Traditional braces that rely on brackets and wires to gradually move teeth have helped patients with a range of concerns about poor smile alignment. These issues, known as malocclusion, affect a person’s appearance while also creating potential difficulties with bite function and cavity prevention. As common as they are as a form of treatment, many people look for alternatives to these appliances when they want to correct trouble with gaps and overlaps. At our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office, we can recommend two alternative orthodontic treatments. One is treatment with lingual braces, which are braces applied to the backs of teeth. Another option is to provide clear aligners. Aligners like Invisalign and ClearCorrect are both discreet and easily removed, which can make the treatment experience easier to manage. (more…)
Planning Significant Smile Improvements In The New Year
What goals should you set for smile improvement in the new year? No matter how healthy or unhealthy your teeth are at the moment, you should commit to good hygiene habits to avoid future troubles. If you are someone who already has issues like tooth loss, dental pain, or other concerns, your plans can include services to restore your oral health and appearance. Our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office provides a range of treatment options, including work to restore missing teeth. After an evaluation, we can discuss what your treatment options look like, and what we can do to help you show off an improved smile for the new year! (more…)
Resolving Problems With Poorly Spaced Teeth
If your teeth are too far apart, or if they are too close together, you can experience cosmetic and oral health issues. Malocclusion is a frustrating issue, one that often calls for orthodontic treatment to resolve. At our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office, we provide multiple approaches to care for those interested in straightening their teeth. In addition to using traditional braces to make changes to the way that your teeth are aligned, we can recommend discreet alternatives, like lingual braces and clear aligners, to fix your problems. In some cases, cosmetic dental work can be effective at covering minor gaps or overlaps that hurt the quality of your appearance.
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How Dental Implants Let Patients Preserve Jawbone Density
How will your oral health change after tooth loss? It may not surprise you to hear that this issue causes more than just difficulties with your appearance. Just one missing tooth can make it difficult for you to bite and chew comfortably, and it can make you more vulnerable to losing more teeth. Another issue to watch out for is jawbone deterioration, which will occur over time. What you should know is that with prosthetic dental work that includes dental implants, you can prevent this issue from occurring. The implants will stimulate the bone, which leads to the continued delivery of nutrients. At our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office, patients who have suffered tooth loss can discuss the benefits of implants. This approach can be good for people with one tooth to replace, and for those who need to secure a denture! (more…)
Same-Day Crowns Can Shorten Cavity Treatment Times
Cavity treatments take care of more than just the presence of decay affecting a tooth. After removing the damaged area, your dentist will need to make sure that your tooth is protected, as your enamel is not able to heal on its own. While this can often be addressed with a dental filling, it is sometimes necessary to place a dental crown, as the damage may be more than a filling can address. Our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office can make the crown placement process easier by using technology to make same-day restorations. CEREC technology used at our practice can produce crowns that are the right shape, size, and color to fit in with your smile in a single appointment, ensuring that your oral health and appearance are no longer affected by a cavity. (more…)
Regaining A Confident Smile After Losing Several Teeth
Losing a single tooth can hurt your confidence in the way you look, and it can also create problems for your oral health. While losing one tooth can have serious consequences, your issues can become even harder to ignore when lose several teeth! In addition to making more trouble for your smile and bite function, multiple missing teeth can make you worry that the process of restoring your full smile will be more difficult. At our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office, we are ready to take on the issues caused by tooth loss. Through the right approach to prosthetic dental treatment, we can give you renewed confidence in your smile and bite function! One thing we can recommend is treatment that includes the support from dental implants to hold your prosthetic appliance (or appliances) permanently. (more…)
How Clear Braces Resolve Frustrating Smile Problems
The overall comfort you feel toward your appearance can be significantly affected by the quality of your smile. Problems with teeth that are poorly spaced, that overlap awkwardly, or experience any other alignment flaws can make it difficult for you to enjoy confidence in the way you look. At our Bellarire, TX dentist’s office, problems with malocclusion can be dealt with so that they no longer make you feel self-conscious about the way you look. We can actually make the process of straightening your teeth less awkward by recommending clear braces for your treatment. While traditional orthodontic appliances are permanently affixed to your teeth, where they can draw undesired attention, your clear aligners can be removed easily, and they can prove difficult for others to notice! (more…)
The Role Dental Implants Can Play In Supporting Dentures
When patients receive their dentures, they can be happy to show off a more youthful and attractive smile. When a denture is secured with dental implants, they can also enjoy long-term improvements in their bite function and oral health! Our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office is ready to meet with people who are ready to receive a denture held in position with implants. We can work with you to provide your first prosthetic, or we can make arrangements to place implants for those who have been dependent on a restoration to hide gaps in their smile. In either scenario, you can benefit from making your prosthetic dental procedure a priority, as implants will help you avoid complications from jawbone deterioration that can occur after tooth loss. (more…)
We Can Restore Your Cracked Tooth With A Same-Day Crown
Dental injuries are alarming for several reasons. Beyond causing immediate discomfort, the damage to your enamel can alter your smile and also put you at risk for an infection that further affects your oral health. Fortunately, an injury like this is something that your Bellaire, TX dentist’s office is prepared to address. The CEREC technology we use to create lifelike dental crowns makes it possible for us to restore your tooth with a custom crown that will permanently secure the tooth. In addition to supporting your bite function, this restoration will give you back your natural, confident smile, as the ceramic material used to craft restorations is able to match the appearance of your healthy enamel! (more…)
How Dental Implants Help Preserve Your Remaining Teeth
Dental implants are used to support restorations that will hold your replacement teeth. With an implant in place to hold a prosthetic tooth, or multiple implants to hold a larger appliance, you can have an easier time biting, chewing, and speaking. You can also make sure that your remaining teeth have more support. An implant is placed directly into your jawbone. To ensure a successful placement, your Bellaire, TX dentist will actually take care to determine where a missing tooth’s roots were located. By setting an implant in this space, we can provide greater stability for neighboring teeth, as their roots will have more support, making them less likely to shift in time. An implant (or implants) will also help by stimulating the surrounding bone tissue, which is important for keeping the bone from deteriorating. (more…)