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Don’t Like Your Teeth? 5 Great Reasons To Get A Smile Makeover!

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Hello Sparks! When you look in the mirror, do you like what you see? If the answer is, ‘Not really,’ then you may want to consider these 5 reasons for people in Sparks to make some small improvements or undergo a complete smile re-design.

5. A little goes a long way. Some of the most popular cosmetic dentistry procedures, such as teeth whitening and tooth-colored fillings are simple but have dramatic results.

4. It’s more affordable than you think. Speak with your Reno, or Sparks cosmetic dentist and I am willing to bet that you’ll be surprised at the prices (in a good way!).

3. Your dentist will keep you comfortable. Many people worry that the procedures are painful, but dentists in the Sparks area can help you stay relaxed and free from discomfort whether you’re getting tooth-colored fillings, dental implants, veneers, or a complete smile makeover. Ask your dentist about oral sedation.

2. You will look and feel younger!

1. Regardless of your dental problems, chances are, your dentist can help you. Some Sparks residents believe they have to live with stained, chipped, cracked, crooked, or missing teeth, but today’s dentists have the tools and procedures to fix all of these dental problems and more.

If you are in the Sparks area and are looking for a dentist, I would love to serve you. My name is Dr. Shane Sykes. I have been practicing quality dentistry in a Reno, Nevada since 2011. Please call 775-323-0700 for an appointment.

The Reno Dentist offers the following services:

root canals
wisdom teeth extraction
dentures
porcelain veneers

And more! Call today!

Dr. Shane Sykes
The Reno Dentist
855 W Seventh St Ste 200
Reno, Nevada
775-323-0700
https://therenodentist.com/about/our-office/

Affordable Teeth Whitening?

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Spanish Springs Affordable Tooth Whitening If you are like most Sparks web users, you have probably seen the multitude of ads for ‘free teeth whitening kits’.

Some show a ‘real Spanish Springs mom’ who discovered a ‘tooth whitening secret’. Others assure you that their system is the one that ‘Virginia City dentists don’t want you to know about’. Many contain a link to a page that contains a convincing Carson City tooth whitening testimonial. They bolster their legitimacy by aligning themselves with respected companies such as CNN, USA Today and Forbes.

Unfortunately, most of these are rip-offs. In a recent article, the Better Business Bureau explains the scam:

The countless Web sites for various teeth whitening products claim to offer a no-risk, money back guarantee, free trial of the product. To sign up, customers must provide a credit or debit card number to cover shipping. Complainants to BBB state that they are billed before their trial ends and continue to be billed after they have told the company they want to cancel.

Complainants also may find mystery charges for other companies and services that they didn’t realize they were signing up for with their ‘free’ trial.

The BBB has received complaints about the following company/product names:

  • Dazzle White
  • White Smile
  • Teeth Smile
  • Dazzle Smile
  • Ivory White
  • Max White
  • My Whitening
  • Gleaming White Smile
  • Advanced Wellness Research

Don’t trust your smile to an internet scammer. Your Sparks tooth whitening dental office is the only place for safe teeth bleaching. You don’t want to take a chance with your credit card number or your tooth enamel! Call us at The Reno Dentist for advanced cosmetic dentistry and worry-free tooth whitening. You can reach us at 775-323-0700.

Reno Whiter Smiles

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Reno Teeth Whitening Wishing for a Reno whiter smile but not sure how to get it? New to Nevada smile tooth whitening lingo? At The Reno Dentist, we educate clients on the variety of Sparks affordable teeth whiting treatments; from whitening trays to Spanish Springs tooth bleaching to Virginia City opalescence whitening. We do Carson City smile whitening every day.

Almost every toothpaste claims to whiten teeth, but as we age our teeth gradually turn yellow or gray, despite all the whitening toothpastes we use regularly. Tooth enamel, while one of the hardest substances in the body, is porous. Over time, the food and drinks that comes in contact with our teeth cause staining and discoloration. You probably have already discovered that a toothbrush cannot clean these microscopic pores.

Carbamide peroxide and hydrogen peroxide are the two main smile teeth whitening ingredients. They can penetrate the outer layer of your teeth to remove the build-up, and help restore whitening to teeth. Call The Reno Dentist at 775-323-0700 to schedule an appointment and we will explain the difference between these tooth bleaching ingredients and how they may affect your Reno smile whitening results.

Sparks at-home teeth whitening products are probably not a good choice if you have crowns or veneers. You could end up with extremely uneven results or possible damage to your existing Nevada cosmetic dentistry.

We know the best Reno teeth bleaching options and can recommend the perfect white smile solution for you.

At The Reno Dentist, we hope to see you soon. Give us a call at 775-323-0700.

