Your teeth are invaluable assets, and their well-being is vital to your overall health and quality of life. At Aspen Ridge Dental, we know that damaging your teeth is the last thing you want to do. However, they are not invincible and are susceptible to various forms of damage. Understanding the factors that can compromise […]
Bleeding Gums After Your 6-Month Cleaning?
Regular dental check-ups and cleanings at Aspen Ridge Dental are important for proper dental health. However, some dental patients worry because their gums tend to bleed after a thorough cleaning. Is this a problem? Well, it depends. If your gums bleed for a couple of days after your dental cleaning, don’t worry about it. But, […]
How Can You Improve Your Smile Quickly?
At Aspen Ridge Dental, we understand that an imperfect smile can be a source of insecurity. With porcelain veneers, you can enhance your smile without significant restorative dental work. Dental Veneers Transform Your Teeth Porcelain veneers are glass-like, wafer-thin covers that are attached to the front of your teeth. Porcelain has been used in dentistry […]
Soft, Medium, Or Buzz Lightyear?
At Aspen Ridge Dental, Doctor Stuart Youmans is often asked how to choose the most basic tool of oral hygiene, the toothbrush. Picking a toothbrush can be as difficult as choosing a paint color, and there seem to be just as many choices. If you have visited the dental section of your local grocery store […]
Don’t Bite The Dentist!
Bite down hard, but not on Doctor Youmans’s hand! Do you find that biting down hard is painful or awkward? There are ways to find the source of the issue and there are ways to make it right. Bite pain can be due to a damaged tooth, missing teeth, or loose teeth. Any of those […]
Dental Crowns At Aspen Ridge Dental In Casper
Dental crowns have been used in dentistry for over 2000 years. There is evidence that the Etruscans experimented with crowns on teeth using ivory and bone as early as 700 B.C. By 200 A.D., they began using gold crowns to construct artificial teeth. Ancient Egyptians fashioned tooth replacements out of seashells and then hammered them […]