Periodontics
Prestige Dental Specialists is a Periodontics practice in Annandale, VA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing, preventing, and treating disease and disorders of oral bone structure and gums.
Periodontists at Prestige Dental Specialists perform
medical diagnosis and treatment of gum disease and bone disorders, screening for oral cancer, and placing and adjusting dental implants. Periodontics is
a dental specialty focused on oral bone structure, gum health, and artificial dental implants. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Periodontics practices include gum disease, tooth loss, oral inflammation, oral cancer, tooth and jaw alignment, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, gingivitis, bleeding or sensitive gums, and cosmetic dental implants.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Periodontics
practices include x-ray imaging, gum recession assessment, bite assessment, tooth scaling, root planing and debridement, oral cancer screening, TMJ disorder relief, oral health education, and dental implant placing.
That specialty of dentistry which encompasses the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes and the maintenance of the health, function and esthetics of these structures and tissues.
Periodontists in Annandale, VA
Endodontics
Prestige Dental Specialists is an Endodontics practice in Annandale, VA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing, and treating conditions of the dental pulp (the soft tissue inside teeth).
Endodontists at Prestige Dental Specialists perform
maintenance and treatment of dental pulp diseases or injuries. Endodontics is
a dental specialty that maintains dental pulp health. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Endodontics practices include cavities, tooth cracks, dental abscesses, dental pulp stones, exposed dental pulp, and pulp necrosis.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Endodontics
practices include consultations, root canals, dental implants, and endodontic surgery.
The branch of dentistry that is concerned with the morphology, physiology and pathology of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues. Its study and practice encompass the basic and clinical sciences including biology of the normal pulp, the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions.
Endodontists in Annandale, VA
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The specialty of dentistry which includes the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons in Annandale, VA
Dental Hygiene
An individual who has completed an accredited dental hygiene education program, and an individual who has been licensed by a state board of dental examiners to provide preventive care services under the supervision of a dentist. Functions that may be legally delegated to the dental hygienist vary based on the needs of the dentist, the educational preparation of the dental hygienist and state dental practice acts and regulations, but always include, at a minimum, scaling and polishing the teeth. To avoid misleading the public, no occupational title other than dental hygienist should be used to describe this dental auxiliary.
Dental Hygienists in Annandale, VA
Dental Anesthesiology
Prestige Dental Specialists is a Dental Anesthesiology practice in Annandale, VA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in delivering anesthesia to help patients manage pain from dental procedures.
Dental Anesthesiologists at Prestige Dental Specialists perform
local anesthesia, general anesthesia, and sedation. Dental Anesthesiology is
the use of pain management medication in oral surgery and other dental procedures. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Dental Anesthesiology practices include tooth decay, gum disease, injury, and tooth loss.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dental Anesthesiology
practices include machinery to monitor vital signs and topical, gaseous, and intravenous anesthesia medication.
A dentist who has successfully completed an accredited postdoctoral anesthesiology residency training program for dentists of two or more years duration, in accord with Commission on Dental Accreditation's Standards for Dental Anesthesiology Residency Programs, and/or meets the eligibility requirements for examination by the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology.
Dental Anesthesiologists in Annandale, VA
