Hadley Family Dentistry offers a wide range of dental services in which include:

Bitesplint/Nightguard/Snoreguard

A bitesplint may be recommended for several reasons.  Some patients will grind or clinch their teeth when they are not chewing food-this is known as “parafunction,” and can wear away the outer tooth enamel.  The appliance is made of hard acrylic material, and will protect your teeth from wearing down.  Others may have jaw pain (TMD symptoms) related to stress, muscle tenderness or joint damage.

We offer a snoreguard called Silent Nite.  The Silent Nite snoring prevention device gently positions the lower jaw into a forward position.  With your jaw slightly forward, the airway stays open and prevents soft tissue vibrations which cause snoring.  These upper and lower forms are custom made and have an excellent fit.

Cerec (Crown in a Day)

Hadley Family Dentistry has the CEREC 3D®.  It is technology that lets us create a beautiful, esthetic and strong ceramic restoration that is permanently bonded in the mouth.

CEREC stands for Chairside Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics.  Cerec technology can provide you with a porcelain restoration in minutes, rather than having to wait a couple of weeks and return to the dentist multiple times. 

How Does It Work?
An infrared camera takes images of the tooth after it is shaped and all of decay and failed restoration is removed.  A CAD CAM computer program immediately downloads the images creating three- dimensional virtual models that can be viewed and manipulated on the computer monitor.  The operator in the dental office then uses the program to design the crown or onlay that will replace the missing tooth structure.  This usually takes three to five minutes.  Next, a porcelain block is selected, it is inserted into a milling machine and the software program sends a signal to the milling machine to create the design in the porcelain.  This takes about 13 to 18 minutes.  Once completed, the crown is polished, tried in the mouth, adjusted and bonded into place.  The entire process takes about 2 hours and there is a period of about ½ hour for design and milling that can be used to accomplish other needed dental work. 

Emergency

We wish that you would never have to have an emergency visit to the dentist office. But... Unfortunately, accidents do happen - and if you’ve had an injury to the teeth, mouth or jaw, you need to see a dentist right away. For your convenience, our dentist office is available for emergency appointments and can treat your situation immediately.

First action to take before you come to see an emergency dentist: There are many conditions that can be considered dental emergencies. The important thing is not to wait if you have persistent pain or damage that must be quickly repaired. Before being seen by the dentist, you need to also take care to preserve the affected teeth, reduce any swelling and minimize the pain:

Knocked Out Tooth or Broken tooth: Gently rinse off the tooth with warm water. Apply a cold compress to the area to decrease swelling and pain. If possible, try to hold the tooth in place in the socket. Otherwise, put the broken tooth in a glass of milk and hurry to the emergency dentist.

An Object Stuck in Teeth: Carefully try to remove the object with floss, but try not to use any sharp instruments. If you’re unable to remove it, contact your emergency dentist.

Bad Toothache: Use over the counter pain reliever if necessary. Contact your dentist.

Lost Filling or Crown: Contact your dentist right away.

Abscess: In case of painful, pimple-like swelling on your gums, rinse your mouth with warm salty water and immediately contact your dentist. Abscesses can lead to more serious infections. It has to be treated promptly.

Taking good care of your teeth before any problem might arise is the best way to keep them healthy and strong and to avoid emergency dental visits.

Extractions

A tooth may need to be extracted because it is severely decayed, has advanced periodontal disease, or has broken in a way that it cannot be restored.  Other teeth that may need to be removed include impacted teeth (such as wisdom teeth), or if there is severe crowding in preparation for orthodontic treatment.  The procedure usually involves numbing the area with just a local anesthesia. 

The removal of the tooth can lead to problem such as chewing ability, TMJ problems, and shifting teeth.  In order to avoid these problems, different options are available.

Implants

Are you missing one or more teeth? Would you like to replace the missing teeth with fixed teeth that look and function like your natural teeth? Voila - the implant.

Dental implants are very small titanium posts that are surgically placed into the jawbone. Over several months the titanium bonds with the bone, creating a strong foundation for artificial teeth. Because the implants fuse to your jaw, the replacement teeth feel very natural and function just like your own teeth. Implants can also be used to attach full or partial dentures.

What is involved in placing implants? After a careful examination, diagnosis and treatment plan we will refer you to an implant specialist (either a periodontist or oral surgeon) who will surgically place the implant in the bone. This is a relatively quick, painless procedure. The surgeon will place a healing cap to protect the implant, over which we will place a temporary crown until the implant integrates to the bone - usually in three months time. After the healing period, we take an impression of the implant and the dental laboratory fabricates a custom abutment (which holds the implant to the crown) and a custom porcelain crown. We then seat the abutment into the implant and cement the crown onto the abutment.

