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How Invisalign Works

Invisalign takes a modern approach to straightening teeth, using a custom-made series of aligners created for you and only you. These aligner trays are made of smooth, comfortable and virtually invisible plastic that you wear over your teeth. Wearing the aligners will gradually and gently shift your teeth into place, based on the exact movements your […]

Replacing Multiple Teeth with Dental Implants

  Just as with one missing tooth, several missing teeth, bridges or dentures can be easily treated in ONE day with a dental implant solution. Implant supported solutions for multiple teeth vary from “single-unit” implants and crowns for each tooth space, to “all-on” porcelain bridges that are permanently fixed and secured by 2 or more […]

Learn More About Dental Implants

What is a dental implant? Dental implants are tiny titanium posts placed in the jawbone. How do dental implants work? Implants create a replacement for your missing tooth’s root. This provides a strong foundation for permanent or removable replacement teeth. Because nearby teeth are not altered to support a periodontal implant, more of your own […]

No More Loose Dentures

More than 40 million people are estimated to be fully edentulous in the United States alone. Completely edentulous jaws (no teeth) are a much more widespread handicap than most of us realize. Edentulous patients are increasingly turning to a new method of securing dentures by taking advantage of precision-cut titanium implants. Quite often, the hassles […]