Fort Wayne, Indiana

Our top priorities are your health and peace of mind. Our staff includes some of the top-rated local professionals in the field, providing the customer service you expect and deserve. See below for our wide range of services including:

Dental Cleaning

Your mouth is loaded with bacteria. While some are beneficial to our health, others are certainly not. When bacteria amass on your teeth, they release acids which lead to serious conditions, such as inflamed gums, damaged enamel, tooth decay, and periodontal disease. To avoid these dental issues, we strongly recommend taking good care of your teeth every day, as well as maintaining regular dental cleaning visits.

Teeth cleaning is a simple and pain-free procedure, so long as it is done regularly, that helps you keep your smile beautiful. While some fear going and delay it due to anxiety, it is the most important preventative action you can take in caring for your mouth. A half hour of your time, twice a year, pays for itself when you consider the savings in pain, money, and time caused by skipping that office visit. A professional dental cleaning keeps your mouth healthy and helps screen for more serious conditions that can be expensive and painful.

Dental Fillings

Dental fillings serve many purposes. They remove decay, repair minor fractures, restore worn down teeth, or smooth out their surface. This restorative dental treatment can increase your comfort when biting or chewing as well as lessen sensitivity from hot and cold foods for patients suffering from damaged or weakened enamel.

To fill cavities, several different types of dental fillings can be used. To determine which filling is the right for you, your dentist will consider various factors, such as the location and severity of the cavity, your medical history, aesthetics, your preferences, and budget. Your doctor will go over all the options with you and help you make a final choice.

Exams and X-rays

A comprehensive exam is the best way for your dentist to spot early signs of dental problems, such as gingivitis or cavities. When detected early, these conditions are much less painful and more manageable.

X-rays are the favored diagnostic tool of dentists in maintaining your oral health. They provide invaluable information not visible to the naked eye. Anomalies or obscured conditions lying beneath the surface of your teeth and gums can be discovered and addressed promptly before more damage occurs.

Dentures

If you have had severe dental trauma resulting in significant loss of teeth, you may be a candidate for dentures. Eligibility for dentures is not dictated by age, but by your overall oral health. Yes, many people with dentures are over age 65, however, younger people may need them too.

Dentures will take some getting used to. They can be cumbersome initially and will require acclimation, even relearning how to talk and eat. From the start, your dentist will probably schedule frequent visits to check on you, making sure the fit is appropriate and to discuss what challenges you are facing. In any case, your dentist is there for you, willing to help however possible.

Crowns and Bridges

While many dentures are removable, crowns and bridges are fixed prosthetic devices that will be permanently affixed in your mouth. They are molded to your natural teeth or implants and would only be removed by your dentist. Crowns repair broken, chipped, decayed, worn-down or misshapen teeth. Bridges replace missing teeth as long as there are teeth on either side of the missing tooth.

With each year, our teeth become more vulnerable to damage and decay. As they weaken, some may start to crack or chip. This impacts your smile, poses problems with chewing, causes issues with your jawbone, and has an adverse effect on your oral health. If you are missing teeth, or if you suffer from damaged teeth, consider asking your dentist about whether a crown or bridge is an option for you. Dental restoration will boost your confidence, improve the functionality of your teeth, and bring back your smile.

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Dental Implants

Dental implants are artificial teeth roots. They are surgically placed into your jaw to serve as durable and strong anchors for dental bridges or replacement teeth. Implants are increasing in popularity, mainly because they feel and function like natural teeth. Moreover, they are long lasting, effective, and safe.

If you are looking to reestablish your smile, dental implants may be an important part of your dental restoration plan. Implants are designed to blend in with your natural teeth. You may be considered for an implant procedure if you: have missing or severely injured teeth, suffer from chronic dental problems, or have dentures that have become too painful.

Root Canals

Teeth are made up of both hard and soft parts. What we see, the hard, outermost layer is the enamel. Beneath that is another hard layer referred to as the dentin. This gives the tooth its structure. Cementum, the third hard layer below the gums, covers the roots of the tooth.

Nerves and blood vessels are in the inside part of the tooth which is made up of a soft tissue that is called the pulp. It stretches from the center of the tooth, down to the roots and jawbone. A single tooth may have anywhere between 1-4 individual roots. Molars can have even more.

A root canal is an endodontic therapy extended to patients experiencing dental pulp inflammation, infection, or trauma. These conditions are usually precipitated by extensive decay, repeated dental procedures on the same tooth or injury to the pulp (even if no chips or cracks can be seen in the enamel). Deferring proper treatment can result in an infection or inflammation of the pulp which then can lead to an abscess and cause excruciating pain. Root canals are used to treat this condition and allow you to keep the tooth. It is important to acknowledge that a root canal will not permanently save your tooth, however, it will allow you to forestall an extraction or replacement.

Teeth Extractions

After losing our first set of teeth, the 2nd set are meant to get us through our entire adult lives. Some people are not so lucky. You may need a tooth extraction for any number of reasons: The tooth is severely damaged by decay. You suffer from periodontal disease. Your tooth is impacted. You have overcrowded teeth. You’ve been injured.

While usually a last resort, dental extractions help reduce pain and inflammation and can help curb infections and other oral problems. Since simple extractions are easier to perform, and are less risky with fewer adverse effects, they are preferred over surgical extractions. Each situation is different, however. Your dentist will make sure you have all the information you need to make an informed decision on the best treatment for you.

Sedation Dentistry

Sedation dentistry is a method that helps patients with severe dental angst or phobia feel more at ease receiving dental care. Procedures such as extractions or root canals are made easier through sedatives given before or during the treatment. Fear holds back at least 30 percent of patients from getting the care that they need. Not getting that appointment can have serious repercussions on their oral health.

Sedative methods differ in strength and objective. If the fear of sitting in a dentist’s chair is crippling for you, we want to help you feel more relaxed. Many patients who take sedatives have no memory of the procedure performed. Your dentist will help determine what options are available to you. If the option presented does not meet your comfort level, we will present alternatives. The final choice will be a decision between the doctor and you.

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