Comprehensive Dental Services
Located in Hartford, Connecticut, we are your local, comprehensive dental solution for the entire family. Care Dental can help you begin your journey to a healthy, beautiful smile.
Cleaning & Prevention
A focus on preventive dentistry helps you maintain the highest standard of oral health while limiting dental expenditures. Keeping a regular preventative maintenance schedule with your hygienist and your dentist will help you prevent not only tooth decay and periodontal disease but also avoid costly procedures and extra time in the hygiene chair.
Family Dentistry
When you step into Care Dental in Hartford, you'll know you've found the perfect place for your family's care. Our team loves helping kids grow into healthy adults. We understand that early experiences influence the value children place on their oral health as adults. One negative experience can affect a child’s outlook on dentistry for the rest of their life. You can be sure your child will have a great experience with us.
Cosmetic Dentistry
Smiles matter more than we realize. Volumes of research confirm the influential role of smiles in our relationships and our self-esteem. If you're confident, you smile more. If you smile more, you feel more confident. But what if you don't want to flash those pearly whites because you're embarrassed? The effects of an unattractive smile may ripple through your life. Some areas of Cosmetic Dentistry Include:
- Brighten stained or discolored teeth
- Repair cracks or fractures
- Fill gaps between teeth
- Correct overcrowding
- Reshape teeth
- Replace missing teeth
- Replace old metallic restorations, such as fillings and crowns
Tooth Replacement
Not many years ago, losing a tooth left you with few options for replacement. While permanent teeth should provide a lifetime of function, it doesn't always end up that way. They may be lost from an accident, decay, or gum disease. Since teeth start as a full set, even one missing tooth may affect the whole makeup of your mouth's delicate balance. As teeth slowly lean and migrate, wear and cracking from excessive forces often create escalating problems.
When it's time to replace missing teeth, whether it's one or a full set, several options might be available to you. Your dentist can discuss:
- Dental Implants
- Porcelain Bridges
- Full & Partial Dentures
Extractions & Preservation
While we focus on helping you maintain your teeth for a lifetime, sometimes certain teeth need to be removed. Wisdom teeth, extra teeth, or very crowded teeth present situations that may mean treatment involving removal. In some cases, severely decayed or cracked teeth or those missing large amounts of supporting bone leave extraction as the only viable option.Â
We always consider your comfort regardless of the type of care you’re receiving. We’ll discuss your unique situation specifically to determine the best way to help you receive the treatment you need. You may be looking for:
- Wisdom Tooth Extraction
- Other Teeth Extraction
- Root Canal
- Bone Grafting
- Oral Surgery
Oral Appliances
Oral appliances offer simple, non-invasive care for a variety of conditions. Whether we're treating nighttime sleep grinding, a diagnosed case of obstructive sleep apnea, bite problems, or other jaw joint disorders, appliance therapy may be a valuable complement to your treatment. We use a variety of innovative designs depending on your treatment goals and preferences.
Orthodontics
Orthodontics involves teeth straightening and jaw alignment, combining beauty and function. Teeth that are properly aligned are healthier. Overlapped, crooked, or rotated teeth create a daily cleaning challenge. Food and bacterial plaque accumulate slowly in the tiny spaces that your toothbrush and floss can’t reach. The acidic toxins that seep out of the bacterial sludge can lead to cavities and inflamed, diseased gums. Helping even a couple of straggling teeth find their proper place can leave you with a healthier mouth.Â
Straightening teeth isn’t just for kids! Adults often make the most dedicated orthodontic patients, and it’s never too late to discuss the options for a bright, straight smile. If you’re not sure wires fit your tolerance level, don’t worry. Invisible methods can work extremely well for many cases, and our doctors can help you explore the possibilities.
Invisalign is a popular choice. A straight smile has never been easier to enjoy. Clear plastic trays, known as aligners, can work the magic of braces without the shine of metal. Combined with sophisticated 3D software, this technology brings a new smile within reach for most adults and mature teens.
Sedation Dentistry
You can experience dental treatment in a comfortable, customized approach with several different methods of sedation. Many people feel anxious before and during dental procedures. We understand that our patients aren’t all the same, and we have great news: you have options! You can experience dental treatment in a comfortable, customized approach with several different methods of sedation. The most common forms of sedation used in dentistry are inhaled, oral, and intravenous sedation. While sedation dentistry makes the procedure more tolerable for you, it is important to understand that they are not painkillers, and you will still require the use of dental anesthetic.
Technology
Your dentist carefully selects technologies proven to deliver the finest experience to treat patients with less pain in fewer visits and a more comfortable experience from start to finish.