeth are connected to your jawbone via roots, which are important for the structure of them and for your overall oral health. The American College of Prosthodontists says that almost 200 million U.S. citizens are missing at least one tooth. When you are missing a tooth and its roots, support when you bite or chew is reduced, and your jawbone loses stimulation that is needed for nutrient flow. With dental implants, your Leawood, KS, dentist can restore that stimulation and ensure your bite is functioning properly.
Bonding And Contouring The Smile You Want
A smile’s look is primarily affected by stains. However, other issues like chipped teeth, cracks, and gaps all play into its appearance. While you can address stains with a teeth-whitening treatment, it won’t fix those other things. But with bonding and contouring, your Leawood, KS, dentist can help you achieve the look you want for your teeth.
Ways To Help You Relax During Your Exam
Visiting the dentist makes a lot of people nervous. There are tools they are unfamiliar with, terms they may never had heard, treatments that sound like they are from a science fiction book. We understand the anxiety that surrounds a checkup. Because of this, your Leawood, KS, dentist offers ways to help you relax through sedation dentistry. These options are available so that you will be comfortable during your exam.
Dental Bridges Can Help Improve Your Oral Health
We all want to have a beautiful smile, one in which all our teeth are clean and showing. Some of us, though, may have gaps. These gaps, while sometimes not aesthetically pleasing, can also affect your oral health. If you have a missing tooth, or if you are having difficulty chewing because one is missing, then your Leawood, KS, dentist can treat this issue with dental bridges.
A Crowning Achievement For Your Teeth
As strong as they are, teeth can sometimes break or become weaker. This doesn’t have to be the end of them, though. There are ways you can save a tooth and reinforce its natural structures. It is called a dental crown, and it is one of the restorative dentistry services that your Leawood, KS, dentist offers.
Need Tooth Extraction? Here Are a Few Things to Remember
Some people aren’t surprised to learn that they need to have a tooth extracted. They may have already recognized how severely damaged or infected the tooth has become and suspected that it might need to be removed. However, that isn’t always the case, and many patients are completely surprised to hear that they need tooth extraction to restore and preserve their smiles. Fortunately, extracting a tooth isn’t typically a complicated process. Even though the loss of the tooth can impact your oral health, we can also customize a treatment plan to replace the tooth and fully restore your smile as soon as possible. (more…)
The Path to Needing Root Canal Treatment
Most people connect the term tooth decay with cavities and tooth fillings. That’s because cavities, which are depressions that decay causes to form in your tooth structure, are common, and fillings are the often the best way to treat them. However, tooth decay takes on a far more serious connotation when it’s allowed to progress into its more severe stages. Instead of just filling a cavity, treating more severe tooth decay can require thoroughly cleaning and restoring the inner chambers of your tooth – a process known as root canal treatment. (more…)
The Problem of Chronic Teeth-Grinding (Bruxism)
Some things are obviously dangerous to your teeth, like excessive amounts of sugar and plaque buildup. However, some things aren’t as obvious, but can still be an enormous threat to your oral health if they’re allowed to remain unaddressed. For example, chronic teeth-grinding, also referred to as bruxism, is a significant concern for many patients of all ages. The constant friction and pressure the condition exposes your teeth to can lead to a wide range of oral health problems, unless you work with your dentist to address it as soon as possible. (more…)
A Quick Guide to Scaling and Root Planing
Most people recognize that regular cleaning is the cornerstone of good dental hygiene. Every day, your toothbrush and floss clean away the plaque that builds up on your teeth and gum line. Every six months or so, your dentist or hygienist should clean away the tartar (calcified plaque) that’s developed since your last visit. Sometimes, however, plaque and tartar make their way underneath your gums before you have a chance to clean them away. If this occurs, your smile and oral health may require a deeper cleaning than usual – a process known as scaling and root planing. (more…)
Have You Checked Up On Your Smile Recently?
Good hygiene is second-nature to most of us, and has been for a significant portion of our lives. However, there are several important tenets of good hygiene that people can easily forget, such as the importance of visiting your dentist on a regular basis for preventive checkups and cleanings. In addition to keeping your teeth clean at home every day, preventing common dental issues also requires professional care and attention on a regular basis. If you skip an appointment or wait too long until your next one, you may expose your smile and oral health to more risks than you realize. (more…)
