Services
Teeth Cleaning (Scaling & Polishing):
This is by far the most common reason people visit the dentist. We recommend a cleaning every six months. It’s a very important part of oral health. Your own toothbrush will never be as efficient as the tools a dentist uses to clean your teeth.
Laser Teeth Whitening:
Whitening is a relatively discomfort-less process. Some people are sensitive to the whitening agents used, but otherwise it’s an easy procedure.
Dental Veneers:
If your teeth are crooked or discoloured, we might recommend veneers. These are very popular solutions to common tooth problems. It’s essentially a thin covering placed over the front section of a tooth or set of teeth. They’re mainly used for correctional purposes, but they can be used for whitening, too. The process is simple and painless for most people, and it’s easy for our dentists to perform.
Extractions:
Extractions sound scary and painful. However, your dentist will do everything in their power to help you feel comfortable. You may need an extraction for any number of reasons.
Root Canal Treatment:
Root canals are usually preceded by some pretty awful tooth pain. A root canal means the tissue inside or under your tooth is infected and inflamed. To get rid of the pain, our dentist needs to deaden the nerve and remove the tissue.
Fillings:
Cavities are all too common and all too easy to get. For most cavities, a filling is the recommended answer. Luckily, filling most cavities is a quick procedure. It usually takes about an hour to finish up, and then it’s good as new! You might feel pressure while our dentists are working, but it shouldn’t be painful.
Dental Crowns:
If your cavity is a little too big for a filling, or the top part of your tooth has decayed, a crown is the solution. These are usually two-visit procedures, but like the filling, shouldn’t be overtly painful. Your dentist will take a molding of your tooth so that a lab can craft a properly fitted crown to cover the decayed area.
Braces/Invisalign:
Most practices are moving away from traditional braces and towards Invisalign, but they both serve the same purpose. The goal is to straighten and correct crooked teeth, as straighter teeth are often healthier and easier to take care of. Classic braces use metal and other materials to slowly tighten teeth back into place. Invisalign is less visible and slower acting, but still a very effective method to achieve the same goal. The procedure to have them put on can leave a little ache, but nothing too extreme.
Dentures:
Dentures are usually associated with aging, but a lot of people may need dentures. They are meant to replace teeth in a natural way, and they’re typically removable. Fitting for dentures is very common, and it takes a while. In the end, it’s worth it to have a full set of working teeth again.