All Smiles Dental: Your Cardston and Southern Alberta Dentist

Services
All Smiles Dental offers a full range of dental procedures in our comfortable office. Sit back, watch some TV, and enjoy our comfy wool-knit slippers while your dentist and our team does the rest. Some of our more popular procedures include:

Laser Dentistry

Orthodontics

Periodontal Therapy

Cosmetic Dentistry

Tooth-Colored Fillings

Root Canal Treatment

Extractions

Tooth Whitening

Dental Implant Restorations

Dentures & Partials

Single Visit Porcelain Crowns

Laser Dentistry			Tired of listening to the high pitch of the dental drill? Interested in "no-needle" dental work? With our laser we are able to not only complete procedures on gums and lips but can do some types of fillings as well. If any of this sounds interesting to you, ask about the possibility of having your work done with the laser. We'd love to show it to you!

Orthodontics			In this day and age with an increased demand for aesthetics, orthodontic tooth movement using clear tray systems including Invisalign and Simpli5 have become quite popular and are offered at our office. However, these systems are limited to minor tooth corrections and in many cases regular "braces" are a better option. We offer all of these options and would be happy to sit down with you in a free orthodontic consult and help you decide which is best for you.

Periodontal therapy			In the past a visit to the dental hygienist was considered "just a cleaning". However, research has expanded our understanding of the total health benefits of regular periodontal therapy. As most adults have some degree of periodontal disease, it is our responsibility to properly diagnose and treat this infection. In addition to proper oral care at home including brushing and flossing, regular periodontal treatment prolongs the life of your teeth by keeping the bones and gums around your teeth healthy. Our goal is to help you keep your teeth as long as you're going to need them!

Cosmetic Dentistry			Much can be written about cosmetic dentistry. In a nutshell cosmetic dentistry is giving you a smile that you can smile about. It's rewarding to help people find their ideal smile. Besides the need for excellent clinic skills, good judgement and a great dental lab, communication is essential to a successful smile design. If you are interested in anything from simple tooth whitening to a complete smile makeover we'd love to help you smile your dream smile!

Root Canal Treatment			When the nerve inside a tooth has been damaged beyond self-repair due to trauma, decay or a lifetime of wear and tear, a "root canal" is a treatment option that will not only fix the problem but will allow you to avoid having the tooth pulled. When a dentist performs a root canal treatment on a tooth, he/she removes the damaged nerve from the tooth and seals it up from further infection. Common symptoms of such teeth include extreme sensitivity to cold air/foods/drinks, sensitivity to hot foods/drinks, constant pain or pain that wakes you from sleep. If you have a tooth that you feel may need root canal treatment we will help you find the most appropriate treatment option through a dental exam including necessary x-rays and tests.

Extractions			We will work with you in any way possible to restore your teeth, however, for one reason or another it may become necessary or desirable to consider tooth extraction as the best treatment option. Sometimes a tooth is damaged beyond repair and, if left untreated, can present a source of infection and pain. If this is the case, the tooth can be removed under local anesthetic with or without additional measures such as nitrous oxide (laughing gas) sedation. If you are considering the possibility of an extraction we are available to discuss your options as well as options for replacing extracted teeth such as implants, bridges or dentures.

Tooth Whitening			Despite our best efforts to keep our teeth clean, over time they naturally darken. This process is sped up by the consumption of certain foods or drinks such as coffee and wine, as well as smoking. Zoom! Tooth Whitening is a popular cosmetic dentistry treatment for patients who desire a brighter smile with a very small investment of time. Patients can choose from in-ofﬁce whitening or take-home trays. Both treatments are very popular and can provide dramatic results in a short period of time. We would be happy to help you decide which option is best for you.

Implant Restorations			Dental implants are small titanium posts that are actually inserted into the jaw bone in place of the roots of missing teeth. Since titanium is a biocompatible material, after several months the implant actually fuses with your jaw bone. This process, called osseointegration, gives dental implants their long term stability. A custom-made dental crown is then ﬁxed on top of the implant. The new tooth looks and functions exactly like the rest of your natural teeth. Dental implants are quite a popular restorative treatment option because they are more comfortable, look more natural, and are easier to chew with than removable alternatives such as dentures. Where teeth adjacent to the missing one are healthy and unrestored, placing an implant removes the need to “trim down” or prepare the adjacent teeth as would be required to place a dental bridge. Aditionally, mini dental implants can be placed in the jawbone in order to provide a secure foundation for dentures to attach to. This can give patients conﬁdence that their dentures will not become loose or dislodged but are securely held in place. No more need for messy adhesives!

Dentures & Partials			There are many different conﬁgurations of removable dentures. There are complete dentures which restore all of the top or bottom teeth, and there are partial dentures which replace some missing teeth and are anchored to other remaining teeth. These dentures can be made out of different materials including acrylic and certain biocompatible metal alloys. They are made to closely resemble your natural teeth and can help enhance your smile. Dentures are very durable appliances, however, they may have to be remade, repaired or readjusted due to normal wear and tear and a changing oral environment.

single visit porcelain crowns			A traditional dental crown involves two appointments. At the ﬁrst appointment, the dentist will prepare the tooth receiving the crown, take an impression for the dental lab to make the crown and then place an intermediate temporary crown. At the second visit the temporary crown is removed and the permenent one is placed. Two visits takes more time out of your schedule and sometimes means receiving local anesthetic twice. With single visit Cerec crowns both visits are combined into one. This eliminates the need for temporary crowns and extra anesthetic. Instead, the tooth is prepared as normal but then a digital impression is taken, a dental crown is designed on a computer with the use of CAD technology and the design is sent to an in-ofﬁce computerized milling chamber where the dental crown is milled out of a block of solid porcelain. This milling procedure takes roughly 20-30 minutes during which time you can relax in our massage chair until the crown is ready to be placed.

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