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Invisalign®
Category:
Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry
Invisalign's® invisible, removable, and comfortable aligners will give you the beautiful straight teeth you've always wanted. And best of all, no one can tell you're wearing them. Invisalign® is great for adults and teenagers.
What is Invisalign®?
Invisalign® is the invisible way to straighten your
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April 2022 Dental Newsletter
The Importance of Preventive Care: Maintaining Good Oral Health
Preventative dental care is a significant part of overall dental health, but it's often an afterthought. Our dedicated dentist sees many patients who don’t keep up with consistent preventative oral care and then must fix the problems
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High-Tech Office
Category:
Oral Health Topics
Digital Imaging
Digital Radiography
Future Advancements
Lasers
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High-Tech Office
Category:
Oral Health Topics
Digital Imaging
Digital Radiography
Future Advancements
Lasers
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High-Tech Office
Category:
Oral Health Topics
Digital Imaging
Digital Radiography
Future Advancements
Lasers
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High-Tech Office
Category:
Oral Health Topics
Digital Imaging
Digital Radiography
Future Advancements
Lasers
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High-Tech Office
Category:
Oral Health Topics
Digital Imaging
Digital Radiography
Future Advancements
Lasers
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Fillings
Category:
Dental Services, Cosmetic Dentistry
Fillings
How Teeth Are Restored
After diagnosing the problem and devising a treatment plan, the next step to restore a tooth to health is to make you comfortable. We will give you a local anesthetic so that you do not feel any discomfort. After the decay is removed, the tooth is ready to receive
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Invisalign®
Category:
Cosmetic Procedures
Invisalign's® invisible, removable, and comfortable aligners will give you the beautiful straight teeth you've always wanted. And best of all, no one can tell you're wearing them. Invisalign® is great for adults and teenagers.
What is Invisalign®?
Invisalign® is the invisible way to straighten
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Invisalign®
Category:
Invisalign
Invisalign's® invisible, removable, and comfortable aligners will give you the beautiful straight teeth you've always wanted. And best of all, no one can tell you're wearing them. Invisalign® is great for adults and teenagers.
What is Invisalign®?
Invisalign® is the invisible way to straighten
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Wisdom Teeth
Category:
Dental Services, Oral Surgery
Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom teeth, or third molars, usually appear around age 18. Eruption may be straight, crooked, or impacted. Even if these molars come in straight, they may need to be extracted due to a lack of space and an inability to keep them cleaned and maintained. Please read and view the images
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Vizilite Plus
Category:
Technology
ViziLite® Plus oral lesion identification and marking system
The newest tool in the fight against oral disease is the ViziLite Plus oral lesion identification and marking system.
ViziLite Plus, from Zila Pharmaceuticals, combines the oral screening technology of ViziLite, an advanced chemiluminescent
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XDR Digital X Ray
Category:
Technology
XDR Digital X-ray System
Our practice is committed to bringing the safest and highest quality of care to our patients. The installation of our new digital X-ray system continues that commitment. The state-of-the-art XDR system enables us to provide greatly improved diagnostic capabilities to our
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Zoom Chairside
Category:
Technology
Zoom!® Chairside Whitening System
Do you want to zoom in one hour?
The Zoom! In-Office Whitening System is a revolutionary tooth whitening procedure. It's safe, effective, and fast - very fast. In just over an hour, your teeth will be dramatically whiter. Zoom! Whitening is ideal for anyone looking
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What is TMJ/TMD?
Category:
TMJ
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the joint connecting the lower jaw (mandible)
to the skull (temporal bone). The lower jaw and the skull are connected by
a number of muscles and ligaments, which function in harmony with each other
if the lower jaw is in the correct position. The head
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Women and Tooth Care
Category:
Tooth Care
Women have special needs when it comes to their oral health. That’s because the physical changes they undergo through life—menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth, breast-feeding and menopause—cause many changes in the body, some harmful to teeth and gums.
Lesions and ulcers, dry sockets, as
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Your First Dental Visit
Category:
Patient Information
Your first dental visit promises to be a pleasant experience.
Making sound decisions about your dental care and oral health is an easy thing to do with the right preparation beforehand:
Make a list of questions to ask our office, so you don't forget anything on the day of your appointment. This
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What is Sleep Apnea?
Category:
Snoring and Sleep Apnea
SNORING AND SLEEP APNEA
In September 1995 the American Sleep Disorder Association (ASDA) endorsed oral appliance therapy as the third currently acceptable treatment modality for snoring and sleep apnea. The two most common solutions include continuous positive air pressure or the removal of either the
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Whitening Gallery
Category:
Smile Gallery
Teeth whitening can either be done at home or in our office. The advantage of whitening at our office is that the results are achieved in about one hour. The advantage of whitening at home is that you don't have to spend an hour in our office. However, it takes from one to two weeks to get the results
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Zoom Take Home
Category:
Technology
Zoom!® Take Home Whitening System
Zoom! in One Weekend!
