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Are you considering looking for a dentistry practice that can serve your entire family? You should. There are many benefits to selecting a family dental practice. Here are just a few:

• Trust—it is good to find a dentist you can trust to take care of you and your family, but it is very hard. Once you find a dentist you can trust, it adds additional comfort that this is the same dentist where you bring your children, so you don’t have to worry about them, either.
• Long-term relationships—having a long-term relationship with a dentist helps you build up and maintain trust. But it does more: it means your dentist can get to know you, too, and understand your main dental health issues. Transitioning between dentists, such as when a child reaches age 18, always carries with it the risk that some important health issue may be lost.
• Convenience—in our modern, hectic lives, convenience is never to be underestimated. Being able to schedule multiple appointments at the same dentist at the same time can save you many hours of traveling. Also, family dentists are more likely to maintain office hours outside regular business hours.

To learn more about the benefits of finding a family dentist for all your general dentistry needs, please contact Bella Dental Services, helping clients in Decatur and Tucker, Georgia.

There are various approaches to treating TMJ disorders, including:

• Mouth guards
• Dental restorations
• Jaw exercises and massages
• Medication

Your short-term treatment may consist of reducing your symptoms while we determine a long-term solution. To provide immediate relief of your pain, certain medications and jaw relaxation techniques may be necessary.

If your TMJ symptoms are caused by clenching your jaw or grinding your teeth while you sleep, a dental mouth guard may prevent these behaviors. These habits place significant physical stress on the TMJ and its surrounding muscles and ligaments.

In some cases, TMJ symptoms are caused by a misaligned bite. At Bella Dental Services, we use devices that track and record your jaw movement. Using this information, we determine the optimal resting position of your jaw, and then we may suggest certain treatments to achieve this jaw position. Orthodontics, tooth replacements, or dental fillings may be required to reposition the jaw and align your upper and lower teeth.

For a TMJ evaluation and treatment in the Decatur, Stone Mountain, Tucker and the surrounding Georgia areas, please contact experienced dentist Dr. Roderick Cooper to schedule a consultation at Bella Dental Services.

Invisalign® has created healthy, functional, beautiful smiles for many people. Whether Invisalign® can achieve results for you depends on your smile goals and the movement required to align your bite.

 Invisalign is frequently used to correct:

• Crooked teeth
• Gapped teeth
• Crowded teeth
• Overbite
• Underbite

If your teeth and jaws require complex movement, traditional orthodontic treatment may be suggested; however, if you are a candidate for Invisalign®, the orthodontic system provides several benefits in addition to aligning your teeth. The benefits of Invisalign® include:

• The clear aligners used to straighten your teeth do not attract attention, so the fact that you are straightening your teeth is not obvious to other people.
• You remove the aligners before eating, so dietary modifications characteristic of traditional braces are not necessary.
• You remove the aligners before brushing and flossing your teeth, so oral hygiene is easy to maintain.

Invisalign® may be able to provide you with straighter teeth and a more comfortable bite. If you have always wanted to improve your smile but dread the idea of wearing metal braces, Invisalign® may be right for you. The only way to find out if you are an Invisalign® candidate is to be examined by an experienced dentist who can determine the most effective treatment option for you.

To learn more about Invisalign®, and if you live in Decatur, Tucker, Stone Mountain or the surrounding Georgia areas, please contact Bella Dental Services to schedule a consultation with experienced dentist Dr. Roderick Cooper.

Fear and anxiety about dental offices and dental procedures can cause you to neglect dental hygiene, and sleep dentistry makes your dental appointments a more relaxing affair. Sedatives are taken orally and allow you to remain conscious throughout the appointment. You will be able to respond to the dentist and the staff, but you will not remember the appointment afterward.

Sleep dentistry may be right for you if you have:

• Past traumatic dental experiences
• Neck and back pain
• Sensitivity to dental instruments, smells or noises
• Discomfort or restlessness caused by dental appointment

With sedation dentistry, your appointment will feel as though it lasted only moments. Also, if you require multiple dental procedures, sleep dentistry often makes it possible to complete several procedures in one appointment. You will be relaxed enough to remain in the dentist’s office for the duration of these appointments, which would otherwise require multiple visits.

Regular dental cleanings are an important part of good oral hygiene habits, which prevent cavities, plaque and gum disease. If anxiety is standing between you and your health, you should talk to an experienced dentist about dental sedation.

For sleep dentistry in Clarkston, Georgia, please contact experienced sedation dentist Dr. Roderick Cooper at Bella Dental Services to schedule a consultation.