Veneers, bonding, bridges, crowns, and orthodontics can close gaps, camouflage cracks, chips, and discoloration, and even straighten your smile.

Even though the materials used in restorations reject plaque-producing bacteria, it is still essential to protect gum tisue against

periodontal disease. If you've been thinking that this means complicated home care, nothing could be further from the truth.

Today there are many tools that make it very easy. Our team can help you with your restoration selection and your technique.

We are committed to preventive dentistry, so we are always on the alert for symptoms that could lead to chronic difficulties like temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD). This is a common problem that involves the joints used in chewing, swallowing, and talking. TMD can lead to localized symptoms or seemingly unrelated headaches and earaches. One of the first culprits we look for during regular examinations is bruxism.

Bruxism is the name for forceful grinding and/or clenching of your teeth. Grinding is usually noisy; clenching is silent. Either can create so much stress on the jaw joints that patients experience serious and even debilitating muscle spasms and pain, common symptoms of TMD.

Many individuals are unaware that they "brux," so we look for telltale signs that include:

• worn-down teeth;
• sensitive teeth;
• chipped or broken teeth;
• cracked or loose restorations;
• scarring o the tongue and cheeks

Although earlier attempts to cure bruxism have ranged from sound alarms, electric stimulation, psychotherapy, hypnosis, and drugs, we can now recommend simple, effective dental solutions. Some act like a crutch to rest the jaw joints while others encourage a natural reflex that stops your jaw automatically to protect your teeth and jaw joints.

We recommend regular dental visits so that we can monitor your oral health - and prevent little problems of all kinds from getting bigger.