100 Amesbury Street, Lawrence, MA 01840
At Epident, our comprehensive Dental Exam approach is designed to maintain optimal oral health and a beautiful smile through proactive care. Regular checkups are crucial for preventing common dental issues before they become significant problems. Our team of skilled professionals offers a range of preventive services, including thorough examinations, professional teeth cleanings, and screenings for potential oral health concerns.
At Epident, we pride ourselves on providing comprehensive dental care during your Dental Exam. Our detailed approach ensures that all aspects of your oral health are evaluated thoroughly. The first part of the exam involves a review of your medical and dental history, along with any concerns or symptoms you may be experiencing.
Following this discussion, we perform a clinical examination, which includes an oral cancer screening, a periodontal evaluation, and an analysis of your occlusion (bite). Diagnostic films are recommended as needed to provide a comprehensive view of your oral health. During the examination, we check your teeth, supporting bone and soft tissues, and surrounding areas for any signs of clenching or grinding. We also assess your TMJ(temporomandibular joint) function.
A Dental Exam at Epident goes beyond just checking for cavities. It includes a detailed assessment of your overall oral health, identifying potential issues such as clenching or grinding and evaluating your TMJ function. This comprehensive approach ensures that every aspect of your dental well-being is considered, providing you with peace of mind and a healthy smile.
Our goal at Epident is to ensure that every patient enjoys the benefits of excellent oral health. Based on the findings from your Dental Exam and diagnostic films, we outline any further treatment needed and discuss all available options for care. Our team is dedicated to providing personalized recommendations tailored to your unique needs.
Oral health is more than just having a beautiful smile; it's essential for your overall well-being. At Epident, we recognize the significant impact that oral health has on your general health. Conditions affecting your teeth, gums, jaws, and surrounding tissues can lead to various systemic issues.
During a Dental Exam, we check for common dental problems like tooth decay or gum disease, as well as screenings for oral cancer. We also look for signs of underlying health issues that may manifest in the oral cavity. Research has shown links between poor oral health and systemic diseases such as digestive disorders, respiratory problems, cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and even Alzheimer's disease.
The relationship is bidirectional: while oral health problems can contribute to systemic illnesses, diseases in other parts of the body can also affect oral health. Common symptoms like dry mouth, bad breath, gum problems, or ulcerations may indicate an underlying medical condition that requires attention. By maintaining good oral hygiene and regular checkups, you can mitigate these risks.
At Epident, we understand the importance of preventive care in promoting both oral and overall health. Our Dental Exams are designed to identify potential issues early, allowing for timely intervention and treatment. Regular checkups help ensure that your smile remains healthy and vibrant, contributing to your general well-being.
Maintaining optimal oral health requires a combination of effective dental hygiene, a balanced diet, regular checkups, professional cleanings, and a comprehensive preventive care program. At Epident, we emphasize the importance of routine Dental Exams as a critical component of your dental care.
Regular checkups are essential for monitoring your oral health, preventing disease progression, and detecting issues early when they're typically easier to treat. We recommend that patients come in twice a year for comprehensive dental checkups and professional cleanings. During these visits, our hygienists thoroughly remove any accumulated plaque and tartar from between the teeth and gums, including areas that may be hard to reach at home.
Professional cleanings are vital because even the most diligent brushers and flossers can miss spots. Plaque harbors bacteria responsible for cavities and gum disease, so its removal is crucial for preventing these conditions. After a cleaning and polishing session, your mouth will feel fresh and clean.
Dental Exams also serve as an opportunity to educate patients on the best oral hygiene practices. Our team demonstrates proper brushing and flossing techniques, ensuring that you have the knowledge and skills needed to maintain excellent oral health at home. By fostering a strong foundation of preventive care, we help every member of your family establish lifelong habits for a healthy smile.
Although visual examinations provide valuable insights into your oral health, they alone cannot reveal the deeper structures of your teeth and surrounding tissues. That's where dental x-rays come in. These diagnostic tools offer a detailed view of the internal structures, helping us detect issues that may not be visible to the naked eye.
Thanks to advancements in technology, dental x-rays have become more efficient and safer for patients. Digital radiography offers several benefits over traditional film-based methods, including quicker acquisition times, minimal exposure to radiation, and immediate viewing of images. Additionally, digital radiographs are environmentally friendly as they do not require developing chemicals and create less waste.
