Sedation Dentistry

Sedation Dentistry allows you to be sedated just enough to be unaware of your dental treatment. You will have little or no memory of what was accomplished during your dental visit.

Because you are completely relaxed, we can correct, improve or restore years of dental problems (concerns) in one or two visits. This alone is beneficial not only to people who fear dental work but also to people with busy schedules. We can comfortably eliminate decay and old black fillings, extract diseased teeth and wisdom teeth, restore sore gums to good health, whiten yellow or stained teeth, fix a chipped tooth, eliminate the pain from an infected tooth and more. Imagine being able to smile with confidence and chew your food without pain.

  Nitrous Oxide

For those patients who are extremely anxious about dental work, we offer nitrous oxide analgesia. Nitrous is commonly known as "laughing gas". It has a calming effect, relieves anxiety and makes for an enjoyable experience. There are no lasting effects from the nitrous - within minutes after coming off the gas, all your sensibilities return to normal.

   Drill - Less Dentistry

For certain small cavities, Air Abrasion can mean NO needles and NO drills. It is a relatively new technology in dentistry. A high powered stream of air, with powder, cleans decay from small cavities on the chewing surfaces of back teeth, allowing a white filling to be bonded in place. In the right circumstances it is quick, painless and conserves tooth structure. If you have any cavities that are good candidates for this procedure, we will certainly let you know.

   Laser Cavity Detector

Providing the absolute best service to our patients is one of our goals. We have therefore acquired a brand new, high tech tool that allows us to find cavities on the chewing surfaces of back teeth, even when they just beginning, and would have been missed by previous detection methods. The DIAGNOdent is a small, portable laser unit that can detect these cavities and alert us with an audible signal and also provide a numerical readout, so we have an idea of it's size. The value is that we can stop cavities in their infancy, whereas in the past they would have to be significantly bigger before we could find and treat them. Just like other areas of medicine and dentistry, early detection and treatment is of immeasurable value in preserving your health.

   Intra Oral Camera

The intra-oral camera wand takes a close-up picture of a tooth that is projected on a television monitor. It enables the patient to see the tooth problem first-hand at 40x magnification, and then see the solution after the tooth is restored. It also helps us to diagnose fractured teeth, cracked fillings and other problems that may not be visible to the naked eye.

   Digital X-rays

To improve your care we've invested in a new way of looking into your mouth—a procedure that's fast, and incredibly precise – digital x-rays. What's even more amazing is that we get an image immediately that is large, clear, and accurate, right next to your chair…ready for discussion. Digital x-ray technology speeds and simplifies the diagnostic part of your treatment, and most importantly allows us to provide a much higher level of care.

  I-glasses

Relax in the dental chair with a travel video or an episode of your favorite TV sitcom, projected in a virtual reality headset. Or bring a favorite DVD with you to make your visit more enjoyable.

    NTI Tension Suppression System

When stress and tension cause people to clench their jaws, the result can be severe pain in their head, neck and shoulders. Dentists have discovered that a small plastic device worn over the two front teeth can break the cycle of stress-induced jaw clenching.

The device is called an NTI-Tension Suppression System. The FDA has approved its use for the treatment of headaches. After your dentist fits the NTI to your teeth, you wear it at night to help reduce the intense muscle contractions of your scalp and jaw that can cause migraines and jaw pain.

Some studies have shown that patients who use the NTI have reduced the intensity of their jaw clenching by as much as 66 percent. These patients have also seen a significant decrease in the number and frequency of their headaches.