GENERAL SERVICES

When several teeth in an arch are missing, a flexible partial denture is a good treatment for replacing them. Flexible partials are removable appliances that are held in place by gum-colored clasps that fit around the remaining teeth.

When many teeth in an arch are missing, a partial denture is a good treatment for replacing them. Partials are removable appliances that are held in place by clasps that fit around some of the remaining teeth.

When many teeth in an arch are missing, a precision partial denture is a good treatment for replacing them. Precision partials are removable appliances that are held in place by special attachments that are fitted to your teeth.

When all your upper or lower teeth are missing, a full denture is a good treatment for replacing them. The first step in creating a full denture is to take impressions. An accurate model of your mouth is made from these impressions, and the lab uses this model to make the denture base.

When all of your upper or lower teeth must be removed, an immediate denture is a good interim treatment for replacing them. An immediate denture is one that is placed on the same day that the teeth are removed. To create an immediate denture, an accurate model is made of your mouth.

When you need dentures, the way to achieve a strong bite is with an overdenture. An overdenture uses your remaining teeth to support the denture. To create an overdenture, we first prepare the supporting teeth by removing the portion above the gumline.

When you’re missing teeth, you have several choices for replacing them. You can choose a bridge, an implant-supported crown or bridge, or a removable partial denture.

When you’re missing most or all of your upper or lower teeth, you have several choices for replacing them. Depending on your situation, we can create a conventional denture or an overdenture, or we can place implants and use them to secure a full denture or other restorations.

When the pulp layer of a tooth is infected, we recommend root canal therapy. We start the procedure by numbing the area to make you comfortable.

When the pulp layer of a tooth is infected, we recommend root canal therapy. In some cases, we’ll need to schedule two appointments to complete the treatment.

An apicoectomy is a minor surgical procedure that’s necessary when root canal therapy hasn’t completely healed an infected tooth.

Removing wisdom teeth is often necessary to preserve the health of your other teeth.

Bone grafting techniques can sometimes be necessary to preserve the ridge of jawbone after a tooth has been extracted.

Removing a tooth is sometimes necessary to treat pain and preserve the health of your mouth.

We present treatment alternatives to getting wisdom teeth extracted and the consequences of delaying treatment.

Once we have determined that a bad bite is causing your TMD, we can use a variety of procedures to relieve your pain and correct your bite. To begin, we might use a temporary orthotic to help reduce muscle spasms. This will get the muscles into the habit of resting, chewing, and swallowing in their most relaxed positions.

When your jaw is functioning properly it opens smoothly at the joints and all of the teeth meet evenly, with equal biting forces. If your teeth don’t meet evenly, certain teeth can have heavier biting forces than others, which can lead to a number of problems.

If you forcefully grind and clench your teeth while you sleep, that habit may be the cause of chronic tension headaches and migraines. As you grind your teeth and clench your jaws with intense force, an extreme amount of pressure is placed on your molars and canines. We can relieve the tension with a simple device called an NTI-tss.

If your child is especially anxious about visiting the dentist, or needs extensive work, we may recommend oral conscious sedation to help your child relax.

Nitrous oxide, also called laughing gas, is a safe, colorless gas that is often used for its relaxing, calming effect.

If you put off needed dental treatment because you are afraid of the procedures, then IV sedation might be right for you.

Periodontal disease cannot be cured; it can only be controlled. That’s why we need to examine you every three months.

The goal of scaling and root planing is to eliminate the source of periodontal infection.

If you have deep gum pockets infected with periodontal disease, we may perform flap surgery to help the area heal. This procedure, sometimes called a pocket reduction, may be necessary when gum pockets are so deep that scaling and root planing cannot remove the infection.

When you don’t have enough healthy, strong gum tissue protecting your teeth, we can repair it with a Free Gingival Graft. Gums should be high and tight around the teeth. If you don’t have enough gum tissue, bacteria have more access to the tooth root and can attack the supporting bone.