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General Dentistry
Dental Bridges: Dental bridges, dental implants, and partial dentures are used to replace a missing tooth that would otherwise adversely affect your mouth. The negative effects of one or more missing teeth can include the shifting of other teeth to accommodate for the open space, a change in the bite that may affect your ability to eat, a speech impediment, and an increased risk for periodontal disease and tooth decay.
Dental Crowns: Whether a crown is needed for tooth cracks, excessive tooth decay, damaged tooth protection, teeth grinding, missing teeth, need for beautification, or an improper bite resulting from the natural wear and tear produced by aging, dental crowns today add more strength and durability than those of the past. The purpose of a dental crown is to encompass a needy tooth with a custom-designed tooth material, much like a fitted cap.
Dental Fillings: Dental fillings are used to repair minimal tooth fractures, tooth decay, or otherwise damaged surfaces of the teeth. Dental filling materials may be used to even out tooth surfaces for better biting or chewing. In many cases, individuals with enamel loss resulting in tooth sensitivity will notice a significant improvement or complete elimination of sensitivity once the appropriate dental filling material is placed.
Dental Implants: In many cases, dental implants may be the only choice to restore all necessary functions of the teeth and supporting structures. An implant can serve as an anchor for a dental bridge or for missing back teeth that would be required for a bridge. Implants can also work with dentures, to reduce the shakiness of the denture and gum tissue irritation that can result from dentures. Another implant advantage is that they do not require preparation for bridgework. Finally, implants have been known to slow progressive jawbone loss for people who are subject to this.
Dental Veneers: Dental veneers fall into the category of cosmetic dentistry and are used to create a bright, white smile with beautifully aligned, shapely teeth. Veneers can replace chipped, uneven, or spaced teeth with well-aligned, shapely teeth. Even better, the translucent ceramic quality of today's veneers provides a more natural-looking bright, white smile.
Dentures: Complete dentures are used to replace missing teeth for people with no remaining teeth. Dentures may also be used for people who have lost several teeth. In this case, the appliance is called a partial denture or an overdenture.
Root Canals: The thought of a root canal can shoot quivers up one's spine. It makes sense, after all, since a root canal is often warranted after a period of relentless pain. The good news is that root canals today not only provide dental pain relief, but an average of 17 million teeth per year are revived because of root canals. Sounds better than a tooth extraction, right?
Prosthodontics: Prosthodontics is a field of dentistry whereby the dentist evaluates every aspect of dental care to develop a strong sequencing treatment plan, restorative treatment and maintenance. This treatment may involve multi-discipline levels of care, including advanced treatment for complex anatomical features of the teeth, gums and supporting bone structure, cases stemming from congenital disorders, cases stemming from oral/maxillofacial trauma or neglect, and re-treatment of failures affecting the mouth and smile, maxillofacial (jaw and face) abnormalities to offer full mouth reconstruction, implantology, and dental plastic surgical treatment when necessary.
CAD/CAM Technology: CAD/CAM technology has been used in the manufacturing industry for many years; in fact, CAD/CAM is an acronym that means computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Today, CAD/CAM technology is used in dentistry to help dentists and dental lab technicians create precise shapes and sizes for dental restoration, including inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges.
Pediatric Orthodontics
Good habits acquired in early childhood lay a sound basis for oral and health. Orthodontic examinations in early childhood will allow the orthodontist to follow up the development of the child's jaws. Most of us tend to associate orthodontic treatment methods with puberty. However, ages 6-7 when the first permanent teeth erupt is the ideal time for the first orthodontic examination, as this would allow to foresee any possible problem that might be faced in the future and treat it in a shorter period of time
Adult orthodontics
It is your smile that first meets people. You are not late yet to smile confidently. Thanks to developing technology, the field of practice of orthodontic treatment and the patient age group has been considerably extended, so that certain orthodontic problems can be rectified even in adulthood. Tooth-colored braces have minimized aesthetic concerns of adult patients who have always refrained from orthodontic treatment simply because of metal braces. Moreover, there is another technique in which braces are fixed on the back side of the teeth (the side that neighbors the oral cavity, i.e., lingual). There are successful examples of both techniques
PERIODONTICS
The branch of science that looks into the gums (gingiva) surrounding the teeth, the surface of the tooth root, the osseous structure surrounding the root and the fibers that bond the bone and the bone tissue is called periodontology.
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