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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Cavity treatments vary because, simply put, the damage one person’s tooth experiences can be different from another person’s. When decay becomes serious enough to require restorative dental work, your tooth is no longer able to recover from damage. The cavity will continue to grow until professional treatment is provided. One reason patients are advised to […]
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You feel like something must be wrong with your tooth, because you are not able to put pressure on it or exposure it to hot or cold temperatures without discomfort. Despite your suspicion that it is in poor health, you have put off scheduling an appointment with your dentist. What you should know is that […]
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