Chicopee Family Dental - Services in Chicopee MA and Springfield MA

• Cleanings and Checkups:
  Our gentle hygienists are well trained and proud of their work.
  
  Dental cleanings are not just to polish your teeth, but also to remove tartar that you may have missed during brushing and flossing. A general cleaning is recommended every six months at least. Some need cleaning every three months. And many patients need to do scaling and root planning which is a procedure to remove tartar from below the gum line. Cleaning includes exams for oral cancer, charting, prophy, diagnosis and We will also take x-rays for proper diagnosis.
• Fillings:
  Patients have the choice of Amalgam Filling and white composite Filling. Sometimes it depends on the tooth damage.
• Crowns: Crown is a procedure made to save the tooth from breaking. This procedure take place of 2 visits over 3 weeks. In many cases an impression will be taken of the tooth.
• Bridges: A bridge, also known as a fixed partial denture, is a dental restoration used to replace a missing tooth by joining permanently to adjacent teeth to help restore your smile. An implant bridge attaches artificial teeth directly under the gum tissue. You will be able to eat and speak properly.
• Dentures: Full dentures and partial dentures. Complete dentures are used to replace missing teeth. For people who lost their whole teeth. Partial Dentures are used for people who have lost several teeth.
  Free reline and Free adjustment. Same-day denture repairs in most instances.
• Root Canals: A root canal is the space within the root of a tooth. It is part of a naturally occurring space within a tooth that consists of the pulp chamber.Root canal is a procedure that extracts decayed pulp from inside the tooth, reshapes the canal and replaces it with strengthening filler.
• Gum Treatment: Bleeding gums, gum recession,, bad breath, tooth length or loss are all signs of gum disease. A gum disease treatment can help restore your gums back to their natural state. Gum disease may affect your dental health. But do not panic, through proper preventive care and oral hygiene, you can avoid problems associated with gum disease.
• Extractions: It is the removal of a tooth from the mouth. Extractions are performed for a wide variety of reasons, including tooth decay that has destroyed enough tooth structure to prevent restoration. You do not have to smoke, drink,or rinse your mouth after extraction for 24 hours.
• Emergencies Tooth ache, broken tooth. you will be seen on the same day. Take an X-rays if needed or put you on a medication for any infection and see what work needs to be done.
• Fluoride Treatments: Fluoride helps prevent tooth decay by making the tooth more resistant to acid attacks from plaque bacteria and sugars in the mouth. Fluoride is applied as a gel, foam or varnish during a dental appointment. The teeth are dried so the fluoride doesn't become diluted.
• Sealant treatments: Dental sealants are a dental treatment consisting of applying a plastic material to one or more teeth, to protect the teeth against decay-causing bacteria.
• Night guards is a protective device for the mouth,that covers the teeth and gums to prevent and reduce grinding during sleeping. Mouth guards might be used as part of another dental procedures, such as tooth bleaching.
• Veneers: Spaces between the teeth, crooked or misshapen teeth, broken or chipped teeth, in all these cases veneer can be done to improve the appearance of the tooth. Veneers are thin pieces of porcelain cemented over the front of the teeth.