Proper Bite Alignment to Relieve Pain
Perhaps you have been told you have a dental malocclusion, which means your jaws do not come together as they should. This can cause a variety of discomforts. You have probably been living with pain in the shoulders, neck, or jaws, or suffering from frequent headaches.
No longer do you need to have this continual burden on your health and overall vitality. We have techniques that can re-align your jaw to let all the adjacent distressed muscles relax, relieving the pain in these areas. Come in and let us discuss what we can do to provide a better quality of life for you by relieving your discomfort.
Sterilization of Tools
We want you to know we never take any risk with your health. All our re-usable tools are cleaned in an autoclave and monitored by an outside lab to ensure their cleanliness meets the highest standards. We also use single-use tools that are disposed of properly after one use.
Losing a Tooth Can Cause Complications
Missing even one tooth can have an effect on your chewing abilities. The more teeth you have missing, the less nutrition you will receive from your food. Chewing more natural, nutritious foods often becomes difficult with too many missing teeth, and often softer, higher-calorie foods are then consumed more often. This type of diet usually results in weight gain.
Your facial appearance can change, taking on a hollowed-out look that adds years to your actual age. Your speech may not always be clear, causing moments of embarrassment at work or in your social life.
Gaps in your dental arches can also cause other teeth to start to become loose or move. But whether you're missing teeth in the front or back, whether there is only one or many absent, the best replacements are dental implants. They look very natural and function like real teeth, allowing you to enjoy every type of food that you like.
Protection for Your Teeth
Using a properly fitting mouthguard while playing sports can prevent the loss of teeth and other oral trauma. Each year, approximately 5 million teeth are knocked out due to injury. The mouthguards sold in stores do not provide adequate protection. The American Dental Association advises wearing custom-made mouthguards. We can fit and provide this type of protection for you.
The ADA recommends their use for these sports: acrobatics, basketball, boxing, field hockey, football, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, racquetball, roller hockey, rugby, shotputting, skateboarding, skiing, skydiving, soccer, squash, surfing, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting, wrestling.
An Easy Screening for Oral Cancer
It is a startling statistic, but every hour one American dies from oral cancer. But with a quick and easy screening method, this cancer can be detected and cured in most cases.
We provide visual screenings for our patients at their six-month check-ups and cleanings. If Dr. Miller or Dr. Squires or the hygienist identifies any abnormal oral tissue, you will be referred to an oral surgeon. This screening is noninvasive, easy, and one that could save your life!
Southridge Dental
2811 12 Avenue Road
Nampa, ID 83686
(208) 466-2458
Southridge-Dental.com
Perhaps you have been told you have a dental malocclusion, which means your jaws do not come together as they should. This can cause a variety of discomforts. You have probably been living with pain in the shoulders, neck, or jaws, or suffering from frequent headaches.
