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Choosing a Toothbrush
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Product Reviews
Never before has there been such a dizzying array of toothbrushes on the market. Consumers are inundated with new designs, materials, attachments, and colors. Whatever toothbrush design you choose, the most important thing is that you use the toothbrush at least 2-3 times a day. Moreover, how long you
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Choosing a Toothbrush
Category:
Product Reviews
Never before has there been such a dizzying array of toothbrushes on the market. Consumers are inundated with new designs, materials, attachments, and colors. Whatever toothbrush design you choose, the most important thing is that you use the toothbrush at least 2-3 times a day. Moreover, how long you
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Choosing a Toothbrush
Category:
Product Reviews
Never before has there been such a dizzying array of toothbrushes on the market. Consumers are inundated with new designs, materials, attachments, and colors. Whatever toothbrush design you choose, the most important thing is that you use the toothbrush at least 2-3 times a day. Moreover, how long you
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Cleanings and Prevention
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Dental Services, Gum and Bone
Cleanings and Prevention
A preventive (recare) program is a joint cooperative effort between you and our team to preserve your natural teeth, gums, and bones of the oral area by preventing the onset, progress, and recurrence of dental diseases and conditions.
Preventing dental disease starts at home
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ClearCorrect
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Dental Services, Orthodontics
ClearCorrect Removable Orthodontics
Looking for an alternative to braces? ClearCorrect is the clear and simple choice. No wires. No brackets. Just clear, convenient comfort-every reason to smile.
With ClearCorrect, we can straighten your teeth using a series of clear, custom, removable aligners.
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ClearCorrect
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Technology
ClearCorrect Removable Orthodontics
Looking for an alternative to braces? ClearCorrect is the clear and simple choice. No wires. No brackets. Just clear, convenient comfort-every reason to smile.
With ClearCorrect, we can straighten your teeth using a series of clear, custom, removable aligners.
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Common Conditions
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Orthodontics
Here's a look at some of the conditions your child may have that may be alleviated or reversed by orthodontic treatment. Crowded teeth - Teeth may be aligned poorly because the dental arch is small and/or the teeth are large. The bone and gums over the roots of extremely crowded teeth may become thin
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Common Orthodontic Treatment
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Dental Services, Orthodontics
Common Orthodontic Treatment
Orthodontics gives you a beautiful smile and a healthier mouth. It is an important branch of dentistry, which deals with correcting the positioning of the jaw and the alignment of the teeth. Remember, there is no age restriction for orthodontic treatment.
There are many
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Conditions of the Tongue
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Patient Information, Patient Education
Conditions of the Tongue
Hairy Tongue
Hairy tongue is a benign change of the top surface of the tongue that is characterized by elongation of the many small nodules called papillae. It gets is name because the papillae resemble stubby hairs. The papillae can become stained from coffee, tea, colored
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Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
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Technology
Computed Tomography is similar to a CT scan in a medical situation. It uses x-ray technology to obtain cross sectional images that are much more detailed than regular x-rays. CBCT is not limited to viewing bone. With this technology, soft tissue, muscles, and blood vessels may also be seen clearly. The
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Cosmetic Contouring
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Cosmetic Procedures
Teeth can become crooked, chipped, cracked, and even overlap as a result of many factors, including traumatic injury, bruxism (grinding) or even heredity.
Cosmetic contouring and reshaping procedures can remedy, and in many cases, greatly improve these conditions.
For example, an uneven or crooked tooth
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Cosmetic Dentistry
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Treatment, Cosmetic Dentistry
Overview
People choose esthetic dental procedures/surgery for various reasons—to repair a defect such as a malformed bite or crooked teeth, treat an injury, or just improve their overall appearance. Whatever the reason, the ultimate goal is to restore a beautiful smile.
For these and many other
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Cosmetic Eye Surgery
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Cosmetic Procedures
Eyelids and the tissues surrounding the eyes are extremely thin. Itâ??s no surprise, therefore, that this tissue is easily prone to age lines, wrinkles and puffiness from years of excess exposure to the elements. Other factors such as diet and heredity also come into play.
Age, sun exposure, and hereditary
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Cosmetic Fillings
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Cosmetic Procedures
There are alternative, natural-looking materials to conventional silver-colored fillings – materials made from porcelain and composite resins, which are colored to match natural tooth enamel. Unfortunately, few materials can match the strength and durability of dental amalgam and such, may need more
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Cosmetic Surgery
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Treatments
There are a number of procedures we can perform to improve the aesthetics of your face and smile. These include:
Crown lengthening
Soft tissue grafts
Ridge augmentation
These procedures are designed to correct:
Gummy smile or uneven gum line -- If your teeth look too short and your smile is too gummy
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Cracked Teeth
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Prevention
Cracked teeth are typically caused by one of three things: an injury, undue pressure from grinding or clenching over a long period of time, or the breakdown of prior fillings that may break down and leak. In some cases, a cracked tooth may eventually split into two pieces, making it impossible to save
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Cracked tooth
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Conditions
A cracked tooth can be caused by a number of things: a traumatic injury such as that incurred in a sports-related activity; grinding teeth or jaws (which apply undue pressure on the top and side surfaces of the tooth and surrounding gum tissue); biting down or chewing hard objects such as ice or hard
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Craniofacial Orthodontics
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Dental Services, Orthodontics
Craniofacial Orthodontics
Cleft palate or cleft lip is a complex craniofacial disorder that occurs congenitally in some people. Craniofacial orthodontics is a specialized field of dentistry. It deals with the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary treatment of people born with deformities such as
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Crown Lengthening
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Dental Services, Gum and Bone
Crown Lengthening
This procedure is typically needed for one of two reasons; either cosmetic or restorative. Crown lengthening can cosmetically improve the smile line by eliminating the "gummy" smile look. The restorative reason is to provide more tooth to be visible in the mouth so the tooth can be
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Crown Lengthening
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Cosmetic Procedures, Crowns and Bridges
People who have a “gummy” smile are afflicted by an appearance that has too little teeth and too much gums. A procedure called crown lengthening is performed to reshape gums and bone tissue. This is done to expose more of the teeth underneath.
In some cases, dentists perform crown lengthening as
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Crown Lengthing
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Treatments
In some cases, periodontal procedures help lay the groundwork for restorative and cosmetic dentistry and/or improve the esthetics of your gum line. If you have a "gummy" smile because your teeth appear short, it is possible that your teeth may be the right length, but are covered by excessive gum tissue.
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Crowns
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Dental Services, Cosmetic Dentistry
Crowns
A severely chipped front tooth
The tooth prepared for a porcelain crown
When the structure of an entire tooth is compromised, a crown, which covers all of the surfaces of the tooth, will need to be placed. The example to the left illustrates a fractured front tooth.
The first step
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Crowns
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Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
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Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
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Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
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Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
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Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
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Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
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Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
Category:
Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
Category:
Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
Category:
Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns
Category:
Treatment
Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth.
Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth's function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the
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Crowns Gallery
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Smile Gallery
Crowns are placed when the entire structure of a tooth is compromised or when missing teeth are replaced with fixed bridgework. The cases in the Crowns Gallery are examples of treatment that can be provided using porcelain crowns.
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Crowns and Bridges
Category:
Cosmetic Procedures, Crowns and Bridges
Bridges
Bridges are natural-looking dental appliances that can replace a section of missing teeth. Because they are custom-made, bridges are barely noticeable and can restore the natural contour of teeth as well as the proper bite relationship between upper and lower teeth.
Bridges are sometimes
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