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Smile Makeovers — A New You For A New Year

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Are you unhappy with your current smile? Our Monroe, LA dental team can help you get the beautiful smile you need to succeed in all of your New Year goals. If you want to get off to a great start this coming year, consider our complete smile makeover solutions. The Bayou Dental Group can help you get the awesome results you deserve.

Don’t Let A Sad Smile Ruin Your Year!

We meet patients every day who are unhappy with their smiles. They often come into our office with hunched shoulders, looking at the floor, and hiding their smiles when they talk. These patients sometimes experience depression, lack of confidence, or general dissatisfaction with their lives. We hate to see patients like this and will work hard to help them feel better about their smiles.

If you are experiencing anything like this, our complete smile makeover solution can help. Did you know that a nice smile is directly related to a person’s overall success in life? If you choose to have a complete smile makeover by the Bayou Dental Group, we guarantee that your confidence will increase.

With this increased confidence, you will begin to notice improvements in other areas of your life. Your friends will notice; your colleagues will notice; the good-looking acquaintance that you’ve had your eye on will certainly notice. Increased self-confidence can lead to greater chances of success in these areas of your life. You could become unstoppable!

If a happier smile can create such improvement in these areas of your life, imagine the damage your sad smile is doing. Your decreased confidence from your stained, chipped, or otherwise unflattering smile could be hindering your chances of landing that promotion or getting that second date! We want to make sure you have the best chance possible to succeed — consider a smile makeover to help you reach your goals this coming year!

Smile Makeover Solutions in Monroe, LA

If you want to start off the New Year with a beautiful smile that you can be proud of, our complete smile makeover solutions can help. We can combine any of the cosmetic options below (and more!) to create the smile of your dreams. Learn a little bit about these services and how they can help improve your smile:

Teeth whitening. We can use Zoom! whitening gel to help you get the brightest, whitest smile possible. We know that this is an essential part of having a smile that you can be proud of. We offer both in-office treatments and custom take-home whitening trays. Our whitening services will help you achieve the beautiful results you want.

Veneers. If you’re looking for a way to achieve a perfect Hollywood smile, our veneers are for you. We will gently remove a very small layer of enamel from the surface of your tooth before applying the veneer. The veneer will be matched to the color, shape, and size you desire. Celebrities are famous for using this dental service to achieve flawless smiles — you can have the flawless smile you want, too.

Dental restorations. We offer cosmetic fillings, crowns, and bridges to repair your smile. Our restorations are designed to blend right in with your natural smile and help you achieve the desired aesthetic. If you need restorative work, choose the Bayou Dental Group for restorations that will look great AND give you the function you need.

If any combination of these services interest you, we recommend that you schedule a cosmetic consultation. We can help you determine the best way to go about getting the smile of your dreams.

Get Off To A Great Start in 2016

If you are ready to improve your smile and set yourself up for success, we can help. Call the Bayou Dental Group for more information on how our complete smile makeover solutions can help you get the beautiful smile you deserve. Call us at [phone]. We would be happy to help you find a date and time that works well with your personal schedule.

Don’t wait to get the smile that will help you feel confidence and meet your goals all year long. You deserve to succeed — let our Monroe, LA dental team help you.

5 Ways Dental Implants Can Improve Your Life

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If you are living with removable dentures that just don’t satisfy your tooth replacement needs, you aren’t alone. We regularly meet patients who are unhappy with their dentures and want a more permanent, reliable solution. Fortunately, we can help. The Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA offers dental implant services to help patients get the tooth replacement option they need to live their lives to the fullest.

Ditch The Dentures

We understand the woes of traditional removable dentures. They can be uncomfortable, unreliable, and simply not strong enough to help you eat the foods they love. With dental implants, we can solve all of these issues and help you achieve a realistic, reliable new smile.

Removable dentures can slip and slide around in your mouth, rubbing your gums or worse. We’ve even had patients complain about them popping out of their mouth when speaking or laughing! We understand how embarrassing that can be. We want to remove the stress from your smile situation and help you feel comfortable with your new teeth. You shouldn’t have to live with the worry associated with traditional dentures — you deserve the best tooth replacement option on the market.

