Diagnostic

• Dental Examination
  Interest in the mouth as a canary in the body’s coal mine goes back at least 60 years. Dr. D. Walter Cohen, former dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and currently chancellor emeritus at Drexel University College of Medicine, first became interested in the dental/medical link when he was studying to be a dentist back in the 1950s. Autopsies he performed showed a striking connection between gum disease and diabetes. Several years later, Cohen got a National Institutes of Health grant to delve into the relationship more deeply at Penn. “The results,” he says today, “were a real eye-opener.” So much so that periodontal disease is now considered one of the leading complications of diabetes, along with blindness and amputation. And Rose, Cohen’s colleague, was so enamored of the medical aspects of dentistry that he became an M.D. after attending dental school. That is one reason he considers taking a careful and thorough medical history to be the most important part of an initial dental examination.
• X-rays
  Routine dental x-rays – X-rays can be effectively used to screen for bone loss in the upper and lower jaw, and the dentist can provide interventions for preventing and treating periodontal disease. It is believed that minimizing periodontal disease will help treat osteoporosis.

Preventive

• Teeth Cleaning

Restorative

• Fillings
• Crowns
  When both the tooth and root are damaged, the best permanent replacement is a dental implant in conjunction with a ceramic crown. This solution both looks and functions just like a natural tooth.
• Bridges
  The treatment procedure and number of visits is largely dependent on the specific conditions. But all in all, 8-10 visits should be enough to have a fixed bridge installed. Most patients report that they were much more comfortable following the procedure than they had anticipated.

Periodontics

• Deep Cleaning
  While dire complications are the extreme rather than the norm, uncontrolled bacteria in the mouth can be very nasty stuff that goes way beyond swollen, sore gums, loose teeth and bone loss. That’s because periodontal disease can also lead to a raging bacterial infection resulting from plaque, which lodges in your teeth and gums every time you eat. In most cases, the infection can be easily controlled by visiting a hygienist who has been trained to do the kind of deep cleaning that scrapes off plaque and tartar both above and below the gum line. Just polishing the teeth won’t cut it. The danger point is when the infection —which starts with gingivitis or bleeding gums — is ignored and left untreated. Those germs in your mouth can hitch a ride in your bloodstream and travel around your body triggering rampant inflammation, which, in turn, exacerbates certain medical conditions already present.

Prosthodontics

• Dentures
  This alternative is often perceived as uncomfortable and a bit complicated to use. Function can’t be compared to that of a bridge. This denture is made of plastic and metal, which affects its look. It is quite expensive to fabricate due to its many parts. However, the installation process is simple, and natural teeth are spared.
• Overdentures
  An alternative to a fixed bridge is a removable overdenture, which is anchored on implants. The old fashioned denture has many disadvantages and should be avoided if possible.

Implants

• Dental Implants
  An implant is a cylindrical post made out of titanium that is surgically implanted in the bone to take the place of the root of a tooth. The procedure is done in the office with local anesthesia. Although it is a surgery, many of our patients feel well enough to go back to work the same day.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• Tooth Extractions