Dental Care
Comprehensive Examinations
All new patients receive a Comprehensive Examination. Which includes a complete evaluation for periodontal disease, malocclusion, tooth decay, oral cancer and TMJ dysfunction. In addition to a full mouth set of digital radiographs (x-rays). These radiographs are taken with sixty percent, (60%) less radiaton than conventional film. If necessary study models are fabricated and mounted on an articulator in order to devise the most appropriate treatment blueprint for you.
Treatment Plan {Blueprint for Success}
A written recommended treatment plan will be given to all new patients following a detailed conversation and examination by the doctor. The treatment plan is established in steps, in order of importance, and all questions are answered. Before and after photographs are available of previous patients to demonstrate the superior quality dentistry we perform and what you should expect. Our patients are proud of our dentistry and are willing to show it off.
Payment Arrangements
Financial arrangements are also defined prior to treatment. An accurate estimation of your insurance coverage by our office manager ( she has 18 years of experience in this field), will allow us to determine your balance and method of payment. Payment plans include major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover), personalized plans offered by care credit. Ask us about ourmost popular plan, a discount with full pre-payment.
Analgesia and Anesthesia
Most of our patients, including children, prefer the safe general effects of Nitrous Oxide Sedation (laughing gas) as analgesia. This gas gives you a relaxing feeling and increases your pain threshold. You rarely feel more than a mosquito bite when the local anesthesia is administered. A short-acting (1 hour) local anesthetic and the ability to anesthetize specific teeth are available for those who do not care for the prolonged numbing effect to their lips and tongue. After the procedure is over, it is usually safe to work and drive.
Oral Reconstruction
You need the best dentist with the most appropriate blueprint for success. Many times reconstrusction includes a multidiscipilanry approach. Dr. Siegel has years of experience "quarterbacking" these difficult cases.
Treatment of the TMJ(Jaw Joint)
Symptoms
Headaches, neck aches, earaches, pain behind your eyes, jaw joint noises, dizziness (vertigo), ringing ears (tinnitus), sinus-type pain, dental hyper-sensitivities and other symptoms. This disease has been dubbed The Great Imposter because it can mimic other disease entities.
Signs
Excessive wearing of teeth, fracturing of teeth and restorations, tooth mobility due to loss of bone support, and destruction of pulpal tissue (the soft, sensitive tissue within every tooth) because of clenching and grinding.
Treatment
Includes an accurate diagnosis, and then a blue print for success. Treatment includes an occlusal evaluation using the state of the art T-Scan.
Halitosis Treatment
There’s good news! It turns out the same formula that we are using to effectively combat gingivitis and periodontitis is also the treatment of choice for bad breath. If you suffer from chronic or episodic bad breath, you are not alone. Nearly 75 percent of Americans suffer from bad breath, also known as halitosis. Many people do not realize that bad breath is not a cause of embarrassment; it can also be a sign of more serious problems. Causes of halitosis range from plaque buildup to periodontal disease and oral infections.
Periodontal Treatment
Gum disease is entirely preventable with good dentistry and good oral hygiene in otherwise healthy individuals. We will show you how to maintain your mouth, as part of our SOFT TISSUE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, after we’ve eliminated all the causative factors. Advanced periodontal disease may require a specialist so don’t wait until it’s too late.
Dental Implants have been one of the most significant advances in dentistry in the past 25 years. Several different types of implants and restorations are available.
Protective Mouth guards
Comfortable soft acrylic mouthguards worn over the upper teeth are one of the most cost-effective services offered in dentistry today. Used by athletes including weight-trainers, clenchers and bruxers (patients who grind their teeth, especially during the night). Protects teeth and dental work from the devastating effects of nocturnal bruxism. Protects the jaw joint structures from stress related compressive type injuries due to bruxism. The dental pulps from being crushed and permanently damaged; thereby preventing root canals. This situation is far more common than once believed. Teeth and dental work from fractures and loss.
Intra-Oral Photography
The main reason that most people are in the dark concerning dentistry is that they can never see what the dentist is doing. Well, now you can. We can give you a tour of your mouth during the initial examination and you can visualize your oral tissues, teeth, fillings, etc. on our TV monitor. These before and after pictures are particularly impressive to insurance companies resulting in facilitation of payments. Yes, the intra-oral camera has really made modern dentistry exciting for everyone.
