For many patients, the hardest part about getting needed treatment is the time required for office appointments.  For that reason, we are glad to offer one-visit porcelain crowns and onlays.  In the past, replacing an old crown or getting a new crown (also called a "cap") took at least two visits.  In the first, a model would be made of the tooth to be sent to a lab to make the crown.  Then, the patient would return once the crown was finished for it to be permanently set in the mouth.  Sometimes, if the new crown was not quite right, a second one would be ordered from the lab and in a third visit, the patient would finally be fitted with the crown. 

Now, for most patients, the entire procedure can be completed in one visit to the office.  The crowns are made in the office using the CEREC system (and you can even see your crown as it is milled, in the unit pictured above).  Of course, for more complicated cases, several visits may still be required for the optimal solution, but the vast majority of patients in need of a crown can leave their first visit with the new, permanent crown in place. 

We are pleased to offer sedation dentistry for patients who are extremely anxious or need a large amount of treatment in one day. Sedation dentistry involves taking a small pill when you arrive at the office that will make you very drowsy. This will allow us to restore your mouth to health while you very comfortably relax in the chair with a warm blanket and neck pillow. You will rest unaware of the treatment and will not remember it afterwards.

This service is ideal for the highly fearful patient whose anxiety has caused them to neglect their mouths or for the busy patient who wants to avoid multiple appointments for the dental treatment they need. The procedure is completely safe and does not involve IV or other problems involved with being put to sleep. You will need someone to drive you home at the end of the procedure.

Call our office today if you think sedation dentistry could be right for you or someone you know.

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If you’d like to whiten your teeth, there are many options available, from whitening services at the local shopping mall or drugstore to multi-step procedures only available under the care of a dentist.  Every patient’s needs are different, and so are the solutions.

Please see more detailed information about our strategies for teeth whitening here.  On this page of our website you will find our thoughts on the best options currently available and a brief history of the technology.  If you would like to whiten your teeth, we will help you choose the option best suited for your individual needs.