Time To Floss In Sparks

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General Dentistry Work Can Be Avoiding With Flossing In Sparks NV

Many residents of the Spanish Springs, Virginia City, and Carson City area are finding that they just don’t have time to floss and that it’s difficult to fit it into their daily schedule. If you’ve found this to be true, here are some ideas for when to fit this important dental health habit into your day.

The most common time is right before bed, but make sure your aren’t too tired to do a good job.
Right when you wake up is also an option, but if food is left between teeth all night, it has a chance to turn into plaque.
Try just after lunch, but before you go back to work.
Floss while you are in the car sitting in traffic. It’s easier one-handed with the pre-strung floss pics. (You might get some strange looks from other drivers, but it’s worth it.)
After you exercise – keep some floss in your gym bag.
While you’re watching the nightly news.

I hope this gives you some ideas to help you make flossing part of your daily routine. Flossing is essential for anyone in Reno or Sparks who wants to have a healthy smile.

If you want to improve your smile, look into cosmetic dentistry procedures such as porcelain veneers, invisible braces, teeth whitening or Spanish Springs dental implants.

My name is Dr. Shane Sykes and I am a knowledgeable Reno dentist. Helping my cosmetic dental patients establish good habits is important to me, as well as helping them achieve the smile they want with cosmetic dentistry procedures such as veneers, teeth whitening and complete smile makeovers.

We are currently accepting new patients, so give us a call at 775-323-0700 to make an appointment!

Dr. Shane Sykes
The Reno Dentist
855 W Seventh St Ste 200
Reno, Nevada
775-323-0700
https://therenodentist.com/about/our-office/

Whiter Teeth for Reno

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Whiter Teeth Near Sparks NV Teeth whitening has become very popular in Reno, Nevada as an easy way to change your smile with little effort and no pain.

The Reno Dentist can help you understand your options to whiten your teeth, and can help you understand the results you may expect from various teeth whitening options.

Over the counter whitening products can give varied results, with most customers feeling unhappy or dissatisfied with their over-the-counter teeth whitening solutions.

Your professional Reno, Nevada dentist can help you whiten your teeth effectively, with professional results. If you are ready to try a teeth whitening product, please give us a call, or come into our dental practice, and let us share with you the options available and the results you should expect.

-Dr. Shane Sykes, DMD 775-323-0700

“Are You Ready to Smile Again, Reno?”

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Sparks NV Cosmetic Dentistry So You Can Smile Again Most Sparks residents have plenty of things to smile about.

However, there are some Reno and Spanish Springs folks who avoid smiling at all costs. Are you one of those people who cover their mouth when they laugh? Do you keep your mouth closed when someone takes a picture of you? Have you been hiding unsightly teeth for years?

It’s time to take care of those tooth problems and get a new lease on life.

Shane Sykes DMD at The Reno Dentist in Reno can make it happen!

If you are missing one or more teeth, and live in the Sparks area, talk to us about dental implants. Dental implants are permanent tooth replacements that include both root and crown. Because they are anchored into the jawbone, they look and feel like natural teeth.

Are your teeth yellow or gray? Get teeth whitening at our Reno dental practice and experience an instant transformation.

Many of your Virginia City and Carson City friends and neighbors have benefited from porcelain veneers. They correct several types of imperfections and can be applied in just one visit to our Reno dental office.

Shane Sykes DMD
The Reno Dentist
https://therenodentist.com/

Teeth Whitening at Your Reno Dentist

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Teeth Whitening At Your Reno Dentist Teeth whitening is one of the easiest ways to improve your smile in Reno. It is quick, affordable, and non-invasive. Though some Sparks NV area cosmetic dentistry patients experience short-term sensitivity, most experience no tooth whitening pain at all.

If you have looked into teeth whitening, you probably already know the basics. The one thing they have in common is that they use a solution containing peroxide to remove the stains that have settled in the natural microscopic cracks in your tooth enamel.

There are many DIY teeth bleaching products available in Reno and it seems like new ones appear every time you visit the toothpaste aisle at your local grocery or drug stores.

These tooth whitening strips and tooth whitening pens can sometimes whiten your teeth a few shades, but the peroxide concentration is much lower than the whitening solutions used in Reno cosmetic dental offices. It may not be strong enough for your tooth stains.

Tooth whitening offered at mall kiosks is risky, also. Most of these teeth whitening businesses have no professional oversight and the employees have little dental training. (Except instruction on how to take advantage of customer naivety.)

Dr. Shane Sykes recommends that you use extreme caution when considering a take-home tooth whitener. If you have tooth decay, gum recession, dental crowns, or veneers, you should deal with these issues before you whiten your teeth.

The portion of your teeth below the gumline, if exposed, may respond differently to tooth whitener. Likewise, the peroxide solution does not noticeably whiten crowns and porcelain veneers. If you use a DIY tooth whitener on teeth with extensive porcelain restorations, you should probably hope it doesn’t whiten too much–you may end up with a two- or three-tone smile!

