Is your current approach to oral health care doing as much as it needs to in order to keep you safe from dental problems? Even if your routine has been effective in the past, changes in your diet, trouble with enamel erosion, and other factors can influence your vulnerability to smile issues. Fortunately, you can count on your Northwest IN dentist’s office for help. At your regular dental exams and cleanings, you will enjoy helpful warnings about active problems as well as guidance on making positive changes to your smile care efforts. With the right strategy for at-home smile care in place, we can make sure that you stay out of the kind of trouble that makes restorative work necessary! (more…)
Will My Dental Crown Be Noticeable?
If you have an active problem with your smile, putting off treatment can be a costly mistake. The longer you wait to do something about dental decay, the more this problem can affect you. The spread of decay will cause more permanent harm, making it more likely that you will need a dental crown instead of a dental filling. While fillings only need to cover the space where damage occurred, crowns completely surround a tooth above your gum line. At our Northwest IN dentist’s office, we can provide dental crowns that are capable of giving you this coverage without negatively impacting your appearance. Even if the restoration is in a conspicuous area, it can be difficult to distinguish from healthy neighboring teeth, which helps you maintain confidence in the way you look. (more…)
Proper Care For Teeth Grinding Issues
When they are not taken seriously, issues with teeth grinding can create significant issues over time. They can lead to worsening discomfort due to the pressure that they put on your teeth and jaw. They can also have a negative impact on your appearance by causing chips and cracks in your enamel. At our Northwest IN dentist’s office, we are prepared to help you stop a nightly tendency to grind your teeth from hurting your smile and oral health. A custom oral appliance can correct your ongoing issues with bruxism. When necessary, we are prepared to address damage to enamel that has already occurred. (more…)
Reasons To Arrange Bonding And Contouring Work
Are you looking for ways to change your smile for the better? Even small problems with the shape or size of your teeth can have a negative effect on how you look, and that can hurt your overall confidence. At our Northwest IN dentist’s office, we can offer treatment solutions that target the flaws that embarrass you, and we can even help you arrange care that will improve your appearance in a shorter time than you expect. We can do this by offering you treatment via tooth bonding and contouring work. This is a treatment approach that can have your results ready in just one appointment, as it will not require the creation or placement of permanent restorations to hide blemishes, damages, and more. (more…)
Emergency Dental Work Is Available To You
Typically, patients can come in for routine oral health evaluations on a semiannual basis, which provide helpful updates and dental reviews. At these visits, we can identify problems in their early stages, which can lead to treatment before there are complications that cause discomfort and more severe damage to your enamel. Unfortunately, some issues make it necessary for you to come in on short notice. A serious toothache or injury can make an appointment necessary as soon as possible. The good news is that your Northwest IN dentist’s office is here for you in these circumstances. We provide emergency dental work to our patients who find themselves experiencing potentially significant problems. (more…)
Choosing Professional Teeth Whitening
It can prove difficult to prevent teeth stains from building up over time. You can protect yourself by brushing and flossing thoroughly, and by cutting back on products that are more likely to leave enamel stains. Unfortunately, even if you make positive changes to your routine, you can have a tough time dealing with discoloration that has already affected you. Our Northwest IN dentist’s office is ready to help you deal with this issue. With a professional teeth whitening procedure, we can tackle problems that you have with your appearance! (more…)
Should You Look Into TMJ Therapy?
If you start to worry about how often you have pain or feelings of stiffness in your jaw, if you have headaches more often than you are used to, or if you begin to grind and clench your teeth reflexively, it could be due to a problem with TMJ disorder. This is a problem that should be discussed with your dentist. Without the right support, it can grow more uncomfortable over time, and it can further restrict your ability to bite and chew comfortably. At our Northwest IN dentist’s office, we can provide treatment for this issue and improve your quality of life. (more…)
Make Real Smile Improvements With Veneers!
Is your ideal smile really attainable? How much good can you really see from a cosmetic dental procedure? If you are interested in making changes to the way you look but unsure of what kind of results you might enjoy, learning about porcelain veneers can be beneficial. With these restorations, your Northwest IN dentist is able to take on a variety of issues with your appearance. Through this one service, we can improve the color of your teeth, hide blemishes or damages, and even take on issues with poor smile alignment. We are happy to discuss this or any other cosmetic procedure that we provide, and we are eager to help you gain increased confidence in your smile! (more…)
Is Your Snoring Linked To Sleep Apnea?
The toll of sleep apnea can be heavier than you realize. People who suffer from this condition can have embarrassing snoring difficulties, but this is just one of several problems that can stem from this issue. Because your condition makes it difficult for you to enjoy restful sleep, you can experience trouble managing your physical health as well as your emotional well-being, your energy levels and mood can suffer, and you can face persistent problems with drowsiness. You can also suffer from worrying physical changes. The good news is that your Northwest IN dentist can help you take care of this problem with the aid of a custom oral appliance. (more…)
Using TMJ Treatment To Address Bite Problems
While you may try to ignore it at first, persistent pain and sensitivity when you bite and chew is a cause for concern. If you have frequent issues with limited jaw movement, pain and stiffness, or more general concerns about discomfort in and around your joints, it can point to issues with TMJ disorder. Your Northwest IN dentist is prepared to help you resolve these kinds of issues. Through the appropriate corrective work, we can help you take on your issues so that you can bite and chew without pain and sensitivity. We can meet with you if this discomfort is a growing concern, but we should note that we can also identify signs of poor bite health and alignment during a routine checkup. (more…)