Dental Implants, Gum Care and Cosmetic Dentistry - San Luis Obispo, CA Dentist

Services:

Smile Design involves creating an individualized treatment plan that can restore a beautiful and healthy smile and in the process help the patient feel more confident and secure. Some of the techniques we use are bleaching, porcelain veneers, bonding, re-contouring, implants, and coordination with other specialties such as orthodontics. (See cases in our smile gallery)

Porcelain Veneers are thin custom-made porcelain coverings that are among the most popular and successful methods for changing and improving our patient's smiles. The dentist removes a small amount of tooth structure to make room for the veneers and the laboratory fabricates the porcelain veneers according to the design the patient and dentist want. The veneers are then bonded to the patient's teeth and provide a natural-looking restoration that has long-term stability and resistance to staining. (see cases in our smile gallery)

Tooth Colored Fillings can be used in many instances instead of silver fillings or to replace small silver fillings on teeth. They provide a strong restoration that blends in with natural tooth color.

Full Mouth Restoration involves restoring the teeth, bite, and muscles back to a natural looking, youthful, and healthy condition. Using modern diagnostic techniques and restorative materials, full mouth restoration may be the answer to many problems such as sensitive and worn teeth, sore jaw muscles and recurring headaches. (see smile gallery)

Crowns restore teeth that have been weakened by large fillings and cracks so that they can function in the mouth for a long time. Bridges are a way of restoring a missing tooth by using crowns on the adjacent teeth as anchors to hold a replacement tooth. Our office uses only precious metal alloys and porcelain to create our crowns and bridges.

Implant Surgery replaces lost teeth by placing titanium "roots" in the jawbone. Those "roots" then can be restored to function like a natural tooth. Implants bring back the chewing and speaking ability of the natural teeth and they help preserve the bone structure of the face by preventing further bone loss following tooth removal. They are a life-saver for the denture wearer in that they allow for greater retention and stability of the denture and can even replace the denture with "fixed" teeth.

Preventive and Therapeutic Gum Care helps our patients keep their teeth and gums in the healthiest possible condition. Our doctors and hygienists are especially trained to diagnose and treat gum infections as early as possible to avoid the bone loss and tooth loss that can result from untreated gum infections. Our care includes the treatment of gum infections along with the ongoing care of our patients' mouths to prevent infections and loss of bone.

Our doctors and hygienists also provide Invisalign tooth straightening services, which is a non-invasive process using a series of aligners that gradually shift your teeth into place.