Digital radiographs can be easily stored in your electronic file, shared electronically, and viewed on a screen. This convenience allows us to monitor changes in your oral health over time and make informed decisions about your care.
The type of diagnostic images used during a Dental Exam depends on the nature of your visit and your specific oral healthcare needs. Here are some common types of dental x-rays and their purposes:
Periapical x-ray: This small film provides a detailed view of an individual tooth, from the crown to the root and adjacent bone.
Bitewing x-ray: Captures detailed views of the crowns of premolars or molars, typically used to check for dental decay.
Full Mouth Series: A comprehensive set of bitewing and periapical views of all teeth.
Panoramic Film (panorex): Offers a 2D panoramic view of all teeth, the left and right sides of the jaw, erupted teeth, developing teeth, impacted teeth, and allows an assessment of the health and integrity of the jawbone.
Cephalometric Film: Provides a profile view of the face and jaws, often used by orthodontists to assess skeletal facial and jaw growth.
Advanced imaging techniques like Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) enable us to capture detailed three-dimensional images. These images are invaluable for diagnosis, surgical planning, treatment, and the accurate placement of dental implants.
At Epident, we utilize these advanced diagnostic tools to provide you with the highest standard of care, ensuring that your Dental Exams are thorough and informative.
Regular Dental Exams at Epident are essential for maintaining optimal oral health. Our comprehensive approach includes detailed examinations, professional cleanings, and advanced diagnostic tools to ensure that every aspect of your dental well-being is addressed. By detecting issues early and providing personalized care, we help you achieve a healthy and beautiful smile.
During a Dental Exam at Epident, our skilled professionals evaluate your oral health thoroughly, addressing any concerns or symptoms you may have. We perform clinical examinations, including oral cancer screenings, periodontal evaluations, and bite analyses. Diagnostic films provide a comprehensive view of your teeth and surrounding tissues.
We recognize the critical connection between oral health and overall well-being, which is why we screen for systemic issues that may manifest in the oral cavity. Regular checkups and professional cleanings are essential for preventing disease progression and maintaining excellent oral hygiene. Our team educates patients on best practices for at-home care, ensuring long-term dental health.
Dental x-rays play a crucial role in detecting issues not visible to the naked eye, and digital radiography offers efficient and environmentally friendly diagnostic imaging. We utilize various types of x-rays, including periapical, bitewing, full mouth series, panoramic films, and cephalometric films, to provide comprehensive care.
If you have any questions or concerns about your oral health, we invite you to reach out for more information. At Epident, we are committed to providing exceptional dental care tailored to your unique needs.
Yes. We always welcome new patients and their families for care. Feel free to give us a call or reach out to us online to schedule a first visit or for any additional information on our office. We look forward to hearing from you!
Routine dental checkups and professional cleanings help ensure your smile remains in tip-top condition and that any developing problems receive the prompt care they require. While it's a good idea to schedule a checkup and cleaning twice a year, longer or shorter intervals between routine visits depend on your specific needs.
We understand that life gets complicated and busy, and for various reasons, you haven't been able to get to the dentist for care. Don't worry; it's always a good time to get back in touch with the health of your smile.
At Epident, we offer skilled and compassionate care to address a wide range of dental needs. Whether you need a simple checkup and cleaning, restorations, periodontal treatment, root canal therapy, or the replacement of missing teeth to get your smile back into shape, we provide precise, gentle, stress-free treatment to give you a smile that is as beautiful as it is healthy.
Give us a call today; we're happy to address all your questions and concerns about getting your smile back in tip-top condition.
For pregnant women practicing good oral care and seeing the dentist to maintain a healthy smile is considered an important component of prenatal care. Researchers have found that pregnancy not only increases the risk of oral health problems, but these problems may also lead to pregnancy complications. At the office of Epident, we provide the skilled and compassionate care required to help expectant mothers keep their teeth and gums in tip-top condition. While certain procedures are not recommended during pregnancy, we provide the necessary care and take all the necessary precautions required.
Thanks to advances in modern dentistry, teeth that have been affected by a range of imperfections or that have sustained damage from trauma or dental decay can be restored to produce a naturally beautiful looking and functional smile.
As skilled and experienced providers of care, our office can effectively improve and enhance the appearance of teeth that are stained, discolored, misshapen, chipped, fractured, gapped, crowded, or broken down due to dental decay. At the office of Epident, we offer a comprehensive selection of the leading-edge cosmetic solutions from teeth whitening procedures, dental bonding, tooth-colored fillings, and veneers, to prosthetic solutions and dental implants to rebuild complete and beautiful smiles.
