PREVENTATIVE DENTISTRY

Preventative Dental Care

Preventative dental care is necessary not just to keep your teeth and gums clean, but to help you avoid diseases. When tartar and plaque build up on and around your teeth, it puts you at greater risk for periodontal disease. Coming into our office for a teeth cleaning will help you say goodbye to tartar and plaque and allow you to stop worrying about periodontal disease. Preventative dentistry also allows our dentists to look for problems with your teeth and take care of them before they turn into bigger ones down the road.


Learn more about all the preventative dentistry services available at Carmel Commons Dental. Feel free to call us to schedule an appointment or ask questions about our services.

Wisdom Teeth

The name wisdom teeth reveals exactly what wisdom teeth are. They are the last group of teeth to come in during a person’s life, typically when the patient is at an older age such as late teens or early 20s. The problem with this late arrival is that with other adult teeth already in place, there may not be room for wisdom teeth to grow in comfortably. This leads to crowding, misalignment, and impacted teeth. Wisdom teeth aren’t necessary to have, which is why it’s often better to just have them removed to prevent problems associated with crowding and impaction.


You can have a surgical wisdom tooth procedure done at Carmel Commons Dental by Dr. Timpton or one of our trusted oral surgeons. Anesthesia will be used during this procedure to make sure the patient can’t feel their wisdom teeth being extracted. In some cases, sedation or general anesthesia will be used so the patient sleeps through the procedure.


Contact Carmel Commons Dental to learn more about how we handle wisdom tooth extractions and how you can schedule your procedure.

Periodontal Treatment

Dental care involves more than just caring for your teeth. Your gums need attention as well. This is called periodontal treatment. The essential care of your gums will help you maintain ideal oral health. The periodontal treatments available at Carmel Commons Dental will help patients avoid gum disease and issues related to the gums, such as loose teeth and infection in the jawbone. Periodontal treatment is typically non-surgical and non-invasive. Learn more about the periodontal treatments available from Carmel Commons Dental.

Digital X-rays

Carmel Commons Dental utilizes digital x-rays to help provide a clear picture of what’s going on with your teeth to patients. Digital x-rays are different from traditional x-rays. They utilize electric sensors to capture images of the mouth, which are displayed on a computer screen. The radiation concerns of traditional x-rays are a thing of the past with digital x-rays. Also, digital x-rays can be seen immediately by a dentist for analysis.


We welcome you to contact Carmel Commons Dental. To ask about our use of digital x-rays. We will explain the entire process to you. We welcome you to schedule an appointment with us that will include digital x-rays.

Sealants

Put a protective shield over your teeth with sealants that are designed to stop tooth decay from happening. Dental sealants are thin coatings that are placed onto the grooves of your back teeth. These grooves are often a breeding ground for plaque because tiny food particles can get lost back there and are hard to brush and floss out. Placing a sealant over he grooves of your back teeth will act as a protective layer to prevent food particles from getting trapped and causing tooth decay.

Mouth Guards/Night Guards

Mouth guards are custom designed for patients to wear over their teeth for protection from damage or injury to your teeth. People wear mouth guards for a variety of reasons. Many athletes wear them while playing sports to prevent injuries to the teeth and jaw. There are also night guards that are worn by people at night to prevent teeth grinding and jaw clenching.


The guards worn by patients at Carmel Commons Dental are made of soft plastic that fits comfortably over teeth. We would be happy to custom design a mouth or night guard for you.

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