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Do you accept insurance?
Your
smile and, more importantly, your overall oral health is very important
to us and is taken very seriously at Devon Dental. Our belief is
that your dental care should be dictated by your needs, not
restricted by the rules sanctioned by an insurance company.
If your mechanic told you that both your brakes and your steering system
had to be replaced but you only had the funds to repair one of them,
what would you do? Would you repair one and not the other?
Of course not, they're both equally important. Would you repair
both, but opt for inferior parts and labor? Obviously, no, because as the old adage
says - "you get what you pay for".
Why should your oral care be any less important than the vehicle
that you drive? At best, your car will give you 10 years of
service. Treated properly, your teeth will last a lifetime.
Why sacrifice your oral health for the sake of a dollar amount that was
arbitrarily allowed to you by your insurance company?
Although we would be more than happy to complete any insurance forms on
your behalf, our practice does require payment at the time of
service.
What
options
do you offer for whitening?
Bleaching is
a form of cosmetic dentistry where the teeth are whitened through a process of adding a bleaching agent to the surface of the teeth. Within this procedure there are various ways of doing it, each way having advantages and disadvantages.
The quickest way is to use a special light to
speed the whitening along. The advantage is that the whole
procedure can be completed in about 1 hour and you can go home the same
day with a bright smile. The disadvantage is that the teeth
cannot be later "touched up" from stains received from
drinking coffee, smoking, etc.
The other procedure we perform in the office is to make a splint (which looks like a sports mouth guard) from an impression taken from your own teeth.
The advantage of this is that you can whiten your teeth to the exact shade you wish and can perform your own
"touch-ups" any time you wish.
The disadvantage of this procedure is that it can take up to a week before you get the results you want and it requires you to wear the splint for a short period of time while the bleaching agent does its thing.
What
options do you offer for damaged teeth?
Bonding - Chipped, cracked discolored or misaligned teeth can be
fixed by rebuilding the surface using a plastic or porcelain material. This
material is color matched to your own teeth so that no one can tell
that any work has been done.
Veneers -
These are porcelain laminates that are literally glued
on to the front of the tooth. The exact size and color are taken
and the veneer is made to those specifications. The tooth is then
prepared for the veneer which is then glued on. Veneers are good
for covering discoloration, damaged or misaligned teeth.
What
options do you offer for tooth replacement?
Implants are
one of the best options when it comes to tooth replacement. An implant, as the name suggests, is
a process a titanium "post" is surgically placed into your jaw (this is done under anesthetic) to support a crown or even a bridge. New bone is literally grown around the post, this can take 3 to 6 months to complete during which time you where dentures. Once completely healed a crown is placed onto the post giving you your new tooth.
The big advantage of Implants are that it is just like having you original tooth back only sometimes even better as we can shape and color the crown to exactly how a perfect tooth would look.
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Why
does your office not have set hours?
Our practice's philosophy is centered around
the patient. This fact is the very basis for our policy of hours
of operation. We want to focus on the patient at hand - not worry
about the next one sitting in the waiting room. The time set aside for your appointment is time devoted solely to you so that we may take care of your personal needs.
By scheduling only a set number of appointments each day, this ensures
that each patient gets the proper attention.
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