Contact our office to learn more about the many ways we can help you create the smile you've always wanted.
If you're visiting Epident for the first time, it is helpful that you contact your former dental office and have your records sent over to us. Make note of any problems you may have so that you can discuss them with your dentist.
To provide efficient service, we ask you to please bring your insurance card, an ID, plus any referral slips or diagnostic records given to you by another office. If you are taking medications, please note or make a list of what they are as you will need to provide that information.
Yes! We assure you that both you and your family will be in good hands at the office of Epident.
We do our best to make sure every patient who steps into our office for care is put at ease. We provide precise and gentle care and our skilled, compassionate team strives to make every visit stress-free. You can rest assured that your smile is in the best of hands and that we are doing all we can to ensure your comfort throughout every procedure. While we always take the time to explain every step in care, feel free to ask us any questions about local anesthesia and methods of dental sedation.
At the office of Epident, we strive to provide the highest quality of care to address all your dental needs. Once we've had the opportunity to examine your smile, we can give you a clear picture of any dental issues that are present, along with a quote for what the cost of treatment will be. The cost of care all depends upon the extent and complexity of issues affecting the health or appearance of your smile and the types of procedures that are required. Our goal is to make dental care more affordable so that you can begin treatment without any additional stress or delay.
Keep in mind that with routine dental checkups and periodic care, we can help prevent dental disease while treating emerging problems early in their onset to avoid larger issues and more expensive care down the road.
Routine dental checkups and preventive care procedures may be covered under your dental insurance plan requiring little to no out-out-of-pocket expense. We invite you to check our financial information page or give us a call to find out if our office participates with your plan, and if you have any other questions about dental insurance, dental savings plans, forms of payment, or financing options. We welcome your inquiries and do our best to help you begin care without additional stress or delay.
If you've lost a tooth due to injury, decay, gum disease, or any other reason, we recommend dental implants to replace missing teeth. Dental implants come the closest to replicating the look, feel, and function of your natural teeth.
Absolutely! Both flossing and brushing regularly are equally important to maintain your oral health. While brushing cleans the surface of your teeth, flossing cleans in between them. Flossing is important to prevent plaque buildup, which can cause gums to recede and lead to periodontal disease.
Even if you have dentures, it is still necessary to see a dentist! Dental checkups help ensure that your dentures are comfortable, fitting properly, and that there are no other problems. Beyond assessing your dentures, our dentist will also perform a thorough examination of the jawbone, and surrounding soft tissues both inside the mouth, the face, and neck, to confirm that you remain in good oral health.
Emergency dental care is a service we hope you'll never need- but if you do, the office of Epident is here for you!
Whether you're suffering from a chipped tooth, toothache, or any problem affecting your oral health, you can be sure to get the prompt attention and compassionate care you require at our office. Patient care and comfort are our top priorities, and we offer a comprehensive range of the most advanced services to address a broad spectrum of dental needs.
While the pain of a toothache is one of the more common reasons that patients come to our office for emergency dental care, we also promptly treat emergencies that are not necessarily painful like crowns that have been dislodged and broken dentures that leave embarrassing gaps in one's smile.
You can rest assured that your oral health is in the best of hands at our office. We'll quickly determine exactly what's wrong, explain your treatment options, and then provide the precise and gentle care you require to alleviate your discomfort and get you back on the path to oral health and wellness.
Your health and comfort are our top priorities. If your dental emergency is painful, if it affects the appearance of your smile, or if you suspect that an infection is present, our office will make every effort to see you as soon as possible for care.
At the office of Epident, we welcome patients of all ages for care and offer a comprehensive range of services designed to help every member of your family maintain a beautiful and healthy smile. Whether you or a loved one needs a routine checkup and cleaning, fillings, same-day crowns, a cosmetic smile makeover, the replacement of missing teeth or require the services of a skilled and compassionate emergency dentist, you can rely on our office for the highest quality care.
For more information on our office and the many services we provide, or to schedule an appointment for care, give us a call today.
Epident, founded in 1997 by Dr. Randall Davis, is a premier family dental clinic serving the Greater Boston Area and New Hampshire. We combine advanced technology with a patient-centered approach, offering comprehensive dental care in a comfortable, modern environment.
