Hello future and current Prestige Dentistry patients. Welcome to our Palm Harbor dental blog.

Because our chosen profession is cosmetic dentistry, we create total smile makeovers for our clients.

If you are not familiar with the latest dental advances, you might not realize what cosmetic dentistry can do for you. We have dedicated our professional lives to creating perfect smiles. If you are not satisfied with your smile, or are embarrassed by the condition of your teeth, we hope you will call to schedule a free consultation. Our phone number is 727-478-0488.

The truth is: you don’t have to go through life with an unattractive smile.

When we talk to a valued Palm Harbor patient who trusted us with their smile makeover earlier in our careers, it is gratifying to see that their teeth still look terrific.

Because the art and science of cosmetic and restorative dentistry procedures advance with the speed of technology, the smile makeovers I perform now are even quicker and easier. The materials for fillings, crowns, veneers, and dental implants are incredibly strong, translucent, and beautiful in every way.

There are few investments in life that bring daily appreciation like cosmetic dentistry. To book a cosmetic dental consultation today, call 727-478-0488 or visit http://www.prestige-dentistry.com. Prestige Dentistry is located at 4140 Woodlands Pkwy, Ste A in Palm Harbor, Florida.

We offer the full spectrum of cosmetic dental procedures. You can read more about our smile makeovers and general dental procedures at http://www.prestige-dentistry.com/cosmetic-dentistry.

Make this year special with a beautiful new smile!

Hi. Welcome to our Trinity area dental blog! I find that many of my general dentistry patients in Trinity and the surrounding areas get a couple of dental terms mixed up. Today, I would like to clarify the differences between plaque, calculus, and cavities.

Plaque is a film that covers teeth – a sticky layer of bacteria. You can remove plaque through daily brushing and flossing. However, if it isn’t removed it can build up and harden into calculus.

Calculus, also known as tartar, is hardened plaque that also accumulates minerals from food and saliva. Regular check-ups and cleanings with your Trinity dentist are necessary to remove tartar as well as hard-to-reach plaque.

Plaque and calculus are not cavities, but they can lead to cavities and gum disease. A cavity is basically a hole in the tooth caused by decay. Because plaque and calculus contain bacteria, the bacteria release acids which accelerate tooth decay and eventually lead to more cavities.

A good rule of thumb for Trinity dental patients is this: Avoid plaque to avoid calculus and tartar to avoid tooth decay to avoid cavities. Got it?

I hope you’ve found this helpful, and if you’re in the Trinity area and are in need of quality dental care, call our office at 727-478-0488 to schedule an appointment today.

Our modern staff would love to answer any questions you have about our services, including cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening, and veneers.

Prestige Dentistry
1641 Davenport Dr
Trinity, FL 34655
727-478-0488
http://www.prestige-dentistry.com/

The best permanent tooth replacement treatment available to Trinity people who are missing teeth are dental implants.

A dental implant is a metal (ideally titanium) rod implanted into the bone to replace the missing root. The crown and supporting structure are securely and permanently attached to the rod. Titanium is amazingly strong and extremely well tolerated by the human body. There are very few instances of rejection. In fact, most Trinity restorative dentistry professionals are not familiar with any such cases.

Tooth implants offer a long-term solution to tooth loss. Are you a good Trinity candidate for tooth implant surgery?

Because the metal rod is anchored into the jaw bone, it is essential that you have enough healthy bone at the implant site. The dental professionals at Prestige Dentistry can determine if you do.

Age is rarely a factor. Dental implants have proved to be successful for Trinity people of all ages. Prestige Dentistry provides comprehensive cosmetic and general dentistry for every member of the family.

There are a few medical issues that may affect your eligibility for implants. These include diabetes, osteoporosis, radiation therapy for cancer, parathyroid disorders, bone disorders and leukemia. The presence of one or more of these conditions does not necessarily mean an implant cannot work for you; discuss any health issues with us during your implant consultation.

Prestige Dentistry is located at 1641 Davenport Dr, Trinity, FL 34655. Call 727-478-0488 to schedule an implant consultation.

Hi, and welcome to Prestige Dentistry. If you are one of our existing patients, welcome back. If this is your first visit, we appreciate you stopping by.

Our trust-building team loves taking care of our Tarpon Springs area cosmetic dentistry patients.

Today’s article is for Tarpon Springs area people who are overdue for a cleaning and exam.

During dental deep cleanings, our hygienists thoroughly remove the plaque and tartar above and below the gumline. By scaling and planing, they remove areas where bacteria can easily multiply. If you are due for a cleaning, call us today at 727-478-0488
to schedule.

