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Why Consider Professional Teeth Whitening Services?
A bright and confident smile is something that everyone desires. However, many factors can contribute to stained or discolored teeth, including age, diet, lifestyle habits, and certain medications. Fortunately, modern dentistry offers a variety of teeth whitening services that can help to restore a bright, beautiful smile. At Cape Dental Care, we offer professional teeth…
Read MoreWhy Consider Sedation Dentistry?
It’s not uncommon for people to feel anxiety about having dental procedures done. Dental anxiety is a common problem that affects many people. Some studies have indicated that 50 to 80% of American adults have some form of dental anxiety, with as much as 20% being high anxiety. This can lead to people avoiding routine…
Read MoreScaling and Root Planning
Scaling and root planing removes the hardened bacteria from around your teeth that you cannot clean off during everyday oral hygiene helping to prevent gum disease.
Read MorePainless Shots!
“Nothing personal doc, but I hate dentists.” “When I was a child, I had a dentist that hurt me so bad I never got over it.” “I’d rather have a baby than get dental work.” “I have a really high pain tolerance for everything but dental work.” “Can you just put me out, I really…
Read MoreJoint Vibration Analysis for TMJ and Myofacial Pain
As part of every dental exam the Cape Dental Doctors palpate the face and TMJ’s to see if there is any clicks or pops associated with opening and closing the mouth. Occasionally, a patient will have clicks and/or pops during the examination. Thankfully, most clicks and pops have been happening for years and are not…
Read MoreLaser Root Canals
Photon Induced Photo-acoustic Streaming or PIPS for short is the newest way to do root canals with a laser. Most dentist have never heard of it before because it is so new. We have been doing it in our office since September, 2010 with great success. It uses our erbium yttrium aluminum garnet laser. This…
Read MoreCone Beam CAT Scans
Now Cape Dental Care has the most advanced digital radiographs in dentistry today with the Vatech PaX-Duo3D Cone Beam CT. It looks and feels just like the old panorex that circled around your head to get a picture of your whole mouth, but it records a picture in 3D! What’s so special about 3D? Conventional radiographs are…
Read MoreiTero Digital Impressions
Cape Dental Care has found another way to make our patients feel more comfortable at the dental office. As part of our office going green, we have implemented an intra-oral digital impression machine called the iTero. The technology is similar to the laser scanner they use at the supermarket, but this is in 3D! After we…
Read MoreSpace Maintenance in the Pedodontic Patient: May Save You Money in the Long Run
After loosing a baby tooth prematurely, if you don’t use a space maintenance device then you may have to pay more in the long run for straight teeth.
Read MorePeriodontal Disease: Dangerous to Your Health
The World Health Organization reports that 85% of the USA population has some kind of periodontal disease. A small portion is due to genetics, but most is contributed to ineffective oral hygiene and a high sugar diet. Periodontal Disease: A group of diseases that affect the bone and tissues that support the teeth. What this really…
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