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A family dentist can help to treat all of your oral health problems, including bad breath.  In our office, it normal for patients to ask how to keep their breath smelling fresh.  Since bad breath can hurt your social interactions, it is no wonder that people care about it.  Some of our advice is quite…

The simplicity of dental veneers is what makes them a most powerful tool in a good dentist's toolbox. Dental veneers are simply a thin piece of material which is placed over a tooth. Once there, they serve one of two functions, and often perform both. The first function that veneers can perform is to improve…

There are three dentures types that a usually fitted for a patient. These are partial dentures, full dentures, and immediate dentures. The time it takes to fit any of these varies on the patient, the amount of pre-installation work that is required and the type of fitting to best suit the needs of the patient.…

As a root canal dentist, we regularly save our patients' infected teeth from needing to be pulled.  For patients, the words root canal can conjure up images if a surgical procedure where we remove a root in what has become the most commonly performed surgery in America. As a dentist, we know that the root…

In our office, we use dental crowns to accomplish a variety of goals. This versatile solution has been used for decades to restore damaged teeth, but previously most people received a crown that was made of silver amalgam. While this material is still used to restore teeth and, inadvertently, create metal smiles, there is a…

Few advances, like dental veneers, give dentists and orthodontists a huge boost in their tool box when it comes to replacing or repairing teeth. The wafer-thin, porcelain or composite made veneers have really changed the way that people look at their smile, and we are educating people to the reality that a bad smile is…

Using dentures to replace missing teeth have been a long standing tool in the arsenal of dentists everywhere. The ability to replace teeth, and thereby influence a person's quality of life is a powerful ability. Dentures come in two distinct forms, each of which has its uses and particular set of circumstances that must be…

In our children’s dentistry office, we speak with a lot of parents that are at their wits end on how to help their baby to feel better while teething.  No parent wants to see their child suffer, and teething can be incredibly uncomfortable.  It makes babies fussy and at times – miserable.  The natural reaction…

In our family dentist office, we treat a lot of families that want to stay healthy, but need to do so in an affordable way.  We understand that the biggest challenge many families face is being able to pay for emergency and unexpected medical bills.  Whether a sudden need for oral surgery or paying for…

We provide dental crowns for patients that are looking to improve the appearance of their teeth and those that need to restore damaged ones. A crown is a versatile option for doing both and provides the protection and strength that a damaged tooth needs in order to have pressure applied to it without experiencing discomfort.Here…

As an Invisalign® dentist, we help our patients to transform their smile without needing to wear metal braces.  This is the clear way to straighten your teeth, and the results are just as effective. The process works because a series of clear aligners are made that look like retainers.  In the beginning, they fit your…

Many of our patients are interested in teeth whitening because it is the fastest way to make an impact in how your smile appears.  A bright white smile looks healthy and youthful.  Additionally, studies conducted by Oral-B found that people white a beautiful smile were considered to be 20 percent more attractive than the general…