Diabetes

Categories: Patient Education

What is Diabetes? Diabetes is an immune deficiency disease associated with six health complications including periodontal disease as well as effecting areas such as eyes, kidneys, heart, nerves and poor wound healing. Type II diabetes or non-insulin dependent diabetes was once thought to be a middle age disease but could present at any age! Diet,…

XEROSTOMIA

Categories: Patient Education

Saliva Consistency Saliva consists of essential proteins, electrolytes, minerals, small organic molecules and water.   Two Types of Saliva: Serous – water thin amylase (starch digestion) lipase (fat digestion) easy to replace stimulated by eating, smell, taste produced by the major salivary glands Mucous – thick, visous lubricating properties for the tissues difficult to replace…

ENAMEL CONTOURING

Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry

Enamel contouring is typically recommended for patients whose anterior teeth have chips or jagged edges. A small sand paper disc is used on a slow speed handpiece to smooth down the rough edges or correct unevenness of the front teeth. This procedure is usually painless and doesn’t require anesthesia. The result is a softer, more…

Porcelain Veneers

Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry

Veneers are a fantastic way to fix front teeth. You can whiten your teeth, close spaces, and create a great smile. It is a way to instantly straighten crooked teeth. • Spaces between the teeth (diastemas) • Broken or chipped teeth • Unsightly, stained or washed out fillings • Permanently stained or discolored teeth •…

COMPOSITE BONDING

Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry

Composite bonding is used to repair chipped, discolored or rotated teeth. It is also used to close small gaps between teeth. Both doctors have extensive experience in the sculpting, shaping and polishing of composite resin on the teeth for excellent cosmetic results. Depending on the situation, a person may be a candidate for dental bonding…

Tooth Whitening

Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry

Tooth whitening is a well-established procedure in cosmetic dentistry. Carbamide peroxide, the active ingredient, has been safely used for many years in the treatment of gums and other oral soft tissue. The professional process we use is safe, simple and highly effective. Over the counter whitening products cannot get you the optimum results. The whitening…

Full Mouth Reconstruction

Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry

Full Mouth Reconstruction may be needed when the teeth are worn down, broken, missing, or if you experience pain in the jaw joint, headaches, back pain, muscle tenderness or clicking or popping of the jaw. When a full mouth reconstruction is indicated, most of the existing teeth require treatment in order to correct and restore…

ALL PORCELAIN CROWNS

Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry

The most beautiful crown for a tooth is, without question, all-porcelain or all-ceramic. With porcelain fused to metal crowns, there has to be an opaque layer put over the metal to block out its color. This makes it impossible to have a translucent restoration that mimics the translucency of natural teeth. Only with pure porcelain…

REMOVABLE PARTIALS

We make premium dentures and partials for patients that are missing some of their teeth or are fully edentulous. We provide custom fit appliances in a traditional way where we have several try in appointments. We also offer immediate dentures and partials, where the patient receives the appliance on the same day that the teeth…

Dentures

We make premium dentures and partials for patients that are missing some of their teeth or are fully edentulous. We provide custom fit appliances in a traditional way where we have several try in appointments. We also offer immediate dentures and partials, where the patient receives the appliance on the same day that the teeth…