Services We Provide
General and Preventive Dentistry
We suggest a proactive approach to dentistry, keeping your whole mouth fresh and clean, restoring damage in the earliest stages, and preventing serious oral conditions from developing. Regular oral hygiene therapy and productive homecare rituals are crucial to maintaining the health and integrity of your smile. Preventive care even extends to improving the quality of your sleep. We use snoreguards to treat snoring and sleep apnea and give you the deep sleep your body needs.
Schedule a preventive care appointment with us today to begin your comprehensive oral health defense regimen!
- Oral Hygiene and Screening Visits -
With proper upkeep, you can retain a healthy smile for a lifetime; a visit with our team of capable hygienists every six months is all it takes! We perform a thorough cleaning of your teeth to remove plaque from tooth surfaces and near the gum line. We use digital X-rays at our Meadows facility and DIAGNOdent technology to identify teeth compromised by tooth decay. In addition, we screen for early signs of periodontal disease and oral cancer lesions. This is one maintenance plan you can't afford to pass up! Visit our Patient Library for important facts about oral cancer.
- Patient Education -
We realize that regular oral hygiene visits serve as only part of a complete oral health maintenance program. Proper homecare is critical to your smile's health. Using engaging and understandable CAESY patient education DVDs and computer software, we will demonstrate proven oral hygiene techniques and explain oral conditions. The best advocate for your smile is you – ask us how you can learn more about taking charge of your mouth care!
- Periodontal Therapy -
Periodontal disease is a common, preventable condition in which plaque and bacteria invade below the gum line causing:
- Red, bleeding gums
- Tooth sensitivity
- Gum recession
- Persistent bad breath
We specialize in initial response periodontal therapy, eradicating early-stage gum disease to preserve your teeth and gums. Each of our talented hygienists is specially trained to handle scaling and root planning procedures, in which we remove plaque trapped below the gum line and plane the root's surface to keep bacteria from collecting in the same spots. With custom PerioProtect bite trays, we can administer a medication to combat the infection where it lives. Finally, we remove damaged gum tissue with a soft-tissue laser so new, healthy gum tissue will generate. As always, we keep you comfortable during the procedure with our patient comfort options, such as nitrous oxide or anti-anxiety medication.
In some instances, we refer patients to a reputable periodontist to correct advanced periodontal disease.
Visit our Patient Library for important facts about periodontal therapy.
Visit the Perio Protect Website here!
- Mouthguards for Athletes -
If you play sports, you need a mouthguard. Aside from obvious contact sports like football and hockey, basketball, tennis, and racquetball pose a significant risk to your teeth. Guard your smile from injury with our custom-molded mouthguards, which fit comfortably and let you play safely while protecting your precious pearly whites.
- Snoreguards
With two convenient locations in Sarasota, Florida, Meadows Dental and Laurel Ridge Dental are the preferred choice for patients who want superior general dentistry, preventive dentistry, and cosmetic dentistry to build a beautiful, healthy smile. Find out why your neighbors in Sarasota are raving about us– call our Sarasota dental offices now to schedule your appointment with Dr. Porter, Dr. McCabe, or Dr. Gonzalez!