Even though Reno teeth whitening seems fairly straightforward, your teeth deserve a professional opinion. After all, we are talking about teeth here. You can’t fix an uneven teeth whitening result like you can a bad hair-coloring job.

Schedule a tooth bleaching evaluation before you waste your money on more Crest White Strips. We can be reached at 775-323-0700.

Stay Out Of The Sparks Dental Danger Zone

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General Dentistry In The Sparks NV Area

You would never consider running a red light on a busy Reno street or crossing over a lane of orange construction cones on the freeway, but you might be doing some everyday things that are a real danger to your oral health.

I’m Dr. Shane Sykes, a cosmetic and family dentist serving the Sparks NV area, and I want to share with you some common habits that could be detrimental to the health of your teeth.

Crunching ice between your teeth might be refreshing on a nice day in Reno, but the soft tissue inside your teeth won’t appreciate it. Once this tissue gets irritated, you’re more likely to get toothaches and have increased sensitivity to hot or cold foods.

Participating in your favorite sport without proper mouth protection is a risk that no one in Sparks NV should take. If there is a chance that a mouth injury could occur (and there is with most sports) then get to the nearest sporting goods store and purchase an inexpensive mouth guard or, better yet, ask me about a custom mouthguard.

Using your teeth to open anything is a bad idea. Every time your teeth come in contact with foreign objects there is potential for chipping and cracking.

Now that you know how to avoid these risks, what can you do if you’ve already damaged your teeth from these activities or similar ones? Make an appointment with our knowledgeable staff and we’ll see how we can help.

If you’ve had chipping or cracking problems, there are a variety of cosmetic dentistry procedures that might help you. If you have overly-sensitive teeth, I may be able to prescribe a prescription toothpaste to relieve the pain.

We can also answer any questions you have about veneers, gum contouring, or teeth whitening. We hope to hear from you soon, but in the meantime, keep those pearly whites safe and sound.

Bright Smiles In Sparks NV

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Teeth Whitening Creates Bright Smiles In Sparks NV

Hello Sparks NV! Do you want brighter, whiter teeth? Most Sparks NV area folks notice their teeth dulling as the years go by, but some foods, drinks, and even mouthwashes can stain teeth at any age.

OTC tooth whitening products like kits, strips, or toothpastes may slightly lighten stains, but for a truly brilliant smile Dr. Shane Sykes can help!

If you have dental veneers, bonding, or bridges, teeth whitening bleach will not lighten the stains and your whitened natural teeth will make your dental work look even duller in comparison. At The Reno Dentist, we can recommend new dental work, including veneers or bondings, if these have aged and discolored.

Remember, anything that can stain a white tee shirt can stain teeth.

Fortunately, brushing after meals can keep stains at bay, however with acidic foods or drinks, just rinse your mouth with water. Brushing right away can erode enamel, causing thinner teeth as we age.

In-office teeth whitening takes about an hour and bleaches teeth to a whiter-than-ever brilliance. Professional take-home whitening kits are also available at The Reno Dentist and can produce the best results over time.

For more information on getting a younger and brighter smile, contact our knowledgeable for a smile brightening consultation today!

Dr. Shane Sykes
The Reno Dentist
775-323-0700
https://therenodentist.com/

General and cosmetic dentistry including veneers, crowns, bonding, orthodontia, and teeth whitening. Ask us about financing options.

Use Flex Account Funds for Sparks NV Dentistry

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General Dentistry Sparks NV If you have money in your Sparks NV flexible spending account you may want to schedule some cosmetic dentistry before the deadline. Remember, you lose any funds left over after the plan year ends. Why not improve your smile with tax-free dollars?

Even a small change can make a big difference in the appearance of your teeth. You might consider getting a veneer for a chipped tooth or replacing a broken dental crown. Maybe you want to straighten your teeth with braces or replace amalgam fillings with clear ones that blend with your natural teeth. Teeth whitening is quick and easy and benefits even the most attractive smiles.

Perhaps aesthetic dentistry is not your first priority. Maybe you have a more pressing dental need such as a cavity that is bothering you or swollen gums. Don’t let these problems get worse and possibly more expensive to treat.

Call 775-323-0700 to book a consultation at The Reno Dentist. We are located at 855 W Seventh St Ste 200, Reno NV.

Dr. Shane Sykes is one of the most sought-after Sparks NV dentists and stays at the forefront of cosmetic dentistry techniques and technology. A radiant smile is possible for anyone in the Sparks NV area, regardless of issues such as tetracycline stains, periodontal disease, or missing teeth.

If you are planning to use flex account funds for Sparks NV general dentistry, make sure you check your employer’s guidelines for eligible cosmetic or restorative dental procedures.

With a smile makeover at The Reno Dentist, what will your ‘after’ photo look like?