N.K.M. PRASAD, D.D.S.

Patient Services and
Dental Procedures

Cosmetic Dentistry

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Cosmetic Dentistry Services include:
Porcelain Veneers
Cosmetic Dental Makeovers
Tooth Whitening
Tooth Bonding
Tooth Colored fillings
Instant Orthodontics
Crowns
Invisalign
Zoom II One hour In-office bleaching
Zoom II Weekender Home Bleaching Kit

Porcelain Veneers

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Porcelain Veneers are a fantastic way to repair or enhance the appearance of front teeth. They can be used to whiten teeth, close spaces and create a great smile. Using veneers, we can even perform virtually "instant orthodontics" to straighten crooked teeth and give you the bright smile you always wanted.

Dental Implants

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They feel like your natural teeth because implants are bridges that are permanently anchored to your jaw. They can replace ill-fitting dentures or missing teeth.

Oral Evaluation

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The initial exam and prophylaxis (cleaning) information allows your dentist to check for caries (or cavities) by tooth; plan for therapeutic pulpotomy (root canal treatment), a stainless steel crown, composite restoration treatments, including the type of anesthetic and materials to be used. Patient must advise the dentist whether or not to proceed with the actual treatment, which is separate from the evaluation.

Zoom Whitening

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Feeling good and looking great with brighter, whiter teeth in less than an hour. Zoom! is safe, effective and very fast, and performed only by a dental professional.

Invisalign or Braces

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Invisalign® uses a series of nearly undetectable aligners instead of brackets and wires. So, up close it's really hard for people to tell you're wearing Invisalign®. This treatment can give you the smile you've always wanted without the braces you've always avoided.

Braces are not just for kids. Orthodontics may be needed if teeth are crooked, crowded or do not meet properly. If your dentist thinks you should see a specialist for treatment, he or she will refer you to an orthodontist.

Composite Fillings

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Tooth-colored filling are sometimes called composites or filled resins. Composite fillings provide good durability and resistance to fracture in small-to-mid size restorations that need to withstand moderate chewing pressure. Less tooth structure is removed when the dentist prepares the tooth, and this may result in a smaller filling than that of an amalgam. Composites can also be "bonded" or adhesively held in a cavity, often allowing the dentist to make a more conservative repair to the tooth.

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Cosmetic Tooth Bonding

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Bonding can improve the appearance of teeth that are chipped, broken, cracked, stained, or have spaces between them. With bonding, tooth-colored materials are applied, or bonded, to the tooth surface.

Inlays and Onlays

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Inlays are natural looking fillings, sometimes called partial crowns. They are most often done to replace large, amalgam (silver) fillings.

Inlays can be made from either composite or porcelain and are now strong enough to be placed in the back teeth.

An onlay is used when there is slightly more extensive damage to the tooth structure. This type of restoration is placed over at least one of the cusps on the tooth.

Porcelain Crowns

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A crown covers a tooth and restores it to its normal shape and size. A crown can make your tooth stronger and improve its appearance.

Bridges

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Bridges help restore your smile. Bridges help maintain the shape of your face, as well as alleviate the stress in your bite by replacing missing teeth.

Partial and Complete Dentures

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Removable partial dentures usually consist of replacement teeth attached to pink or gum-colored plastic bases, which are connected by metal framework.

Replacing missing teeth with dentures will benefit your appearance and your health. Without support from the denture, facial muscles sag, making a person look older. You’ll be able to eat and speak—things that people often take for granted until their natural teeth are lost.

General Dentistry

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The general diagnosis, treatment and overall coordination of services to meet your oral health needs. If you need a specialized dental procedure performed, your general dentist may work with other dentists to make sure you get the care you need.

Bad Breath Therapy

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Back-to-School Care

Our office continues the back to school effort by offering patients a visual dental assessment so parents can plan their children's dental care that will allow students to start the new school year with a healthy smile.

A new California State law that took effect in January now makes a dental exam part of the mandatory health requirements for children entering kindergarten and first grade.

"I have visited Dr. Prasad to help me with several dental problems, his work has been very satisfactory to me. Dr. Prasad is extremely professional and I feel very confident in his dental work. "I would recommend him to any one who is interested in having a dedicated and qualified dentist. I am thankful to Dr. Prasad for returning my teeth [to] health and enhancing my smile." -- GRACE K.

"El Dr. Prasad es una persona honesta en su profesion como dentista. Me siento confiada y contenta con el por todo lo que ha trabajado en mi familia y en mi dentadura. Es por eso que el es nuestro dentista desde 1996." -- A. GALINDO