Red, swollen or tender gums or other pain in your mouth
Bleeding while brushing, flossing, or eating hard food
Gums that are receding or pulling away from the teeth, causing the teeth to look longer than before
Loose or separating teeth
Pus between your gums and teeth
Sores in your mouth
Persistent bad breath
A change in the way your teeth fit together when you bite
A change in the fit of partial dentures

The above symptoms are as as listed in the American Academy of Periodontology website. Please make an appointment with our Registered Dental Hygienists and Dentists who can help you evaluate the health of your gums and identify non-surgical treatment such as scaling and root planning (some may refer to it as “Deep Perio Cleaning) and local delivery of antibiotics for perio disease. Let us help take care of your oral health today!

Most of our offices are contracted providers for Delta Care HMO Dental plans for general and orthodontic dentistry! The following groups have Delta Care USA as their dental insurance carriers.

– Southwest Carpenters
– Teamsters 631
– Manor Health Care Center, Inc.
– Canyon Gate Self Storage
– Target Specialty Products NV
– Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc NV
– Silver Nugget Gaming
– Tix Corporation NV
– In-n-Out Burger Actives NV
– Border Grill LV
– Fry’s Electronics NV
– Union Bank, N.A. NV
– Panda Restaurant LV
– Silver Saddle Saloon
– Shoes For Crews
– Kings Seafood
– Corinthian College

No need to worry! At Boston Dental Group, we will be a contracted provider for the new carrier for Culinary A. We will continue to provide uninterrupted general and orthodontics dental care for culinary members. The new Carrier is called Nevada Dental Benefits. Our insurance department is dedicated to providing a smooth transition during this change of carriers.
We are and will remain a provider for the previous carrier, Nevada Pacific Dental.
Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have regarding your dental carrier change.

Because several fittings of the implant may be necessary, the perfect size may not be found for a few months. Once a patient has recovered fully, secure false teeth may be attached to the implants, allowing for greater comfort and stability for the patient.

Upon completion of the dental implant procedure, our patients are instructed about proper dental habits, correct eating habits, and given a schedule of regular follow-up visits to make sure that life after the procedure has adjusted smoothly to the new arrangement.

Bleaching is big business. In 2004, Americans spent over $2 billion on tooth bleaching. Nearly $280 million of that was used on tooth bleaching at home in the form of tooth bleaching kits and tooth bleaching gels. That same year, one in five dental patients inquired about the dangers of tooth bleaching as compared to one in 10 dental patients who ask the same questions in 2001.

Our interest in tooth bleaching can be seen with the rapid growth in popularity of whitening toothpaste. But exponential growth is often followed with its own set of problems. Many patients who experiment with in-home tooth whitening experience what dentists call zingers. Zingers are an informal term used for sharp pains in the mouth that last for a short period of time but have a bad habit of returning with frequency. In a 2002 University of Southern California School of Dentistry survey of 100 people, approximately half of them experienced mild to moderate sensitivity after using over-the-counter strength tooth whitening gel. Many of the over-the-counter strength whitening gels contain the chemical carbamide peroxide, which used to be the only tooth whitening chemical approved by the American Dental Association. While the ADA now approves other chemicals or tooth bleaching, it is the use of these chemicals in the home which causes concern.

“There is much evidence that, when used as directed, bleaching does not cause permanent damage to teeth and gums,” says Edmond Hewlett, DDS, an associate professor at UCLA’s dental school. The dangers of unsupervised and abused tooth bleaching tend to be confined to the less serious, but side effects can include irritation of the gums, blue enamel, and in some cases, if the bleat is able to find its way into a crack in the tooth or a cavity, it can cause painful damage that must be fixed with a root canal.