Dental fillings are used to “fill” areas of your teeth that have been damaged by a cavity. After the cavity is removed, the dentists at Snikeris Family Dentistry use top of the line filling materials that blend seamlessly with your teeth! Fillings are also used to repair damaged, cracked, or broken teeth and even teeth that have been worn down due to grinding.

A dental crown is essential to protect and restore the part of your tooth that is above the gum line. Your dentist may recommend a crown — or several crowns — if you have any of the following: severe decay, dental implants, weakened teeth, misshapen teeth, breaks or fractures, severely discolored teeth or damaged fillings that can’t be replaced.

Modern crowns are fabricated with state-of-the-art technology, so they blend in seamlessly with the rest of your teeth. No one will be able to tell which tooth has a crown on it.

Dental implants are artificial tooth roots placed into your jawbone to replace a missing tooth or multiple teeth. The implant is made of a durable titanium material. As tissue and bone build-up around your implant, it becomes a long-lasting fixture to support a crown. Dental implants can help prevent teeth from shifting, bone and gum tissue loss, and they can maintain your normal bite and smile.

Because dental implants won’t slip or shift out of place, you won’t have to worry about issues with speech, chewing, or swallowing, as you would with removable dentures.

A bridge helps to restore your smile if you’re missing one or more teeth. The bridge is typically made out of gold, porcelain, alloys, or a combination of these materials and created to look like natural teeth.

As the name implies, the bridge “bridges” the gap where your teeth are missing. A bridge is a permanent, long-term solution to replace missing teeth.

From the first appointment to the final set of dentures, you can trust this expert team to deliver nothing but the best. Denture options at Snikeris Family Dentistry include: metal framework partial dentures, acrylic partial dentures, denture relines, soft denture liners, and implant-supported dentures.

From start to finish, the dentists at Snikeris Family Dentistry can monitor and alter the look and feel of your dentures to make sure you end up with a smile you're proud to show off.

Tired of your ill-fitting, loose conventional dentures? The dentists at Snikeris Family Dentistry can provide you with a set of dentures that are anchored into your mouth by sturdy dental implants. There are many benefits of hybrid dentures including: they are permanent, you clean them just like your natural teeth, better speech, better chewing ability, and the implants stimulate your jaw bones so you do not lose bone density.

Nitrous Oxide, also known as “laughing gas” can help you relax and even fall asleep during your dental procedure. You may be a good candidate for nitrous oxide if you: have dental phobia or anxiety, are concerned about pain or discomfort, or are having a lengthy dental procedure, such as multiple fillings or crowns.

Nitrous oxide is even ideal if you have an unrelated issue — such as chronic back pain — that makes lying back in the dental chair uncomfortable.

Permanent teeth are meant to last a lifetime, but for many reasons, this doesn't always happen. For example, you might need to have a tooth extracted because it is too severely damaged to keep.

Lifestyle choices, trauma, and decay may all contribute to needing a tooth pulled. Extractions may be necessary for other reasons, including: risk of infection from a failed root canal, risk of infection during chemotherapy or an organ transplant, advanced periodontal (gum) disease, extra or crowded teeth or having no room for wisdom teeth (third molars).