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Should I Worry If I Need To Have A Dental Filling Placed?

Ideally, your dentist will not see any need to perform restorative dental work when you go in for your next routine dental exam. If a problem has developed since your last appointment, the issue can be pointed out to you before plans are made to restore it. When the problem identified is a cavity, treatment […]

Scheduling Dental Work After Chipping A Tooth

The pain you feel after chipping a tooth can be followed by a rise in anxiety over how the damage to your enamel will affect your smile. Even a minor chip can change your appearance significantly, which can leave you self-conscious. An injury like this can also affect your bite function, and leave you vulnerable […]

Have Your Smile Fully Restored With A Custom Denture

If you are missing a row of teeth, or if you have several gaps in one row, we can give you back your full smile with just a single prosthetic appliance. Dentures have enabled many people to grow confident in their appearance again. With partial dentures, multiple smile gaps are closed at one time with […]

Take Care To Keep Tartar From Accumulating On Your Teeth

If you want to avoid problems with tooth decay and gum disease, you need to focus on preventing the accumulation of tartar on your teeth. Tartar forms when plaque deposits that have built up have hardened on your teeth. That can occur in a shorter time than you anticipate, which is why consistency is important […]

Different Issues We Can Address Through Dental Bonding

Will a dental bonding and contouring procedure fix the problem – or problems – that you have with your appearance? Because these services only make conservative changes to a tooth’s structure, you may worry that you will not see the results you want from treatment. What you should know is that these treatments have helped […]

Learn The Benefits Of Cosmetic Work With Porcelain Veneers

Have you put off a consultation for cosmetic dental treatment because you worry that treatment will not provide the results you want? Some patients feel that even if their dentist could address all of their smile flaws, the process of making all of those changes could be time-consuming and difficult. What you should know is that […]

Can I Have A Cavity Restored Without A Root Canal?

A root canal procedure can save a tooth that faces a serious threat from advanced dental decay. When cavities continue to grow and go untreated, the spread of bacteria can lead to an internal infection that causes pain and threatens to cost you your tooth! Root canals are performed to deal with infection so that […]

What Your Dentist Can Do To Address Damage From Bruxism

You can do more harm by grinding your teeth than you might realize. At first, a problem with nightly teeth grinding, often known as bruxism, can cause discomfort when you wake up. You may feel pain or stiffness in your jaw, or find that your teeth are sore. If the discomfort you feel begins to […]

Gum Disease Can Become A Significant Problem Over Time

If you are not taking good care of your gums, you can put yourself at risk for more significant oral health issues – and general health issues – than you might realize. At first, an infection of your tissues results in gingivitis. This can lead to some early warning signs of trouble like bleeding tissues, […]

Is It Time To Change Your Brushing And Flossing Routine?

How confident are you in your current brushing and flossing routine? Have your daily practices kept you safe against oral health problems, or have you had recent issues that required restorative dental work? At our Prairie Village, KS dentist’s office, we can do more than just help patients protect their teeth during preventive dental exams. […]