When considering a new dentist, it is essential to look at their general dentistry offerings. Developing solid routines and preventative care from the start is essential to maintaining good overall and long-lasting dental health.
At Amazing Smiles Family Dentistry, your Newnan general dentist, Dr. Chubb, will spend time getting to know you, your dental concerns, your history, and your dental goals. Using this information, our team can set up a comprehensive care plan to ensure your oral care routine matches your goals and best sets you up for success.
One of the most essential parts of general dentistry is good preventive care and cleanings. Your initial preventive tests and cleaning will often happen at your first appointment, including oral cancer screenings, gum disease screenings, bite alignment checks, and checks for cracks and cavities.
If needed, your dentist may also suggest an x-ray. At your first appointment, we offer a complete tooth cleaning and polish. However, we may ask you to book a second appointment if more extensive cleaning is needed. Our team can also help you build a comprehensive at-home oral hygiene routine.
Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is a serious degeneration of the gums that can lead to pain, aesthetic issues, and other health problems. Early gum disease can often involve discolored, red, painful, or swollen gums that may bleed or ache with brushing, drinking, and eating.
However, in the later stages of gum disease, the gums can recede from the natural teeth, causing additional bleeding, soreness, and decay. When treating gum disease, we begin with prevention to catch it early. However, we also utilize scaling and root planing to treat gum disease. Proper brushing, regular flossing, and regular dental visits can all help to improve overall gum health.
Struggling with dental imperfections? Tooth-colored bonding offers a transformative solution. Our precise technique repairs cracks and chips, meticulously matching your natural tooth color for an invisible restoration.
Each bonding procedure involves carefully selecting a composite resin that perfectly mimics your tooth’s unique shade. We skillfully apply and sculpt the material, creating a seamless repair that looks and feels completely natural.
We offer dental care for children ages ten and up, including preventative exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, and fillings.
Many children have a fear of the dentist. However, routine dental care is essential for children to start a good oral hygiene routine and build solid foundations for adult oral health. Our practice works hard to keep your kids calm throughout the process with our warm demeanor, including explaining each step to your child.
Dental fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that prevents cavities and strengthens teeth. Often, this fluoride is a gel brushed or polished onto the teeth at the end of the cleaning appointment.
You may be given a certain amount of time after the treatment is brushed on that you cannot eat or drink. However, after that, you can continue your regular routine while the fluoride works in the background to strengthen your teeth. We recommend that both adults and children get fluoride treatments at every appointment.
Mouthguards can be vital dental treatment devices for a variety of problems. They are most likely used for bruxism and sports. Bruxism involves teeth grinding, which can lead to dental and jaw pain, flattened teeth, and issues with biting and chewing.
Our practice offers nighttime mouthguards to treat bruxism in adults and children. We also offer mouthguards for kid’s sports to keep your little one safe. All of our mouthguards are custom-fit to ensure maximum comfort.
Your TMJ, or temporomandibular joint, is a joint in your jaw that affects a large portion of biting and chewing. Excessive stress or pressure on the joint can lead to headaches, jaw and neck pain, issues with sleep, biting, and chewing. However, do not panic; TMJ pain can be successfully treated.
Generally, our practice recommends palliative treatment to help with TMJ pain. We also take a comprehensive care approach and refer to specialists when needed.
As part of our comprehensive and detailed treatment approach, we often do whatever we can to save your natural teeth. However, we often recommend dental extractions to begin the tooth replacement process for a tooth that is too decayed, chipped, or broken to be saved.
Our dentist, Dr. Chubb, can do minor extractions in the office. However, our team can refer you for extensive or complex dental extractions and aftercare.
Fear of surgery can often keep people from getting the dental care they may need. Our practice works hard to reduce dental fear and anxiety; through sedation dentistry, achieving your dental goals may be possible! We offer two sedation options: local anesthesia and nitrous oxide.
Local anesthesia can be given in pill or syringe form and allows you to relax quickly so that dental work can be completed. You may or may not be awake during the process. This anesthesia takes longer to wear off but has no significant side effects for most. However, you will likely need someone to drive you home from your appointment.
Nitrous oxide, more commonly known as “laughing gas,” is a breathable relaxant that will allow you to stay conscious but calm throughout your procedure. This type of sedation wears off faster, but you may still need someone to drive you home afterward.
Sometimes, dental concerns can’t wait– often, these are called dental emergencies. Common dental emergencies include broken teeth, bleeding gums, abscesses or pressure points, toothaches, and other concerns.
However, for excessive bleeding or a broken/dislocated jaw, you will need to proceed to the nearest emergency room. For most dental emergencies, our team works hardest to get you in for a same-day appointment. However, for after-hours emergencies, our team will work hard to get you in within our open office hours as soon as possible.