The Zoom! Take-Home Whitening System just might be the fastest way to whiten teeth outside of a dentist's office. It's safe, fast, and effective. Teeth can be dramatically whiter in just three nights. Zoom! Take-Home is perfect for multi-taskers
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Veneers
Category:
Dental Services, Cosmetic Dentistry
Veneers
A severely chipped front tooth
The tooth with a base for support and prepared for a veneer
If the entire front of the tooth needs to either be repaired or cosmetically improved, one option is a porcelain veneer. A veneer, by definition, is an overlay with a thin layer of a fine or
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What is Tooth Decay?
Category:
Tooth Care
Plaque is an insidious substance—a colorless, sticky film—that blankets your teeth and creates an environment in which bacteria erode tooth enamel, cause gum irritation, infection in inner structures such as pulp and the roots, and in extreme cases, tooth loss.
Some of the biggest culprits causing
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Whitening
Category:
Orthodontics Phase II
Get that Bright White Smile you've always wanted...
Sometimes it seems that no matter how much you
brush you can't seem to brighten your smile. The problem is not that your
teeth are unclean, it's actually staining or the natural discoloration of
your teeth. Teeth can darken for a number
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Wisdom Teeth
Category:
Dental Problems
Wisdom teeth are the third and final set of molars that erupt in the back corners of the upper and lower normal adult mouth. Unfortunately, most people experience problems from wisdom teeth; in most cases, this is because the teeth erupt too close to existing permanent teeth, causing crowding, improper
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Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Patient
Category:
Patient Information
Patient Rights
You have a right to choose your own dentist and schedule an appointment in a timely manner.
You have a right to know the education and training of your dentist and the dental care team.
You have a right to arrange to see the dentist every time you receive dental treatment,
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Veneers
Category:
Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry
Teeth that are badly stained, shaped or crooked may be improved by a veneer placed on the surface of the affected teeth.
Veneers are thin pieces of porcelain or plastic cemented over the front of your teeth to change their color or shape. Veneers are used on teeth with uneven surfaces or are chipped,
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Surgical Orthodontics
Category:
Dental Services, Orthodontics
Surgical Orthodontics
What is surgical orthodontics?
Surgical orthodontics is more commonly known as orthognathic surgery. Surgical orthodontics is usually carried out to improve jaw alignment and bite disorders. This surgery requires the teamwork of an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and an orthodontist.
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Treatment for Children
Category:
Dental Services, Orthodontics
Treatment for Children
Orthodontic services for children:
Early correction and treatment of misaligned teeth ensure your child's dental health will be addressed at an early age. According to the American Dental Association, a child should visit an orthodontist by the time he or she is seven years
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Veneers Gallery
Category:
Smile Gallery
Porcelain veneers are made from a ceramic material that is bonded to the front of teeth to change the tooth's color, size, and/or shape. These must be made outside of the mouth and they require more than one visit. The natural results we can achieve with porcelain veneers are incredible. Please look
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VELscope
Category:
Technology
VELscope®
A New Tool for Oral Mucosal Examination
The VELscope® System is a revolutionary hand-held device that provides dentists, hygienists, and other oral health care professionals with an easy-to-use adjunctive mucosal examination system for the early detection of abnormal tissue. The VELscope
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Waterlase
Category:
Technology
Waterlase™ Dental Laser
The Waterlase uses HYDROKINETIC technology to perform a variety of dental procedures including cavity preparation, caries removal, tooth etching, and a wide range of soft tissue (gum) procedures.
The Waterlase has been cleared for HARD & SOFT tissue procedures for both
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The Preventive Program
Category:
Oral Health Topics
Both natural teeth and teeth with restorations survive best in an oral environment that is clean and where the intake of harmful foods is controlled. Our program is designed to help prevent new cavities, preserve teeth that have been restored and manage periodontal disease. At the initial visit oral
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X-Rays
Category:
Tooth Care
When X-rays pass through your mouth during a dental exam, more X-rays are absorbed by the denser parts (such as teeth and bone) than by soft tissues (such as cheeks and gums) before striking the film. This creates an image on the radiograph. Teeth appear lighter because fewer X-rays penetrate to reach
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Types of Floss
Category:
Product Reviews
Dental floss comes in a variety of colors, materials and even flavors. Waxed varieties slide through the teeth, allowing people with extremely tight spaces to floss more easily. Popular flavors of floss include wintergreen and cinnamon. Waxed floss does tend to fray more than unwaxed floss.
A type
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Water Picks
Category:
Product Reviews
There is never a suitable substitute for daily brushing and flossing.
While some products, including water irrigation devices (or “water picks”), may be useful for specific applications, they may not be as effective as traditional flossing in the removal of plaque.
Water picks use powerful
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