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    Treatments & Surgery

    1. Correcting Crooked Teeth

      1. Crooked Teeth and Misaligned Bites

        Most often crooked teeth, overbites, and underbites are inherited traits just as the color of your eyes or size of your hands.

      2. Invisible Aligners for Teeth

        Everybody wants a great smile, but a lot of us need help getting there. More and more people are having success with clear orthodontic devices called aligners.

      3. Braces and Retainers

        If you have crooked teeth and/or a misaligned bite (an underbite or overbite), there are a variety of treatments that can help straighten teeth, including braces and retainers.

    2. Surgical Treatments

      1. Oral Surgery

        Find out what conditions might require oral surgery and what to expect.

      2. Root Canals

        A root canal is a treatment used to repair and save a tooth that is badly decayed or becomes infected.

      3. Gum Tissue Grafts

        A gum graft may be necessary to protect your teeth from the damaging effects of gum recession, or you may choose to have one to improve the appearance of your smile.

      4. Gum Contouring

        Also called gum reshaping or tissue sculpting, this cosmetic dental procedure can even out an uneven gum line and give you a smile you can be proud of.

    3. Other Dental Treatments

      1. Dental Emergencies

        Any dental emergency like an injury to the teeth or gums can be potentially serious and should not be ignored.

      2. Dental Bonding

        Dental bonding is a procedure in which a tooth-colored resin material (a durable plastic material) is applied and hardened with a special light, which ultimately "bonds" the material to the tooth to restore or improve person's smile.

      3. Treatments for Gum Disease

        There are a variety of treatments for gum disease depending on the stage of disease, how you may have responded to earlier treatments, and your overall health.

      4. Tooth Fillings

        Fillings are also used to repair cracked or broken teeth and teeth that have been worn down from misuse (such as from nail-biting or tooth grinding).

      5. Laser Use in Dentistry

        When used for "curing" a filling, the laser helps to strengthen the bond between the filling and the tooth. When used in teeth whitening procedures, the laser acts as a heat source and enhances the effect of tooth beaching agents.

      6. Dental Implants

        Dental implants are replacement tooth roots. Implants provide a strong foundation for fixed (permanent) or removable replacement teeth that are made to match your natural teeth.

      7. Dental Crowns

        A dental crown is a tooth-shaped "cap" that is placed over a tooth -- to cover the tooth to restore its shape and size, strength, and improve its appearance.

      8. Veneers

        Dental veneers (sometimes called porcelain veneers or dental porcelain laminates) are wafer-thin, custom-made shells of tooth-colored materials designed to cover the front surface of teeth to improve your appearance.

      9. Bridges

        A bridge is made up of two crowns for the teeth on either side of the gap -- these two anchoring teeth are called abutment teeth -- and a false tooth/teeth in between.

      10. Tooth Restorations

        Tooth restorations are the various ways your dentist can replace or restore missing teeth or missing parts of the tooth structure.

      11. Air Abrasion

        Air abrasion is a drill-less technique that is being used by some dentists to remove tooth decay and for other applications.

      12. Treatment for Dry Mouth

        Treatment for dry mouth depends on what is causing the problem.

      13. Pulling a Tooth (Tooth Extraction)

        Although permanent teeth were meant to last a lifetime, there are a number of reasons why tooth extraction may be needed.

      14. Repairing a Chipped or Broken Tooth

        If your tooth is broken, chipped, or fractured, see your dentist as soon as possible. Otherwise your tooth could be damaged further or become infected, possibly causing you to end up losing the tooth.

      15. Tooth Sealants

        Sealants are a thin, plastic coating painted on the chewing surfaces of teeth -- usually the back teeth (the premolars and molars) -- to prevent tooth decay.

      16. Mouth Guards

        Mouth guards are coverings worn over teeth, and often used to protect teeth from injury from teeth grinding and during sports.

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