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Dental care is important for a lifetime of healthy teeth. To find dentists or local dentist clinics where you can receive dental care, you've come to the right place. If you have recently moved to a new city, or are planning to change providers, use this directory to locate dental services from our extensive list of the country's finest practitioners. Simply check out the list indicated or do a search above.

You'll find cosmetic dentists and family dentists offering general and specialized services such as dental implants, dental retainers, zoom tooth whitening, wisdom tooth extraction, braces, dentures, fillings for cavities, crowns, root canals, and other dental care treatments. Worried about pain? There are painless dentists listed as well!

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MONEY-SAVING TIP: Check out other dental care services for special Insurance discounts and other saving options before visiting a dentist. You could save a fair amount of money simply by comparison shopping. Definitions of Cosmetic Dentistry and related terms

Cosmetic Dentistry: This is an area of dentistry which focuses mainly on esthetic results. Teeth may be reshaped to dramatically improve a person’s appearance thereby improving one's self-confidence. Cosmetic dentistry is a growing field with many people turning to cosmetic dentists for some very impressive results.

Dental Implants: These are metal posts, which are screwed into the upper or lower jawbone. Rising above the gums in the mouth, a crown or a bridge is then cemented to the post. A single implant may be used to restore the area where a tooth is missing thus eliminating the need for a dental bridge. Multiple dental implants can also be used to restore large areas of missing teeth. This eliminates the need for partials or dentures.

Teeth Whitening: A dental treatment to whiten or change the color of your teeth. There are also many tooth whitening kits available that can be used at home. These can come in either plastic strips placed over the teeth or gels.

Teeth Bleaching: A dental treatment for tooth whitening prescribed by your dentist wherein a custom fitted tray holds a special chemical which can penetrate the enamel and whiten the teeth.

Dental Crowns: Also known as to as caps. This is a procedure that reshapes an entire tooth by first reducing it in size and then covering it with a custom fitted natural-looking, lab fabricated crown. Dental crowns are often used to replace teeth that are chipped, decayed, broken, poorly aligned or discolored.

Dental Bridges: When one or more teeth are missing but there still exists a healthy tooth to both the right and the left of that space, dental bridges fill in the empty area. The teeth to the left and right of the space are reduced in size and act as anchors. Then the anchoring teeth are covered with 2 crowns that are connected by a false tooth that will occupy the empty space.

Dental Veneers: A tooth veneer is a very thin material of ceramic or poly ceramic placed on the surface of a tooth. Reshaping teeth is minimal in the use of dental veneers but still offer a substantial cosmetic improvement...read more...