Preventive dentistry emphasizes the importance of ongoing hygiene procedures and daily practices to prevent tooth decay and other dental diseases and conditions. Effective preventive dentistry combines at-home oral care by patients with chairside treatments and counseling by dental professionals.
We do our best to encourage a strong brushing and flossing habit and show kids how taking care of your teeth can keep your kids healthy, cavity-free, and set them up for a lifetime of proper oral health.
If you are having a Dental Emergency (bleeding, swelling, accident or severe pain), call us at 702-660-2062 immediately!
During office hours, emergencies will be seen on the same day. You will be seen by the first available doctor for your emergency care. If you are not having a dental emergency, please schedule a regular appointment to see the dentist. If you are in severe pain or losing blood causing you to become faint or pass out, please call 911 immediately.
Braces are appliances which apply gentle pressure to move teeth to their desired position. Orthodontics straighten teeth, bring your bite into alignment and improve both the appearance and function of your teeth.
Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in many foods and water. Every day, minerals are added to and lost from a tooth’s enamel layer through two processes, demineralization and remineralization. Minerals are lost (demineralization) from a tooth’s enamel layer when acids — formed from plaque bacteria and sugars in the mouth — attack the enamel. Minerals such as fluoride, calcium, and phosphate are redeposited (remineralization) to the enamel layer from the foods and waters consumed. Too much demineralization without enough remineralization to repair the enamel layer leads to tooth decay.
Dental sealants are thin plastic coatings that are applied to the grooves on the chewing surfaces of the back teeth to protect them from tooth decay. Most tooth decay in children and teens occurs on these surfaces.
Athletes are more prone to serious injury when not wearing a mouthguard. Imagine the extent of damage caused by a baseball hitting an unprotected mouth full of braces. Nowadays, parents go to great lengths to buy all the necessary protective equipment to make sure their child avoids injury. However, one very important piece of protective gear is still not worn consistently—the mouthguard.
Bonding is a procedure that can improve the appearance of teeth that are chipped, broken, cracked, stained, or have spaces between them.
With bonding, tooth-colored materials are applied or bonded to the tooth surface. This process can improve front tooth spaces, discolored teeth, and chips or cracks due to accidents.
Your wisdom teeth or third molars, are the final teeth to develop. Most of us have four wisdom teeth, one in each corner of the mouth. They usually emerge during our late teens or in early twenties.
We will determine the appropriate diagnosis for each patient, because each case is different and may or may not require oral surgery.
If your tooth’s nerve chamber becomes infected by decay, then a root canal treatment may be the only way to save your tooth.
Inside your tooth’s hard outer shell is a nourishing pulp of blood and lymphatic vessels, and nerves. Deep tooth decay or injury can damage these nerves and vessels.
In a root canal or endodontic treatment, the infected pulp is cleaned out and the damage is repaired.
When a tooth is fractured, has a large or old fillings, or is severely damaged by decay, we will recommend a crown or a cap be fitted.
Crowns strengthen and protect the remaining tooth structure and can improve the appearance of your smile. They come in many types, including full porcelain crown, porcelain-fused-to-metal crown, and all-metal crown.
Fitting a crown will require at least two office visits.
Kids Periodontics is the dental treatment of periodontal or gum diseases for kids.
Your teeth are supported by gum tissue (or gingiva), connective fibers called the periodontal ligament that anchors the tooth root into its socket, and bone.
With proper gum care, these tissues can help you keep your smile for a lifetime.
