Minimally Invasive Dentistry

The goal of minimally invasive dentistry is simple: conserve healthy tooth structure. Our practice focuses first on preventing dental disease and remineralizing decayed teeth, rather than drilling and filling. And when a restoration is truly necessary, we choose the most conservative treatment that preserves as much of your natural tooth as possible.

Nature made your teeth better than we ever could. The best dentistry keeps as much of them as possible.

Our minimally invasive treatments and techniques

• Medical prevention of decay
• Non-surgical periodontal therapy
• Preventive resin restorations — we can identify very small cavities (even before they appear on X-rays), which allows us to remove minimal tooth structure and place the smallest possible restoration
• Tooth-colored bonded fillings instead of silver amalgam
• One-visit inlays and onlays instead of crowns
• Professional teeth whitening and/or porcelain veneers instead of crowns
• Occlusal splints for TMJ treatment
• Oral appliances for sleep apnea treatment
• One-visit smile makeovers with bonding
• Complex rehabilitation with conservative bonded porcelain
• Invisalign® removable aligners for orthodontic therapy

Every one of these approaches shares the same aim: to keep your smile healthy with the least intervention possible. To talk through the most conservative option for your own situation, schedule a consultation.