How We Can Help

Fortunately, the team at the Bayou Dental Group can offer you the solution you need to look and feel better. Dental implants are a reliable, stress-free, beautiful way to to make sure you have the ability to function well. Dental implants have many great benefits, but we’ve compiled a list of ways that dental implants can truly improve your life. Dental implants offer:

Strength. Did you know that implants are designed to restore almost 100 percent of your natural chewing power? While removable dentures will certainly repair some of your chewing ability, they simply don’t offer the strength that implants do. With implants, you can eat anything! Enjoy a juicy steak or a crisp apple! You’ll no longer have to worry about malnutrition — you can eat the foods you love.

A long-lasting, worry-free solution. Dental implants are designed to last for decades with proper maintenance. If you’re looking for a solution that will potentially last for the rest of your life, implants may be for you. Because they are placed directly into your gums and allowed to fuse to your jawbone, they become a permanent part of your mouth. This means long-lasting stability and zero chance of them popping out of your mouth!

Aesthetic appeal. We design all of our implant restorations to look just like natural teeth. If you want a tooth replacement option that looks realistic and won’t stick out as a prosthetic, dental implants can be the answer. We can craft your replacement teeth to match the color, size, and shape you think will look good in your smile.

Good oral health. As opposed to removable dentures, dental implants are easy to clean and discourage bone deterioration. Instead of needing to remove the replacement teeth from your mouth, implants are designed to be brushed and flossed just like natural teeth. This helps you prevent gum disease and other problems. They also are placed directly into your gums, discouraging jawbone deterioration — something removable dentures simply don’t do. If you are looking for a tooth replacement option that will help you to maintain great oral health, consider dental implants.

Increased confidence. With all of these benefits, you will look and feel great if you choose dental implants! This increased self-confidence can help you live the life you want to live without fear. Talk to our office to learn more about dental implants and how they can help you achieve the results you desire.

Schedule An Appointment

The Bayou Dental Group can offer you the dental implant solution you need to feel confident and happy with your smile. If you are ready to learn more, we recommend that you schedule a consultation today. Please call us at [phone]. We would be happy to help you find a date and time that works well with your personal schedule. Don’t wait — take the first step to achieving the smile you deserve with dental implants today.

7 Questions to Ask Yourself If You’re Considering Veneers

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Hello again Monroe! Welcome back to the ongoing dental health blog of the Bayou Dental Group. In our last post, we discussed how veneers can be used to change many aspects of your smile. (Veneers are thin shell placed over your teeth.)

Since our last post, many patients have contacted our comfortable and modern office to learn more about veneers. So in today’s post, we want to help you determine if veneers might be the right cosmetic dentistry option for you. Here’s seven questions to ask yourself if you’re considering veneers.

Question #1: Do You Want a Glamorous, Hollywood Smile?

Most people aren’t born with a perfect set of teeth. Yet whenever you see a movie star or rock star, it seems like their teeth are perfect. The truth is they probably had a little help from their dentist, and might even have veneers!

Veneers can cover many different common flaws with your smile. A single veneer can be used to cover a cracked, chipped, or misshapen tooth. A set of veneers can be used to whiten your smile, or even cover minor orthodontic flaws in your smile.

Question #2: Do You Want to Struggle with Adult Braces?

If you have slightly crooked teeth, or a gap between two teeth, you might think that braces are your only option. Braces are effective, but they take forever. Traditional adult braces take two years or longer to be effective, while even the fastest of short-term orthodontics take about six months.

Do you want to deal with braces for six months or longer? That’s six months of walking around with metal brackets and wire in your mouth, that’s six months of being limited in the foods you can safely eat. Veneers work in a fraction of the time as a solution for many minor orthodontic issues including gapped teeth and crooked teeth.

Question #3: Do You Want to Look Younger?

Time is unavoidable factor which affects your appearance in different ways. As your teeth age, they begin to lose their whiteness and their shine. You teeth may also become more prone to cracking, and even begin to drift apart from each other.

Veneers can erase the cosmetic flaws in your smile, making you look younger in the process. Many patients come to us after their procedure and tell us that veneers improved their self-confidence, making them feel younger and more alive.

Question #4: Do You Want a Restoration That Lasts?

Cosmetic dentistry is an investment into yourself, and into your smile. There are cosmetic dentistry options which are less expensive than veneers. But many of them are not nearly as long-lasting.

Dental bonding can be used to correct some minor flaws, but the bonding material can become discolored or crack. Professional teeth whitening fades away. But if you take care of them and maintain good oral hygiene, your veneers can last for decades.

Question #5: Do You Want to Stay Ashamed of Your Smile?

What do you do when someone asks you to smile? Are you willing to show off your teeth? Or do you give a sort-of half-smile?

