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…)
Challenges That People Experience After Losing Teeth
How much trouble can tooth loss really cause a person? If you have lost just one tooth, you can be familiar with the different difficulties your condition can create. You can find it harder to bite and chew certain foods, and may even feel awkward when speaking at times. If you have left tooth loss unresolved for a longer period of time, you may have found yourself bothered by the onset of TMJ disorder, or felt teeth around a gap start to shift and loosen. In time, you can even begin to struggle with jawbone deterioration. At our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office, we are ready to work with individuals who want to show off a complete smile again. With the use of dental implants, we can place restorations that enjoy permanent support for prosthetic teeth. (more…)
Orthodontic Work Can Lead To More Confidence In Your Smile
Patients with poorly aligned teeth can have a hard time smiling with real confidence. Gaps, overlaps, and other issues that stem from malocclusion can make you unhappy with your overall appearance, and they can also have an impact on your oral health. At our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office, individuals who are affected by these problems can receive help in the form of orthodontic treatment. With the right orthodontic appliance, we can straighten teeth, fixing problems with the way you look while also making improvements to your bite function. We can recommend treatment with traditional metal braces, or we can recommend discreet alternative appliances. (more…)
We Can Shorten Cavity Treatment Times With Same-Day Crowns
The cavity treatment you receive from your dentist will do more than just stop an active problem with decay. To fully take care of you during restorative dental work, it is also necessary to make sure that the tooth is properly protected. With the CEREC technology in our office, our Bellaire, TX dental practice is prepared to design, produce, and place custom crowns in just one appointment! If you need treatment for an advanced cavity, this technology helps us produce and place the restoration you need in less time than other practices can require. These crowns also let us act quickly when you have an injury that calls for restorative dental treatment. (more…)
How Dental Implants Change Your Experience With Dentures
Tooth loss is difficult enough when only one tooth is missing. If you find yourself needing full or partial dentures, your confidence in your appearance and oral health can be badly shaken. You can expect your dentures to give you back a full, confident smile, but can your restoration offer additional benefits? With dental implants to hold your appliance in place, you can find that your restored smile also makes practices like biting, chewing, and speaking more comfortable. Implants help patients by securing restorations to their jaw and keeping them stable. At our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office, we can work out plans to fully restore your smile by placing an implant-held denture. In addition to enjoying better function, you receive protection against jawbone deterioration. (more…)
What Can You Expect From Treatment With Clear Aligners?
You can be excited to have orthodontic work done, but many people who want to straighten their teeth worry are uncomfortable with the idea of wearing metal braces. Fortunately, flaws like smile gaps and overlapping teeth can be addressed without these traditional appliances. We can instead use clear aligners to fix your smile! At our Bellaire, TX dentist’s office, we provide treatment with both Invisalign and ClearCorrect. With these appliances, you can have your teeth straightened, which can improve the way you look while also leading to positive changes in your bite function and oral health. (more…)