A Noninvasive Treatment For TMJ Disorder

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Do you wake up each day with tension headaches or chronic soreness in your face? If you exhibit these symptoms or difficulty opening and closing your mouth, you may have a condition of the jaw called TMJ disorder. This misalignment of the temporomandibular joint can become worse without treatment, greatly affecting your quality of life. Associated with grinding your teeth, TMJ can also destabilize your oral health as it wears away the surface of your smile.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we could provide a noninvasive treatment option to help your jaw relax. Through the creation of a custom oral appliance, we can gently shift your jaw into a more comfortable position that relieves tension as you sleep. When you wake up with less soreness due to your TMD treatment, you may feel more refreshed. The relief of tension can reduce inflammation and put an end to soreness in your facial muscles. By learning more about this alternative to surgery, you can find how a nightly appliance relieves your TMD.

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We Help You Reverse Stains In Your Smile

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If your teeth are not as white as they have looked in the past, cosmetic dentistry can lift stains and reveal your natural beauty. When your smile begins to yellow, it can have a real effect on your self-confidence. You may find yourself less enthusiastic about interacting with others or hiding your teeth at every opportunity. This issue is quite common and can occur in otherwise healthy teeth. That is because common food and drinks leave stains that build up over the years. To return your original white look, we can evaluate the nature of your discoloration and provide an effective treatment.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we offer cosmetic care in addition to our preventive and restorative dental practices. This means taking your smile’s appearance as seriously as we do its health. When you would like to improve, schedule an appointment and we can explore how to best makeover your grin. For stains that live on the surface of the teeth, we conduct professional whitening sessions that are more powerful than your over-the-counter bleaching products. We also design porcelain veneers to correct the appearance of teeth that have stains on the deeper levels.

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When Was Your Last Teeth Cleaning?

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Has it been more than a year since your last dental checkup? If so, we suggest giving us a call to receive a standard cleaning and examination. While the oral hygiene habits you practice at home form the basis for your smile care, we have the tools and expertise necessary to help fight more significant oral health issues. Timely examinations can detect minor problems in your smile before they grow into larger threats that cause pain. This means that waiting for a symptom to appear can mean a cavity or gum infection has been progressing for much longer than need be. By attending to a regular checkup schedule, you may be able to preserve your smile with less of a dent in the pocketbook otherwise.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we encourage a preventive attitude toward your oral health. This means combining daily hygienic practices with at least two cleanings per year. Repeat visits allow us to keep track of your smile’s health by creating a dental record. This can alert us easily when changes in your teeth appear. We can also let you know if certain areas require a little more attention in your day-to-day practices.

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Dental Implants Restore Your Missing Teeth

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When you are missing one or more teeth, your quality of life can quickly suffer. While the immediate effect on your smile’s appearance is obvious, your oral health can take a toll as well. You may find yourself adjusting behaviors to accommodate your new condition. Avoiding certain foods becomes necessary to not cause pain within your sensitive socket. Your bite can misalign as neighboring teeth drift into the open gap left behind. But by talking to your dentist about options for prosthodontic replacement, we can design a lifelike implant that restores your tooth’s function and appearance.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we understand the difficulty of living with tooth loss. This is why we offer restorative treatments to help you combat the complications and regain your full smile. A dental implant offers the option to permanently secure within your jawbone to hold a prosthetic replacement above. For an individual tooth, we suggest placing a dental crown, while bridges and dentures can serve more advanced forms of missing teeth. By learning the advantages of prosthodontic replacement, you can feel confident in treating your dental loss.

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We Provide Valuable Relief For Your Toothache

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A toothache can happen when you least expect it. The pain can become so severe that you have difficulty concentrating on anything else throughout your day. When this happens, get ahold of your dentist right away. Consistent dental pain is a common symptom of a serious tooth infection, and when left untreated, it can spread to other areas of your body. By inspecting your problem tooth, we can let you know if you require root canal therapy to relieve your pain. This procedure accesses the inner portion of your tooth’s pulp chamber to clear out all foreign material. After resealing your tooth, your bite returns without the pain of your body’s inflammation pushing against your sensitive nerves.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we provide emergency support to respond to dental injuries outside of your standard checkups. If you have a sporting accident, trauma, or sudden infection, give us a call. We will provide immediate therapy to get your pain under control and plan a restorative procedure when necessary. If your treatment requires permanently altering the tooth’s structure, we can place a crown to restore its appearance and function.

