Beautiful smile with Oral care at Holland, MI

A beaming smile radiates confidence and helps one to move up the ladder of success both, in social and professional, life. The need for healthy sparkling teeth has made dentists at Holland, MI, more popular, with many people seeking their advice and treatment. The patients are offered treatments after a thorough check up and consultation for the proper approach.

Tooth whitening – Also known as tooth bleaching, the procedure involves use of a tooth whitening kit to achieve sparkling white teeth. This is a popular method that comes under cosmetic dentistry as it is opted by people for an impressive smile. Though there are many tooth whitening kits available in the market, it is advisable to use a kit as per the dentist’s advice. The process involves wearing customised and thin tray one for the upper teeth and another for lower teeth to get white and shiny teeth.

Tooth Cleaning – Tooth cleaning is done by scaling. This removes the tartar and plaque deposit on the teeth. Most of the patients complain about bleeding gums while brushing and these are the early symptoms of a dental problem called gingivitis. As an initial step dentists at Holland, MI, do tooth cleaning and as the condition warrants doctors also do root planning, if the infection has spread to the gums also.

Laser Periodontal treatment – A Periodontal disorder starts as plaque deposits on the teeth which harbour bacteria leading to infection of the gums and bleeding. The condition called gingivitis, as mentioned in the earlier point, develops to a condition called periodontis, where the tooth is separated from the gums and supporting bone framework. Earlier this disease was treated through cleaning and gum suture. But now this is made less traumatic with the use of laser methodology. Laser treatment is done at a faster pace so that the patient can get back to his normal work routine.

Crowns & Bridges – Decayed teeth will be too weak and require a replacement with a crown to give it a new life. Crowns are made of porcelain and gold. Porcelain is used for the front teeth and has the colour similar to natural teeth. Sometimes, porcelain reinforced with metal is also used. Gold crowns are used for back molars. Gold crowns are easy to make as due to the flexibility of the metal during casting.

Oral cancer evaluation – Dental cancer is most risky as in 70% of the cases it is detected at the later stages. Hence evaluation is done through painless method by the dentists at Holland, MI.

Dentures – These are complete or partial replacement for a set of teeth or the teeth and, sometimes, their surrounding tissues. Dentures are available in two forms, depending on one's requirements -  Complete dentures are used when one has lost all their teeth and and require a replacement. Partial replacement makes up only for the missing teeth while some natural teeth remain intact.