What To Expect When Your Implant Placement Is Planned

When it comes to prosthetic dental work, planning is important. With the right preparation, it is possible to place a secure, lifelike prosthetic appliance that allows you to bite, chew, and smile with a renewed feeling of confidence. Our Rowlett, TX dentist’s office is prepared to help patients who are ready to discuss prosthetic work with dental implants. The digital imaging technology in our office allows us to locate the precise placement and angle of implants that will be used to support custom restorations. Proper placement is important for making sure a prosthetic feels comfortable, and for giving it the most bite support possible. (more…)

Enjoy Straighter Teeth In A Shorter Period Of Time

Even if you are excited to see how orthodontic treatment improves your smile, you may be frustrated by the idea of waiting for your teeth to be gradually moved into proper alignment. For some, this process of fixing gaps and overlaps may take less time than they realize. At our Rowlett, TX dentist’s office, we can talk with patients who qualify about the Six Month Smiles treatment approach. Through Six Month Smiles, we can shorten the overall process of shifting teeth, which means that you can be done with an adjustment in less time, and can begin showing off your improved smile! For those who are not good candidates for this treatment approach, we can recommend other solutions to effectively address their concerns about malocclusion. (more…)

What Can I Do To Avoid More Problems With Teeth Stains?

What issues are you having with teeth stains? For some people, problems with dental discoloration grow more frustrating as they try and fail to make their smile brighter with habit changes and over the counter whitening products. Others who have seen positive changes after a professional whitening treatment can be concerned about making sure their teeth remain bright after their procedure. At our Rowlett, TX dentist’s office, we can help you improve your smile, or make sure that the improvements you have sought are maintained. We are also ready to help individuals who have issues with discoloration that are found to be unrelated to problems with teeth stains. (more…)

Reasons To Consider Invisalign For Your Orthodontic Work

As you start to look into orthodontic work, you should know that you have more options than just treatment with traditional metal braces. People who want to fix smile gaps and overlaps, but feel reluctant to have a permanent appliance put in place, can opt to have Invisalign treatment. Invisalign appliances are clear, making them difficult to notice, and they can be easily removed by you whenever they might be in your way. At our Rowlett, TX dentist’s office, we are prepared to help patients who want to know their options for orthodontic treatment. Fixing smile flaws connected to malocclusion can do more than just change your smile – by committing to orthodontic work, you can enjoy real oral health benefits! (more…)

Including Dental Implants In Plans To Restore Your Smile

After losing just one tooth, a patient will face greater risks for losing more. They also have to worry about potential problems with their bite function, which can lead to more wear and tear on teeth as well as a greater risk for TMJ disorder. Fully dealing with tooth loss is about more than just restoring the way you look when you smile. With the right prosthetic treatment, it will be possible for you to have an easier time biting and chewing the way you did before you had a missing tooth. Our Rowlett, TX dentist’s office has helped many patients who have experienced tooth loss. With a dental implant-held restoration, you can find that your ability to bite and chew, along with your smile comfort, is improved! (more…)

What Will It Take To Put A Stop To Your Toothache?

When a toothache begins to bother you, it can be alarming as well as uncomfortable. Your concern over the problem can grow as the pain continues to affect you. What you should know is that a persistent toothache can be something that needs to be addressed by your dentist. If your discomfort is linked to advanced dental decay, or to an unresolved injury, the problem can worsen gradually, creating more trouble for your oral health. At our Rowlett, TX dentist’s office, we are prepared to help patients struggling with painful toothaches. After an evaluation, we can determine what has happened to make the tooth so sore before providing the appropriate restorative dental treatment. (more…)

An Oral Health Exam Looks Out For More Than Just Cavities

In the course of a routine dental exam, your Rowlett, TX dentist is going to take a close look at your smile and determine if there is any cause for alarm when it comes to dental decay. The early recognition and treatment of cavities helps you because it lowers the amount of work ultimately needed to restore a tooth. Of course, as important as support against tooth decay is, it is not the only matter that concerns your dentist when evaluating your smile. Your review also includes time to check for jaw problems like TMJ disorder, signs of teeth grinding, and problems with your periodontal health. (more…)

Taking A Teeth Whitening Treatment From Your Dentist

You take your oral hygiene seriously, and because of this you have been able to avoid problems with tooth decay. Despite these efforts, you may be concerned to see that enamel stains have hurt the quality of your smile. Unfortunately, particles that stain our teeth can be hard to completely avoid, and they can create worrying changes in the way we look over time. If you attempt to use a whitening toothpaste to combat them, or take home a whitening kit from your local grocery store, you can find that your results are limited. Our Rowlett, TX dentist’s office is able to offer support in the form of a custom teeth whitening kit. With your kit, you can target stains that are difficult to address with store bought products alone, leading to exciting changes! (more…)

Finding An Orthodontic Treatment That Fits Your Needs

People with poorly aligned teeth can experience different degrees of malocclusion, and the problem can affect them in different ways. Some may have slight gaps or overlaps between their teeth that make them self-conscious, while others have more pronounced problems that affect their appearance as well as their bite function. Our Rowlett, TX dentist’s office is prepared to help people who have different needs find the right way to straighten their teeth. For some, we can recommend the use of Invisalign appliances, or even discuss the benefits of Six Month Smiles. We are also prepared to recommend an approach featuring traditional metal braces if you have more significant problems with misalignment. (more…)

How Digital Imaging Technology Helps With Implant Placement

When you start to look into the restoration of your full smile, you should know that the right prosthetic can affect more than just the way you look. At our Rowlett, TX dentist’s office, we can talk with you about plans to restore your complete smile with support provided by dental implants. Implants are set directly into the jawbone, where they will hold an appliance in place permanently. To make sure the placement is successful and precise, our practice relies on digital imaging technology to chart the placement of dental implants. This technology offers information that reveals the most beneficial placement of a post, or of several posts, to ensure that patients enjoy long-term benefits from treatment! (more…)