At Mallard Creek Family Dentistry, we specialize in restoring the health, function, and beauty of your smile. Whether you are dealing with missing teeth, gum disease, or jaw pain, we provide personalized restorative dental care for patients of all ages. Using advanced techniques and state-of-the-art technology, we help you achieve a healthy, comfortable smile that lasts.
Restoring Your Smile with Confidence
At Mallard Creek Family Dentistry, we are dedicated to restoring the health and beauty of your smile. Whether you need to replace missing teeth, treat gum disease, or find relief from jaw pain, our restorative dental services can help you achieve a healthy, functional smile. Our team is committed to providing personalized care in a comfortable and friendly environment.
Dental Crowns: Protecting and Strengthening Teeth
Dental crowns are one of the most common ways to restore damaged or weakened teeth. If a tooth has suffered from decay, trauma, or large fillings, a crown can protect and strengthen it. A crown is a tooth-shaped cap that fits over your existing tooth, restoring its shape, function, and appearance.
At Mallard Creek Family Dentistry, we offer crowns made from high-quality materials like porcelain and ceramic that blend naturally with your surrounding teeth. The process of placing a crown typically involves two appointments. During the first visit, we prepare the tooth by removing any decay and shaping it. We then take impressions to create a custom crown that fits perfectly. At your second appointment, the permanent crown is placed, giving you a strong, healthy tooth once again.
Dental Bridges: Filling Gaps from Missing Teeth
If you are missing one or more teeth, dental bridges provide a reliable solution to restore your smile. A dental bridge consists of artificial teeth that are anchored by the natural teeth on either side of the gap. These replacement teeth, called pontics, are custom-made to match your natural teeth, giving you a complete, functional smile.
Dental Implants: Permanent Tooth Replacement
For patients seeking a more permanent solution to missing teeth, dental implants offer a stable and natural-looking option. Implants are titanium posts that are surgically placed in the jawbone to act as the roots of missing teeth. Once the implant has fused with the bone, a custom crown is placed on top, completing the restoration.
Dental implants are known for their durability and longevity. They not only restore your ability to eat and speak with confidence but also help prevent bone loss in the jaw. This often occurs after losing teeth.
Dentures: Restoring Multiple Missing Teeth
If you are missing several teeth or all of your teeth, dentures provide an effective way to restore your smile. Dentures are removable prosthetics that can be custom-made to fit your mouth comfortably. There are two types of dentures: full dentures, which replace all the teeth in your upper or lower jaw, and partial dentures, which fill in gaps between remaining natural teeth.
TMJ Treatment: Relieving Jaw Pain and Discomfort
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) disorders can cause pain, stiffness, and difficulty moving your jaw. TMJ issues often result from clenching or grinding your teeth, injury to the jaw, or arthritis. Symptoms include jaw pain, headaches, earaches, and even difficulty opening and closing your mouth.
At Mallard Creek Family Dentistry, we offer TMJ treatment to help relieve these symptoms and improve the function of your jaw. Treatment may involve wearing a custom-made mouthguard to prevent teeth grinding, exercises to strengthen jaw muscles, or other therapies to reduce pain and inflammation. Our goal is to restore comfort and mobility to your jaw so you can live without discomfort.
Periodontal Disease Treatment: Protecting Your Gum Health
Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is a common condition that affects the gums and the supporting bone around your teeth. Without treatment, it can lead to tooth loss and other serious health issues. Periodontal disease begins with inflammation of the gums, known as gingivitis, which can progress to more severe forms that affect the bone.
At Mallard Creek Family Dentistry, we provide non-surgical periodontal therapies to treat gum disease in its early stages.
Sleep Apnea Treatment: Improving Your Quality of Sleep
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious condition that occurs when the airway becomes blocked during sleep, causing interruptions in breathing. This can lead to daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and other health problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease. At Mallard Creek Family Dentistry, we offer oral appliance therapy as an alternative to CPAP machines for treating mild to moderate sleep apnea.
If you have questions or would like to schedule a consultation, contact our office today. We look forward to helping you restore your smile with confidence!