Eastboro Dental | Comprehensive Oral Health Care in Orleans
General Dentistry
General Dentistry
Our dental office is devoted to general and family dentistry. As your primary dental care provider, we are responsible for the general diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and management of a wide range of dental conditions, disorders, and diseases that affect the teeth, gums, jaw, and face. We provide the coordination of services related to the oral health needs for patients of all ages so everyone in your entire family can visit our practice.
General dentistry includes:
- Preventive care visits
- Restorative services like fillings, crowns, and bridges
- Fitting and placement of dentures
- Pediatric treatment
- Root canal therapy
With a highly educated, well-trained team, we will develop the best course of treatment for your complete dental needs.
FAQs about General Dentistry
Preventive care is less expensive than repairing damage. Certain problems, like gum disease and early signs of decay, offer few warning signs. Regular visits allow us to monitor your oral health and catch any issues before they become big trouble.
Made from composite resin, tooth-coloured fillings replace decay that only impacts a portion of the tooth. With severe damage, your will likely need a dental crown, which fits securely over the remaining tooth structure and completely covers the tooth.
Although the American Dental Association recommends starting visits when children get teeth, usually at age one, we often find that kids do best around three years old. At this time, the doctor can take a look to make sure everything is on target, and we can start to create positive feelings for your child so that he or she will look forward to visiting the dentist.
At one time, amalgam fillings were the standard for restoring teeth. Now, most dentists prefer composite fillings. These fillings match your natural tooth colour, won’t leak over time, and don’t contain any metal. If your old fillings aren’t causing you problems, you can choose to leave them in place, but if you want more aesthetic restorations, speak with one of our dentists about composite fillings as a replacement option.
White Fillings
When people talk about fillings, they usually tend to think of amalgam or perhaps gold. These two materials are still used today, but much less so than in the past. Amalgam or gold fillings have been largely replaced by so called “white fillings” – fillings made of composite resins.
This latest restoration material is becoming very popular with both patients and dentists. First, its color can be perfectly matched with the patient’s natural tooth color. This makes the fillings almost invisible to the untrained eye. Second, composite resins are as strong and durable as their metallic counterparts; this makes them not only aesthetically pleasing, but highly functional at the same time.
If you are looking for that “all white smile” white fillings may be the answer.
Endodontics (Root Canal Therapy)
The goal of endodontic therapy is to treat and preserve teeth that have been seriously damaged by either trauma, decay or disease. Whatever the cause of the damage is, once it involves and affects the soft nerve tissue underneath the enamel, root canal treatment is usually indicated.
The treatment includes the cleaning and removal of all inflamed nerve tissue and bacteria. Once this is done, the root canal is filled and closed off using a sealer paste. It is strongly recommended that the treated tooth is covered (protected and strengthened) by a dental crown.
Wisdom Teeth
We perform wisdom teeth extractions routinely. Wisdom teeth are the very last molars in the back of the mouth and due to their size and location, their extraction can sometimes be a little challenging.
They can be impacted (buried in the gum or the jaw bone), they often grow at an unusual angle, and they are difficult to brush and clean which easily leads to significant decay. For these and other reasons, wisdom teeth are frequently recommended for extraction.
The procedure is done using local anesthetics and for those patients who need a little extra “reassurance”, we offer nitrous oxide sedation (“laughing gas”). Nitrous oxide not only helps a patient to relax more, it also acts as a mild pain killer. This combination is usually quite adequate and effective for most wisdom teeth extractions.
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3732 Innes Road, Unit 1
Orleans, ON K1W 0C8
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(613) 841-6100