Local Dental Care - Cosmetic Dentist
Admiralty Dental Center
Appointments: (360) 385-7003
Edward Savidge D.D.S.
Admiralty Dental Center
600 Cliff Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Admiralty Dental Center offers designated handicap parking spaces for the exclusive use of vehicles displaying handicap hangtags or disabled license plates. Conveniently located in the Port Townsend, Washington area, Dr. Edward Savidge provides gum disease and offers fully accessible facilities.
If you suffer from periodontal disease or want to make sure you avoid it, Port Townsend area gum disease dentist Dr. Edward Savidge offers the solution with non-surgical preventive gum therapy. Look and feel your best with healthy gums and an attractive smile.
For our Port Townsend area's valued senior citizens and military personnel, we proudly offer senior citizen and military discounts. We respect and honor your contributions to society, and this is our way of saying "thanks" for all you do.
Have you ever considered natural-looking, permanent dental implants instead of uncomfortable dentures? Incredible recent advances in technology allow Port Townsend area dental implants dentist Dr. Edward Savidge to create tooth implants just for you that can be permanently anchored to your jaw. This is a great option to consider if you've had negative experiences with dentures in the past.
You're unique, and you deserve quality, individualized care. Dr. Edward Savidge believes your dental experience should blend the best of the personal and the professional. At Admiralty Dental Center in the Port Townsend, Washington area, we take the time to get to know you and understand your dental needs. Dr. Savidge and his staff are dedicated to providing you with top-quality dental care designed exclusively for you.
Troy Dental Care
Appointments: (636) 528-8911
Mary Berk D.D.S.
Troy Dental Care
101 West College Street, Suite 3
Troy, MO 63379
Natural-looking tooth-colored fillings are made of composite resin and fill cavities just like traditional silver amalgam fillings. Mary Berk, D.D.S., can match your new composite fillings to the exact color of your teeth so they are virtually invisible. Troy Dental Care, a Troy, MO area practice, has seen tooth-colored fillings become more popular over the years. Dr. Berk can remove your old amalgam fillings and replace them with beautifully white, tooth-colored fillings.
Dr. Mary Berk at her Troy area dental implants practice offers extensive experience restoring your dental implant crown.
Our dedicated team uses state-of-the-art materials and techniques for stability and longevity. You'll enjoy the comfort and confidence of natural-looking teeth.
Dr. Mary Berk is a popular Troy area children's dentist known for her easy going and friendly approach. Our caring team is dedicated to your child's dental health.
We're happy to answer all of your questions. We want you and your children to feel comfortable, whether we're treating your toddler's baby teeth or your teenager's permanent teeth.
Second opinions are readily given by Mary Berk, D.D.S., at her practice in the Troy, MO area. Dr. Berk wants you to be able to make an informed decision about your oral health needs. Dr. Berk believes that if a treatment plan is sound, particularly one that is major and/or expensive, it should hold up to scrutiny by other dental professionals.
A negative self image can be detrimental to many facets of your life. Troy area dentist Dr. Mary Berk understands the positive life-changing power that a healthy and beautiful smile can bring to you. Here at Troy Dental Care, we don't want you to be embarrassed any longer. Why not take your smile - and even your life - to a new level of self-confidence and beauty?
Weaver Dental Care
Appointments: (859) 372-6300
Dave Philbrick D.M.D.
Weaver Dental Care
8449 US Highway #42, Suite K
Florence, KY 41042
At Weaver Dental Care we offer a range of treatment options for sleep apnea. If snoring or obstructed breathing is a problem, call Dr. Philbrick today to learn how we can help you breathe easier.
Left untreated, sleep apnea can cause serious health problems, so contact us now to schedule an examination.
If you need periodontal therapy, Florence area gum disease dentist Dr. Dave Philbrick can help. We offer solutions that will soon have you looking and feeling your best.
Healthy gums are the foundation of a healthy smile. We'll make sure you have both, for your long term oral health.
Florence area Invisalign® dentist Dave Philbrick, D.M.D. is happy to provide your new clear braces. At Weaver Dental Care, we want you to have the straight teeth and beautiful smile you desire.
We're happy to assess your needs create your individual treatment plan for braces. You may be able to have your new Invisalign® aligners sooner than you think!
If you need gum disease treatment, Florence area gum disease dentist, Dr. Philbrick offers extensive experience. Unhealthy gums can be a risk factor for more serious health problems if not treated promptly.
Our professional team will assess your situation and create a personalized treatment plan. We're committed to your life-long healthy gums and teeth.
