Family Dentistry
Attention Paid to Pain-Free Care
Let me improve your smile painlessly. I have been providing pain-free dental care since 1988.
Bridges and Crowns
Crowns are used on teeth with advanced decay and on badly damaged, discolored, chipped, or misaligned teeth. The tooth is shaped into a base for the crown, an impression is made of the tooth, and a temporary crown is put in place. On a return visit, the new custom-made crown is cemented onto the tooth. Most crowns are made of metal (gold), porcelain, or porcelain fused to metal.
Dentures
We provide partial or full dentures for your chewing pleasure!
Extractions
We perform tooth removal in cases of severe damage or decay where the tooth cannot be saved.
Fillings
To restore function, the site of decay is filled with composite resin, amalgam, or gold.
Gum Surgery
Two types of gum surgery that we practice are flap surgery and regeneration. With flap surgery, the gum is lifted from the tooth and bone, and diseased tissue is removed. The infected bone may be reshaped. After surgery, the gum is repositioned and sutured into place. Regeneration is when destroyed tissue between teeth or roots can be partially regenerated. The damaged area is prepared, and special membranes are inserted. New tissue can then grow over a period of weeks or months.
Oral Surgery
We handle all aspects of oral surgery.
Preventive Dentistry
Have a checkup every 6 months.
Root Canal
Root canal is necessary when the tooth pulp becomes damaged and infection spreads to the bone and tissues. An abscess forms at the root. The affected tooth is numbed, the pulp is removed, and the chamber and roots are cleaned out, enlarged, and shaped. Once the tooth is clean and free of infection, the pulp chamber and root canals are filled with a rubber-like material. The tooth is then filled or crowned.
