Improvements in dental materials in the past several years have given us some truly fantastic alternatives to older metal containing restorations. Adhesive bonding, tooth colored composite resins for direct restorations and tooth colored ceramic and porcelain materials for indirect restorations allow us to restore your teeth to the natural feeling and appearance you deserve.

Bonding in dentistry involves the use of special techniques and adhesives which allow us to restore teeth with composite resins, ceramics and porcelain forming a complete seal where the restoration meets the tooth. The advantage to bonding is strengthening and holding together the damaged tooth.

Without a solid foundation of supporting bone and gum tissue, your teeth would be in great jeopardy. Periodontal disease involves the infection and destruction of the gum attachment and underlying bone. This disease progresses in various stages and like many other diseases can be controlled. Basically it begins as a gum infection caused by accumulated bacteria on the teeth at the gumline. Bleeding gums and bad breath usually indicate the infection is in progress. If the infection is localized to just the gum tissue it is called "gingivitis". If undetected and untreated, the infection progresses from the gum to the bone that anchors your teeth. At this point the disease is called "periodontitis". Classified as mild, moderate or severe, periodontitis requires more extensive treatment. Treatments for periodontal disease may range from multiple visit scaling and root planning (deep cleaning) to surgical procedures. Your first line of defense against periodontal disease starts with good home care. A thorough periodontal evaluation with necessary x-rays is part of our comprehensive examination