General Dentistry
General Dentistry
This suite of our McDowell Dentistry of Goodyear oral care services is where we focus exclusively on the health of your teeth and gums. From dental bonding to crowns and bridges, inlay or onlay procedures to fillings, our Arizona office is dedicated to providing professional, precise dental care to ensure your mouth continues to be healthy.
We’re your destination for comprehensive and cutting-edge dental care that addresses a wide range of dental issues. General dentistry as a whole covers a spectrum of treatments aimed at enhancing both the aesthetics and functionality of your smile. Our McDowell Dentistry of Goodyear team is committed to providing you with personalized care that addresses issues specific to your mouth.
Let us help you maintain and improve your oral health! Explore our comprehensive treatments that promote overall oral wellness and contact us today to schedule an appointment.
Oral Exams & Cleanings
Regular oral care exams and cleanings are essential components of maintaining optimal oral health. These routine visits are key to preventing dental issues such as cavities, gum disease, and oral infections. You can expect our team to thoroughly assess your teeth, gums, and overall oral cavity for any signs of potential problems, followed by a professional cleaning to help remove plaque and tartar buildup that cannot be adequately addressed through regular brushing and flossing.
Dental Bonding
Dental bonding, also known as composite bonding teeth, is a convenient one-appointment procedure designed to restore damaged teeth. This versatile technique not only effectively eliminates tooth decay but also enhances the overall appearance of your teeth by improving their color and shape. By concealing stains, cracks, and filling gaps, dental bonding offers a cost-effective solution to restore chipped or broken teeth.
This is a practical and efficient method to rejuvenate your smile while addressing various cosmetic and structural concerns. Learn more about our cosmetic dentistry procedure now!
Crowns And Bridges
Crowns and bridges replace missing teeth and can now, thanks to a rise in better oral care technology, be created to perfectly match your surrounding teeth, making them indistinguishable from your own teeth. These are transformative dental appliances that play a vital role in restoring oral functionality to patients who have damaged teeth.
While crowns are individual caps that cover individual damaged or decayed teeth, bridges are prosthetic devices that fill in gaps created by missing teeth. Crafted with precision, both crowns and bridges can now be custom-made to seamlessly blend in with your natural teeth, ensuring a harmonious and brighter smile. By mimicking the color, shape, and size of your surrounding teeth, crowns and bridges are key to facilitating proper chewing, speaking, and overall oral health.
Inlay Or Onlay Procedures
Inlay and Onlay are used to repair damage involving over one-half of the biting surface of a tooth. They can be made of porcelain, or white resin materials and are used when the damage to the tooth is too large to be repaired by a filling but not large enough to be repaired by a crown.
While fillings may not suffice for extensive damage and crowns may seem excessive for less severe cases, inlays and onlays serve as the perfect middle ground. An inlay fits within the cusps of the tooth, while an onlay extends over one or more cusps. By precisely tailoring the restoration to the size of the damage, both general dentistry options offer a reliable solution that restores the tooth's integrity and functionality with a natural appearance.
Fillings
Existing filling decay is not the only reason you may need a filling. Other reasons include:
Cracked or broken teeth
Teeth that are worn from unusual use, such as:
Nail-biting
Tooth grinding (bruxism)
Using your teeth to open things
Once all the decay is removed, our same-day dentist team will shape the space to prepare it for the filling. We may put in a base or a liner to protect the tooth's pulp (where the nerves are). Different types of fillings require different shaping procedures to make sure they will stay in place. The base or liner can be made of composite resin, glass ionomer, zinc oxide and eugenol, or another material.
Arizona’s Top Choice for General Dentistry
With over 15 years of proven experience, you can trust McDowell Dentistry of Goodyear to deliver general dentistry treatments tailored to your unique dental requirements, ensuring your journey to optimal oral health and a radiant smile is seamless and satisfying. Choose McDowell Dentistry of Goodyear for excellence in oral care – because your smile deserves nothing less.