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Susan loves to tell people about Beck Dental Care because of how warm and welcoming our staff are to the lovely people of Columbia, TN!
Hear Susan talk about the other reason she continues to trust her smile to our team… her stunning
dental veneers
! Check out her experience with us and why she’s glad she did it!
Call us today at (931) 388-8452 or fill out our
online form
to schedule a cosmetic consultation.
Most adults have probably had some experience with restorative dentistry at some point. If you’ve been treated for a cavity, a knocked out tooth, or an oral infection, you most likely have a restoration of some kind in your mouth right now.
Restorations are meant to keep your smile intact and healthy for many, many years. Unfortunately, though, they aren’t indestructible. Dental restorations can fail for a variety of reasons, and the longer you put off repairing them, the worse the consequences can be for your smile.
That’s why our team at Beck Dental Care is talking to you today about how to know when it’s time to
restore your smile
. We’re giving you some common scenarios where dental restorations can fail you and how you can keep those failures from hurting your smile!
It’s pretty remarkable that our teeth are strong enough to withstand the kind of abuse we inflict upon them day in and day out. Your teeth bear a heavy responsibility and are built to handle that burden for most of your life. But they can be damaged by decay, erosion, infection, gum disease, and injury.
Here are some of the ways restorative dentistry can repair problems like that:
-Cavity Fillings
-Dental Crowns & Bridges
-Root Canals
-Dental Implants & Restorations
With procedures like these, you’re able to repair your teeth, protect them from further harm, and maintain the integrity of your smile.
As strong as dental restorations are, there are times that they can fail you and need to be repaired or replaced. When that happens, we encourage you to trust our skilled professionals at Beck Dental Care to get your teeth back in proper working order for years to come.
Here are a few common ways restorations might fail:
An Old Filling Has Failed
A cavity can be really painful and make eating pretty uncomfortable. Standard dental fillings will do the trick, but sometimes your fillings can fall out. Call our Columbia dental office if this happens to you, and one of our experienced dentists can replace it with a tooth-colored filling so your tooth looks natural and is protected from harmful bacteria.
A Dental Crown Broke, Became Loose, Or Fell Out
Sometimes, a cavity can be too large for a regular filling. A hole in your tooth that’s too big will pose a problem because you might not have enough healthy enamel left to effectively support a filling.
This is where a dental crown can save your tooth. It covers the decayed tooth, but if that dental crown were to ever break, become loose, or fall out, you can temporarily patch it with an over-the-counter dental cement. At Beck Dental Care, we can attach your failed crown again or replace it entirely, depending on the extent of the damage.
A Loose Dental Implant
Dental implants are the best that modern dentistry can offer when it comes to strong, reliable tooth replacement options. However, just like any other restoration, dental implants can loosen or come out. This is pretty rare, but it can be corrected here in our Columbia dental office. We can help determine if you need a new implant or if your existing implant and restoration can be repaired.
A Toothache Returns
One of the myths we hear a lot about root canals is that they’re only a temporary solution for an infected tooth. But that’s really not true. By removing infection and cleaning out a tooth and capping it with a dental crown, it’s protected from infection in almost all cases.
But nothing is completely impenetrable when it comes to your teeth. There is a tiny chance that infection can reappear, and if that ever happens, Dr. Beck can restore your tooth back to health.
If you ever experience pain, discomfort, or obvious trauma to an old dental restoration, Beck Dental Care is the team you can trust to give you strong, durable restorative dental care to keep your smile healthy and beautiful.
Call our Columbia, TN dental office today at (931) 388-8452 or fill out our
online form
to schedule an appointment.
If you were to name any number of problems you have with your smile, chances are there is one cosmetic solution that could solve them all. We’re talking about veneers, the quick cosmetic fix that lasts long after you get them!
Our team at Beck Dental Care have seen lives changed for the better time and again thanks to veneers and how they transform smiles. We aren’t exaggerating when we say that veneers can fix a whole host of dental problems.
Today, we’re pointing out just some of the most common issues we see in our Columbia, TN dental office and how
veneers
can correct them all for a radiant smile that lasts and lasts!
Before we let our excitement carry us away, let’s make sure we tell you what veneers are and what the general veneers process involves.
Veneers are for your smile sort of like acrylic nails are for your hands. You go to a salon and get a layer of material placed onto your fingernail and then shaped and polished for a beautifully enhanced look. The same thing happens when you get veneers, only your tooth is covered by a thin porcelain shell bonded in place to your enamel in a way that looks and feels like a natural tooth.
Despite the delicately thin veneer, it’s strength and durability is remarkable! When it’s over, you have a more attractive, flawless smile!
The process begins with a consultation with one of our highly-skilled, experienced professionals. From there, you work as a team to discuss your smile flaws and the best treatment plan to correct them in a way that suits your needs and your budget.
You might go with traditional porcelain veneers, or your unsightly smile problems might be minimal and would be better improved by our no-prep veneers. Whichever is best for your individual needs, you’ll end up with the smile you’ve always wanted.
Now for the kinds of problems veneers can fix!
Veneers Hide Stains And Discoloration
If your teeth are stained or discolored, you might think that a simple teeth whitening treatment will do the trick. And maybe it will! But there are some stains that are more resistant to that method.
Veneers can hide years worth of stubborn stains that have left your teeth dingy for a dazzling, brighter smile.
Veneers Correct Misshapen Teeth
Not everyone is blessed with perfectly shaped teeth. Thankfully, veneers can be bonded to an awkwardly shaped tooth and then shaped to perfection so your smile looks natural and balanced.