Would you like a whiter smile right now? In the Florence, KY area, Weaver Dental Care offers in-office tooth whitening for quick results. Dr. Dave Philbrick applies a bleaching solution to your teeth which is then accelerated by a high-intensity light. Teeth can often be whitening in one or two one-hour sessions - perfect if you're looking for a quick and easy way to brighten up your smile.
More Gum Disease Dentists in the Florence, KY Area Near You
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2615 S MIAMI BLVD
DURHAM, NC, 27703
(919) 596-7447
DENTALWORKS
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DURHAM, NC, 27704
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OCEAN SHADES DENTAL
230 LAFAYETTE RD BLDG C
PORTSMOUTH, NH, 3801
(603) 436-7325
DEBRA S ZOMBEK & ASSOCIATES D.D.S. PA
165 KANDEMOR LN
ROCKY MOUNT, NC, 27804
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Gum Disease and Early Diabetes Detection
In many cases it's the dentist - and not the physician - who has the first opportunity to detect diabetes early, because diabetics are especially prone to dental health problems.
Swollen, tender, receding and bleeding gums, loose teeth, and a sore tongue may not just be signs of poor dental hygiene. They may be danger signals for diabetes, too.
If you have any of these symptoms, you may be one of the estimated 11 million people in North America who already have diabetes, or you may be one of the 600,000 who will be diagnosed this year.
Diabetes occurs when a gland called the pancreas fails to produce sufficient amounts of the hormone, insulin, to regulate blood sugar levels. In other words: Diabetics have too little insulin and too much sugar in their blood.
When this happens, the body tissue can't convert the sugar it needs into energy. The blood stream then fills with this unused sugar and the result is diabetes - a disease medical journals often describe as the "forever" disease.
A serious illness which respects neither age, sex, race nor income level, diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in people 20 to 65 years old and can lead to kidney failure, heart attacks and even death.
But outside the dental community, few people realize that diabetics have more than their share of tooth and periodontal (gum) problems. This fact is especially true for undiagnosed diabetics or those who have failed to control their disease adequately with insulin and/or diet and exercise.
Periodontal disease among diabetics progresses rapidly, recurs frequently, and heals slowly. The resistance to treatment can lead to loosened teeth and premature tooth loss.
Your regular dental office visits provide the best chance for early detection of many health problems, including diabetes. If you have a diabetic tendency, your dentist may very well refer you to your physician - another good reason to keep your prescribed dental recall and dental cleaning appointments faithfully!
If you are diabetic, it's important that you keep your dental health history up-to-date, exercise regularly, and eat a diet that provides good nutrition:
- Have regular meals and snack times. Don't skip meals.
- Avoid sweets (cake, candy, pie, ice cream).
- Limit use of animal fats and trim fat off meats. Avoid butter, cream, egg yolks.
- Bake and broil rather than fry foods.
- Don't use alcohol, wine, or beer without your doctor's permission.
- See your dentist regularly so small dental problems can be taken care of with a local anesthetic.
Teeth don't heal themselves, so small problems turn into big ones if left untreated. Major oral surgery requires a general anesthetic which means "no food prior to surgery" - a problem for diabetics.
+Jim Du Molin is a leading Internet search expert helping individuals and families connect with the right dentist in their area. Visit his author page.
Periodontitis and Gum Disease Treatment
It's natural to want to lump people together in some Big Category. Natural, but wrong. Like, "Baby Boomer." President Clinton and home run slugger Mark McGwire are both "Boomers." But are these two guys exactly alike?
It's the same in health and dental care. Your oral chemistry is as unique as your thumbprint. Yet magazine stories claim "you" need only one dental appointment a year to stay healthy. They don't know you. They're referring to an "average" patient. Dental insurance plans also tend to believe in this mythical "average patient" and may not pay for more than a biannual visit.
Sure, two visits are fine for many patients, even most. But some mouths build up more tartar than others. Others are naturally decay-prone. Still others - and this is critical - may be showing signs of periodontal (gum) disease.
Bleeding gums need to be taken seriously. They're signs of an infection that can be a significant risk factor for heart disease, and, in fact, many serious illnesses. If you had a bleeding sore on your hand that didn't heal you'd get to a doctor for a checkup, right? Type I periodontitis (gingivitis) consists of tender gums and a little bacteria-filled pocket between your tooth and gum. It's easily treatable at this point. But if the infected pockets are allowed to enlarge and you get swollen gums, that inflammation can extend to the bone beneath and erode it.
Your periodontist's concern is for your health and your teeth, not whether you've made the standard number of appointments for this year. He or she wants the chemistry to be right in your mouth... and between the two of you.
+Jim Du Molin is a leading Internet search expert helping individuals and families connect with the right dentist in their area. Visit his author page.