Oral Cancer Screening
Good news about the fight against oral cancer. It is easier than ever to detect oral cancer early. Currently only half of all patients diagnosed with oral cancer survive more than five years. Early detection is crucial.
Your dentist has the skills and tools to ensure that early signs of cancer and pre-cancerous conditions are identified. Know the early signs, and see your dentist regularly.
Oral Cancer often starts as a tiny, unnoticed white or red spot or sore anywhere in the mouth. It can affect any area of the oral cavity including the lips, gum tissue, check lining, tongue and the hard or soft palate.
Other signs include:
- A sore that bleeds easily or does not heal
- A color change of the oral tissues
- A lump, thickening, rough spot, crust or small eroded area
- Pain, tenderness, or numbness anywhere in the mouth or on the lips
- Difficulty chewing, swallowing, speaking or moving the jaw or tongue
- A change in the way the teeth fit together
- Oral Cancer most often occurs in those who use tobacco in any form.
- Alcohol use combined with smoking greatly increases risk.
- Prolonged exposure to the sun increases the risk of lip cancer.
- More than 25% of oral cancers occur in people who do not smoke and have no other risk factors.
Oral Cancer is more likely to strike after age 40. Studies suggest that a diet high in fruits and vegetables may prevent the development of potentially cancerous lesions.
“Regular Dental Check-Ups Important”
Regular dental check-ups, including and examination of the entire mouth, are essential in the early detection of cancerous and pre-cancerous conditions. You may have a very small, but dangerous oral spot or sore and not be aware of it.
Your dentist will carefully examine all areas of your mouth. In about 10% of patients, the dentist may notice a flat, painless, whit or red spot or a small sore. Although most of these are harmless, some are not. Harmful oral spots or sores often look identical to those that are harmless- testing can tell them apart. If you have a sore with a likely cause, your dentist may treat it and ask you to return for re-examination.
Dentists often will notice a spot or sore that looks harmless and does not have a clear cause. To ensure that a spot or sore is not dangerous, your dentist may choose to perform a simple test, such as a brush biopsy, which usually is painless and can detect potentially dangerous cells when the disease is still at an early stage.
If your dentist notices something that looks very suspicious and dangerous, a scalpel biopsy may be recommended. This usually requires local anesthesia. Your general dentist may perform this procedure or refer you to a specialist for it.
Occlusal Analysis
One of the most important components of a healthy mouth is proper occlusion. Occlusion is the way our teeth come together as we bite and the relationship of the opposing dentition as we close. In a situation when a person’s bite is not proper, a person can develop:
- Periodontal Problems
- Broken or Chipped Teeth
- TMJ Problems
- Chewing Difficulties
An occlusal analysis gives us many clues to dental problems that the patient may not even be aware of. It is very important to isolate the source of the problem. By only addressing the problem itself, and not the source, a recurrence of the problem is likely to occur. Improper occlusions, or bad bites, often result from:
- An orthodontic situation where teeth are not aligned properly
- Bruxism (grinding the teeth), clenching, or occlusal trauma
- Unrestored missing teeth
- Uneven skeletal jaw growth
- Crowding of the teeth
Sometimes a person grinds or clenches their teeth together, called bruxing. When a person grinds their teeth, he/she starts to abrade their teeth away and sharp tips ground down or chips off.
The sharpness of teeth is very critical to the grinding of food. As the sharp cusps are abraded away and become blunt, we can no longer chew effectively; rather, one starts to pound the food. The digestive process starts with the efficient chewing of food. If the food is not chewed well before swallowing, greater burden is placed on the digestive system and the food is not digested properly.
Occlusal analysis plays a fundamental role in proper treatment. Many cosmetic dentists are merely concerned with fulfilling the esthetic desires of their patient.
Snyder Dental Group understands the incredible importance of factors like occlusion. At Snyder Dental Group, we are committed to long-term dental health.
Oral Surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a specialty of dentistry concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of congenital or acquired diseases, dysfunction, defects or injuries of the mouth, jaws, face, neck and associated regions. Maxilla refers to the jaws - lower maxilla or lower jaw is currently called the mandible and the term maxilla refers to the upper jaw.
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