Dental Implants – As close to a real tooth as you can get Is Implant Dentistry for You? Dental Implants replace missing teeth without the negative side effects of other procedures that could solve the same problem. With implants, your natural teeth are not damaged, and once the implant is finished, you will probably forget … Read more
General Dentistry
You are having a great meal at a fancy restaurant, enjoying your salad and then bam, you bite on what feels like a little stone. No big deal, you have done this before, until you take another bite….at which point you feel a sharp pain that seems to go through your entire body! What just … Read more
Ideal Dentistry is proud to announce that we have added DIGITAL LASER IMPRESSIONS to our already state of the art facility. Digital laser impressions eliminate the need for messy, goopy dental molds that none of us like. Our system, the 3Shape TRIOS3, is the premier Digital Impression System on the market and will allow us … Read more
Who is your Dentist? What are his or her philosophies? Do they have a passion for what they do? Medicine, including Dentistry, goes beyond the scientific aspect of care – it is about people. Too often we get treated like a number, a problem, or a project, while in reality we are all human beings … Read more
Patients email me weekly with questions like this: I hate my temporary crowns on my front teeth! Will the final ones look the same? I do not like the way my final crown looks – it looks more like a marshmallow than a tooth! I am worried that my veneers will turn out like chicklets, … Read more
Do your dentures rock and roll around your mouth making eating and talking almost impossible? Do you use more adhesive glue to keep your teeth from falling out than a Kindergartener in art class? Do your dentures “look like dentures“? Ideal Dentistry was founded by me to help people like you. I have always believed … Read more
Do you have a TIME BOMB in your mouth? Take a look…do you see any black silver mercury fillings? IF you do, then you have a dental time bomb! Silver Mercury fillings expand and contract 3 times more than your tooth does, which always cracks the tooth…it is just a matter of time! This is … Read more
Everybody likes beautiful white teeth. Did you ever wonder how a white composite filling is placed? What is involved in replacing a silver mercury/amalgam filling? Well, here is a quick step by step outline demonstrating the placement of a white filling. ISOLATION: We need to isolate the tooth with or without a rubber shield. Below … Read more
Cosmetic Dentistry is all the buzz! Here in Louisville, KY everybody is a Cosmetic Dentist, which is fine, but how about those patients (like myself) that really only want teeth that last, don’t break, don’t hurt, and allow me to enjoy the foods I like till the last bite! Gold is the most amazing material to use for rebuilding … Read more
Dental pain is unbearable – when you need an emergency dentist, you need them now! Ideal Dentistry is hear to serve Louisville and Prospect, around the clock! Any dental Emergency can be handled with fast, comfortable and quality service. If you need a root canal, tooth extraction, pain management, you will be happy to know … Read more