When it comes to dental needs, one procedure that often sparks a sense of dread is wisdom teeth removal. With a reputation for discomfort and a lengthy recovery process, it’s unsurprising the topic is frequently avoided. However, at Summit Dental Care, our focus is ensuring that even complex procedures like wisdom teeth removal are performed with the utmost care and …
Root Canal Therapy While your teeth are incredibly strong, they can still suffer decay or damage that can compromise their strength and your oral health. When damage is severe enough, the inner pulp of the tooth can be at risk. Bacteria can get into the tooth and irritate the soft tissue, causing pain and potentially dangerous infection. At Summit Dental …
What are Implant Supported Dentures? Missing teeth can create problems eating, speaking, and smiling. We want to help restore your smile and there are a few treatments we offer to get you back to your beaming best. Though dentures are a very common and popular choice for patients missing one or both arches, there are alternative options that may better suit your …
Dental Fillings Treating a cavity is a fairly routine dental procedure that we perform here at Summit Dental Care. The procedure involves removing the decayed portion of the tooth and filling it with a material that protects and strengthens the tooth, preventing further decay and other complications. There are several different types of fillings available. We can help you to …
Dentures Tooth loss isn’t exactly something people like to think about, but sometimes tooth replacement becomes a necessity. At Summit Dental Care, we offer various solutions to replace any number of missing teeth, and with our same-day dentures, you won’t have to go another day without a complete smile. Modern Day Dentures When most people think of dentures, they tend …
Customized Inlays and Onlays When you have a cavity, your mind most likely goes right to needing a filling to treat it. While this is true in many cases, fillings are not always the best solution. In certain situations, composite fillings can compromise the treated tooth. In these cases, a different treatment is needed. At Summit Dental Care, we can …
What Are Dental Bridges Losing one or more teeth is not exactly something anyone plans for. But when it does, something needs to be done. Following tooth loss, no matter how few teeth you lose or where they are located, it is important that you get those teeth replaced. There are many options available for replacing missing teeth today, including dental …
What Are Crowns? There are many reasons for needing a dental crown. They help to preserve damaged teeth, strengthening them, and protecting them from additional harm. They are a great solution for teeth that have a more significant amount of decay that cannot be treated with a filling. They are also excellent for protecting a tooth after a root canal …
What to Avoid Patients often come into our office to have a filling that has loosened or fallen out replaced. When we ask about the incident, we frequently hear the same response. They will tell us that they were munching on something crunchy or sticky and the filling lost its grip or came out. If you want to avoid this …
The Myths Researchers say that more than 64 million Americans have a type of gum disease. If you have gum disease, you need to learn as much information about gum disease as you can. You need to be able to separate the myths from reality. Here is some information about the common myths about gum disease you need to understand …