Cancer remains one of the scariest diagnoses anyone can get. Oral cancer is especially frightening, because it generally has a higher mortality rate than other cancers. Please keep reading this post from Aspen Ridge Dental in Casper, because we actually have some encouraging things to say. The reason that the death rate for oral cancer […]
A Dentist’s Indispensable Tool: The X-ray
At Aspen Ridge Dental in Casper, providing first rate dental care is much easier when we have thorough information about our patients’ dental health. Pictures are more accurate than written notes. Since they show what’s going on below the surface, they’re worth even more than a thousand words. Along with a thorough visual oral exam, […]
Dental Confidence Or Caution
Whether you are one of those who goes willingly to the dentist or are hesitant about getting work done, the team at Aspen Ridge Dental in Casper wants you to make and keep regular appointments for cleanings and checkups. Regular dental appointments are important because they help keep your teeth and gums healthy. For most […]
Help For Nervous Dental Patients
Imagine the following: You are stretched out in a dental chair at the start of a checkup. As a dental assistant wraps a paper bib around your neck and clicks on a bright overhead light, you tense up and your heart begins to pound. If this sounds at all like you, sedation dentistry from Aspen […]
Can You Name 9 Dental Specialties?
Most people probably know how a pediatric dentist differs from an orthodontist. But you may not know that the American Dental Association recognizes nine dental specialties. This post from Aspen Ridge Dental in Casper looks at disciplines within dentistry, and the years in which they were formally recognized by the ADA. Endodontics (1983): This area […]
Look As Young As You Feel By Replacing Missing Teeth
A wise person once said that everyone wants a long life, but no one wants to get old. Yet it happens. While some challenges that come with aging can’t be avoided, others can. At Aspen Ridge Dental in Casper, we help patients of all ages with their dental health issues. Gaps In Your Smile? Many […]