"Expert care with a personal touch"
At our office, we dedicate ourselves to providing you with exceptional dental care. We make every effort to ensure that you experience quality care. We will diagnose, then discuss and explain your course of treatment with you. We want to help you obtain optimum dental health.
Below is a small list of treatments we provide. Whether a treatment is right for you will be discussed with you at your visit to the office.
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Bleaching
Whitening is a treatment that lightens your tooth color. Our office offers two at-home methods: custom trays and Tres White whitestrips. Under Dr. Whitted's supervision, the patient places a bleaching agent in their custom fitted tooth tray at home. Patients wear the tray nightly for 1-2 weeks. Tres White are like a clear band-aid which you place on your teeth for one hour a day for ten days.
We also offer an in office whitening experience. Over the course of an hour and a half your teeth are whitened in the comfort of our dental chair.
Bridges
Bridges are fixed or removable artificial teeth spanning a space where one or more teeth have been lost in the dental arch. The teeth adjacent to the area of missing teeth will be prepared for crowns in order to support the bridge.
Today, dental implants can often replace teeth for about the same price as a bridge, without having to cut on the adjacent teeth.
Bonding
Bonding (composites or white fillings) can restores teeth that are, discolored, chipped, cracked, or misaligned. This technique restores teeth to their natural appearance. Dr. Whitted will apply a tooth colored filling onto the tooth, sculpt to its final appearance, and polish to a final shine.
Cleaning
Cleaning is a treatment done by a dentist or dental hygienist. This removes stains, plaque and tartar from teeth. A normal cleaning is done in a healthy mouth (no periodontal disease). Do not confuse this with a deep cleaning (scaling and root planing), which is a much more involved and is preformed in a periodontally infected mouth.
Crowns
Crowns are made from a variety of materials that strengthen and protect the tooth structure. There are three types of crowns: a full-porcelain crown, a porcelain fused-to-metal crown and the all-metal crown. Dr. Michael Whitted will discuss and help you decide which type of crown is suitable for you. Crowns are suggested for the following reasons:
- Severe damage from decay
- A filled tooth can no longer support the filling
- Root Canal - after a root canal, the tooth becomes increasing brittle and can require the protection of a crown
- Bridges - when teeth are replaced by a bridge, the adjacent teeth need crowns in order to support the bridge
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Dentures-Full & Partial
Dentures are artificial and removable replacements for missing teeth. They are made of acrylic resin. Complete dentures replace all teeth and are custom fitted for each individual, while partial dentures are fitted with clasps to replace a section of missing teeth. With dentures, patients improve their chewing and speech. Dentures also provide support for facial muscles.
For many people, denture are very difficult to wear, with lower complete dentures are especially challenging. They can be continually loose and feel as if they are moving around in the mouth. To help minimize the problems that can occur with dentures, Dr. Whitted may recommend a combination of implants and a denture to allow the denture to literally snap into play. Implants can play a key role in improving a denture patients life.
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Extractions
Extraction is the process of removing teeth. Teeth need to be removed because they are causing pain, swelling, infection, cavities or gum disease. Extractions are usually performed in cases of impacted wisdom teeth, which cause crowding and misalignment of other teeth.
Today, extracted teeth can often be replaced at the same appointment.
Fillings
There are two types of fillings: silver and white. After the decay has been removed from a tooth, the dentist will place the filling into the tooth, harden it, and adjust it to your bite. There are a few pros and cons with each type of filling, which will be explained to you at your visit. White fillings have virtually replaced silver fillings because of aesthetic results.
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mplants
Implants replace a missing tooth permanently. A titanium post is surgically implanted into the jawbone. The post will fuse with the jawbone and after a two month healing period, an artificial tooth is placed on the post.
For front teeth, an implant can often be placed at the time of tooth extraction. A temporary crown can be placed, so that you never have to go without your tooth. A permanent porcelain crown is placed a few months later.
Implants can also be used to hold a denture, so that it literally snaps into place. The patient can remove it for cleaning.
Preventative Dentistry
Preventative Dentistry is a prevention dental health program that is essential to keep teeth clean, healthy and strong. Through regular dental visits, your dentist will clean and examine your teeth, including diagnosis and treatment of early symptoms. Between dental visits, patients must use dental hygiene products and techniques to maintain a healthy mouth. Preventative Dentistry can involve the use of sealants, fluoride, and other take home tools, to minimize the chance of dental decay.
Root Canals
Root canal treatment is performed when a tooth's pulp (nerve and blood supply) become infected or inflamed. With local anesthesia, the tooth is numbed and the pulp and bacteria are removed, leaving an empty pulp chamber. The chamber is filled with a sealant and a filling. The tooth may require additional protection and reinforcement with a crown.
White Fillings
White fillings are known technically as composites. They have virtually replaced silver and gold fillings because of their extreme durability. Composites are made up of a combination of quartz resin and a light sensitive agent and come in different shades in order to match the color of your natural teeth.
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