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Immediate Service For Your Dental Emergency

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When you have a dental injury, the pain can quickly feel overwhelming. Because these situations can happen when you least expect them, having a game plan on who to contact can help speed up the care you receive. That’s why we offer emergency services to treat your tooth outside of your standard appointments. When infection or physical trauma takes hold of your smile, a more rapid response can increase your odds of successfully saving your tooth. Ignoring a symptom or waiting until your next dental visit can allow bacteria to take hold or spread to other parts of your body.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we provide a comforting atmosphere to provide dental care when you need it most. If you crack, chip, or knock out a tooth, or have any other serious oral pain, think of us when you need relief. We can address the immediate pain of your situation and help put you on the path to full recovery.

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Is It Time For Your Next Dental Checkup?

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When was the last time you visited the dentist? If it has been a long time, we suggest scheduling a visit today! Adopting a preventive attitude toward your oral care can save you from stress and worry down the line. That’s because regular professional cleanings combine with your at-home efforts to prevent common oral threats like tooth decay and gum disease. By waiting until you see a painful symptom to call the dentist, it may be too late to provide a more conservative treatment for your dental problem. This can mean significant savings when you prevent the need for fillings, crowns, or other restorative treatments.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we look forward to being your partner in oral health. We provide thorough cleanings and examinations to help you maintain the beauty and function of your smile for a lifetime. By visiting regularly, we create a dental record that immediately alerts us when changes develop in your teeth. This helps us treat issues early in their development instead of allowing them to progress.

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Cosmetic Solutions For Dental Discoloration

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When stains begin to gather in your otherwise healthy smile, cosmetic dentistry can offer rapid improvement. If your teeth look a little less bright than they did in recent years, a professional whitening treatment could address stains that exist inside your teeth’s enamel. Our experts can examine your smile to determine the nature of your discoloration and provide alternative treatments as well. We can provide a set of porcelain veneers to help you tackle issues due to the loss of the enamel itself. Whatever the cause of your smile’s imperfections, we will work with you to design a treatment plan that restores your confidence in your grin.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we know that your smile takes center stage when making an impression. That is why we provide procedures that go beyond addressing the health and function of your smile. We often combine cosmetic treatments with restorative treatments to provide more comprehensive smile makeovers in patients with more complex dental issues. When it comes to the color of your smile, cosmetic enhancement is often the next step after addressing health concerns that lead to discoloration.

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A Permanent Fix For Dental Loss

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If you go through the unfortunate event of losing one of your teeth, it can be quite upsetting! Not only does dental loss have a serious effect on your personal appearance, but your quality of life can suffer as well. That is why you should turn to your dentist for a prosthetic solution to restore your bite. Left untreated, a missing tooth can cause problems with your speech. You can develop dental misalignment that begins to wear at the surface of your smile and place undue strain on your jaw.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we want you to know that dental loss does not have to be permanent! You can take on your missing tooth with a replacement option in the form of a dental implant and crown. By securing a prosthetic post inside your jaw, we can mimic your missing tooth’s root to hold a new artificial prosthetic. This sturdy restoration can add valuable support for your jaw density while allowing you to enjoy your full smile.

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A Dental Treatment For TMJ Disorder

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Do you have constant headaches or soreness in your jaw and face? If so, you may have problems with the alignment of your jaw. Known as TMJ disorder or TMD, this problem can cause difficulty opening and closing your mouth in addition to consistent pain throughout your head. Left untreated, TMJ can increase the likelihood of wearing down your smile through constant grinding.

At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we can provide a nonsurgical solution to help you relax your jaw. By designing an appliance that gently glides your joints into a more comfortable position, you can relieve your TMD symptoms and improve your quality of life. If you have any popping or cracking sensations, headaches, or facial stiffness, we invite you to come in for an exam at your earliest convenience!

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