A Holistic Approach to Dental Health
Comprehensive Functional Dentistry Services in Moline, IL
Functional Dentistry: A Lasting Solution
Pain, discomfort, and lack of confidence can affect your whole life. But in spite of your best efforts, you’re still dealing with the same pain, discomfort, or lack of confidence that you’ve been hoping to alleviate with previous dental work. You know something’s not right, but you can’t find answers until now. Functional dentistry addresses the root causes rather than simply treating symptoms.
Consider this: traditional Dentistry, which can be a financial burden with its ongoing treatments, versus Functional Dentistry, a cost-effective and lasting solution. By choosing Functional Dentistry, you’re not just saving money but investing in a long-term solution for your dental health.
For a long-term fix, you need to look at the whole picture…
If You Suffer From:
- Broken, chipped, or worn-down teeth
- Tooth sensitivity or pain
- Damage to crowns, fillings, or veneers
- Migraines, recurring headaches, neck & back pain
- Chronic fatigue, lack of energy
- Jaw pain, tension, clicking or popping
- Snoring, sleep apnea
- Respiratory, sinus, or ear problems
- Unwanted changes in the appearance of your lips, teeth, face
It’s very common for these symptoms to get diagnosed as a different condition when it is caused by an unstable bite. The bite is like the foundation that a building sits upon. Without a stable oral foundation, you can experience cracked or damaged teeth, receding gums, headaches, and neck and shoulder pain.
If you only apply a cosmetic fix to these problems without looking at the entire chewing system, they will continue to occur! Left untreated, it can ruin your teeth, disrupt sleep, impact your health, and make you look older.
The Goal of Functional Dentistry
Our goal is to restore harmony to the joints, teeth, and muscles, which can help alleviate pain and eliminate unnecessary wear and tear and other issues that can arise from an unstable bite. We check everything from how your teeth come together (occlusion), to the presence of wear and signs of teeth grinding, to symptoms of headaches and TMJ.
We use a functional dentistry approach focusing on the chewing system as a “whole” and how that relates to your body’s overall health. Part of this approach uses restorative technique called Biorejuvenation, which incorporates esthetic and functional long-term practices to give you a stable, natural, and pain-free smile.
Our Process: Diagnose – Treat – Restore (Your Smile)
Get Your Smile Back & Start Feeling Better in Just 3 Steps
Get Your Smile Back & Start Feeling Better in Just 3 Steps
FUNCTIONAL DENTISTRY PATIENT
Restoring Function
Eric came to us having suffered what he felt was poor care in other offices. He had a lot of wear and erosion, as well as TMJ issues which had contributed to his state of dental health. He felt his upper teeth were unstable and bulky, and he could not function with his bite to eat his favorite foods. He decided on implant restorations to give him back the function of his teeth, as well as a beautiful smile.