What it be nice to not worry about your teeth when you smiled? Imagine not reflexively covering your mouth with your hand while eating, speaking, or laughing in a social environment. Veneers can help you unlock the inner self-confidence which you’d forgotten you had!

Question #6: Do You Want a Permanently Whiter Smile?

Have you ever used Photoshop software? You can take a picture of yourself, click on your smile, and instantly make it whiter. Veneers are like being able to do that in real life! A full set of veneers can be applied to give you the white smile of your dreams. We can even customize just how white your smile will be!

Question #7: Do You Want Your Smile to Look Great, Fast?

Some cosmetic dentistry procedures can be quite lengthy. Something like Invisalign takes about a year to be effective. That’s fine if you’re a patient person. But wouldn’t it be nice to have a faster option? Veneers can generally be applied in just a few weeks over three appointments!

Make An Appointment

Did you answer any of these questions, and think that you might need veneers? Then schedule a consultation at the Bayou Dental Group to learn more about how veneers can revolutionize your smile. Contact our office today at [phone].

Get Veneers For A Camera Ready Smile

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How would you describe a “Hollywood Smile”?

Would all the teeth be straight? Would the teeth sparkling white? Would it be evenly spaced?
We’ve all seen the photos of celebrities in magazines, posing in front of backdrops at red carpet events, flashing their perfect smiles.

The truth is nobody is born with perfect teeth. You can look like you have them with porcelain veneers, however. And you can get veneers at the Bayou Dental Group.

If you are interested in learning about veneers or any our of cosmetic dentistry, keep reading, then visit our office at in Monroe, LA.

Do you need to be camera ready?

Odds are, most of us are never going to be invited to red carpet events, and if we are, the paparazzi probably won’t be shouting for us to stop and pose.

Even so, we live in a time when anyone’s picture can be taken and shared with the world at a moment’s notice (or without notice at all). Digital cameras and camera phone have become a universal part of our culture. At any moment, your children or grandchildren may ask you to pose for a selfie.

With Christmas coming up, you may be asked to pose for a family portrait or a group picture at your company Christmas party. And there always seems to be someone trying to take candid photos are holiday gatherings. Any of those photo could end up on on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, or who knows what other social media site.

How comfortable would you feel if someone wanted to take your picture right now? What would you change about your smile if you could?

Veneers Can Fix Your Smile

Porcelain veneers can fix a wide variety of problems you may have with your smile. We don’t want to mislead you. Veneers can’t fix everything, but you might be surprised at how versatile they are for cosmetic dentistry.

Here’s a few ways they can help:

• Whiter Teeth — You may be thinking, “Couldn’t I just use professional teeth whitening?”
Sure you can if you goal is to remove stains from your teeth. Professional whitening is great to remove stains caused by tobacco, coffee, tea, and soft drinks. Veneers are a better option if your yellow teeth are the result of worn down enamel, however. This exposes the dentin, which is naturally more yellow than your enamel.

Veneers are a shell that we place over your teeth. Because of this, a set of veneers can improve the look of your teeth sort of how a new coat of paint or new siding can improve the appearance of your house.

• Straighter Teeth — If you have crooked teeth, your first thought might be to consider orthodontic care to straighten your teeth. Without a doubt, that will straighten your teeth if you don’t mind wearing braces for a couple years.

If you are looking for immediate results, we can place your veneers on your teeth in a matter of weeks. During your first visit, we may need to remove some of the enamel on your teeth to make an impression that will be used to design your porcelain veneers. When your custom-fitted veneers are ready (usually a week or two later), we will bond them to your teeth on your return visit to our dentist office in Monroe, LA.

• Uniform Spacing — If you have crowded teeth, your first thought might be orthodontics again. The same is true if you have gaps in your teeth. (Michael Strahan and Madonna may not mind the gaps in their smiles, but most people aren’t that comfortable.)

Porcelain veneers can completely change the way your smile appears to the rest of the world. You smile can look like you have perfectly spaced teeth that are parallel to one another.

If you have more than one of the issues we mentioned above, then veneers are perfect for you.
Want straighter and whiter teeth? Veneers will work.
Need to close a gap in your smile and straighten your crooked teeth? Veneers works for that, too.

Make An Appointment

We have seen how bad teeth affect some people. We’ve had patients who were ashamed to show their teeth when the first came to our office. After they got their veneers, it made their smiles more attractive, but it seemed to give them a confidence boost as well.

