Dental - Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX

Porcelain Veneers/Laminates (From Average to Outstanding in Just a Few Steps)
Many people desire a brighter, cleaner, more attractive smile, but have chipped, stained, discolored, unevenly spaced or even slightly crooked front teeth. Often, porcelain veneers or laminates can provide these people with a completely new-looking smile in just a few simple appointments. If this sounds like you, we will be glad to help evaluate your specific situation, listen to the exact changes you have in mind and help you visualize your end results. This may involve a diagnostic 'wax up', reviewing photos of similar case outcomes or using a computer enhancement program to provide you with several options prior to performing the actual procedure.

Fortunately, most veneers can be applied in one or two simple appointments. Afterwards, you'll just need to clean and floss your new smile daily, visit us regularly for professional care and maintenance, and consider wearing a night-guard to prevent any accidental gritting or grinding pressure while you sleep.

Gum Disease
Statistics show 80% of all adults over 35 years of age will have some form of gum disease. Left untreated, this condition can lead to serious diseases and conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, low birth weight babies and even premature babies. Additionally, proper restorative care of teeth cannot be performed on diseased gums. Think of your gums as the foundation to a building; you can’t build a house on a foundation that’s rotten or damaged!

We offer in-office diagnostic and treatment services for gum disease. Our procedures are non-invasive and non-surgical. If your condition has progressed to the point where you require surgery, we can provide you with an excellent referral.

Gum Disease: Serious But Stoppable
Although gum disease is terribly pervasive, it's also preventable. Conservative estimates report that up to 80% of people unknowingly have some amount of chronic gum disease. What's worse is that this disease is responsible for up to 70% of adult tooth loss. Part of the problem is that the early signs of gum disease are both silent and serious, requiring a dentist's trained eye to detect, treat and arrest the tell-tale gum inflammation and infection. However, once arrested, you can prevent gum disease from recurring…simply by developing healthy hygiene habits.

Bacteria, Bad Choices & Bad Genes
Several factors contribute to periodontal disease: plaque build-up, heredity and lifestyle choices. By far the most common and controllable factor is bacterial plaque-- the sticky, colorless film produced by normal oral bacteria. Unhindered, they release toxins that break down the natural fibers holding your gums to your teeth, allowing even more bacteria and toxins to invade. Over time, this process can permanently damage or destroy the affected tooth, tooth root and even the jawbone! Further, plaque deposits quickly harden into calculus or tartar-- a rough, porous, gum-irritating substance that brushing will not remove.

Besides poor oral health habits, your poor lifestyle choices can affect your body's ability to fight infection or increase irritation in the gum tissue area. Poor nutrition, poorly managed stress, leukemia, AIDS and diabetes all reduce your body's natural ability to ward off periodontal disease. Smoking and chewing tobacco greatly irritate the gum tissue, setting it up for disease. Also, some people are simply born with a low resistance to gum disease. All of this explains why we carefully check for the warning signs at every visit: red, swollen, tender, or bleeding gums, gums pulling away from teeth, loose or separating teeth, pus between the gum and tooth, persistent bad breath, bite changes, and/or a change in the fit of partial dentures. These symptoms are overlooked by most people, making regular dental exams even more important. The latest research links periodontal disease to circulatory disease, respiratory disease, strokes, osteoporosis, diabetes, pre-term births and low birth weights, making regular dental visits an important part of controlling life-threatening diseases.

Dental Imaging (So Much to Look Forward To!)
When you decide to correct or enhance your smile, it's often difficult to determine ahead of time exactly what kind of results to expect. After all, a smile is a pretty personal thing; and changing a smile is a pretty sensitive business. That's where cosmetic digital imaging comes into play. This computer-based digital technology allows your dentist to create true-to-life photographs of your very own mouth, as if the recommended procedures had already been completed. So whether you're considering teeth whitening, straightening, bonding, veneers, or full smile re-contouring, digital imaging technology lets you envision the possibilities of how your new smile can look and function.

The process is quite simple. Once your dentist has completed your oral exam and discussed your 'smile' goals, a treatment plan will be created. Then, various digital photos of your current smile will be taken and change factors will be keyed into the computer. The computer generates one or more graphic images that accurately demonstrate how those specific changes will affect the appearance of your mouth as well as your entire expression. It's a fun process and produces excited smiles all around. Plus, it's often possible to take home a copy of the photos to discuss with family or friends prior to making any decisions.

Do Women Need More Dental Attention?

It's official. Women and men are NOT created dentally equal. Of course, good dental hygiene habits are the same for all people, regardless of gender. But growing evidence shows women may be significantly more susceptible to serious health consequences unless they maintain a tremendously vigilant home hygiene campaign against tooth decay and gum disease. In fact, in every season of a woman's life, she's wise to take special precautions with regard to her oral health: during every monthly cycle, during pregnancy and especially after menopause.