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Understanding Restorative Dentistry: How We Help Renew Your Oral Health At Veranda Dentistry, we believe that maintaining optimal oral health goes beyond preventive care. Sometimes, despite our best efforts, damage or decay can impact your teeth. That’s where restorative dentistry comes in. By repairing and restoring your smile, we help you regain functionality, comfort, and

Comprehensive Dental Care in Des Moines: Your Smile Matters When it comes to the health of your smile, nothing is more important than finding a trusted provider who can meet all your dental needs. At Veranda Dentistry in Des Moines, your smile is your most valuable asset. That’s why we offer comprehensive dental care tailored

The Importance of Regular Dental Check-Ups Want to look good for selfies? Want to eat, laugh, and tell your favorite dad jokes without a hitch? Want to save yourself a heap of trouble over the long haul? Then regular dental check-ups are your unsung heroes, catching oral health problems before they become big, hairy headaches.

Is My Child’s Oral Hygiene Routine Sufficient? A child’s happy, healthy smile is a source of pride and joy for parents—and dentist, too! For this reason, you’ll likely spend a good deal of time helping them develop superb oral hygiene routines to ensure they keep their teeth for life.  When you’re just getting started, you

Cone Beam-What? Translation: Better Dental Experiences Dr. Johnson, your trusted Pleasant Hill and Johnston dentist at Veranda Dentistry, are passionate about finding ways to improve the patient experience and achieve lasting results when it comes to the health and appearance of your smile. This requires continuous learning and investing in the types of advanced technologies

The Way Your Teeth Meet: Overbite Edition Do you know the status of your occlusion? That’s the technical term used to describe the way your maxillary (upper) and mandibular (lower) teeth align. If you happen to have a bite that doesn’t connect quite right—or at all—it’s referred to as a malocclusion.  You might ask yourself,

The Buzz on Electric Toothbrushes: Are They Really Worth the Investment? Electric toothbrushes have been on the market for years now, and whether you’re a devout user or a critical skeptic, you may still be wondering: do they really work better, or have we all been duped? Veranda Dentistry is here to break down some

Buds for Life: Your Tongue & Taste Full disclosure before your Johnston & Pleasant Hill, IA dental team at Veranda Dentistry start dropping knowledge on the muscles in your mouth that are partially to thank (or blame) for the foods you love: we’re hungry as we write this and are envisioning pizza; yummy, savory pizza

Straight Talk on Straight Teeth: Do Braces Hurt? Orthodontic treatments have been around for centuries, but luckily the materials and methods used have been updated with the expansion of education and technology. If they hadn’t, you might see metal bands or golden wires wrapped all the way around teeth instead of small brackets held in

Late for an Important Date: When Baby Teeth Don’t Fall Out Most kids lose their baby teeth—also called primary teeth—in a distinct sequence at set intervals.  Children’s baby teeth come out naturally starting around age six, becoming progressively looser as they fall out (sometimes with a little extra wiggling because the Tooth Fairy is expected