Reno Dentists: How Mini Implants Can Improve Your Dentures

elderly couple workout Do your dentures feel constantly at risk of slipping? Do you want to find a way to keep them stable? If so, mini dental implants may be the solution you’ve been looking for. With mini implants, your dentures can be anchored in place, preventing embarrassing slips and giving you the confidence to live your life without worrying about your dentures. To learn more about how mini implants can improve your dentures, read the explanation from your Reno dentists, Dr. William Wager and Dr. Brian Evans, below. Continue reading “Reno Dentists: How Mini Implants Can Improve Your Dentures”

Reno Dentists Compare Standard Dental Implants and Mini Implants

smile reno By now, you’ve probably heard about dental implants, the medical devices that can replace missing teeth with prosthetic teeth that look and feel realistic. However, you may not have heard of mini implants. Smaller and less invasive than traditional dental implants, mini implants are preferable to their larger counterparts in certain situations. To learn exactly when and how mini implants are used, read below as your Reno dentists, Dr. William Wager and Dr. Brain Evans, compare them to their larger relatives. Continue reading “Reno Dentists Compare Standard Dental Implants and Mini Implants”

Reno Dentists Solve Your Struggle with Dentures

couple 1 Do you struggle with your dentures? Do find that they make speaking difficult and that they always feel as if they are about to slip? If so, it is likely that your dentures do not fit properly. Read below as your Reno dentists, Dr. William Wager and Dr. Brian Evans, discuss solutions for wobbly dentures. Continue reading “Reno Dentists Solve Your Struggle with Dentures”

Reno Dentists Discuss Your Restoration with Dental Crowns

man smile A dental crown sits atop a tooth, much like a crown perched atop the head of a king or queen. However, dental crowns are neither symbols of power nor decorative wear. Instead, dental crowns are dental devices designed to strengthen a tooth that has become damaged and cannot withstand the demands of day-to-day functionality. But did you know that there are three types of dental crowns? Your Reno dentists, Dr. William Wager and Dr. Brian Evans, discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each type. Continue reading “Reno Dentists Discuss Your Restoration with Dental Crowns”

Reno Dentists Discuss Three Types of Dental Crowns

dental crowns reno Keeping teeth free of bacteria is a full-time job, and sometimes even the most consistent of brushers and flossers fall victim to tooth decay. If carried far enough, tooth decay can compromise the structural integrity of a tooth. In cases like these a dental crown can repair the tooth, giving it some added stability. Dental crowns can also repair cracked, chipped, or broken teeth. But did you know that there are three types of dental crowns? Your Reno dentists, Dr. William Wager and Dr. Brian Evans, discuss the three types and their uses below. Continue reading “Reno Dentists Discuss Three Types of Dental Crowns”

Reno Dentists: Restore Your Smile with Dentures

elderly smile Lost teeth can affect many parts of your life including eating and speaking. They can also lower confidence and make you self-conscious. Unfortunately, the mental picture that many people have of dentures is not much better. Often associated with bulky, fake-looking prosthetics that slide around the mouth, dentures may be avoided by people who see them only as a source of further embarrassment. Here to help you change your outlook toward dentures are your Reno dentists, Dr. William Wager and Dr. Brian Evans. They discuss the advances made in dentures over recent years and how they have added to comfort and limited embarrassment. Continue reading “Reno Dentists: Restore Your Smile with Dentures”

Family Dental Care From Your Reno Dentists

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Are you looking for quality dental care for your entire family? At Wager Evans Dental, we provide the latest in general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry. We can erase stains and restore the smiles of your whole family. In today’s blog, Reno family dentists, Dr. William Wager and Dr. Brian Evans, explain the dental care procedures we offer to protect, and perfect, the smiles closest to you.

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Reno Dentists Provide Dental Care for the Whole Family

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Keeping your family happy and healthy is important. A big part of staying healthy is taking care of your teeth, and this means regular visits to your family dentist. You have thousands of options out there for dental care, but your Reno family dentists, Dr. William Wager and Dr. Brian Evans, want you to know that they provide the care and experience needed to offer excellent dental care for your whole family.

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Reno Dentists See Possible Connection Between Chewing and Dementia

Many people are living into their100s these days. In spite of impressive technological and medical advances, certain parts of our body will gradually decline as we age. Linking our oral health to our overall well-being is called oral-systemic health. Multiple research studies have highlighted a connection between tooth retention and cognitive function. Researchers from Bayor College of Medicine studied gum chewing in college students, for example. Standardized math scores were higher in those that chewed gum on a regular basis. Your Reno dentists, Dr. William Wager and Dr. Brian Evans, explain a recent Swedish study that focuses solely on chewing as a means for lower rates of dementia in the elderly.

Reno Dentists Explain Beeswax Used as Prehistoric Dental Fillings

New light has been shed onto ancient dentistry, thanks to the discovery of a 6,500-year-old human jawbone with a beeswax filling. The open access journal PLOS ONE reported a discovery that was made by researchers Federico Bernardini and Claudio Tuniz of Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy. Reno dentists, Dr. Wager and Dr. Evans, discuss the findings.

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The jawbone in question was in the hands of researchers for some time before the possible early filling was recognized. In cooperation with several other institutions, Bernardini and Tuniz could tell that the beeswax was most likely applied around the individual’s final days on earth. Confirmation as to whether the application transpired before or after the Continue reading “Reno Dentists Explain Beeswax Used as Prehistoric Dental Fillings”