General and family dentistry is the cornerstone of our commitment to helping our patients live their best lives through improved oral health. These are the procedures that we provide to help you achieve and maintain good oral health. We provide a comprehensive range of treatments for patients of all ages, so that your child can come with you for dental visits as soon as they’re ready to graduate from a pediatric dentist.
At Complete Health Dentistry of Park Ridge, we know that good oral health is the starting point for so many good things in your life: good overall health, an attractive smile, a positive mood, and so much more. That’s why we put a strong emphasis on these services for our patients. If you are looking for a dentist who can provide compassionate, comprehensive dental care in Park Ridge, schedule an appointment at Complete Health Dentistry.
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Although traditional medicine splits off dental care from the rest of your healthcare, the truth is that our body is a unified system in which issues affecting other parts of the body also impact the health of your mouth and vice-versa. For example, feeling emotional stress can lead to an increase in oral biofilm, what we loosely describe as plaque on your teeth.
However, because the mouth is the major entry passage for the body, it creates even more opportunities for disease introduced in the mouth to lead to health problems throughout the body.
Oral diseases like infected teeth and gum disease can elevate your risk of:
– Heart disease
– Heart infection
– Hypertension
– Heart failure
– Stroke
– Diabetes
– Autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis
– Pneumonia
– Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease
– Cancer
– Heart disease
– Heart infection
– Hypertension
– Heart failure
– Stroke
– Diabetes
– Autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis
– Pneumonia
– Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease
– Cancer
As well as many more. Treating oral health problems or maintaining good oral health can go a long way toward maintaining good overall physical and mental health.
Preventive Dentistry
Preventive dentistry is probably the best investment in all of healthcare. With quick and inexpensive home care, you can avoid expensive dental procedures. Not only that, but you can see major savings on your medical bills. Because of the numerous conditions listed above, people with poor oral health often spend thousands of dollars more each year on medical care.
The good news is that it’s easy to preserve your oral health. Make sure you’re brushing twice a day and flossing every day.
In addition, regular professional cleanings are essential to preserving your oral and overall health. Professional cleanings remove hardened plaque–called tartar–that you can’t remove by brushing. Most people need these every six months, but some people benefit from more regular cleanings while others won’t need them as often.
Fluoride treatments also help protect your teeth by strengthening the white outer layer called the enamel.
Dental Screenings
Detecting dental problems early lets us treat them with quicker, easier, and less expensive treatments. This is another good reason to get your professional cleanings–we will inspect your teeth at that time to see if you have problems developing, such as cavities or gum disease. Very early detection might mean the only treatment you need is a little extra attention to brushing in the affected area.
Cavity Treatment
If you do have cavities, don’t be ashamed. Well over 90% of American adults develop cavities in their lifetime. If you have a cavity that requires treatment, we will typically use a filling. We offer multiple filling options, including:
- Composite fillings
- Metal amalgam fillings
- Ceramic fillings
Composite fillings work great for small cavities. Metal amalgam fillings are inexpensive and durable, but they are unattractive and can have unpleasant side effects. Ceramic fillings, often called inlays and onlays, combine great strength with an appearance that’s indistinguishable from natural tooth material.
More severe cavities might require more extensive restorative dentistry, such as dental crowns. If a tooth can’t be saved, a dental bridge, partial denture, or dental implant can replace it.
Periodontal Treatment
Periodontal treatment is also known as gum disease treatment. Gum disease is a chronic infection of the tissue around teeth. It’s the leading cause of tooth loss among American adults and has one of the biggest impacts on overall health.
Fortunately, thanks to technologies like the EZ laser and Perio Protect systems, we can provide quick, comfortable, and effective gum disease treatment. The EZ laser is a soft tissue laser that allows us to quickly and accurately treat your gums while sterilizing the area and minimizing discomfort. Perio Protect offers a minimally invasive treatment for gum disease that combines dental cleanings with custom-made trays that deliver medication to areas that brushing and flossing can’t reach.
Emergency Dentistry
Hopefully, good preventive dentistry protects you from dental emergencies. However, it’s not always possible to avoid all major dental problems, and that’s why we offer emergency dental care at Complete Health Dentistry.
Contact us about emergency dental care if you experience:
– A severe toothache that makes it impossible to perform normal daily activities, including sleeping
– A knocked out tooth
– Fever related to dental infection
– Soft tissue injury in your mouth
– A severe toothache that makes it impossible to perform normal daily activities, including sleeping
– A knocked out tooth
– Fever related to dental infection
– Soft tissue injury in your mouth
We’ll let you know if you need emergency dental care and whether it’s best to go to the emergency room or to our office.
Comprehensive Dental Care in Park Ridge
If you’re looking for a dental office that can take care of all your dental needs in Park Ridge, consider Complete Health Dentistry. We’re able to help you with all your general dentistry needs as well as your cosmetic dentistry desires, sleep dentistry needs, and bite dentistry goals.
To learn how we can help you, please call (847) 696-3240 to request an appointment at Complete Health Dentistry of Park Ridge.
