Preventative Care - Porcelain Veneers - CEREC® Restoration
Dental Implants - Orthodontics - Sedation Dentistry
Composite Fillings - Bridges (Partial Fixed Dentures) - Root Canal (Endodontics) - Invisalign®
Salivary DNA Testing - DIAGNOdent 

Preventative Care

As its name suggests, preventive dentistry is intended to prevent dental problems and related health conditions before they start. The health of your mouth is vital to the health of your entire body. Gum disease has been linked to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, low birth weight and other health problems. Healthy teeth are less likely to need extensive and pricey dental procedures. You can keep your teeth and yourself healthy by brushing and flossing every day as well as getting regular dental exams.

As part of our preventive care regimen for our patients, we also use the latest technology in our fight against Periodontal Disease. As recommended by the Academy of Periodontology, we perform an advanced screening process for this disease. This technology, called PreVisor, is an advanced mathematical formula and program to determine the disease and risk factors for your specific oral health needs. Our goal is to fight against this disease harder than it is fighting you, so you can stay healthy and keep your teeth for a lifetime!

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Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers are a fantastic way to repair or enhance the appearance of front teeth. They can be used to whiten teeth, close spaces and create a great smile. Using veneers, we can even perform virtually "instant orthodontics" to straighten crooked teeth and give you the bright smile you always wanted.

• Reduce or Eliminate Spaces Between the Teeth (Diastemas)
• Repair Broken or Chipped Teeth
• Whiten Dark, Yellow, Permanently-Stained or Discolored Teeth
• Correct Misshapen or Crooked Teeth

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CEREC^® Restoration

CEREC^® is a multi-instrument system that allows dentists to create and implant custom-fit ceramic restorations in a single appointment.  The system consists of an infrared digital camera, a computer with 3-D imaging software, and a milling unit with diamond blades for quick, precise and highly detailed construction of restorations. 

The CEREC^® system can produce any permanent, single-tooth ceramic restoration, including crowns, onlays, veneers and fillings.  Unlike metals and alloys, ceramic is similar to the natural tooth, so cracking is minimized because it expands and contracts at about the same rate as the tooth during temperature changes while eating.  In addition, CEREC^® offers benefits over traditional restoration construction such as fewer injections, less drilling, less material removed from the damaged tooth, and minimal time commitment. No more temporaries!

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Dental Implants

The healthiest thing to do when you lose a tooth is have it replaced. Otherwise, you risk problems with biting, chewing and speaking, headaches, muscle pain and an unattractive appearance. Fortunately, there are many comfortable, secure, natural-looking types of dental implants for tooth replacement.

Dental implants serve as the base for many tooth-replacement options, including bridges, dentures and individual artificial teeth. Implants are surgically implanted in the jaw to provide a comfortable, secure fit and a natural look.

In the first one or two appointments, the post or anchor is implanted in the jaw. The replacement tooth, bridge or denture is fitted after gums have healed.

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Orthodontics

Orthodontics refers to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of dental and facial irregularities such as crooked teeth, crowding, spacing, protruding upper teeth, overbite, underbite, open bite and crossbite. Braces and other orthodontic appliances are used to correct these "bad bites" or malocclusions by moving the teeth and jaw into proper alignment. Treatment is designed to help the patient both aesthetically (by improving the smile) and functionally (by improving the bite). Patients who undergo orthodontic treatment often enjoy greater self-confidence with their new smile.

Orthodontic treatment can help patients of all ages, although treatment is most effective as soon as a problem is detected. Children should have an orthodontic exam before they turn 7 to detect and treat any problems early and to ensure optimal results. It is important to treat malocclusions before problems worsen or cause tooth decay, gum disease, surface wearing, stress on the gum and bone, jaw misalignment, headaches or face and neck pain.

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Sedation Dentistry

Nervous, sensitive or time conscious patients can relax thanks to oral sedation dentistry! Many patients feel no pain during or after treatment and have virtually no memory of the visit.  Sedation also allows extensive treatment to be accomplished in a single appointment.  So you can be completely comfortable and totally relaxed while having all your dental needs met.

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Composite Fillings

Composite fillings, also known as tooth-colored fillings, have many advantages over traditional silver fillings.

Since they bond to the tooth, composite fillings restore most of the original strength of the tooth. Silver fillings weaken the teeth, making them more susceptible to breaking. Since broken teeth are very expensive to restore, composites can save a lot of expense over the long run.

• Composite fillings restore the natural appearance of the tooth.
• Teeth restored with white fillings are less sensitive to hot and cold than teeth restored with amalgam.
• Composites are mercury-free fillings. Mercury in the fillings is viewed by some as being toxic.
• Composites require less removal of tooth structure. Especially with new cavities, the size of the hole made for the filling can be dramatically smaller with composites.

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Bridges (fixed partial dentures)

Bridges are natural-looking tooth replacements which help maintain facial structure, reduce stress on the jaw and fill in the gaps caused by missing teeth. Fixed bridges are cemented to the existing teeth and do not come out. Removable bridges can be taken out and cleaned at home.

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Root Canal (Endodontics)

Root canals can prevent tooth loss when there is damage to the soft core of the tooth (the pulp). Despite its reputation as a painful ordeal, a root canal is actually not very uncomfortable. During the procedure, the damaged pulp is removed; the root canal is cleaned and sealed off. Once the root canal treated tooth has healed, a crown is placed on the tooth to maintain strength.