Veneers Cover Cracks In Your Teeth
Even though we put veneers into the cosmetic dentistry category, it can also serve a restorative function as well. It’s one of the many impressive things about dental veneers. A cracked tooth can pose a threat to your oral health, and if left untreated,can grow larger and affect your overall health, too. Veneers can cover unsightly cracks so it not only looks great but remains strong and protected for years to come.
Veneers Fix Chipped Teeth
Sometimes, normal wear and tear or habits like crunching on ice cubes can lead to chips that can taint your entire smile. While we can normally fix something like this with tooth bonding, this isn’t as strong or as lasting a solution as veneers. Like the other flaws we’ve talked about, veneers offer a layer of protection to your chipped tooth so it doesn’t get worse.
Veneers Fill The Gaps In Your Smile
Just because you have gaps between your teeth doesn’t mean you have to spend years wearing braces to pull those teeth tightly together. Veneers can be placed on either side of a gap to close it up and make it look like you spent years undergoing orthodontic treatment!
You can begin with a cosmetic consultation at Beck Dental Care to find out if veneers are the right solution for the problems with your teeth. If you have chips, cracks, gaps, or stains, dental veneers can hide, cover, and protect your smile for a decade or more with proper care and maintenance. Call our Columbia, TN dental office today at (931) 388-8452 or fill out our
online form
to schedule an appointment.
It’s mid-September, and we’re once again heading into one of the most beautiful of all four seasons. Autumn shows us one of nature’s breathtaking transformations with the colorful landscape of changing leaves throughout the lovely state of Tennessee!
It’s no wonder why fall is such a popular time for weddings and other special events with the cool, comfortable weather and the stunning outdoor views. It’s also the start of one of the busiest times of year with several holidays in close, rapid succession.
That makes now the perfect time to start thinking about a new smile for a new season with
cosmetic dentistry
at Beck Dental Care! We want to help your smile look its best for all those photo ops at your upcoming events. You’ll look great, feel more confident, and you’ll be able to look back on all the memories you captured and feel good about your gorgeous smile!
It may seem too early to even think about the holidays, but let’s be honest. You know that just when you get a chance to enjoy the smell of hot apple cider, bonfires, and the annual trip with the kids on a hayride through the pumpkin patch, it’s all Christmas all the time. And those weekends fill up quickly with family gatherings, football games, baking, decorating, and shopping.
That’s why it makes sense to make sure your smile is ready before all the craziness of the next couple of months kicks into overdrive. Take a minute to enjoy nature’s seasonal transformation, and imagine how you could transform your smile into the beautiful one you’ve always wanted!
Here are just a few of the ways you can get a more attractive smile in time for the new fall season.
Teeth Whitening
– Nothing improves your smile quite as easily and quickly as professional teeth whitening. You can remove years of stains from drinking coffee, soda, or red wine. Or treat discoloration that simply comes from aging and look years younger after!
Whatever dulled the color of your teeth, you can brighten your smile dramatically in as little as one week when you come to our Columbia, TN dental office. We have professional strength
whitening treatment
that can give you the kind of results those over-the-counter kits can never deliver.
The greatest part is that you can determine the shade and the pace of your treatment thanks to our convenient take-home whitening system.
Dental Bonding
– What if your smile needs a little more help than just whiter teeth? A whiter smile is great, but it won’t do anything about gaps between your teeth or nicks and cracks to the surface of your teeth.
The good news is that dental bonding can correct those smile imperfections, and the process is incredibly easy and affordable. Dr. Beck bonds a composite resin to your enamel and then artistically shapes it to give you a brighter, more attractive smile.
Tooth Contouring / Gum Reshaping
– Maybe you’re satisfied with the color of your teeth but just have that one awkwardly shaped tooth that draws attention to itself. Or perhaps you’re tired of looking at pics shared on social media of you and your friends because all you can focus on is how your teeth look way too small compared to your gums.
Tooth contouring and gum reshaping can give your smile a more balanced, uniformed look so you can smile with confidence the next time your friends rush up to you for a group selfie during a fun night out.
Now is the perfect time for you to come to our Columbia, TN dental office for a cosmetic consultation with one of our talented dentists. You have a few weeks before the fall weddings begin and a few more weeks after that for the holiday season to kick into gear.
Why not sit down with one of our professionals to talk about your cosmetic options before your social calendar starts to fill up?
Call our Columbia, TN dental office today at (931) 388-8452 or fill out our
online form
to schedule an appointment.
When it comes to teeth whitening treatments, it’s tempting to grab a home kit off the store shelf.
But do they work? Our team at Beck Dental Care wants you to know that getting the dramatically whiter smile you’re looking for can only be found at the hands of a professional.
Today’s infographic highlights some of the major advantages of a
professional teeth whitening
treatment in our Columbia dental office over the kinds you’ll find in stores.
For the whiter, brighter smile you want, trust the professionals at Beck Dental Care. Call us today at (931) 388-8452 or fill out our
online form
to schedule an appointment.
Has life taken its toll on your
oral health
over the years? When that happens, it can feel rather hopeless.
Our team at Beck Dental Care wants to give you some hope back by sharing today’s before and after photo with you!
When it seems like the problems with your teeth are too overwhelming, you can trust our highly-skilled team to help turn things around for your oral health.
Call our Columbia, TN dental office today at (931) 388-8452 or fill out our
online form
to schedule an appointment.
