Diagnostic

• Dental Examination
  It’s that time of year again: Your biannual dental exam is right around the corner. You’ve brushed and flossed twice a day, inspected those pearly whites, and you’re ready to go, right? Aside from regular brushing and flossing, there’s something else to consider before heading to your next exam: the foods you’re eating.
• X-rays
• Oral Cancer Screening
  The dentist or hygienist will ask about your recent medical history, examine your mouth and decide whether or not you need x-rays. Depending on your treatment plan, the hygienist may use a special dental instruments to check your gums for gum disease. Your dentist will evaluate your overall dental health and conduct an oral cancer screening by holding your tongue with gauze, checking it and your whole mouth, then feeling your jaw and neck.

Preventive

• Teeth Cleaning
  A new study suggests that regular dental cleanings could lower your risk of pneumonia by reducing levels of bacteria that cause the lung infection.
• Fluoride Treatment
• Dental Sealants
  Take good care of your child's baby teeth. They do eventually fall out but until they do, baby teeth play an important role in helping your child bite and chew food, and speak clearly. Many of the same treatment and evaluation options that adults have are also available to kids. These include X-rays, dental sealants, orthodontic treatment and more.

Restorative

• Fillings
  The researchers found that overall, there were no major differences between patients receiving amalgam or composite fillings in terms of filling failure rates. This suggests that composite fillings are at least as durable as amalgam fillings, and offer a viable alternative with no toxic ingredients.
• Resin Composite
  Frontiers in Medicine, also shows no major difference in filling failure rates between traditional amalgam and newer composite resin fillings. The results suggest that genetic analysis might help dentists to personalize treatments for their patients, which could lead to improved outcomes.
• Crowns
  Fogarty, a dental hygienist for 13 years before training to become a dental therapist, said her work includes fillings, temporary crowns and extractions. She regularly provides care in schools, Head Start centers and other community settings without a dentist physically present.
• Bridges

Endodontics

• Root Canal Treatment
  Even a dental procedure is prevention. Having a cavity filled staves off needing a root canal, while a root canal may block the ultimate decay that means having a tooth pulled.

Prosthodontics

• Dentures
  Typically, conventional dentures are used after all teeth are removed from the mouth. When the teeth are removed there can be significant scarring to the gums, so an immediate denture will be put into place until these areas are healed.

Implants

• Dental Implants
  A robot has carried out a dental operation without help from humans for the first time, carrying out implant surgery on a patient in China.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Oral Surgery
  And toothbrushing did reduce swollen gums in Hujoel's review. Brushing the teeth may also dislodge stuck food and help patients recover from oral surgery.
• Gum Surgery
  No one really likes sitting in the dentist’s chair. It could mean hours of root canal, having cavities drilled and filled, getting implants or even gum surgery.
• Maxillofacial Surgery
  · Our state-of-the-art facility is fully equipped for all types of dental procedures — from general dentistry and pediatric dentistry to complex oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures.
• Tooth Extractions
  Adopt the wait-and-see plan for an item that Medicare does cover. This may mean delaying a dental visit until the situation becomes more serious or when you’re facing a major problem that dwarfs a simple toothache. Dental procedures can be covered as part of your overall medical care, such as a tooth extraction prior to heart surgery or a dental procedure prior to radiation for oral cancer.

Orthodontics

• Braces
  The videos are easily found on YouTube-- mostly kids and young people, showing how to make do-it-yourself, or DIY, braces using rubber bands, paper clips, bobby pins, or aluminum foil.

General

• Teeth Whitening
  It’s easier to face the world with a good-looking smile, and proper dental hygiene, including, teeth-whitening, can have a positive impact on your self-confidence — and, by extension, the way others perceive you.
• General Dentistry