If you think veneers might be able to improve your smile, contact Bayou Dental Group in Monroe. Call our office at [phone] to make an appointment.

Achieve a Whiter and Brighter Smile in 2016

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Hello again Monroe! Welcome back to the ongoing dental health blog of the Bayou Dental Group. 2016 is approaching at a furious pace. Have you begun to consider what your new year’s resolutions will be this year? Maybe you want to start using your gym membership a little more frequently, maybe you’d like to catch-up on your reading for the new year, or maybe you want to do something to improve your appearance.

Want an easy suggestion? Make a resolution you can keep, a resolution for a whiter and more beautiful smile. At the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, we’ve helped a countless number of patients achieve a more beautiful smile through our professional teeth whitening treatments. This small change can make a huge improvement in both your appearance and your self-confidence.

If you’re like most adults, your teeth may not be quite as white as you’d like. Even if you brush your teeth after every meal, stains and discolorations may still appear on your enamel. This is especially true as you get older because your teeth naturally become less stain resistant as they age.

Aside from age, any number of things can stain your teeth. At the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, we’ve helped patients who have stained teeth due to drinking red wine, eating a lot of brightly colored fruit, smoking cigarettes, taking certain prescription medications, and any number of other factors. It certainly is easy to stain your teeth. But the good news is that it is just as easy to whiten them!

At the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, we offer two types of professional teeth whitening treatments. If you like the idea of teeth whitening at home, we can provide you with a professional strength take-home whitening kit. Or if you want your teeth to be whitened in a hurry, we also offer Zoom! teeth whitening.

Zoom! is one of the most effective and highly regarded systems of professional teeth whitening on the market. Unlike certain over-the-counter teeth whitening products, Zoom! is formulated not to cause any pain or discomfort to your teeth or gums. In addition, Zoom! is much faster than over-the-counter teeth whitening products. In just one hour, your teeth whitening dentist at the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, will have your teeth whitened several shades.

If you’re interested in professional teeth whitening, we recommend having your teeth cleaned at the Bayou Dental Group prior to your teeth whitening appointment. A routine cleaning helps remove plaque and any other substances which would prevent our teeth whitening dentist from achieving maximum results for you.

During your teeth whitening appointment, we begin by covering your lips and gums to protect them from any irritation. We then apply the specially formulated Zoom! whitening gel to your teeth; this gel features a special blend of hydrogen peroxide to remove any stains or discolorations for your teeth.

We then expose your teeth to the Zoom! whitening lamp for 15 minutes at a time. During your appointment, you’re free to watch television, listen to music, or read. The appointment is completely painless. You’ll undergo a total of three 15 minute whitening sessions in your one hour appointment. Your teeth whitening dentist will then apply a special sensitivity-reducing fluoride to your teeth which will prevent you from experiencing any pain or discomfort from the treatment.

Make An Appointment

Wouldn’t it be nice to set a new year’s resolution that you can actually keep in 2016? Professional teeth whitening at the Bayou Dental Group can help you achieve a brighter and more beautiful smile with Zoom! in-office whitening or our professional strength take-home teeth whitening products.

Don’t waste your money on ineffective over-the-counter teeth whitening products that just hurt your gums, and make your teeth sensitive. See you teeth whitening dentist in Monroe, LA, for teeth whitening treatments that work! Schedule an appointment today by calling the Bayou Dental Group at [phone].

How to Replace Missing Teeth in Monroe, LA

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Happy holidays Monroe! Welcome back to the ongoing dental health blog of Bayou Dental Group. When it comes to the holidays, certain things go together quite well. Milk and cookies for Santa. Ornaments and lights for the tree. Family time and fun during the evenings. Smiling faces and photos for the scrapbook.

But if you’re missing teeth, you might feel a bit hesitant to smile. Many patients often assume that full dentures and partial dentures are the only effective way to replace missing teeth. But we offer a range of other options for replacement teeth at Bayou Health Group in Monroe, LA, including dental implants, mini dental implants, All-On-Six dental implants, and All-On-Four dental implants.

Missing teeth carry a host of negative consequences for your health, including your oral health, mental health, and overall health. At the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, we love helping our patients fill any gaps in their smile to prevent these consequences to their health.

Your oral health is affected because missing teeth can make you more likely to lose your remaining teeth. This is because your teeth start to shift slightly when there’s extra space in your mouth. This shifting will cause them to loosen, and can lead to them falling out. When your teeth fall out, you can also experience bone loss because your jaw will start to shrink because it is accommodating fewer teeth.

