Family Dentistry

Helping our youngest patients grow into healthy young adults is a highlight for our team. Childhood tooth decay can create a lifetime of problems often avoided with an early preventive plan.

When it comes to dental health, rapid changes influence adolescents moving into adulthood. Tooth decay can suddenly accelerate with more independence in food and drink habits. At the same time, oral hygiene activity sometimes becomes inconsistent. A good partnership with our team can set your teen up for a lifetime of benefits.

Sometimes dental problems follow otherwise healthy people through life. Understanding the causes behind dental disease can eliminate the frustration that builds as teeth deteriorate. Creating a customized preventive routine can leave you looking forward to the good news at your dental visits.

When a toothache strikes, a visit to the dentist can’t come fast enough. Root canal therapy provides an option to eliminate pain and infection and save a seemingly hopeless tooth. Despite what you may have heard, root canal therapy today can be done comfortably in a single visit using advanced techniques.

Metal grins fill the pages of many high school yearbooks. But braces offer benefits at different stages of life. Identifying problems at an early age is often ideal for orthodontic treatment, resulting in a perfect outcome. Monitoring growth and development at your child’s regular preventive visits is just part of our commitment to your family’s dental health.

Deep crevices run across the chewing surface of molars. Even though a toothbrush can skim across these surfaces, the narrow grooves trap bacteria beyond the reach of bristles. Cavities may form and end up abscessing without warning, destroying valuable tooth structure. Protecting the grooves with a bonded sealer might be worth exploring.