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These days, you can hear about a variety of dental treatments and services on TV, the radio, or the Internet. You may have even heard about a treatment performed on someone you know and wondered if it could help you.
We want to help our patients be highly knowledgeable about the treatments they receive and what other options are available for them. That’s why Dr. Caputo and Dr. Glorioso have selected the following patient-oriented education articles for you to read. If you want to learn more about a particular treatment you’ve read or don’t see information on a service you’ve heard about, call our practice at 630-922-1311 for more information.
1. Amalgams/Mercury Fillings-- Why? - There's some
debate in the dental industry regarding the pros and cons of using silver
fillings, or dental amalgams, to fill cavities. At our office, we exclusively
use composite resins for several reasons.
2. Crowns - If you’re self-conscious about your
smile due to cracked, broken, decayed, or worn teeth, we can bring back
your healthy, natural-looking smile with dental crowns.
3. DIAGNOdent: Laser Reflection Finds Imperfection - Aids
in Correction - One of the most important things we do for
our patients is to identify and fill cavities. Enter DIAGNOdent: a
revolutionary, thorough means of detecting cavities.
4. Digital Imaging - This computer-based digital technology
allows your dentist to create true-to-life photographs of your very own
mouth, as if the recommended procedures had already been completed.
5. Fixed Bridges - If you’ve lost teeth due
to accident, injury, or gum disease, we can create a permanent 'bridge'
appliance to replace the missing teeth.
6. Gum Disease: Serious But Treatable - Although gum
disease is terribly pervasive, it's also preventable. Conservative estimates
report that up to 80% of people unknowingly have some amount of chronic
gum disease.
7. Implants - Permanent, Secure Tooth Replacements -
When people lose permanent teeth due to accident, injury, disease or
extraction, dental implants can be a secure, functional replacement option.
8. Lasers in Dentistry - Lasers offer higher quality
treatments, better outcomes, and greater comfort for the patient.
9. Laser Treatment for Gum Disease – An excellent
new alternative for treating gum disease with almost no discomfort and
better long term results.
10. Medication Delivery Systems - Thanks to a simple,
computerized medication delivery system called "The WAND",
we can now administer medication injections with little or no discomfort.
How?
11. Mini Implant Dentures: No Small Wonder! - “Mini
implants,” a one-step procedure that involves minimally invasive
surgery with no sutures, are developed to provide greater denture stability.
12. NTI - How Dentistry Can Help Your Headaches - If
you’re one of the 40 million Americans who suffer from migraine
headaches, it’s possible that you may find some relief from your
pain in the dental chair.
13. Porcelain Veneers - Porcelain veneers can often
provide people who have chipped, stained, discolored, unevenly spaced,
or even slightly crooked front teeth with a completely new-looking smile
in just a few simple appointments.
14. Tooth Decay and Gum Disease - Your mouth is constantly
under attack from two serious enemies: tooth decay and gum disease. The
key culprits behind these conditions are naturally occurring oral bacteria,
and the acids they produce.
15. Zoom! Whitening - The Zoom! In-Office Whitening
System is a revolutionary tooth whitening procedure. It's safe, effective
and fast - very fast.
16. Onlays and Inlays - Strong, attractive and safe
alternatives to metal fillings
17. Getting the Bite on Mouthguards - Before you step
on a field or into the court, you should know that there’s one piece of equipment
no athlete should be without – the mouthguard.
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