Your mental health is affected because missing teeth can make you embarrassed to smile. Numerous studies have shown that smiling is actually an effective way to prevent depression. Missing teeth can also adversely affect your self-esteem and self-confidence.

Sadly, the problems caused by missing teeth don’t end there. Missing teeth can also harm your overall health. Because missing teeth make it more difficult to eat, you may start to seek out softer and softer food. Because you’re missing out essential nutrients like fiber and protein, you may begin to suffer malnutrition. Malnutrition is has been linked to heart disease and diabetes.

At this point, you may want to know how to replace missing teeth. At the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, we recommend dental implant procedures for replacing your missing teeth. Dental implants are an artificial tooth root made out of titanium. The implant is placed into your jawbone where in integrates with with the surrounding bone. Dental implants are then used as a base for replacement teeth.

If you need to replace a single missing tooth, we place an incredibly lifelike crown on the dental implant. Once the crown has been placed it, it will function just like your natural tooth. Dental implant restorations have nearly the same chewing ability as a natural tooth.

If you need to have all of your teeth replaced, we also offer the All-on-Six and All-on-Four methods of dental implants. Using six or four dental implants, we stabilize an entire set of permanent dentures. Because fewer implants are used, these methods can be more affordable than traditional dental implants. These dental implant procedures provide a great deal of support and stability. Once your replacement teeth have been placed, you’ll be able to use them in the exact same manner as natural teeth.

We also offer mini dental implants at Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA. Mini dental implants are placed in the same manner as traditional dental implants, but are smaller and skinnier. This means mini dental implants can often be placed in patients who lack the bone density necessary for traditional dental implants. Mini dental implants are often less expensive than traditional dental implants as well, making them a good choice if you’re on a budget. We can use mini dental implants to stabilize dental bridges and dentures.

Make An Appointment

Are you interested in learning more about non-removable replacement teeth? Then schedule a consultation at the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA. Dr. Finley will be happy to explain your various options for replacement teeth and dental implant procedures.

Are you ready for a smile that you are proud of? Then say goodbye to missing teeth by calling our office at [phone]. The Bayou Dental Group is proud to serve Monroe, LA, and the surrounding areas.

A Whole New Set of Teeth for Christmas

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Hello Monroe! Welcome back to the ongoing dental health blog of Bayou Dental Group. The holidays are here and everyone has started to get into a little bit of the holiday spirit. The holidays are alway a particular fun time of year at the office, because our patients also seem ready and eager to smile! But if you’re missing a significant portion of your teeth, you may never feel like you’re ready to smile.

Recently, a patient came into our office with a oral health dilemma. He had worn dentures for years, but was sick of them falling out at inopportune times. He told us that his grandchild were getting older, and he wanted them to be proud of him. But he felt like his missing teeth made him look a bit silly and hard to take serious. He was was considering a new set of dentures, but wanted to know if there was a better solution.

At the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, we were thrilled to inform him that here is in fact a better solution for missing teeth. We’re proud to offer both All on 4 dental implants and All on 6 dental implants. These revolutionary dental implant procedures can replace your entire set of teeth with permanent, non-removable replacement teeth. After undergoing one of these dental implant procedures, you’ll be able to smile again with an incredibly lifelike and functional set of teeth.

All on 4 dental implants and All on 6 dental implants use a series of dental implants (either 4 or 6) to support a set of permanent dentures. A dental implant is an artificial tooth root which is embedded into your jawbone is a painless and comfortable oral surgery. Once a dental implant has been placed, it will begin to integrate with your jawbone. Dental implants are nearly as strong as a natural tooth root, making them an ideal for supporting permanent dentures.

Your permanent dentures will then function just like natural teeth. You’ll never have to worry about your dentures falling out or slipping when you’re eating or speaking. Instead, you’ll be able to enjoy all of your favorite foods once again. Even foods that were impossible to eat with dentures – like corn on the cob – will be back on your menu once again.

If currently have a few remaining teeth, we can painless extract them to make room for your full mouth reconstruction. Or we can replace your outdated and unsightly dentures with these excellent options for non-removable replacement teeth. Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, is one of very few dentist offices in the country to offer All on 4 dental implants and All on 6 dental implants. We love seeing patients smile with a new found confidence after undergoing these dental implant procedures.

