Preventive Care
Our preventive services create healthy smiles that will last a lifetime.
Comprehensive Exam and Oral Hygiene Care
Regular comprehensive exams and professional cleanings will keep your smile clean and healthy. Our trained hygienists thoroughly clean your teeth and screen for tooth decay, gum disease, oral cancer, and other harmful conditions. With regular cleanings every six months, we can detect oral problems early, when conservative treatment is an option. We will also teach you how to optimize your oral homecare routine, because daily care is vital to maintaining a fresh and healthy smile for life.
Instead of traditional X-rays, we use digital radiography to identify cavities and structural abnormalities. Digital radiography minimizes radiation exposure and creates images immediately. For more information about digital X-rays, click here.
Periodontal Therapy
Plaque buildup around the gum line can lead to periodontal disease. This insidious infection causes persistent bad breath, gums that bleed easily, and gum recession. It can also contribute to the risk of stroke, heart attack, and complications for diabetics and pregnant women. Regular brushing, flossing, and preventive care visits with our hygienists help stave off periodontal disease, but should an infection occur, we can help. Rest assured, periodontal disease is often reversible with professional therapy.
To minimize discomfort when treating periodontal disease, we administer a local anesthetic before scaling and root planing. We then use an ultrasonic scaler, which emits a sonic vibration to remove tartar deposits from around and below the gum line. After a scaling procedure, we smooth, the exposed surfaces of a tooth’s root to promote healing, then we apply Arestin, an antibiotic powder that adheres to infected gum tissue.
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Breath Treatment
Embarrassed about bad breath? Our trained hygienists can help. Many factors contribute to bad breath, such as plaque, tooth decay, gum disease, and smoking. Our gentle hygienists can significantly decrease plaque and tartar in your mouth, as well as screen for decay and diseases. They will show you how to brush and floss properly to keep your breath fresh. Tongue scrapers and antibacterial rinses can also deter odor-causing bacteria. For more information about breath treatment, click here.
Sportsguards
Most people think of boxing and hockey when they think of sportsguards, an oral appliance that protects. However, even mountain biking, soccer, or racquetball poses a risk of oral injury. Keep your smile safe with custom-molded sportsguards, available in varying strengths based on the demands of your sport of choice.
ViziLite: It Could Save Your Life
Each year, more than 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with oral cancer. Thanks to an amazing new technology, ViziLite, dentists and hygienists can quickly and painlessly screen for oral cancer. With an early diagnosis, oral cancer has an 80-percent cure rate
