The alveolar bone When it comes to maintaining a healthy smile, understanding the role of alveolar bone is essential. At Aspen Ridge Dental, we emphasize the importance of this bone, which surrounds and supports your teeth, providing a solid foundation for your tooth roots. In this blog, we’ll explore what the alveolar bone is, what […]
Go Back In Time
So you’ve lost some teeth and now are hesitant to smile because of the gaps. If only you could go back in time and reclaim that full-toothed smile you once had. Guess what? With dental implants, you can! For most patients, a tooth implant is the perfect replacement for both the root and crown of […]
Tooth Restoration: Dental Implants And Dental Bridges
Tooth replacement has been a highly requested procedure at Aspen Ridge Dental. When my patients ask me about tooth restoration, I usually tell them about fixed (or traditional) dental bridges and tooth implants. A dental bridge is an artificial tooth that replaces a missing tooth. The false tooth—called a pontic—is fused to porcelain crowns on […]
Is Your Smile In A World Of Hurt?
Do you have severe tooth damage, bone loss, or few or no teeth still intact? This post is for Casper area residents whose mouths are in a world of hurt. At Aspen Ridge Dental, we feel for you. We understand how severe dental dilemmas impact you every day of your life. Whatever the cause of […]
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 […]
