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When a primary tooth is lost early a space maintainer is needed to keep the space open for the permanent tooth to erupt |
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| Habit Appliance | ||||
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| If a child has a habit, thumb sucking, finger sucking, pacifier that is causing harm to the teeth and jaws we may place a habit breaking appliance, | ||||
| Neglected Dental Decay | ||||
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| If decay is not taken care of at an early stage the resulting condition can be expected. | ||||
| Diagnodent | ||||
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| This is a laser generalted devise that allows us to detect decay at its earlies stages by projecting the lase beam into the tooth. | ||||
| Value of X-rays | ||||
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| X-rays show us what we cannot see clinically. In these two cases, the dark areas between the teeth are cavities and the other film shows a complete erosion of the root of the tooth | ||||
| Braces | ||||
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| Todays modern braces and they come with colors too. | ||||
| Happy Patient | ||||
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| A happy, satisfied patient | ||||
| Orthodontic Appliance | ||||
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RPE Appliance Used for patients with extreme crowding to widen arch and gain room for permanent teeth. |
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| Home Care | ||||
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IMPROPER BRUSHING This patient just finished brushing and we stained his plaque to show how good a job he did -- not to good |
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| Teeth Whitening | ||||
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Patient had moderate staining on upper teeth. Pre-treated with whitening trays and patient had one hour in-office whitening. Whiter teeth by 8 shades! |
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| Bonding/White Filling | ||||
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Removal of amalgam/silver fillings and replacement with natural tooth colored fillings. |
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John P. Youngman, D.D.S. |
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Dentistry for Children |
727-384-9393 T-W-THU |
