5100 SW 28 Topeka, Kansas 66614 Phone: (785) 273-2566
"Taylor Made"
Family Dentistry
SERVICES
Our dental team encourages patients to explore their treatment options and to ask questions. If you are curious about any aspect of your treatment, treatment options, or any matter, please do not hesitate to ask!
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PREVENTIVE CARE:
- Hygiene Services
- Comfortable Cleanings
- "Power Cleaning" if needed
- Root Planing and Scaling to Treat Gum Disease
- Sealants
- Comprehensive Exams Including:
- Oral Cancer Screening
- Tooth Exams
- Gum Evaluations
COSMETIC CARE:
- Tooth Colored "White" Fillings for Front or Back Teeth
- Life-Like Porcelain Crowns & Bridges
- Bleaching
IMPLANTS:
We specialize in Dental Implants, both minor and major.
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GENERAL DENTISTRY:
Dentures and Partials
The Transition to Continuous Care
It won't be long before your dental health reaches its optimum level. But we'll need your support to keep your mouth in top condition. You can help us by:
- Maintaining a good home care program (we'll show you how).
- Calling our office whenever you feel a problem beginning.
- Keeping the follow-up appointments we schedule for you.
Evaluating Your Smile
Have you recently taken a close look at your face and smile? Do you like what you see? Would you appreciate a change? Would you like to see a whiter, straighter or more attractive smile? If so, now is the time to start discovering the wonders of cosmetic dentistry.
The following questions are designed to help you and your dentist identify elements of your smile that you do not like. They will help clarify what you would like to see at the completion of treatment.
- When you look in the mirror, do you like the way your teeth look?
- What don't you like?
- Do you dislike the color of any of your teeth?
- Are there spaces between your teeth? Have they been there long? Are they getting bigger?
- Do you have any chips or cracks on your teeth?
- Are you missing any teeth? For how long?
- Do you have any crooked teeth?
- Do you feel your teeth are too long? Too short?
- Are you pleased with the shapes and position of your teeth?
Treatment Choices For A New Smile
Due to advances in materials and techniques during the past 25 years, cosmetic dentistry has made great gains. Today, there are many options for solving cosmetic dental problems. Because of these new procedures and materials, you can have more natural looking and attractive teeth.
CROWNS
What are crowns and why are they used?
A crown is a restoration that covers, or caps, a tooth to restore it to its normal shape and size. Its purpose is to strengthen or improve the appearance of a tooth. A crown is placed for a number of reasons:
- To support a large filling when there isn't enough tooth remaining
- To attach a bridge
- To protect weak teeth from fracturing
- To restore fractured teeth
- To cover badly shaped or discolored teeth
- To cover a dental implant
TOOTH WHITENING
What is tooth whitening?
It's a bleaching process that lightens discolorations of enamel and dentin. The system uses a mild solution retained in a custom-fitted tray that is worn over your teeth.
How does it work?
The whitening gel is placed in a thin bleaching tray that fits over your teeth. As the active ingredient in the gel, carbamide peroxide, is broken down, oxygen enters the enamel and dentin and bleaches the colored substances. The structure of the tooth is not changed; only the tooth color is made lighter.
How long does it take?
Results are usually seen after the first application. Maximum results generally occur when the process is continued for 10-14 nights.
ORAL EXAMINATIONS
Your Teeth
Checking for dental decay is important. Your dentist will check for signs of decay, including secondary decay around old fillings and decay of tooth roots, which may become exposed with age or due to periodontal disease.
Cancer Screening
During a dental exam, your dentist can screen for precancerous changes in the oral tissues. Your dentist checks your neck and oral tissues for lumps, masses, growths, red or white patches or recurring sore areas.
Periodontal Disease
Periodontal (gum) disease affects three out of four adults at some time in their lives. It doesn't necessarily hurt, and you may not even be aware that you have it until an advanced stage. Regular dental visits are essential for detecting periodontal disease at an early stage.
5 Great Reasons to Have Your Teeth Cleaned
- It helps remove many of the food, beverage, or tobacco stains that cannot be removed with regular brushing.
- It helps remove tartar, a hardened substance that makes brushing difficult.
- It helps prevent gum disease, a condition that may lead to more serious health problems.
- It helps your teeth stay healthy.
- Clean teeth help make you feel good.
INSURANCE:
We are providers for: Delta & Blue Cross
CARE CREDIT PROGRAM
We participate in the Care Credit financing program. Click here to learn more about this program, and for information on applying.
