MISCELLANEOUS DENTAL PROCEDURES
Sports mouth guard Properly diagnosed, designed, and custom fabricated mouthguards
are essential in the prevention of athletic oral/facial injuries.
Habit breaking appliances Habits that are not desirable are Thumb Sucking,
Tongue Thrusting, Lip Biting, Nail Biting, mouth breathing and Finger Biting to
name a few. Habit breaking appliances are made by dentists to break the habits especially
in children. If these habits are allowed to continue, they can result in Gum disease,
change in position of the teeth and change in position of the jaws.
Topical flouride application This treatment is applied at the dentist office
after your child has received a professional cleaning. Years of research and use
have proven fluoride to be a safe and effective means of fighting and preventing
tooth decay.
Anti-snoring devices
Occlusal splints/night gaurds Removable artificial occlusal surface used
for diagnosis or therapy affecting the relationship of the mandible to the maxilla.
It may be used for occlusal stabilization, for treatment of temporomandibular disorders,
or to prevent wear of the dentition.