Snap-On Smile at Prairie Hawk Dental

If you’re looking to improve your teeth and increase your confidence, Snap-On Smile provides a way for you to make over your smile without extensive dental procedures. This procedure can solve your teeth insecurities and help you feel great about the way you look in only two visits to our office in Castle Rock, CO.

Without having to undergo extensive dental work, you can snap on a new smile with a custom set of teeth that fit right over your existing ones, covering up stains, chips, cracks and any crooked or missing teeth. During the first visit, you and Dr. Aaron Goodman will pick the shade and style of your new smile, and then he will take an impression of your teeth for proper fitting. The Snap-On Smile is made with a light and durable resin to create a set of teeth that are strong yet still thin enough to snap onto your smile. You need only wait three weeks between appointments, and when your new smile is snapped on, you will be able to leave our office with a grin you will love to show off.

With Snap-On Smile, you will be able to eat and drink normally, and the cosmetic device can easily be removed for cleaning your natural teeth, for participating in sporting events and for sleep. Snap-On Smile can last for three to five years with proper care.

Schedule an appointment with us by calling 720-515-1801. For more information, visit www.prairiehawkdental.com.

Extractions in Castle Rock, CO

If decay has reached too deeply into one of your teeth or if an infection has damaged too much of the supporting bone or tissue, you will need a tooth extraction, and at Prairie Hawk Dental, Dr. Aaron Goodman can perform one to help you restore your oral health in Castle Rock, CO.

   

Before the procedure is performed, a local anesthetic is used to numb the area around the extraction site. If it is a simple extraction, the tooth will be loosened with an elevator and then extracted with forceps. Dr. Goodman may choose to smooth and contour the underlying bone afterward, and once he is finished, he will possibly suture the gums.

After the extraction, it is critical to keep the area clean to prevent infection. A dry, sterile gauze will be placed over the gums to limit bleeding. You must make sure to keep it in place for 30 to 45 minutes while the blood clots. During the 24 hours after the procedure, you should not smoke, rinse your mouth vigorously or clean the teeth immediately adjacent to the extraction site. Strenuous activity, hot liquids and straw drinking should also be avoided. A certain amount of pain and discomfort accompanies an extraction, so a painkiller may be prescribed.

If you are suffering pain from decay, infection or impaction, the dentist can determine if a tooth extraction is required to save your smile. Schedule an appointment at our practice in Castle Rock, CO by calling 720-515-1801. For more information, please visit www.prairiehawkdental.com.

Crown Lengthening with Dr. Aaron Goodman

A dentist’s first goal is always to save your teeth, which means that dental professionals have developed many dental procedures that help prevent tooth extraction. One such procedure is crown lengthening, which we use at Prairie Hawk Dental in cases where decay has decimated a tooth to a point where there is not enough tooth structure left upon which to fix a crown.

If a tooth has broken below the gum line or if decay has developed underneath an existing crown or filling, crown lengthening allows a new crown to be placed rather than extracting the tooth.

While called crown lengthening, this common surgical procedure does not actually lengthen the crown. What it does is lower the gum line, and it does this by removing gum tissue, bone or both to expose more of the tooth and provide a foundation for the crown.

The procedure is performed with a local anesthesia to numb the area. When the area is fully numb, Dr. Aaron Goodman will gently and with a state-of-the-art laser expose the roots and surrounding bone. In some cases, removing a little of the gum tissue will expose enough of the tooth for placing a crown. However, it is more likely that some bone will also have to be removed from around the roots of the teeth. After removing the necessary amount of tissue and bone, the area will be washed. 

Occasionally, the gums will have to be sutured or stitched, but most of the time with the laser, that is unnecessary. 

Our office works hard to always protect your teeth and to provide the best quality of dental care available. To schedule an appointment at our practice in Castle Rock, CO, call 720-515-1801. For more information, please visit www.prairiehawkdental.com.

Sirona XG 3D CBCT at Prairie Hawk Dental

At Prairie Hawk Dental, we use Sirona’s Orthophos XG 3D imaging—an advanced imaging technology that allows Dr. Aaron Goodman to access 3D, high-resolution images of our patients’ mouths and provide superior dental care in Castle Rock, CO.

Orthophos XG 3D technology provides 3D, high-resolution images that allow the dentist to accurately assess your mouth and customize your procedures for the highest quality of care. Offering a clear view of the teeth, the entire upper and lower jawbone, the temporomandibular joints, the nasal sinuses and the mandibular nerve, the technology allows Dr. Goodman to visualize parts of the anatomy that cannot be diagnosed externally or with only two-dimensional images. A typical scan only takes 14 seconds, and images are ready for viewing in about three minutes.

Because they value the health and safety of their patients, Dr. Goodman also chooses to use this type of imaging for its low radiation emission. Able to capture a superior image while exposing patients to minimal radiation means that Sirona’s Orthophos XG 3D imaging is one of the best diagnostic tools on the market. 

Schedule an appointment by calling 720-515-1801. For more information about our services, please visit www.prairiehawkdentalcom.