After your teeth have been cleaned, I perform a thorough examination. I check for overall tooth and gum health, the presence of cavities, gum pocket depth, bite issues, and signs of oral cancer. With the advancement of dental technology, many of these issues can be checked with laser dentistry.

Some Tarpon Springs people mistakenly believe that they can skip general dentistry visits if they don’t notice anything out of the ordinary. This attitude is risky. Many dental problems advance silently. When the patient experiences pain, much damage has been done. Gum disease, especially, often progresses unnoticed.

If you don’t have dental insurance, ask us about dental financing options. It costs far less to prevent problems than to treat them with restorative dentistry after they have become severe.

If you perform regular auto maintenance, you understand the wisdom of prevention. Don’t you value your smile far more than your car? Call Prestige Dentistry today to schedule preventative maintenance for your irreplaceable smile.

Prestige Dentistry
4140 Woodlands Pkwy, Ste A
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
727-478-0488
http://www.prestige-dentistry.com/

Hello,

Our practice is called Prestige Dentistry, and we provide cosmetic dentistry to the Palm Harbor community.

We offer a variety of cosmetic dental services including porcelain veneers, invisible braces, implant dentistry, dental crowns, dental bridges, teeth whitening and sedation dentistry. We also provide patients in the Palm Harbor area with general dentistry, including root canals, gum disease treatment and TMJ treatment.

If you are looking for a Palm Harbor dentist, we invite you to give Prestige Dentistry a try. We are modern, and caring. Give us a call at 727-478-0488, or visit us on our website at http://www.prestige-dentistry.com/

By the way: We are members of the American Dental Association. You can learn more about American Dental Association at their website located at http://www.ada.org/

Hundreds of Palm Harbor dental implant recipients have replaced missing teeth with jaw-bone anchored tooth implants. Unlike a dental bridge, a tooth implant consists of a titanium post inserted into the jaw bone. The bone meshes with the post to create a strong base for the natural-looking prosthetic tooth and crown that attaches to the post.

Dental implants are usually the ideal restoration for Palm Harbor people who want to replace a missing tooth. There is a problem, however, if the jaw bone is too thin at the implant site.

When a tooth is extracted, the bone loses the blood circulation at the former site of the root. Consequently, bone recession often occurs. If the recession is extensive, there is not enough bone to hold the dental implant post.

Bone grafting can augment the bone at the implant site and provide the bone density necessary for a successful implant. This is usually effective, but it does require time for the new bone to generate. A new discovery may provide a quicker solution for regenerating bone.

Researchers at the Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine have identified a protein that quickly stimulates the production of new bone. The research team, led by Dr. Ulf M.E. Wikesjo, implanted bone morphogenetic protein in test subjects and discovered that “more new bone formed within four weeks than with conventional bone grafting.”

This protein will require extensive testing before it is available for Palm Harbor restorative dentistry patients. However, we are pleased at the prospect of an additional method for making dental implants possible for our Palm Harbor clients with missing teeth and jaw bone recession.

For information about tooth restoration options including tooth implants, dental bridges, and porcelain crowns, call Prestige Dentistry at 727-478-0488.

-Prestige Dentistry

Are you a busy Trinity resident who can’t find the time to improve your smile? At Prestige Dentistry, we believe finding the time to restore missing, cracked, or discolored teeth with cosmetic dentistry is the most important thing you can do with your time.

You may think that hiding your smile as you zip around Trinity running errands or dropping kids off will make your dental problems disappear. Think again. At Prestige Dentistry, we have been treating the residents of the Trinity area since 1986 and have seen the results of neglected teeth and gums. Don’t let your smile deteriorate any longer, call me today at 727-478-0488 to begin restoring your smile.

One of our specialties at Prestige Dentistry is dental implants. Whether you have damaged or lost your tooth due to injury or periodontal disease, we have custom treatment plans to restore it. Our happy Trinity dental implant patients have discovered that implants look and feel like their own teeth.

Dental implants are great for producing a foundation for dentures, supporting a dental bridge, or replacing a damaged tooth without disturbing the surrounding teeth. Since dental implants interface into the anatomy of your jaw they help reduce bone loss and gum recession.

The friendly dentists at Prestige Dentistry would love to have a consultation and develop a comprehensive treatment plan for you. Your smile is our number one priority, make it yours as well and you will be healthier and happier.

