Tips from Our Main Dentist

Digital dentistry encompasses any digital or computer-based technology that your dental professional may use to examine, diagnose, and treat the health of your mouth.

When the root canal of a tooth becomes infected, it can lead to serious dental problems, including bone and tooth loss. In order to treat deep infections within a tooth, root canal therapy may be required. This treatment can save a tooth from extraction, but it can’t preserve tissue that has already been lost to decay. In many cases, a dental crown is the best way to ensure the future health of a tooth following root canal therapy. We look at what root canal treatment is and why a crown is necessary.

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) and muscle disorders (TMJ disorders) are problems or symptoms of the chewing muscles and joints that connect your lower jaw to your skull. There are two matching temporomandibular joints -- one on each side of your head, located just in front of your ears.

Guided implant surgery is a modern method of installing dental implants in patients who are missing teeth, or have just had a tooth removed. It uses computers to scan the patient’s mouth and create a 3D model, which allows the dentist to plan the optimum procedure before carrying it out. Without the guided approach, some guesswork is needed to choose the part of the jawbone the dentist will use to place the implant; with the 3D model, the dentist knows before going in.

Tooth wear occurs when the outer tooth surface is lost as a result of chemical or mechanical activity in the mouth. An increasingly common problem, teeth can simply wear down or dissolve away to varying extents as time passes. This is in contrast to tooth decay and gum disease which are caused by the action of bacteria in the mouth.

Bonding is the application of a tooth-colored composite resin (plastic) to repair a decayed, chipped, fractured or discolored tooth. Unlike veneers, which are manufactured in a laboratory and require a customized mold to achieve a proper fit, bonding can be done in a single visit. The procedure is called bonding because the material bonds to the tooth.

Teeth Whitening treatments are any of a number of cosmetic dental procedures and products that use a bleaching system to lighten discolorations and stains on the teeth.

Dental inlays,overlays and onlays are restorations used to repair rear teeth that have a mild to moderate amount of decay.