Below are links to information pertaining to each service listed. Click on each one to see the associated information.

• Hygiene
• Dentures
• Crowns
• Fillings
• For Children
• For Special Needs Patients
• Pit and Fissure Sealants
• Root Canals
• TMJ Syndrome - Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome
• Veneers

For Children:

CHILDREN'S FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT VISITS

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Our practice accepts children as new clients. Our philosophy is that we would like to show the children and parents how to maintain a healthy mouth. Therefore, we stress oral hygiene instruction and discuss how to best achieve a clean mouth. We will do a complete exam at age 3. But we do advise that the child come in as young as 1 to show a parent how to look after the child's mouth. At the Initial Exam we will introduce the child to the basic dental instruments: mouth mirror, explorer, air and water syringe. At that time we will clean the teeth and give fluoride.

We give the child a stuffed teddy bear that they can take home as a reminder that they need to keep their teeth clean every day. We also have a treasure box for subsequent visits.

We feel strongly that the adult (permanent) molars should receive pit and fissure sealants to protect them from decay; this procedure should be done as soon as the tooth erupts fully. There is also a strong orthodontic component to the observation of the child's development. Recommendations are made as early as age 5 or 6 to intercept and correct orthodontic problems. This continues up to and including adult orthodontics.

Lastly, we recommend that all children who play sports where the mouth is at risk of being hit come in for a custom-fitted mouthguard.