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Our Services
Preventative, Restorative & Cosmetic Dentistry
Check up and cleaning
Cleanings and oral exam dental appointments are preventative treatments and are, therefore, important to your overall health. At every check-up with your dentist, we provide a comprehensive teeth cleaning and exam to make sure that your mouth is staying healthy. The goal is to prevent tooth decay or gum disease from starting, but if you already have these problems, then our goal is to stop the spread of decay or infection before it becomes harder to treat and more expensive for you. At a regular check-up, our dental team will clean your teeth by removing plaque, which causes cavities and gum (periodontal) diseases. Our practice also offers dental scaling for patients who have more intense plaque and tartar build-up on their teeth. We will floss and check in-between teeth to make sure there are no stow-away plaque build-ups in your mouth. Fluoride treatments will be applied to your mouth to fortify your teeth and further prevent cavities from forming.
Tooth Filling
A tooth filling is one of the most common dental treatments. During the treatment, we will remove the decayed part of the tooth structure and fill in the removed part with a special resin called composite. Composite is a durable material that resembles the color of your teeth and strengthens your damaged tooth. When your cavity is small enough, it is likely that we will recommend tooth filling to restore the function and esthetic of your tooth.
Periodontal Care
Gum disease, periodontitis, is caused by the improper oral hygiene that leads to plaque and calculus build up in between teeth. When those plaque and calculus stayed in mouths for long time, it will trigger inflammatory reaction in your body that cause redness and swelling of the gum. When untreated, eventually gums will recede and the bone underneath will get permanently damaged.
Scaling and root planning is the treatment recommendation to treat gum disease as it removes plaques and calculus stuck on the roots of teeth and also smooths out the root surfaces, so calculus do not accumulate easily. The result is less inflamed, red, swollen gum and prevention of further bone loss.
Endodontics, Implants ,Extractions & Removable Prosthodontics
Root Canals (Endodontics)
When a tooth is decayed deep to/near the pulp, it gives you a toothache and sometimes infection to the surrounding tissue. Root canals are performed to get rid of all nerve tissues inside the pulp by drilling into the root of the tooth and the inner portion is sealed with biocompatible sealers to protect the quality and integrity of tooth structure. In many cases, root canals are followed by the crowns to protect the compromised tooth structure.
Dental Implants
If you have missing teeth, they can have an impact not only on your appearance and confidence, but also on your overall oral health. Once you have a missing tooth, you can experience bone loss in the mouth, which in turn can lead to damage of the neighboring teeth in your mouth. Because of the change in foundation of the jaw bone, you can experience misalignment, shifting teeth, or even further tooth loss. It’s important to treat missing teeth with a restoration to prevent these issues from occurring, maintaining your healthy and functional smile.
If a tooth is damaged beyond repair and is extracted, dental implant is in most cases the best option to replace the missing tooth. Many patients also consider dental implants when their partial or complete denture do not hold up and fit well. An implant is placed into the jawbone at the time of surgery and get integrated with the adjacent bones for next 3-6 months. Once the implant is stable, a connector is placed and a crown gets secured onto the implant by the connector and the result is predictable, comfortable, functional, and esthetic replacement of your natural tooth.
Tooth Extraction
Here at Shine Dental, we try our best to save your natural tooth as much as possible. However, when the tooth is decayed, fractured, or injured and cannot be saved, the damaged tooth needs to be extracted and replaced. Dr. Chun offers gentle and comfortable extraction and after-care and will also discuss options to replace the empty space after extraction.
Dentures
Smile with confidence when you have dentures that are custom-fit for your mouth. You can talk to our team about partial or complete dentures to match your needs. We offer several types of denture treatments to accommodate your preferences, including permanent dentures.
SureSmile Aligners, Whitening, Facial Botox & Fillers
Teeth Whitening
As we age, teeth get stained. Depending on someone’s diet, oral hygiene habit, and genetics, some people have more stained teeth than others. Regardless, there are many options to brighten and whiten your teeth. At Shine Dental, we offer multiple options for teeth whitening: At-home, In-office, Combination where you do at-home whitening for two weeks, followed by In-office whitening.
Clear Aligner (SureSmile)
Straighten your smile without the discomfort or inconvenience of traditional braces. Invisalign is a popular option because of the invisible aligners and the option to remove the appliances during meal times. Talk to our Invisalign dentist to see if you are a good candidate for this invisible braces alternative.
Botox for TMJ
While Botox is used to reduce the appearance of fine lines on the face, it is also used as an alternative treatment for TMJ disorder and associated jaw tension and pain. It provides a temporary but effective relief of pain and tension that you have experienced due to clenching and grinding.
One 2012 study found that Botox treatments significantly decreased pain and increased mouth movements for three months following the treatment.
Botox is typically recommended as a complementary treatment to other TMJ therapies, like night guards or physical therapy. But there may be cases where a Botox treatment is all that’s needed to get those muscles to relax.
Once you get those muscles around your TMJ to unclench, you’re going to notice some other changes too.
- The frequency and intensity of headaches will be reduced or disappear
- You might feel less anxious
- You’ll sleep better
- You’ll be protecting your teeth from the effects of bruxism!
- Sensitive teeth may become less so