Laser Treatment – An Alternative to Traditional Gum Surgery
Considered an almost miraculous development, dental lasers provide a simple, often painless, and minimally invasive procedure for the effective treatment of gum disease. Because the process renders scalpels and sutures unnecessary, the healing process is usually quicker. The laser is safe and can actually help to increase bone mass that is often lost from gum disease. The doctor also uses the dental laser for cosmetic recontouring, treating canker and cold sores, and removing cysts or nodules on the lips, tongue, and gums.
Another amazing use of the laser is treatment of tongue-tie or lip-tie. In this case, the tissue securing the lip to the gums or the tongue to the base of the mouth is too tight, causing a variety of issues. The laser allows the doctor to trim this attachment without cutting, bleeding, or stitches.
Summerlin Dental Solutions
851 S. Rampart Blvd., #230
Las Vegas, NV 89145
(702) 341-9160
DentalSolutionsLV.com
Intra-Oral Camera Makes You a Part of the Team
Our doctors believe optimum oral health needs a united front. One of the ways he achieves this result is through the use of the high-tech intra-oral camera. This miniature video camera generates a close-up image of the interior of your mouth and displays it on a screen. You then become an active participant in determining your dental care, because you can see what work needs to be completed and which teeth are doing well. You’ll be amazed by the results!
Summerlin Dental Solutions
Rodney Gleave, DMD
Brian Karn, DMD
851 S. Rampart Blvd., #230
Las Vegas, NV 89145
(702) 341-9160
DentalSolutionsLV.com
Nitrous Oxide Sedation
Another option is nitrous oxide sedation, also known as “laughing gas.” This is routinely used to make treatment more pleasant. The sedation is breathed through a mask that allows you to inhale the medication until you acquire a state of relaxation. Local anesthetic will then be administered in conjunction with nitrous oxide to prevent pain in most cases. It wears off quickly, allowing you to drive yourself home.
Summerlin Dental Solutions
Rodney Gleave, DMD
Brian Karn, DMD
851 S. Rampart Blvd., #230
Las Vegas, NV 89145
(702) 341-9160
DentalSolutionsLV.com
Saving Hopeless Teeth
Missing teeth pose a huge detriment to your overall dental health. A root canal can restore teeth with roots that have been injured or infected; teeth that used to necessitate extraction. In a root canal, the tooth is repaired by extracting the pulp chamber and packing the space with filling material. This is often unavoidable when dental decay reaches the nerve of the tooth or the tooth has become infected. At Summerlin Dental Solutions, we are skilled in modern root canal therapy. In the past, the root canal acquired an undeserved reputation as something to be avoided. However, with modern anesthetics and technology, root canals are actually a manageable form of treatment.
Summerlin Dental Solutions
Rodney Gleave, DMD
Brian Karn, DMD
851 S. Rampart Blvd., #230
Las Vegas, NV 89145
(702) 341-9160
DentalSolutionsLV.com
Overdentures – No More Messy Denture Adhesives!
People who wear dentures tell you that the worst part is having their teeth slip, tilt, or slide while they’re eating drives them more than a little crazy. They utilize denture adhesive to prevent their teeth from shifting around, but this poses a major irritant for them. Using dental implants as the underpinning for your dentures will cause your teeth to become “locked” in place so they can’t move. Yet they readily snap off for cleaning. Say good bye to messy creams! Ask us if you are a candidate for overdentures.
Summerlin Dental Solutions
Rodney Gleave, DMD
Brian Karn, DMD
851 S. Rampart Blvd., #230
Las Vegas, NV 89145
(702) 341-9160
DentalSolutionsLV.com
Natural-Looking Crowns Made While You Wait
There are some things that can only be completed in stages. In the past, that was true for getting a crown. Your dentist would prepare the tooth, take an impression, and place a temporary crown. The impression would be mailed to an out-of-town lab, and you would be on hold for at least two weeks, waiting for your next appointment to place the permanent crown. Sometimes the fit wouldn’t be correct. A new impression would then go back to the lab, and you would begin the process of waiting again.
But now, that’s all changed. We can shorten that two-week waiting period and the two or three office visits to just a single appointment via our new CEREC™ technology! CEREC, a computer-aided design and milling device, permits us to manufacture a permanent crown while you wait. Now, there’s no more waiting for the lab and no return trips to the dentist. Our patients love it!
To produce the restoration, we use a special camera to take a detailed image of the tooth, which is downloaded onto a computer screen, enabling us to process the restoration. At this point, CEREC assumes control and automatically creates the new crown. Finally, we bond the new crown to the surface of the old tooth.
Without impressions or temporaries, the CEREC system lets us repair a damaged tooth in a very short time with a long-lasting, aesthetic alternative to silver or plastic fillings.
Considered an almost miraculous development, dental lasers provide a simple, often painless, and minimally invasive procedure for the effective treatment of gum disease. Because the process renders scalpels and sutures unnecessary, the healing process is usually quicker. The laser is safe and can actually help to increase bone mass that is often lost from gum disease. The doctor also uses the dental laser for cosmetic recontouring, treating canker and cold sores, and removing cysts or nodules on the lips, tongue, and gums.
