Comprehensive Dental Care for Your Healthy Smile
Your oral health is directly related to your overall health. Here at the office of Dr. Jennifer Casaus, D.D.S., we are prepared to educate you and your family with the proper oral regimen and techniques for maintaining optimal oral health, no matter where you live in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area.
Are you prepared to get started? Call us right away to schedule your first appointment! We take most forms of insurance. We can’t wait to meet you and give your family beautiful smiles!
General Dentistry Services Overview
Cleanings & Oral Cancer Screening
Maintaining good oral health and eventually saving money are facilitated by routine examinations. We suggest doing this every six months so that, in the event an issue occurs, we can recognize it quickly and treat it more successfully. This results in less time at the dentist and lower out-of-pocket expenses. We also will make sure there are no worries about oral cancer.
Crowns
By covering weakened or unsightly teeth, crowns offer strength, functionality, and beauty. Two visits are needed for the placement of a crown on a tooth. During the initial appointment, any decay is removed, and the tooth is readied for the crown, after taking an impression of the tooth to make a crown, a temporary crown is placed on the tooth. This temporary crown is removed, and the permanent one is put in its place during the second appointment.
Fillings & Composite Resin Fillings
The damaged tooth structure will be replaced with either a bonded composite resin (tooth-colored) filling after decay removal.
If found early enough, cavities can be easily and painlessly treated. Defects in teeth can cause pain, infections, and/or the requirement for root canal therapy or tooth extraction if left untreated.
Bridges
A bridge replaces a lost tooth by replicating the function and appearance of the missing tooth by being anchored to the teeth close by. Depending on the desired level of strength, wear, and/or aesthetics, the bridge may be built entirely of ceramic material, porcelain linked to metal alloy. Similar to getting a crown, this will also take two visits.
Replacing a missing tooth as quickly as possible is essential to avoid the adjoining teeth moving, which could cause other problems.
Root Canals*
A root canal is done to save the tooth when severe decay has reached the tooth’s nerve. Moreover, it might be necessary if a tooth sustains damage or infection. During the procedure, the injured nerve is cleaned, and the canals are filled to prevent the pain and infection from spreading. The tooth will typically require a crown for stability and to preserve the tooth’s structure.
*Please note, at this time, we do not perform root canals in-office, but we will refer you to a specialist.
Tooth Extraction
Usually, we exhaust all options before extracting a tooth, but trauma or severe tooth decay occasionally makes it necessary. Tooth replacement options will be explained and reviewed.
Cosmetic Dentistry Services Overview
Teeth Whitening/Bleaching
We provide economical take-home whitening kits and professional in-office whitening procedures that completely remove any surface stains from your teeth and make your smile more radiant.
Sealants
When applied to the chewing surfaces of the rear teeth (molars), dental sealants are thin coverings that can stop cavities (tooth decay) for a very long time. Sealants physically block the grooves on the chewing surface of teeth from being colonized by bacteria and decay. A substance called fluoride fortifies enamel against the acidic attacks of bacteria by reinforcing its hardness. Fluoride and sealants are both crucial for cavity prevention!
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