Deerpath Dental Specialist

Endodontics

Deerpath Dental Specialist is an Endodontics practice in Vernon Hills, IL 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 Deerpath Dental Specialist 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.

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.

Periodontics

Deerpath Dental Specialist is a Periodontics practice in Vernon Hills, IL 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 Deerpath Dental Specialist 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.

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Deerpath Dental Specialist is an Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics practice in Vernon Hills, IL with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in the diagnosis, prevention, interception, and correction of malocclusion and other abnormalities of the developing or mature orofacial structures. Orthodontist and Dentofacial Orthopedists at Deerpath Dental Specialist perform provides procedures to fix conditions such as dental overbites, underbites, and crowded or misaligned teeth by slowly applying pressure on specific teeth to coax them into place without surgery. Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is a specialty within the dental profession that detects tooth positioning issues and corrects them. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics practices include malocclusions, underbites, overbites, oral cavity anomalies. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics practices include designing and fabricating appliances to realign teeth and jaws to produce and maintain normal function and to improve appearance.

That area of dentistry concerned with the supervision, guidance and correction of the growing or mature dentofacial structures, including those conditions that require movement of teeth or correction of malrelationships and malformations of their related structures and the adjustment of relationships between and among teeth and facial bones by the application of forces and/or the stimulation and redirection of functional forces within the craniofacial complex. Major responsibilities of orthodontic practice include the diagnosis, prevention, interception and treatment of all forms of malocclusion of the teeth and associated alterations in their surrounding structures; the design, application and control of functional and corrective appliances; and the guidance of the dentition and its supporting structures to attain and maintain optimum occlusal relations in physiologic and esthetic harmony among facial and cranial structures.