All on 4 dental implants and All on 6 dental implants provide more stability and durability than traditional dentures. But they also have a range of other benefits that can ensure that your treatment is a breeze. Patients often come into our office and tell us that these dental implant procedures truly changed their lives.

In the past, full mouth reconstructions were both prohibitory expensive and time-consuming. A dental implant had to be placed for each individual tooth which was being replaced. All of 4 dental implants and All on 6 dental implant procedures are faster and less expensive because far fewer dental implants have to be placed.

Undergoing a traditional full mouth reconstruction used to take months. All of 4 dental implants and All on 6 dental implants are much faster procedures and often require only two to four appointments.You’ll visit the Bayou Dental Group for your consultation appointment, an evaluation appointment, then for the placement of your dental implants, and lastly for the placement of your permanent non-removable replacement teeth.

Schedule A Consultation

Are you interested in learning if All on 4 or All on 6 dental implants could be right for you? Then schedule consultation at the Bayou Dental Group. We can perform a thorough evaluation of your oral health and help you decide if All on 4 dental implants or All on 6 dental implants are right for you. If you’re ready to throw away your dentures, call us today at [phone].

Escape From Holiday Stress with Oral Sedation Dentistry

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Greetings Monroe! Welcome back to the ongoing dental health blog of the Bayou Dental Group. We hope you’re ready for the holiday season because it’s already here! It seems like only a couple days ago that we were sending our children back to school, yet somehow 2016 is just a few short weeks away.

The holidays are called the most wonderful time of the year for a reason. There’s all sorts of magical memories to be made, holiday presents to be bought, trees to be decorated, and delicious foods to be cooked. But the holidays can also have their share of stress involved.

For many people, the biggest stress is simply the crowds of people. From the grocery stores to the department stores, every place is quite busy. Then there’s the stress of planning the logistics of the holidays. Who’s cooking dinner? Where’s your brother-in-law going to sleep when your sister visits? What do you buy for your spouse?

Holiday stress can easily be compounded by a problem with your oral health. If you have a toothache, or notice your gums bleedings, you might be so busy that you just hope they go away. But even the hustle of the holiday season is not an excuse to put off your oral health. Without proper treatment, small problems can turn into larger, more expensive, and more painful problems.

At Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, we want you to know that you can always escape the holiday stress at our comfortable and modern office. Even if you are nervous or fearful of undergoing dental work, we can work with you to provide solutions for your oral health. We are specially equipped to care for nervous and fearful patients thanks to sedation dentistry.

What is sedation dentistry? Sedation dentistry is designed to help patients relax and unwind both before their treatment and during their treatment. Sedation dentistry is a wonderful option for the millions of Americans who are scared of visiting the dentist. University research has shown that as many as half of all adults avoid visiting the dentist due to fear. Another fifth of the population only visits the dentist when they absolutely have to.

Sedation dentistry is way for us to change all of that. At the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, we offer oral sedation dentistry. What is oral sedation dentistry? Simple, we prescribe you a medicine to combat your anxiety and fear during your treatment. You take your prescription shortly before your appointment, then set back and relax.

At Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA, we often prescribe Halcyon or Restoril for use with oral sedation dentistry. Both these medications are oral sedatives which help you feel calm and relaxed during your dental treatment. These medications may even induce a light sleep in you.

However, oral sedation dentistry has several advantages over putting you to sleep before a treatment. You can respond to instructions and communicate with your dentist during your procedure. Should you fall asleep, your sleep is so light that we can easily wake you if needed.

Oral sedation dentistry doesn’t require any painful needles, if you can swallow a pill, you can undergo oral sedation dentistry. After taking the pill, a wave of relaxation will follow in just a few minutes. This makes it an excellent option for both nervous patients, or patients who need to undergo a lengthy treatment. Because you’ll feel relaxed, we can often accomplish more work in less time than if you weren’t sedated.

But oral sedation dentistry is just one way we try to make you feel more comfortable at the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA. Our entires staff is trained to be positive and pleasant during your entire treatment. If you have any questions, we’ll be happy to answer them. And we’ll never lecture you – even if it’s been awhile since you visited the dentist.

Make An Appointment

We know the holidays are an extremely busy time of the year. But don’t lose sight of your oral health! Make an appointment with the Bayou Dental Group in Monroe, LA. If you are nervous or fearful about undergoing dental work, we’ll be happy to tell you more about oral sedation dentistry. Call us today at [phone].

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