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Until she found Dr. Wallin and our team in Longmont, CO, Shelly had always equated dental appointments with pain. This meant she had understandable anxiety at the thought of needing a root canal to fix a front tooth she’d injured years ago that had become more and more discolored over time. But check out today’s video to hear Shelly talk about how relaxing her root canal procedure was ...

People of all ages can benefit from wearing an athletic mouthguard for high-impact or contact sports, but not all guards offer the same protection against dental injuries. You need a mouthguard that’s custom-made by an expert! Here’s a video we invite you to check out of Dr. Wallin explaining why the way your athletic mouthguard is made makes a real difference in preventing problems ...

Before we say goodbye to Dental Implant Month, we want to give you one more bit of encouragement to visit us for a tooth replacement consultation. That’s because the nutritional impact of missing teeth is just as significant as the appearance of your smile and your oral health. Being able to eat a wide variety of healthy foods because your teeth are firmly in place with dental implants ...

If you have a teenager at home who keeps insisting they don’t want braces, it’s probably hard for you as a parent because you know, deep down, they’re unhappy with their crooked teeth. You know that were it not for how self-conscious your child would feel at school with metal brackets and wires in their mouth, they’d agree to orthodontic treatment in a heartbeat, right? Then show ...

For Dental Implant Month, we’re sharing a video from Dr. Wallin that talks about a winning combination for your smile. Listen to the reasons patients are choosing to secure their dentures with dental implants to regain the strong bite and healthy smile they once had! Don’t let slippery replacement teeth force you to give up the quality of life you deserve! Call Silver Leaf Dentistry ...

Here at Silver Leaf Dentistry we can treat gum disease with a two-fold procedure known as scaling and root planing. However, we do it a little differently than other practices. You see, Dr. Wallin will use the gentle and noninvasive vibrations of our ultrasonic scaler to eradicate plaque and bacteria from your tooth surface as well as any of that bad stuff that is also down below your gum line. ...

What constitutes a dental emergency? Well, if you are suddenly in pain due to a toothache, jaw problems, bleeding, a broken dental appliance, you may need some sort of urgent dental care from the team at Silver Leaf Dentistry. Don’t worry, we’ll put a stop to your dental pain and help you start feeling better soon. Check out the video clip below in which Dr. Wallin is talking about how we ...

If you have any tooth decay unfolding in your mouth, all you have to do is call our Longmont, CO dentist’s office at 720-504-2539 to schedule an easy smile-saving appointment with Dr. Wallin. He can quickly set you up with tooth-colored fillings to restore any damage caused by cavities. Check out the video clip below from the ADA for more information about these fillings then contact us to get started ...

Here’s some good news: you are never too old to achieve a healthier, better-looking smile. And for many folks who are currently without substantial bite problems, we can easily help them to transform their crooked, crowded or gapped teeth, with Invisalign, which is a great new alternative to classic braces. The best part is that the aligner trays are nearly invisible, so no one will ever know ...

Summertime in Colorado is one of the most magical times of the year. We love all of the outdoor activities available to us, and we hope you’re taking advantage of this beautiful part of the country we get to live in! With the fun comes some risks for your smile, which is why we’ve created the infographic below. It will help you identify possible risks to your oral health so that you might be ...