Diagnostic

• Dental Examination
  Dental exams are also known as oral exams or dental checkups. These consist of checking up on your gums and teeth by your dentist. The American Dental Association recommends visiting your dental office for an exam every six months.
• X-rays

Preventive

• Teeth Cleaning
  Brushing and flossing your teeth every day, while important, is only part of a successful oral care regiment. Visiting us every 6 months for a dental cleaning and checkup will help ensure a healthy mouth. Our dentists and dental hygienists will use dental tools to perform painless procedures that remove plaque, tartar, and bacteria that can build up on your teeth that don’t always get cleaned by brushing and flossing alone. Combining regular brushing and flossing with regular visits to us leads to not only a more confident smile, but is a great defense against tooth decay, tooth loss, and gum disease.
• Fluoride Treatment
  Where you aware your teeth have a built-in defense system to help protect them from cavities and tooth decay ? It is called enamel and it is the hard surface of your teeth. However, bacteria can eat away at tooth enamel if you don’t properly clean and take care of your mouth causing cavities and other damage. Our dentists recommend that you receive regular fluoride treatments to help strengthen your tooth enamel and this can help reverse the effects of tooth decay.
• Dental Sealants
  A dental sealant is a plastic coating which is usually placed on your back teeth, the molars or premolars, and on top of the tooth that does the chewing, known as the occlusal surface. Dental Sealants help protect your teeth from decay.

Restorative

• Fillings
  The inner part of the tooth is the dentin, which is more porous and similar to bone. It consists of microscopic tubes of collagen with calcium crystal deposits. Dentin is living and very sensitive. Feeling in the dentin is transmitted through the pulp, or nerve tissues, in the center of the tooth. To mimic the dentin that is natural the teeth, today’s dental composite resins are common in non-amalgam fillings. These composites are made of a plastic resin and silica filler.
• Resin Composite
  Our dentists use materials that are tooth-colored composite resins and porcelains that are both safe and predictable. The most important feature for many people is that they look and react more like natural teeth.
• Veneers
  Placing custom veneers requires a high level of technical skill as well as attention to cosmetic detail. We are very experienced in installing veneers and design each scenario individually in order to match and improve the characteristics of each patient’s unique smile.
• Crowns
  Inlays and onlays are dental alternatives to having a cavity filled with traditional filling material. They are stronger than a traditional filling but they can also be used as an alternative to crowns. Also, there are more colors combinations available with inlays and onlays. This makes it much easier to match the exact color of your teeth currently.
• Bridges
  We invite all our friends and their families in Champlin, MN to come visit us at Brooklyn Blvd Dental whether you are in need of a dental bridge, or if you are looking for a top-notch dentist. We would love the opportunity to earn your business.
• Dental Bonding
  No preparation is needed for dental bonding. Even anesthesia often is not necessary, unless the bonding is being used to fill a decayed tooth.
• Restorative Dentistry
  Whether our dentist uses the term “restorative dentistry†or “prosthodontic dentistry,†the mission is to preserve as much and as many of your natural teeth as possible. Replacing a missing tooth or teeth with a dental implant, bridge, full or partial denture helps promote dental health as well. Example: if you have gaps in your teeth filling the empty spaces can be helpful in preventing cavities in the surrounding teeth because gaps can cause vulnerable spots for plaque and the bacteria in plaque to have a place to build up. Missing teeth can also put extra stress on the surrounding natural teeth because there is less surface to use for chewing, hence, more pressure.

Endodontics

• Root Canal Treatment
  Endodontics is the branch of dental care that deals with diseases of the tooth’s pulp. The pulp is found in the center of the tooth, inside the root of each tooth. The pulp is made up of connective tissue, nerves and blood vessels. The pulp is responsible for nourishing the tooth until it emerges through the gum. Once the tooth is mature, the pulp can be removed without destroying the tooth. That’s because each tooth also is nourished by a blood supply in the gums.

Periodontics

• Deep Cleaning
  Gum disease, or periodontal disease as it’s known in the business, can have an adverse effect on your overall oral health. Caused by bacteria found in plaque, gum disease most often occurs in patients who neglect routine oral care. Proper brushing and flossing and regular checkups will fight the occurrence of gum disease. Symptoms commonly found in gum disease are swollen, red, and bleeding gums or a receding gum line. If gum disease is left untreated, it can result in tooth loss. Please don’t let it get to that point. We treat gum disease with a deep cleaning. We even go below the gum line to remove plaque and other deposits that lead to bacterial growth and bone loss when left untreated. Remember, brush, floss and regular checkups !

Prosthodontics

• Dentures
  Revamp your smile and enjoy life to the fullest with cosmetic dentures! These advanced dental solutions can replace missing teeth, improve your appearance, restore your ability to speak and eat comfortably, and maintain your facial structure.
• Overdentures
  Are similar to implant-supported dentures but are specially designed to fit over natural teeth or dental implants. They are more comfortable than traditional dentures and provide a more natural-looking smile. Overdentures are an excellent option for a more stable and comfortable feel.

Implants

• Dental Implants
  Born an artist, raised as an engineer, refined as a dentist. Dr. Lam Tu is the newest addition to the Brooklyn Boulevard Dental family. He holds both a bachelors in engineering and doctor of dentistry degree from the University of Minnesota. Finishing in 2011, Dr. Tu added a bonus year to study dentistry on the toughest patients in the state at a General Practice Residency program at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Tu went on to spend years studying implantology under the guidance of the recently passed and highly revered instructor Dr. Misch who wrote the most used dental reference book on dental implants.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Oral Surgery
• Tooth Extractions
  The decision to remove a tooth is a last resort procedure. Our dentists work very hard to keep your natural teeth whenever possible. However, it a tooth is excessively damaged or severely decayed, the tooth will be removed. Tooth extraction can result in a bit of pain. Our very skilled dentists use the latest technologies and the proper use of anesthetics to usually minimize the pain. The degree of potential discomfort can depend on the complexity of removing the tooth. The complexity of the extraction will be affected by a number of factors such as the ligament strength, the position of the tooth, the amount of damage to the tooth, and the strength of the tooth.

Orthodontics

• Orthodontics
  Cosmetic dentistry has evolved from simply replacing and restoring damaged teeth to covering a wide scope of aesthetic procedures. Today’s cosmetic dentistry includes tooth whitening, bonding, tooth-colored restorations and fillings, porcelain veneers, orthodontics, dental implants, and more. You may be surprised by how dentistry has evolved and what can be done by an experienced cosmetic dentist.
• Braces
  Yes! It’s even more important that patients with braces have regular checkups with their dentist. With braces, food can get caught in places that your toothbrush might not be able to reach. This can cause bacteria to build up and can lead to cavities, gum disease, and gingivitis. Your dentist will work closely with your orthodontist to ensure that your teeth stay clean and healthy throughout your braces wearing period.

General

• Teeth Whitening
  He will tell you whether teeth whitening procedures will be effective for you. Whiteners may not correct all types of discoloration. For example, yellowed teeth generally bleach well, brownish-colored teeth don’t always bleach well, and grayed teeth might not bleach well at all.
• Cosmetic Dentistry
  A skilled, experienced cosmetic dentist can help to improve your appearance, your smile, even your self-esteem, and confidence. Today, cosmetic dentistry has continued to evolve to where our dentists can address your functional and aesthetic concerns to provide ultimate results.