General Services - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

General Services

Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry specializes in beautifying smiles, maintaining your dental health, and helping you improve your appearance. Our experienced and friendly staff takes great pride in keeping your smile beautiful. Our promise to you is that the veneers, fillings, crowns, and bridges we create will look as good as or better than the teeth nature gave you. And to make sure we keep that promise, the products we recommend and use are the highest quality and incredibly durable.

You can trust your smile with us.
Fillings/Restorations - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

Fillings/Restorations

Dental restorations, commonly known as fillings, are placed after the removal newly found decay or decay found under a current filling. The decay can be found either by an exam that includes an x-ray. The filling replaces the damaged part of the tooth. These treatments are commonly called “fillings” because new bonded resin material  fills the cavity/hole left after the decay is removed.

If caught early, cavities can be treated easily and painlessly and with good success if maintained with a healthy diet, brushing and cleaning in-between teeth and regular dental check-ups. But, if left untreated, decay can lead to unnecessary pain and more costly treatment.

Bonding - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

Bonding

Bonding is the term commonly used when resin material that closely matches the color of the tooth is added or used in a creative way to improve a smile. It is very helpful in closing gaps between teeth.

While dental bonding is thought to be limited to the improving the smile of front teeth, the same bonding technique is used to restore  (fill) cavities in back teeth.

Sealants - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

Sealants

Sealants are used to fill-in the crevices called “fissures” which are mostly seen on the chewing surfaces of back teeth. These fissures can be narrow and deep enough that even by the thinnest bristles of your toothbrush cannot reach into them to clean out the bacterial plaque in these fissures. The bacteria in plaque make acids from the foods we eat which over time may dissolve tooth enamel and make a hole or a cavity.

Your dental hygienist or dental assistant can block the bacterial plaque that leads to tooth decay from entering into these deep fissures.  A flowable resin material is placed and cured to hardness which “seals” out cavity-causing plaque. The added bonus is that the tooth’s surface is easier to clean with your toothbrush! Remember, these sealants are like any filling.  They must be examined at your regular dental check-ups to ensure that they continue to protect your teeth.

Non-Surgical Gum Treatments - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

Non-Surgical Gum Treatments

Oral health includes more than just your teeth. It also involves the gums, ligaments, and bone that support them, known as the periodontium. When these tissues become inflamed or infected, it can lead to periodontal disease, which threatens both your oral and overall health. Signs of gum disease may include red, swollen, or bleeding gums, persistent bad breath, gum recession, loose teeth, or changes in your bite.

Non-surgical gum treatments can help restore these tissues to health through personalized care and proper home hygiene. Treatment typically starts with a visit to one of our hygienists, who will focus on cleaning the infected areas around your teeth. In some cases, a referral to a gum specialist (periodontist) may be recommended. Whatever your needs, we’ll guide you with a custom treatment plan to help you regain a healthy smile.

X-Rays - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

X-Rays

How can we know if there is decay between teeth if we do not look?  X-rays are one of the most valuable tools in the diagnostic process. We cannot “see” cavities between teeth without the help of digital x-rays.

Digital x-rays become even more important to check for tooth decay when a patient is not flossing or cleaning in-between teeth regularly. For those worried about exposure, digital radiology allows us to take x-rays using 50-70% less radiation than traditional x-rays. Digital x-ray technology allows us to enlarge images for best diagnosis and to better show you a concern.

Extractions - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

Extractions

What is a dental extraction? Sometimes referred to as “pulling a tooth”, an extraction is the complete removal of a tooth, leaving behind an empty socket. While our primary goal is always to save teeth, sometimes an extraction becomes necessary if the tooth is beyond repair. This may happen if you have a large cavity, a fractured or broken tooth, an impacted tooth, severe gum disease, infection, or trauma.

Same Day Crowns - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

Same Day Crowns

Full coverage crowns are a treatment option for broken down or cracked teeth. A crown, or “cap”, covers most or all of a tooth to protect it from further damage. A full coverage crown is often recommended when a tooth has a large cavity, filling, or root canal that compromises the strength of the tooth, or when a tooth has visible cracks that may lead to fracture. “Cracked Tooth Syndrome” is when a fractured tooth causes severe pain when biting down or eating. This is a condition that should be addressed quickly. Otherwise, it may lead to severe pain, infection, or even tooth loss.

Bridges - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

Bridges

How can you replace a missing or pulled tooth? A dental bridge is an option to fill the gap caused by a missing tooth.  A bridge is typically supported by a crown on each side of the missing tooth- these anchor teeth are the supporting teeth. The supporting teeth on either side of the gap is why this restoration is called a “bridge”, and the missing tooth is replaced with an artificial tooth. It is made to look just like the natural missing tooth, and is cemented permanently in place.

Dentures - Garden Ridge Center For Dentistry

Dentures

Dentures are a technique to replace teeth that have been lost due to tooth decay, gum disease, injury, or other health related concerns.  No one wants to lose their natural teeth, but partial or full dentures make it possible to chew, speak and smile with confidence again. All removable partial and complete dentures are custom made for each patient, and involve a series of appointments to design and fit the replacement teeth.

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