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Dr.
Chui and his team of professionals are ready to provide you with
a full spectrum of services, from dental maintenance and repair
to aesthetic services such as capping, whitening, and shaping. We
also provide dental hygiene services such as cleaning, fillings,
general exams, and x-rays. We provide these services in a family-oriented
environment which our patients find comfortable and supportive.
We want your visits to us to be as pleasant as possible!
Click on a topic below to learn
more.
Sterilization
and Safety
Hygiene
Cosmetic Services
Crowns
Bridges
Implants
Dentures
Children's Dentistry
Sterilization
and Safety
To protect not only our staff but also our patients,
we wear masks, gloves, and other protective garb during your visits
to our office. We also make sure that our exam rooms and all the
equipment and tools they contain are cleaned and sterilized in accordance
with the requirements of the American Dental Association (ADA) and
the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). We also make sure that our
staff and patients are appropriately protected when we use X-Ray
equipment or high-intensity light. While the dosages we use are
well below the minimums established by the ADA and CDC, we are very
careful to protect everyone involved from unnecessary exposures.
Hygiene
While a good percentage of patients who visit
us are here for repair and reconstruction of their teeth, many of
those visits could have been avoided through proper, regular maintenance.
An integral part of maintaining and retaining your teeth for your
entire life is, of course, daily brushing and flossing. Additional
maintenance, in the form of plaque and tartar removal on a regular
basis, is also important for long-term dental health. The number
of times a year you visit us depends upon the condition of your
teeth and your individual needs.
During a regular checkup visit, we will clean your teeth of buildup
which has occurred since your last visit. We will then check all
your teeth for decay and breakdown of any restorations you may already
have. We check the condition of your gums (flossing and brushing
correctly not only keeps your teeth clean, it also keep your gums
healthy), not only for pockets around the teeth, but also for lesions
and other problems. Some of the cleaning work is done with the traditional
hand-held instruments, but we also use ultrasonic cleaners which,
through the use of very high frequency sound waves, breaks up the
plaque and tartar, in places that traditional tools cannot reach.
Each cleaning/descaling visit is concluded with a polishing and
flossing to give your teeth their best possible appearance.
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Cosmetic
Services
We provide a broad spectrum of cosmetic services.
These services include re-shaping, color-keyed fillings, filling
gaps, porcelain veneers, crowns, and bridgework. We also provide
home bleaching kits as well as in-office intense-light bleaching,
as appropriate. Below are some images that show the "before
and after" of some of these procedures.
 
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Crowns
Crowns are used to replace heavily damaged or
brittle, cracking teeth. Crowns are usually made of metal, covered
with porcelain, and once put in place, match the color and shape
of the tooth they replace. We can work with you to put crowns in
to restore your smile and your comfort.
Bridges
A bridge uses surrounding teeth and bone structures
to replace and hold in place cosmetic replacements for missing teeth.
It helps keep remaining teeth in place, as well as prevents bone
in your jaws from deteriorating. We can work with you to install
bridges as needed.
Implants
Implants are basically small holding devices
which are placed in the jaw. These “bolts” act as anchors
which can support a new man-made tooth which replaces a lost one,
or can become part of the foundation for dentures or other appliances.
We work closely with oral surgeons to assure correct placement of
implants for reconstructive and cosmetic work we do in our own office.
Dentures
In cases where tooth or bone loss has progressed
to the point a bridge cannot be used, our team can provide you with
dentures. Dentures can be either “partial”, replacing
several missing teeth with cosmetic replicas, or “full”,
replacing all the teeth in both upper and lower jaws. Current techniques
and technologies allow us to provide you with cosmetic replacements
which are almost completely indiscernible from the real thing. In
addition these new appliances make you much more comfortable, and
return your ability to eat things you’ve had to avoid.
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Children's Dentistry
It’s almost never too early to have your
children come in for an exam to assure that their teeth are healthy
and growing in properly. In the case of a playground or sports accident,
we are ready to help restore you child’s smile to its former
cuteness, using the same techniques we use on adults.
Most of the staff at Dr. Chui’s office have our own children,
and we understand your concerns. We work with you and your child
to make your child’s visit pleasant, and sometimes even fun.
We make use of language and other techniques to reassure your child
and help them relax during their visit.
We try to remove the mystery (mystery can be scary!) around the
procedures, by using a technique we call “Tell, Show, Do”.
In this technique we “Tell” the child why they are visiting,
then “Show” them demonstrations and examples of what
we are going to do, then we “Do”. As we use this technique
we also work to use language which isn’t scary.
For instance, we never use the words “pain” or “shot”.
Instead, we’ll use words like “uncomfortable”
or “numb juice”. In addition, it has not been unknown
for a child to assist us by being allowed to press a button or flip
a switch here and there. We also take the time to do things like
show the kids their own teeth X-rays, if that has been part of the
procedure. X-rays fascinate everyone, young and old!
Also, in case you were wondering, we offer the same comforting services
to adults who may be a bit nervous about their own visits. Just
ask!
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