Transform Your Smile with Veneers

If you’re unhappy with the way your teeth look, veneers are an effective method for reshaping and redesigning your smile. Whether your teeth have gaps, stain, cracks, chips or other issues, you can get the smile you’ve always wanted with veneers. Veneers are thin, ceramic shells that cover the existing tooth structure in your mouth, and Dr. Geetika Chawla can use them to give you the smile you’ve always wanted.

Having veneers placed usually only takes two to three visits. During the first visit, you can discuss the shape and look of the smile you want to accomplish with the doctor, and then your teeth will be prepared. Dr. Chawla will prepare your teeth for veneers by removing a small amount of enamel to ensure a secure and natural-feeling bond.

Once the enamel has been removed, the teeth are covered in a fine powder. A 3D image is then captured by a digital camera and rendered on a computer so that the dentist may design the veneers. Once a CEREC machine fabricates the restoration, the veneers will be bonded to your teeth to create an attractive smile that looks and feels natural.  

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Geetika Chawla at Radiance Dental in Camas, WA, call (360) 369-6420. For more information, visitwww.RadianceDentalNW.com.

Wisdom Teeth Extractions

At Radiance Dental in Camas, WA wisdom teeth extractions are fairly common. As your third and final set of molars to come in, they usually emerge when you are between 17 and 21 years old. Since these teeth can often become impacted, which is when they come in at an angle rather than straight through the gums, it is often necessary to remove them before they cause pain or begin to push your other teeth.

If a wisdom tooth is impacted and can only emerge partially, it is possible for an operculum to develop over the tooth. This flap of skip can make the tooth hard to clean, which means it is more likely to become infected. This infection is called pericoronitis.

When a wisdom tooth is in danger of causing such problems, Dr. Geetika Chawla will extract the tooth. Often it is necessary to remove all four wisdom teeth at once. This is done either by using a local anesthetic or a general anesthetic, based on the preferences of the doctor and patient. After the anesthetic is applied, the gum tissue around the wisdom tooth is cut and the tooth is wiggled loose and pulled out. If necessary, the gums will be sutured for healing.

After the surgery, rest is required, and you will need to change the gauze that is applied to the incision. To see if you need to be removed, schedule an appointment with us by calling (360) 369-6420. For more information, visitwww.RadianceDentalNW.com.