Successfully Restoring Your Smile After Tooth Loss

Posted May 27, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

Dealing with tooth loss isn’t like dealing with other concerns with your tooth structure. If a tooth is damaged or develops a cavity, then the goal of treating it is to restore the tooth’s strength and integrity so that you can protect and preserve it better. However, if the tooth is lost or extracted, the goal of your treatment is to preserve the rest of your health and bite function by replacing tooth and it’s many vital functions. Today, we examine why tooth loss could mean more than you realize, and why successfully restoring your smile requires the right custom dental prosthesis. (more…)

Conditions that Might Be Addressed with Tooth Extraction

Posted May 22, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

The good thing about modern dental care is that, in most cases, there’s an effective treatment option to address most types of concerns and help you preserve a maximum amount of your healthy tooth structure. Whether your tooth becomes infected with decay or structurally damaged, the right restorative treatment can often effectively restore its health, strength, and inability to function properly. However, there are still some conditions that might require tooth extraction to properly address them, and when it becomes necessary, your oral health could be at a greater risk than you realize. (more…)

When Your Tooth Needs a Dental Crown, and How It Helps

Posted May 20, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

Modern dental treatment is most effective when it can address all of your tooth’s concerns in the most conservative manner. For many people, that means placing a custom-designed, lifelike dental crown over a tooth that’s been damaged, compromised by infection, or requires extensive cosmetic improvement. Today, we examine a few times when a dental crown can provide the quality treatment your tooth needs, and how the right customized restoration can offer the most comprehensive results for your smile and oral health. (more…)

What Invisalign® Can Do Better than Braces

Posted May 18, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

Crooked teeth are often hard to ignore, but improving them doesn’t always seem simple. With traditional orthodontic braces, some older teens and adults may hesitate at having to wear the brackets and wires necessary to straighten their crooked teeth and improve their oral health. One of the greatest advantages of Invisalign® clear aligners is their ability to alleviate many of those concerns and encourage more patients to straighten their crooked teeth without hesitation. However, once you begin wearing Invisalign® aligners, the benefits will continue to help enhance your overall treatment process. (more…)

Why Some Teeth Need Root Canal Treatment

Posted May 15, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

Because it’s the most common concern for healthy, natural teeth, treating tooth decay is a frequent reason for needing restorative dental treatment. The good news, however, is that tooth decay can be successfully treated, and often, with minimally invasive solutions like tooth-colored fillings. However, more serious forms of tooth decay affect more of your tooth’s structure and inner tissues than a tooth filling is able to restore. Today, we examine why some teeth need root canal treatment to save them from decay, and how the treatment may help you save your tooth. (more…)

What Dentists Appreciate About Tooth-Colored Fillings

Posted May 13, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

Because of the way they blend in naturally with a tooth’s structure, tooth-colored fillings are often preferred by people who need to treat a mild or moderate cavity. Unlike more conspicuous metal fillings, tooth-colored ones remain discreet enough to be virtually unnoticeable when you speak and smile. However, your teeth benefit from the more lifelike tooth fillings in more than just their appearance, and your dentist appreciates their ability to more successfully restore your teeth in the long-term. (more…)

Why Some Adult Teeth Become Crooked

Posted May 11, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

Many people expect any problems with their tooth alignment to appear during childhood. Therefore, if they’ve never needed orthodontic treatment to correct a problem with their tooth alignment, then they may be surprised to learn that their teeth have become crooked in adulthood. No matter what age it occurs, tooth misalignment can lead to several other potentially severe oral health problems in the future. Fortunately, we can help many older teen and adult patients correct misaligned teeth discreetly and comfortably with the help of Invisalign® clear aligners. (more…)

Good Reasons to Worry About Sleep Apnea

Posted May 8, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

People who have obstructive sleep apnea don’t always know that they do. Even if they’ve heard of the sleep disorder and how it can potentially interrupt their sleep patterns, they may not consider it something that applies to them. That’s because the specific symptoms and consequences of sleep apnea aren’t always immediately noticeable to those who experience them. Today, we examine a few of these symptoms and what they mean, as well as why you should worry enough about sleep apnea to speak to your dentist about it if you do notice its symptoms. (more…)

When Grinding Your Teeth Should Concern You

Posted May 6, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

The thing about grinding your teeth is that it may or may not be a significant concern to your oral health, depending on several factors. For instance, if it doesn’t really occur often, and it doesn’t affect your healthy tooth structure over the years, then your occasional habit of grinding your teeth may be nothing to worry about. However, if you do it often enough, and you fail to stop yourself from grinding your teeth with at-home remedies, then it may be the result of bruxism, and could be the source of several other serious dental health concerns. (more…)

The Other Benefits Dental Implants Can Offer

Posted May 4, 2020 by Dr. Uhrenholdt

For patients who experience tooth loss, dental implants are often the preferable solution for rebuilding their smiles. Designed to mimic the roots of healthy, natural teeth, dental implants provide a lifelike system of support for a custom-designed tooth replacement, such as a dental crown, bridge, or denture. On the surface, one of the most immediate benefits that dental implants offer is the improved stability of your restoration. However, there are many other benefits to replacing lost teeth roots that don’t directly affect your restoration’s comfort and stability, but can significantly impact your oral health, bite function, facial appearance, and much more. (more…)