Are you a candidate for implants? Because implants require surgery, the implant patient must be in good health. The patient needs to have healthy gums and adequate bone to support the implant and be committed to meticulous oral hygiene and regular dental visits. We will do a thorough evaluation to help determine whether you are a good candidate for dental implants.

Implants are an investment, but they are an investment in your dental health. If you are missing teeth, the adjacent and opposing teeth will drift into the empty space and all of these teeth will be compromised. In the long run, this will be more costly to your pocketbook and health than the implant. Placement of a bridge to fill in the empty space is often as costly as an implant and doesn't feel as natural as the implant. Call our office and we would be happy to discuss your options.

Invisalign

An important quality of a beautiful smile is straight, even, and properly-aligned teeth. For patients who would like straighter teeth, Dr. Hadley and Dr. Coleman recommends treatment with Invisalign®. Our dentists are trained and certified to use the Invisalign® system, a series of removable plastic aligners that are practically invisible. For more details about Invisalign® contact our team.

What Is Invisalign®? Orthodontic treatment with Invisalign® uses a series of clear plastic aligners to gently and gradually straighten teeth and move them into the desired position. The aligners follow a sequence that is developed by our dentists and outlined in a treatment plan. This treatment plan is tailored to each patient's needs and goals. The aligners are custom crafted, based on impressions that our dentists take of the Invisalign® patient's teeth and gums before treatment. Every two weeks, patients switch from one aligner to the next one in the treatment plan. The length of treatment with Invisalign® is comparable to the length of treatment with traditional metal braces.

Invisalign® versus Metal Braces: Traditional braces consist of metal brackets and wires that are glued to the teeth and continually tightened throughout the duration of treatment. The Invisalign® system, on the other hand, consists of a series of clear plastic aligners. These aligners have smooth edges that don't irritate the gums, like metal braces can. Although they should be worn as often as possible, Invisalign® aligners can be removed for eating, drinking, brushing, flossing, and special occasions. Metal braces, however, are fixed in place.

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Onlays/Inlays

What are Dental Inlays and Onlays? Dental inlays and onlays are restorations used to repair rear teeth that have a mild to moderate amount of decay. They can also be used to restore teeth that are cracked or fractured if the damage is not severe enough to require a dental crown. Inlays and onlays are usually made from porcelain, composite resin, and sometimes even from gold. Because they can be created from tooth-colored materials, inlays and onlays are often used to replace metal fillings for patients who desire a more natural looking smile. Read on to find out about how inlays and onlays may be able to enhance your smile’s health and appearance.

Dental Inlays: Dental inlays are used to treat teeth that have decay or damage lying within their indented top surfaces. They can also be used to replace old damaged fillings.  Inlay placement is usually carried out in one appointment.
Since dental inlays and onlays can be made from durable, tooth-colored porcelain, they offer much more enduring and natural-looking results than metal fillings. In addition, their customized nature allows dentists to securely bond them to the tooth surface, adding structural integrity and preventing bacteria from entering and forming cavities.

Dental Onlays: Whereas dental inlays are designed to treat decay within the cusps, or top projections, of a tooth, onlays are used to treat decay that extends to one or more of the cusps. Onlays are placed in much the same way as inlays
Like dental inlays, onlays can be created from tooth-colored material, which makes them virtually undetectable to the naked eye. Onlays also help to conserve more tooth structure because their use requires minimal removal a tooth’s surface. Perhaps their most important benefit, however, is that, in saving damaged teeth, onlays help patients avoid the eventual need for more extensive treatment with dental crowns den.

Benefits of Dental Inlays and Onlays. In treating dental decay, inlays and onlays help to eliminate tooth sensitivity and eventual tooth loss. Inlays and onlays also offer the following benefits:

• Since they can be made from tooth-colored material, including porcelain and composite resin, inlays and onlays are virtually invisible.
• Unlike metal fillings, inlays and onlays will not expand or contract in response to temperature changes caused by hot or cold foods. This change in size can cause teeth to weaken or fracture.
• The use of inlays and onlays requires less tooth reduction than does the use of metal fillings. This allows dentists to conserve more of a patient’s natural tooth structure in the treatment process.
• Because of the way inlays and onlays are made, they help to strengthen teeth by up to 75 percent.
• The durable material from which inlays and onlays are made helps them last up to 30 years, much longer than that of conventional fillings.
• Inlays and onlays can replace silver fillings to create a healthier, more natural-looking smile.
• By saving decayed teeth, inlays and onlays prevent the need for more extensive treatment later on.

Sedation

Dental fear is a hidden phobia, like many people, you may be embarrassed to admit your fears and even more afraid to confront them. Often times not even your loved ones are aware of your apprehension. Worse yet, you may have never known that sedation dentistry was an option. Not anymore! Sedation Dentistry is not scary and can be painfree dentistry.

Some of the reasons people use sedation:

• Bad sounds
• Bad smells
• Fearful
• Gaggers

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