No Mercury! No Metals! No Kidding!
For years, the silver-mercury amalgam was the standard filling material used in dental practices, and many practices still use it. While they are a reasonable restoration, amalgams have certain shortcomings. Metal does not bond well to teeth, so decay can and does eventually leak into the tooth. But the biggest reason many of our patients are choosing the white bonded fillings has to do with the way they look. Many people just don’t want an ugly black plug in their teeth. We offer modern, state-of-the-art restorations that are a natural-looking white, contain no metals, and can actually strengthen your teeth. They also bond very tightly with the healthy part of the tooth so there is much less chance of decay in the future.

The Laser Scanner Finds Cavities Years Earlier
Have you ever had a dentist find a cavity and place a large filling, and wondered why the filling is so large if the cavity wasn’t there just six months before? The cavity was there six months before – it just wasn’t big enough to show on X-rays, and it wasn’t visible to the dentist yet. The laser scanner can find cavities years earlier, when the small cavity can be removed and repaired with a small invisible bonded filling. Sometimes patients complain of tooth sensitivity, or mild to severe pain, yet X-rays and examination cannot pinpoint the source. The laser scanner can detect previously undetected decay and, once identified, allow us to remove the discomfort and leave you with a healthy smile.

Are Your Teeth or Jaw Joint Sore or Sensitive?
Has your dentist ever asked you to bit down on what looks like a piece of carbon paper? The dentist was checking your “Occlusion” or how your teeth mesh together. Improper meshing can lead to pain in the teeth, muscles, and jaw joint. It can also cause fractures in teeth and crowns and can even lead to nighttime teeth grinding. Aligning the teeth properly can be incredibly complex, since interference the thickness of a human hair can cause problems. That’s why we are proud to be one of the first dental practices in the area to use a state-of-the-art instrument called the Tekscan™. This computerized bite analysis ensures your teeth are properly aligned to minimize the problems that come with a “bad bite.”

Avoid Gum Surgery with Laser Treatment!
Dr. Moss and Dr. Sherman are licensed to practice the laser assisted new attachment procedure (LANAP™), a minimally invasive method of treating gum disease. LANAP is a laser-assisted procedure certified by the FDA for treatment of periodontitis or gum disease. You may have heard about or experienced the remarkable results from laser treatments for vision correction and other medical procedures. Now, that same technology is revolutionizing dentistry! With LANAP, gum disease can be treated successfully without scalpels or sutures, so healing and recovery is generally faster and less painful than traditional gum surgery. If you’ve been told you need gum surgery, but have been putting it off, let us show you how easy your treatment really can be. For more information, please visit www.millenniumdental.com.

Need Wisdom Teeth Removed?
If so, you won’t have to be referred to another office. We offer various levels of sedation, and will work with you (or those you love) to devise a plan to get even the most fearful patient through this procedure.

Digital Photography
We use a high-tech digital camera that displays close-up pictures of the inside of your mouth. You can see for yourself what work needs to be done and which teeth are doing fine!

Saving Hopeless Teeth
Teeth with roots that have been damaged or infected used to require extraction, which can cause a lot of problems and should be done as a last resort. When dental decay reaches the nerve of the tooth (or the tooth has become infected), a simple filling does not suffice. Root canal treatment can save the tooth by removing the pulp of a tooth and replacing it with a filling material. Root canals of the past were quite painful and gained a reputation as something to be avoided. However, with today’s modern anesthetics and technology, we can perform root canals that are quite tolerable and most often even painless!

Restore Your Smile
To “restore” is to bring back to a former condition. This includes crowns, ﬁxed bridges, dental implants and tooth-colored ﬁllings. Cosmetic procedures such as porcelain veneers and bonding help to restore and make your smile the way it was meant to be – beautiful!