We provide advanced general and cosmetic dentistry including sedation dentistry, implant dentistry, porcelain veneers and teeth whitening.

Run your tongue along the gumline behind your lower front teeth. Do you feel a ridge? This is probably tartar or dental calculus.

Even if you brush and floss regularly, plaque and tartar can gradually accumulate. If not removed, these bacteria-breeding substances cause the gums to become irritated and swollen. Eventually, the gums become detached from the tooth, creating a ‘pocket’. This creates a new space for plaque and tartar to grow. In advanced stages of periodontal disease, the toxins created by the bacteria literally rot the gum, teeth and bone.

At Prestige Dentistry in Palm Harbor, we perform the most thorough dental cleanings possible. Gum disease can be reversed in its early stages.

Our goal is to help our Palm Harbor general dentistry patients prevent gum disease before any damage occurs. Cleanings include root planing and periodontal scaling. Scaling removes the plaque and calculus above and, especially, below the gumline where your toothbrush cannot reach. Planing smoothes root surfaces so it is more difficult for plaque and tartar to accumulate and grow. It also creates a healthy surface for the gums to reattach to the root if necessary.

To schedule a deep cleaning, call 727-478-0488. We are located at 4140 Woodlands Pkwy, Ste A in Palm Harbor. In addition to providing comprehensive dental cleanings, we create mega-watt smiles for cosmetic dentistry clients in the Palm Harbor area. See http://www.prestige-dentistry.com/ for more information about our state-of-the-art dental practice.

“Every tooth in a man’s head is more valuable than a diamond.”
-Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, 1605

When Cervantes wrote Don Quixote, there was no way to replace teeth that were lost to trauma or decay. We are fortunate to live here in Palm Harbor at a time where there is a permanent replacement for missing teeth-the amazing Dental Implant.

A dental implant, or tooth implant, is anchored into the jaw bone. It does not slide around like a removable denture. It functions just like a natural tooth.

With a dental implant, you can talk, chew, and brush like normal. Eat that steak. Laugh out loud. Sing at the top of your lungs!

The dental implant procedure available in Palm Harbor is not an experimental treatment. Dental implants have been available for many years. You can be sure that the implant dentistry procedure has been fully tested and tweaked to perfection. The success rate for dental implants in Palm Harbor is almost one hundred percent.

If you have a missing tooth and want to get a tooth implant, it is important to choose an experienced Palm Harbor cosmetic dental specialist to perform your implant procedure. To schedule a dental implant or cosmetic dentistry consultation, call 727-478-0488.

A Palm Harbor dental implant is a strong and beautiful tooth replacement that, incidentally, costs much less than a diamond of similar size. (See the quote at the beginning of this article.) To discuss financing options, contact our office.

At Prestige Dentistry, we offer the full spectrum of restorative, cosmetic, and general dentistry services. If you need a gentle endodontist to put you at ease or a precision smile design artist, we invite you to meet our caring professionals at Prestige Dentistry.

At Prestige Dentistry, we are committed to providing superior dental care for patients from 40 to 65.

Visiting your cosmetic dentist at Prestige Dentistry for regular check-ups and cleanings every six months can seem inconvenient and unnecessary at times, but you may benefit in ways you never imagined.

A recent study showed that people who visited the dentist and had their teeth professionally cleaned at least once every two years were 24 percent less likely to have a heart attack, compared to those who skipped appointments.

While the study could simply confirm that those Tarpon Springs people who dutifully schedule regular general dentistry cleanings also practice healthy habits like exercising and eating right, there is additional evidence of a relationship between oral health and heart health.

Common problems like inflammation with gum disease are linked to hardening of the arteries and other tissue inflammations which can lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Former American Heart Association President Ralph Sacco, MD, (who did not participate in the study mentioned previously) said:

‘Something as simple as having good dental hygiene – brushing, flossing, and having regular cleanings – may be good for your heart and brain health.’

While the study found that cosmetic dentistry patients who schedule cleanings yearly reap the most health benefits, the Prestige Dentistry dental professionals recommend coming in for check-ups and cleanings every six months. Doing this will catch potential problems early (like cavities, gum disease or oral cancer), saving Tarpon Springs patients time and money on restorative dentistry down the road. Regular dental cleanings also brighten and whiten teeth, making your smile look its best.

To schedule a deep cleaning and dental exam with our friendly dental hygienist at Prestige Dentistry, call 727-478-0488 today!

Prestige Dentistry
4140 Woodlands Pkwy, Ste A
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
727-478-0488
http://www.prestige-dentistry.com/