Preventive Dentistry

The keystones of Preventive Dentistry are good oral hygiene, a balanced diet and regular dental visits.  In addition, it is important to understand a thorough dental examination to detect problems early is the first step to prevent the onset, progress, and recurrence of dental diseases and conditions.  Prevention helps avoid serious and costly dental treatment and is the key to having a beautiful and healthy smile.

Periodontal Disease

Periodontal disease is an infection of the tissues that support your teeth.  Your gum tissue is not attached to the teeth as high as it may seem.  There is a very shallow v-shaped crevice called a sulcus between the tooth and gums.  Periodontal diseases attack just below the gum line in the sulcus, where they cause the attachment of the tooth and its supporting tissues to break down.  As the tissues are damaged, the sulcus develops into a pocket: generally, the more severe the disease, the greater the depth of the pocket.

Periodontal diseases are classified according to the severity of the disease.  The two major stages are gingivitis and periodontitis.  Gingivitis is a milder and reversible form of periodontal disease that only affects the gums.  Gingivitis may lead to more serious, destructive forms of periodontal disease called periodontitis.

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Restorative Dentistry

Restorative Dentistry is indicated when teeth must be restored to the original structure by the use of direct and indirect dental materials.  Our goal is to maximize preservation of sound tooth structure and to maintain the vitality of the teeth to be restored.

Cosmetic Dentistry

A smile can be the most eye-catching feature of a face.  With dentistry's many advances, you no longer have to settle for stained, chipped, or misshapen teeth.  You now have choices that can help you smile with confidence.

Cosmetic dental treatments can:

• Change the size, shape, and alignment of certain teeth.
• Fill in unattractive spaces between teeth.
• Improve or correct bites.
• Lighten or brighten the color of teeth.
• Repair decayed, broken, cracked, or chipped teeth.
• Replace missing teeth.
• Replace old, unattractive dental treatments.