Eastern Carolina Dental

Our families mean the world to us, so why not ensure their health is taken care of? In order to remain healthy and happy, it is important to take care of your oral health, too. To help your entire family maintain healthy, glowing smiles, it is important to visit your family dentist at least twice a year.

Have you ever found yourself looking in the mirror and wishing your smile was better looking? Don’t worry if you have, we’ve all been there before. To help you love your smile again, we offer cosmetic dentistry in Jacksonville.

Eastern Carolina Dental welcomes dental emergencies brought about by accidents, persistent toothaches or broken teeth. If you have lost a tooth, have broken teeth or have a toothache, we recommend you reach out to a trusted emergency dentist immediately. Our goal is to help you to minimize the risk of emergency treatment. This is why we commit a generous amount of time designing a Lifetime Treatment Plan that will help you to offset the possibility of unforeseen pain or tooth breakage.

Just as we take our kids to a pediatrician, it is also important to bring your children to the dentist for proper care. Pediatric dentistry in Jacksonville is designed to provide proper care for your children to ensure their teeth and gums remain healthy for a lifetime. It is recommended that your child visits their pediatric dentist by the age of one. And, while all teeth might not be in at this age, it is important to get them acclimated to visiting the dentist to establish a proper care routine. To help you gain a better understanding of pediatric dentistry, let’s take a look at what a pediatric dentist is and what they do for your family.

Implants are synthetic structures that are placed in the area of the tooth normally occupied by the root. Implants are anchored to the jawbone or metal framework on the bone and act as a foundation for an artificial tooth or permanent bridge. In some cases, implants can be used to attach dentures.

What do you do when you wake up and right before you go to bed? If you said brush your teeth, then that’s great! Brushing and flossing twice a day is essential in maintaining your oral health. However, you do also need to visit your dentist for a dental cleaning at least twice a year.

Crowns are synthetic caps, usually made of a material like porcelain, placed on the top of a tooth. Crowns are typically used to restore a tooth’s function and appearance following a restorative procedure such as a root canal. When decay in a tooth has become so advanced that large portions of the tooth must be removed, crowns are often used to restore the tooth. Today, crowns are typically made from porcelain, ceramic or some type of resin—though they can also be made from gold alloy or nickel.

Root canals are tiny passageways that branch off from beneath the top of the tooth, coursing their way vertically downward, until they reach the tip of the root. Root canal treatments were often painful in the earlier stages of dentistry. But with the latest dental advances and local anesthetics, patients can now experience no pain when having a root canal. It will probably even be more painful if you decide to keep your decayed tooth and leave it untreated.

Porcelain Dental veneers are thin pieces of porcelain or plastic cemented over the front of your teeth to change their color or shape. Veneers are used on teeth with uneven surfaces or that are chipped, discolored, oddly shaped, unevenly spaced or crooked. Compared to crowns, porcelain veneers will have your natural teeth remain largely intact with only a minimal amount being altered to fit the veneers.