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Complete,
Competent Care
Please browse through the comprehensive list of services
we provide. We hope this information helps you become comfortable
with the kinds of procedures we offer and allows you to
better understand your own dental health.
Preventive
Services
Comprehensive preventive care includes far more than cleanings,
hygiene instruction and check-ups. During your visit, we
perform a thorough assessment of all aspects of your dental
health. We check for decay and evaluate your gums for gingivitis
and periodontitis. We watch for problems with your bite,
including warning signs of clenching, grinding, or TMJ disorders.
We will also screen your lips and the soft tissues of your
mouth for oral cancer. Most importantly, each doctor spends
time one-on-one with each patient, discussing your specific
situation and explaining the strategy that will help you
obtain the most optimum oral health.
Our preventive services include:
- Dental
cleanings
- Patient
education
- Bite
analysis
- Nightguards
- Sports
mouthguards
- Periodontal
Diagnosis
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Restorative
and Esthetic Services
Aging, accidents, undiagnosed gum disease, and daily wear
and tear can lead to cracked, broken, discolored, loose,
or missing teeth. These problems should be treated by a
dentist so that the damage does not continue. We begin our
restorative process by gathering as much information as
possible about you and your dental health. This is followed
by careful consideration of any dental problem prior to
the development of an effective, long-term strategy for
restoration. Our approach also includes practicing pro-active,
conservative dentistry: catching and repairing problems
while they're small and choosing materials and methods designed
to conserve as much natural tooth structure as possible.
We always aim to provide esthetic, quality care. You should
feel comfortable knowing that all our services are geared
to provide an attractive, comfortable, and functional result.
We also want you to understand that although we provide
comprehensive services, we welcome a team approach to your
treatment. We maintain relationships with excellent doctors
in every dental specialty. As you read the lists below,
you will find that referrals to specialists are some of
the valuable services we provide. Our partnership with our
dental colleagues is one way we are able to provide superior
care for our patients.
Our restorative and esthetic services include:
- Crowns
and Bridges
- All-Porcelain
Restorations
- Dental
Implants
- Tooth
Colored Fillings
- Porcelain
Veneers
- Whitening
(in-office and at-home kits)
- Bonding
- Esthetic
Tooth Contouring
- Dentures
& Partial Dentures
- Root
Canals
- Orthodontic
Referrals
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Periodontal
Services
Few diseases are as stealthy and serious as periodontal
(gum) disease. It can be relatively painless and asymptomatic
at first. Gum inflammation (gingivitis) is an early indicator
of a problem. Untreated, this can progress to periodontal
disease. This can mean pockets between teeth and gums, loose
teeth, bone loss, and eventually tooth loss. Extensive dental
work is often necessary to restore oral health. For this
reason, we're meticulous in our examinations, looking for
even the very earliest signs of periodontal problems. If
there are areas of concern, we offer you the latest in in-office
therapy techniques. Finally, we will not hesitate to refer
you to a periodontist when necessary.
- Periodontal
Charting
- Diagnostic
Services
- Deep
Scaling and Root Planing
- Oral
Hygiene Instructions
- Referral
to a periodontist if necessary
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Oral
Surgery
Extractions are sometimes necessary to remove badly damaged
teeth. We accomplish some extractions in our office. When
the situation is more complex, we can provide you with a
referral to an oral surgeon for that part of your treatment.
Missing teeth can often be replaced with dental implants,
which are restored in our office but typically placed by
an oral surgeon or periodontist. Our role is to be the "quarterback"
of the implant placement. We provide the surgeon with a
precise surgical guide fabricated by Dr. Nelson so that
the implant is placed in the correct location at the correct
depth for optimal esthetics and function of your dental
implant.
- Extraction
of Teeth
- Implant
Placement
- Referral
to an Oral Surgeon
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Technology
Today's technological advances for dentistry are very exciting!
We take seriously our responsibility to study new products
and evaluate their effectiveness. Our Ultrasonic Cleaner
uses water and sonic vibrations to clean teeth. This is
used in combination with hand scaling and allows us to complete
your cleaning more efficiently and with less scraping. We
also have baking soda prophy jet cleaning to assit us in
removing hard to reach stains on your teeth. If there is
a need for a filling, we can now use minimally invasive
procedures such as air abrasion, preserving as much natural
tooth structure as possible. When needed, we also use magnification
loupes to help us observe, and properly treat even the smallest
problems we fing in your mouth. We also have several intraoral
cameras to give you a "real time" look at your
teeth and gums so you can observe with us any areas of concern.
We routinely take 35mm digital pictures to assist you in
understanding the nature and scope of your dental problems.
- Ultrasonic
Cleanings with prophy jet cleaning
- Introral
cameras and 35mm digital pictures of your mouth
- Minimally
Invasive Filling Procedures
- Magnification
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