Our team offers family dentistry to help kids, adults, and seniors enjoy good oral health and avoid issues like tooth decay and gum disease. When possible, we want to offer treatment to keep serious concerns at bay! In today’s blog, your Leawood, KS, dentist talks about our approach to family dentistry and what treatments we provide.
Checkups and Cleanings for Everyone
We want to see you and every member of your family for a dental exam every six months. The serious issues that can threaten our smiles, such as cavities and gum disease, don’t form overnight. They take months to develop, and an exam is a chance to catch them in the early stages. To conduct an exam and diagnosis with precision and accuracy, our team will offer digital x-rays and intraoral camera technology. We then create a personalized treatment plan to address your concerns and offer optimal oral health. In the same visit, we will clean the teeth to remove harmful plaque and tartar buildup, which brightens your smile and reduces the risk of cavities, periodontal concerns, and even bad breath and teeth stains.
Children’s Dentistry
We really mean it when we say we want to see every member of your family! With children’s dentistry, our team can help kids of all ages, from babies and toddlers to teens, enjoy good oral health. With a checkup and cleaning every six months starting at age two, we can monitor the smile as it grows and treat concerns in the early stags. We also help instill good oral health habits and help kids better understand their smiles. Regular visits not only reduce the risk of dental anxiety, but makes kids more likely to continue seeing the dentist on their own in adulthood.
Dental Fillings
With family dentistry, our team can treat cavities in smiles of all ages. Instead of metal, we craft our fillings from composite resin, a unique blend of glass-like and acrylic-like particles that can offer lifelike results and long-lasting restoration. Placement only takes one visit too. Along with stopping cavities from becoming infections, the composite resin material can also be used in cosmetic bonding procedures to mask common cosmetic imperfections.
Scaling and Root Planing
Dental cleanings are an essential part of family dentistry, but we also offer a deep cleaning to help those with the early stages of gum disease. Also known as a scaling and root planing, this involves removing all plaque and tartar from the teeth and the roots, and beneath the gumline. This is more involved, but helps make the disease manageable with traditional cleanings moving forward, and better at-home hygiene habits. This can help you avoid worsening symptoms or the risk of tooth loss!
Oral Cancer Screenings
As part of our checkup and cleaning visits, for adults we can screen for oral cancer every year. If areas of concern are discovered, then we could order a biopsy or refer you to a specialist. The earlier the diagnosis, the more likely the recovery.
TMJ and Bruxism Treatment
Family dentistry also involves treating issues with the jaw. If you have a strained jaw, this could lead to TMJ disorder, and chronic teeth grinding means you have bruxism. Without treatment, these issues cause toothaches and sensitivity, head and neck pain, earaches, jaw pain, facial aches, and even popping or clicking in your jaw. But we can help with an oral appliance! The device is worn as you sleep and reposition the jaw to stop TMJ-related symptoms, and provide a barrier between the upper and lower teeth to stop bruxism-related damage.
Root Canal Treatment
What if you have a painful dental infection? The family dentistry can help! With a root canal, we have a comfortable and gentle way to remove the infected tissues from the tooth, clean and fill the inside of the tooth, and then cap it with a custom and lifelike crown.
Tooth Extraction
If you have severely damaged or infected teeth, or wisdom teeth poised to erupt, we can help with a tooth extraction. Our team can offer a comfortable and gentle tooth extraction to remove a tooth and protect your smile from worsening symptoms. The process could take as little as 30 minutes in some cases. If you have any questions about family dentistry, then contact our team today to learn more.
Do You Have Any Questions About Family Dentistry?
Our team wants to offer care to ensure each member of your family enjoy better oral health. Call Dreem Dentistry in Leawood, KS by calling (913)681-5500 to learn more about our approach to family dentistry.
