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For Dental Implants, Lakewood Dallas Turns to Vanderbrook and Hoppe

June 30, 2015

Filed under: Restorative Dentistry,Uncategorized — Tags: Dallas, Dallas dentist, dental implants, Dr. Drew Vanderbrook, Dr. Joanne Hoppe, East Dallas, Garland, implant dentistry, Lake Highlands, Lakewood, University Park, Vanderbrook & Hoppe — dr_vanderbrook @ 3:23 pm

134124545 Your teeth allow you to eat the foods you love, talk to your family, friends and colleagues and smile at the world when you’re happy. If, however, you are one of the millions of Americans with one or more missing teeth, then none of these can be taken for granted. Even one missing tooth can have an effect on your diet, your confidence and your emotional well-being. Thus, the importance of replacing missing teeth cannot be overstated. And while there are several good options for tooth replacement, perhaps the best is a dental implant. Dr. Drew Vanderbrook and Dr. Joanne Hoppe of Vanderbrook & Hoppe Dentistry in Dallas, TX, practice implant dentistry Lakewood Dallas prefers for the most natural looking smile and a well-functioning bite.

People lose teeth for a variety of different reasons:

Tooth decay
Gum disease
Traumatic injury
Poor hygiene
A failed root canal

Regardless of why you’re missing teeth, our mission at Vanderbrook & Hoppe is to restore your smile.

What is a Dental Implant?

A dental implant is as much about what you don’t see as what you do see. What you don’t see is a small titanium post that is surgically implanted in your jaw beneath the open socket of your missing tooth. For this portion of the dental implant procedure, Drs. Vanderbrook and Hoppe call on the expertise of periodontists and oral surgeons in the Lakewood Dallas area. This post mimics a natural tooth root in both form and function. As you heal from your oral surgery, the titanium post and surrounding bone tissue will fuse in a process called osseointegration. Tightly bonded, the post and bone create a stable base for your tooth restoration. Furthermore, this biocompatible post encourages new and healthy bone growth. As such, you avoid the bone deterioration that often accompanies tooth loss and causes people with missing teeth to have the appearance of a sunken face.

Once you’ve completely healed, you’ll return to Vanderbrook & Hoppe Dentistry to have your tooth restoration affixed to the implant. This restoration can be a single porcelain crown, or with a few strategically positioned posts, implants can anchor a denture, partial or bridge.

Call Our Office Today

If you are missing teeth and would like to eliminate the difficulties these can cause, then schedule a consultation with Dr. Vanderbrook or Dr. Hoppe in order to learn more about the dental implants 75214 trusts. We conveniently serve patients in Dallas, TX, Lakewood, East Dallas, North Dallas, Richardson, Garland, and Mesquite and throughout the DFW Metroplex.

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Tooth-colored Fillings for White Smiles in East Dallas and Lakewood

February 17, 2015

Filed under: Restorative Dentistry — Tags: Dallas dentist, Dr. Drew Vanderbrook, Dr. Joanne Hoppe, East Dallas, Garland, Lake Highlands, Lakewood, Mesquite, North Dallas, tooth colored fillings, University Park, Vanderbrook & Hoppe — dr_vanderbrook @ 6:05 pm

78768689 You brush and floss your teeth twice a day, every day. You see Dr. Drew Vanderbrook or Dr. Joanne Hoppe at Vanderbrook and Hoppe Dentistry in Dallas, TX, every six months for a dental checkup. Yet, despite your and our best efforts, you now have a cavity. Fortunately, our dentists can repair that tooth decay with a tooth-colored filling, so your beautiful white smile will not be compromised.

What are Tooth-colored Fillings?

Tooth-colored fillings are made of composite resin, a silicon dioxide, tooth-colored plastic mixture that can be blended to very closely match the color of your damaged tooth. As such, a tooth-colored filling will not mar your smile the way a traditional silver or amalgam filling would. With a tooth-colored filling, only you and your dentist need to know that you even have a filling.

In addition to having a more pleasing and natural tooth-like appearance, tooth-colored fillings usually require less tooth preparation before your cavity is filled. Thus, you’ll have to endure less drilling—not a bad thing—and more of your tooth’s natural structure will be preserved. Drs. Vanderbrook and Hoppe practice conservative dentistry, meaning that the more natural tooth structure you keep, the healthier teeth you’re likely to have in the future.

And while amalgam fillings have a lengthy track record of durability, composite resins have improved dramatically over the years, and are now just as strong as their longtime predecessors. In fact, if you have amalgam fillings that are marring your smile, we can replace them with tooth-colored fillings that restore your completely white smile.

Schedule an Appointment Today

If you’d like to learn more about tooth-colored fillings and how they can repair a tooth and renew your smile, then call the office of Vanderbrook & Hoppe in Dallas, TX. We conveniently serve patients in Lakewood, East Dallas, North Dallas, Richardson, Garland, and Mesquite and throughout the DFW Metroplex.

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Natural-looking Dental Crowns in Lakewood and Dallas, TX

January 20, 2015

Filed under: Restorative Dentistry,Uncategorized — Tags: Dallas, Dallas dentist, dental caps, dental crowns, East Dallas, Garland, Lake Highlands, Lakewood, Mesquite, North Dallas, University Park, Vanderbrook & Hoppe — dr_vanderbrook @ 3:03 pm

134124545 Are you tired of looking in the mirror and seeing a smile you don’t like because of chipped, fractured, worn or decaying teeth? If the answer to that question is yes, then you may want to consider dental crowns. Also called dental caps, crowns are designed to fully encapsulate a damaged tooth in order to restore appearance and functionality. At the Dallas, TX, office of Vanderbrook and Hoppe Dentistry, Dr. Drew Vanderbrook and Dr. Joanne G. Hoppe create natural-looking dental crowns to give you back your beautiful smile.

Dr. Vanderbrook and Dr. Hoppe use three types of crowns: precious metal, porcelain pressed (or fused) to metal, or all-porcelain, also called all-ceramic crowns. We can help determine which option may be best for you. Moreover, with an exact color matching system, we can blend shades of porcelain until we find the one that is a match to your tooth color.

The Texas Two-Step for Dental Crowns in Lakewood and East Dallas

In most cases, Dr. Vanderbrook or Dr. Hoppe can complete the dental crown procedure in two conveniently scheduled appointments. At the first visit, the dentist will prepare the tooth to be fitted for a crown and take an impression of that tooth and the adjacent teeth. This mold is then sent to a professional dental lab where the crown is fabricated to our dentists’ exacting specifications. While the permanent crown is made, you’ll wear a temporary. Then in a few weeks, you’ll return to the office for the second appointment when your custom-designed crown will be cemented into place.

To take care of your new dental crown, brush and floss as you do with your natural teeth. Avoid using your crown to bite down on hard objects such as nuts, ice or bones. With proper care, your crown can last for years and years.

Schedule an Appointment Today

If you would like to learn more about how a dental crown can repair your smile, then call the office of Vanderbrook and Hoppe Dentistry in Dallas, TX, today. We also serve patients from East Dallas, Lakewood, North Dallas, Richardson, Garland, and Mesquite and throughout the DFW Metroplex.

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