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Dental Cleanings The regular cleaning of teeth helps to keep your teeth and the tissues surrounding them healthy and free from infection. We recommend professional cleaning for your family every 6-8 months.  This will prevent the accumulation of bacteria containing plaque and calculus in areas you are unable to clean completely with brushing and flossing.  Left on the teeth for extended periods of time lead to decay (cavities), gingivitis and periodontal disease. Ultimately, regular cleanings not only help to keep your mouths healthy but also helps protect your overall health.      

Preventative Dentistry  Many services are focused on prevention.  Cleanings, sealants, flouride applications, mouthguards, fillings and even crowns and extractions can be part of preventing oral disease.  The two most prevalent forms of oral disease are tooth decay (caries) and periodontal disease.  Decay effects the teeth while periodontal disease effects the gums and bone surrounding the teeth. Both are caused by harmful bacteria contained in dental plaque that is left unchecked around the teeth.  Preventative measures are largely focused on controlling these bacteria and strengthening the teeth and gums to make them more resistant.  The most important preventative measures are regular cleanings and exams by your dentist and hygienist and proper oral hygiene performed by the patient at home.   Regular and thorough removal of plaque is the single most important act for maintaining oral health.

Veneers Thin porcelain facings that are bonded to the front of teeth to help improve esthetics, lighten or give a more uniform shade, close spaces, straighten teeth, or repair chipped/worn teeth.  In certain circumstances no preparation on the teeth is necessary and the veneers are bonded directly over top.  More commonly though a slight reduction in thickness is necessary to properly contour and prepare the teeth so the most natural and esthetically pleasing result can be achieved. Impressions (molds) of the prepared teeth teeth are taken and sent to a laboratory for the fabrication on the veneers.  Temporary are placed while the case is worked on in the lab.  Once the permanent veneers are received they are tried in and adjusted if needed and finally bonded to the tooth. Click for more details: Veneers

Cosmetic Dentistry Your smile is the most impressive feature of your face. Even a subtle change can make a big difference in the way you look and feel. New dental techniques like whitening, bonding, enamel shaping, veneers, and white fillings allow our team to create a even more beautiful smile with, most often, only very small minimal changes to existing teeth. Click for more details: Cosmetic Dentistry

Invisible Braces  ClearCorrect invisible braces are the clear and simple way to straighten your teeth so you can show off your smile.  Looking for an alternative to metal braces? ClearCorrect is the clear and simple choice. No wires. No brackets. Just clear, convenient comfort—every reason to smile. With ClearCorrect, your dentist or orthodontist can straighten your teeth using a series of clear, custom, removable aligners. Each aligner moves your teeth just a little bit at a time until you eventually get straight teeth. http://clearcorrect.com/

Tooth Colored Fillings  Composite resin materials can be matched to natural tooth color.  These versatile fillings can be used to improve esthetics like closing spaces on the front teeth, repair back teeth, replace worn silver fillings or as a preventive filling. Bonding

Crowns (Caps) Most commonly used to restore teeth that have been broken, cracked or have large aged fillings.  Crowns provide strength and protection to teeth whose structural integrity has been undermined by past decay or breakage.  Additionally, the majority of teeth that have received root canal therapy are in need of crowns to prevent breakage.  Click for more details: Crowns

Bridges A bridge is used to replace single or multiple missing teeth.  Bridges rely on the remaining teeth adjacent to the space of the missing tooth/teeth.  The adjacent teeth are prepared for crowns and the missing teeth are replaced by fusing the replacement tooth to these crowns.   Click for more details: Bridges 

Root Canal Therapy (RCT) When the pulp of a tooth which houses the blood and nerve supply has become irreversably damaged usually do to deep decay or trauma a root canal is necessary to save the tooth.  The pulp of the tooth is accessed and the canals leading to the pulp are cleaned, disinfected and sealed.  RCT treated teeth normally require a crown to protect the tooth from breakage and sealed canals from becoming infected.  Root Canal Therapy

Implants Dental Implants have been used successfully for many years. The implant is a post that is surgically placed in the jaw.  An artificial tooth or teeth (prothesis) is then attached to the post. The surgical phase of treatment is completed by an oral surgeon and the restorative phase is completed at our office. Click for more details: Implants

Extractions An extraction is the removal of a primary or a permanent tooth. It can be surgical or non-surgical. This depends on the difficulty of the extraction, whether or not the tooth is impacted or erupted, and whether it has straight or curved roots. An Extraction may be done by our office or you may be referred to a specialist. No one looks forward to an extraction, but modern anesthesia will keep you comfortable throughout the procedure. Click for more details: Extractions

Dentures Provide a replacement for teeth that have been lost.  There are two types of dentures, "partial" which use remaining teeth for anchorage and support and "complete" which use only the gums and boney ridge that once held the teeth.  Both are freely removable and need to be cleaned daily.  Either type can be used with implants to provide additional support and retension and improve eating ablilty.