At Aspen Ridge Dental in Casper WY, we offer a wide range of family dentistry services to make sure every member of your brood has healthy teeth and gums. We take special care of our youngest patients to make sure they are comfortable and safe. Their teeth, after all, face the same problems that adult teeth […]
Unexpected Stress? Don’t Forget Your Smile
When you suddenly have to juggle extra balls, some are bound to get dropped. Maybe you are going through a divorce or became the caregiver for an ailing parent. Maybe you took on a second job, or started night school to earn an advanced degree. If you’re feeling overwhelmed with responsibility, the team at Aspen […]
No Cavities? Thank Your Parents
At Aspen Ridge Dental, we stay abreast of new discoveries in the exciting field of dentistry and occasionally share interesting facts with our patients. This post focuses on new findings in an intriguing field of research: genetic dentistry. “About 60% of the risk for tooth decay appears to be due to genetic factors.” Mary L. […]
Your Dentist Does A Lot More Than Fill Cavities
Most men and women know that they can go to the dentist for toothaches, cleanings, and bleeding gums (not to mention cosmetic dentistry procedures such as a smile makeover), but there are some lesser-known oral concerns that we can help you with, at Aspen RidgeDental in Casper. Dry mouth, technically called xerostomia, is caused by […]
Suspect A Bite Problem?
The subject of this blog post from Aspen Ridge Dental in Casper WY is malocclusion, which literally means “bad bite.” Edward Angle, a pioneer in modern orthodontics, coined the term malocclusion. It’s fairly common in the population as a whole, but fortunately, in most cases the misalignment is so slight it causes no problems. When you […]
Gap-Tooth Smiles Aren’t Quite As Adorable Anymore
This article from Aspen Ridge Dental in Casper WY is about dental implants, one of dentistry’s modern miracles. Have you lost any of your teeth? It’s a lot different than when you lost your baby teeth way back in the day. Adult teeth, alas, do not grow back. (And a gap-toothed smile doesn’t look as […]