Primary:  We offer the latest and strongest topical Fluorides plus Amorphous Calcium Phosphate.  Our teeth, when viewed microscopically, are similar to sponges. Hourly, they are losing and gaining microscopic nutrients.  When the mouth gets acidic, they lose nutrients and become soft, allowing for destructive bacteria to hang around and cause damage (cavities).    We offer the latest products to help microscopically restore and strengthen the teeth.   This is applied after they have been cleaned, and allows for the prevention of cavities.Another primary method we utilize is sealants. A sealant is a microbonded material that fills microscopic grooves that your toothbrush bristles don’t reach.  These grooved surfaces on the chewing portion of your teeth are the #1 area where cavities frequently occur. While, sealants should be applied to children when their permanent teeth come in, we also believe adults should have sealants placed on teeth with groves susceptible to decay. Dental sealants are safe and effective, and should be evaluated ever 6 months.  These cavities on the chewing surface on your teeth are also one of the hardest cavities to detect. The old way of detection was to stick a sharp object in these grooves and see if the sharp objected detected a stick. The sharp object can also miss decay as it is not microscopic enough to fit in the grooves.  This can also cause more damage to the tooth. We now have lasers and special lights to detect cavities in grooved surfaces.   

Sealants

Secondary:   There are two types of secondary preventative dentistry

        Restorative therapy This is restoring teeth that are already decayed, fractured, or cracked.                         Decayed teeth can be restored with resin (tooth colored) fillings. 

If the decay becomes too large, other means such as a crown may be necessary to prevent a fractured tooth.