COSMETIC  DENTISTRY

Veneers

Veneers are a thin, translucent coating, made out of porcelain or resin. Porcelain is a fantastic way to repair or enhance the appearance of front teeth. They can be used to whiten teeth, close spaces and create a great smile. Using veneers, we can even perform virtually "instant orthodontics" to straighten crooked teeth and give you the bright smile you always wanted.


Esthetic Crowns

A crown is a hand fabricated cover that protects the top of a tooth. It may be used to restore and preserve a decayed, broken, or cracked tooth. Crowns can also correct some cosmetic tooth problems, giving you a better smile. We can replace large, worn-out fillings with natural-looking, ceramic crowns. These state-of-the-art, high strength, metal-free crowns will restore dark teeth and eliminate lines at the gum line to provide a completely natural-looking appearance. We use highly specialized labs and warranty our work.


Bridges

A bridge is a way to replace one or more missing teeth. Replacing missing teeth makes it easier to chew. It improves your appearance. It also helps keep your teeth, gums, and jaws healthy. Bridges may be made of porcelain or gold, with crowns or caps, and cannot be removed.


Bonding

Composite bonding can work wonders for your smile. Using materials that match the shade and the texture of your teeth, gaps between teeth can be closed, spots and discolorations can be eliminated, and your smile can be improved to boost your self-confidence. Composite bonding is excellent for small defects in the teeth such as spots, chips, or gaps between teeth. For smile alterations involving an entire tooth or multiple teeth, porcelain is the material of choice.


Pedodontics

Children with healthy mouths chew more easily and gain more nutrients from the foods they eat. They learn to speak more quickly and clearly. Finally, preventive dentistry means less extensive, and less expensive, treatment for your child and it begins with the first tooth.

Tooth decay is the most prevalent oral disease among children. A child's first visit to the dentist should be as early as two and a half years old. Tooth cleaning and polishing and fluoride treatments are all part of your child's first visit.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends a dental check-up at least twice a year for most children. Some children need more frequent dental visits because of increased risk of tooth decay, unusual growth patterns or poor oral hygiene.

Regular dental visits help your child stay cavity-free. Teeth cleanings remove debris that build up on the teeth, irritate the gums and cause decay. Fluoride treatments renew the fluoride content in the enamel, strengthening teeth and preventing cavities. Hygiene instructions improve your child's brushing and flossing, leading to cleaner teeth and healthier gums. Sealants protect the grooved and pitted surfaces of the teeth, especially the chewing surfaces of back teeth where most cavities in children are found. The application of a sealant is quick and comfortable. It takes only one visit.


Restorations

We use tooth colored cosmetic resin on your back teeth to maintain the natural appearance of your teeth. This material produces a long lasting, natural looking filling that is hard to detect. If a cavity is too large for the cosmetic resin, we are able to use ceramic, tooth colored partial crowns called onlays. These onlays are made in 2 visits to the office and are also a durable, cosmetic solution.


Endodontics

When a tooth has decayed into the nerve or the nerve has weakened, root canal therapy may be implemented to save the tooth. With today's modern instrumentations and techniques, root canal therapy has become relatively painless and quick - most often in one visit.


Prosthodontics  (Dentures and Partials)

Crowns, bridges, and dentures can replace broken or missing teeth, as well as correct a bad bite and chew, and provide our patients with nice smiles

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Northside Dental Clinic
2105 W Kearney, Suite A
Springfield, MO 65803
(417) 862-2468
(800) 596-6782

James River Dental Center
4205 S. Glenstone
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 882-1711
(800) 513-9713




























































































































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