Treat Gum Disease with Arestin

Periodontitis is a chronic bacterial infection caused by microbial plaque, also called dental biofilm that colonizes on the tooth’s surface and below the gingival margin. For early stages of periodontitis, scaling and root planing treatment may be all that is needed to get the condition under control. At Top Choice Dental, Dr. Greg Fort uses ARESTIN Microspheres in accompaniment to scaling and root planing.

When dental biofilm irritates the gums, it breaks down the tissue and bone supporting the dentition. Left untreated, periodontitis can increase periodontal pocket depth and bleeding on probing may lead to the spread of active infection to healthy sites. ARESTIN Microspheres is an antibiotic that is placed in the pockets below your gum line. This may happen at the time of scaling and root planing or during routine periodontal maintenance. ARESTIN contains microspheres—tiny particles – that are smaller than grains of sand and are not visible to the eye. The microspheres are filled with the antibiotic minocycline hydrochloride and release the antibiotic over time, killing bacteria so your gums can heal better than with scaling and root planing alone.

If you have questions about Arestin treatment, give us a call. To learn more about Snap-On Smile, give us a call or visit www.hoptowndental.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Greg Fort at Top Choice Dental in Hopkinsville, KY, call 270-886-8585. 

Protect Against Cavities with Dental Sealants

Dental sealants are plastic coatings that are usually placed on the chewing (occlusal) surface of the permanent back teeth – the molars and premolars – to help protect them from decay. As long as the sealant remains intact, small food particles and bacteria that cause cavities cannot penetrate through or around a sealant. At Top Choice Dental, we offer sealants to our pediatric patients, because it’s best to have a sealant placed when the molars first come in to ensure they are protected early.

Children, because they have newly erupted, permanent teeth, receive the greatest benefit from sealants. The chewing surfaces of a child’s teeth are most susceptible to cavities. Dr. Greg Fort at Top Choice Dental can apply sealants easily, and it only takes a few minutes to seal each tooth. Sealant treatment is painless and takes anywhere from five to 45 minutes to apply. As long as the sealant remains intact, the tooth surface will be protected from decay.

If you have questions about dental sealants for your child, give us a call. To learn more about Snap-On Smile, give us a call or visit www.hoptowndental.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Greg Fort at Top Choice Dental in Hopkinsville, KY, call 270-886-8585. 

Transform Your Smile with Snap-On Smile

Snap-On Smile is a great product for those looking to makeover their smile without undergoing extensive and invasive dental procedures. Snap-On Smile is not only an excellent provisional, but it also provides patients with exceptional esthetics. If you are hesitant to commit to more involved restoration for your teeth, ask Dr. Greg Fort at Top Choice Dental about Snap-On Smile the next time you come in for a visit.

Snap-On Smile is a patented, easy and painless way to obtain a beautiful smile. It’s unique, proprietary formula of hi-tech dental resin make it very thin yet extremely strong. It fits right over your own teeth to give you a beautiful, natural looking smile – even if you have stains, chips, gaps or missing teeth. Snap-On Smile is an affordable and life-changing solution for people of all ages. Getting a Snap-On Smile requires two, short, painless visits with no drilling, no shots and no change in tooth structure.

If you have missing teeth, give us a call to discuss your options. To learn more about Snap-On Smile, give us a call or visit www.hoptowndental.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Greg Fort at Top Choice Dental in Hopkinsville, KY, call 270-886-8585. 

Benefits of Digital X-rays

There’s a newer dental X-ray technique that is utilized here at Top Choice Dental and that is called Digital Imaging. Instead of developing film in a dark room like most dental X-rays, these ones are sent directly to a computer and can be viewed on screen, stored, or printed out. There are several benefits to using this technology and we will discuss them here.

Within this imaging program there are a number of tools that will allow Dr. Greg Fort to take a very close look at the teeth and surrounding structures with amazing accuracy. The image taken, of a tooth for example, can be enhanced and enlarged many times its actual size on the computer screen, making it easier for Dr. Greg Fort to show you where and what the problem is. In addition, the technique also uses less radiation than the typical X-ray (about 80% less) and there is no wait time for the X-rays to develop – the images are available on screen a few seconds after being taken.

To learn more about digital X-rays, give us a call or visit www.hoptowndental.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Greg Fort at Top Choice Dental in Hopkinsville, KY, call 270-886-8585.