Is general anesthesia safe for dental procedures? Yes—modern dental anesthesia uses hospital-grade equipment, continuous monitoring, and trained providers to keep patients safe and comfortable throughout treatment. For many patients, the thought of undergoing dental work while fully asleep sounds unfamiliar—but general anesthesia is one of the most carefully controlled and effective ways to receive dental…
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Whitening vs Bleaching At the Center for Dental Anesthesia
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Teeth Whitening
Teeth whitening is a popular cosmetic dental service that the Center for Dental Anesthesia provides in-office or through a take-home kit. Results vary, but most patients see significant lightening that lasts up to a year. Want to feel more confident? Our teeth whitening patients affirm that a whiter smile increases self-confidence and can take years…
What If My Dental Insurance Doesn’t Cover Dental Implants?
For years, the dental industry has been advocating implants as the preferable tooth restoration option in most circumstances. But many dental insurance providers don’t cover teeth implants. The dental insurance industry seems to be stuck in 1970. For example, many insurers will cover dental bridges. Clearly, dental insurance companies rarely make coverage decisions based on…
Sparkling Smiles With Safe Bleaching
One of the easiest ways to improve your smile cosmetically is through teeth whitening. Whitening teeth is a fairly simple, non-invasive method to improve your overall appearance and bring confidence to your daily interactions with people. Before beginning the procedure of teeth whitening, Center for Dental Anesthesia recommends each patient meet with their dentist for…
3 Reliable Steps To Find a Dentist
Looking for a new dentist? Maybe you’re new in town, or maybe you’re just looking for a change. Whatever the reason, The Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria has some suggestions you may find useful. It isn’t a decision you want to make lightly. Ideally you should establish a relationship that you can count on…
Royalty At Center for Dental Anesthesia
When we crown one of our patients at The Center for Dental Anesthesia in Alexandria, the coronation is a celebration of a stronger smile. The need for a dental crown is usually apparent. Crowns (sometimes called caps) restore a decayed or damaged tooth to its original size, shape, and functionality. Crowns are sometimes extended down…
Dentistry and Special Needs Patients
There is always going to be a need for dentistry aimed at people with special needs. That’s the topic of this article – but we begin by acknowledging that not everyone likes that term, “special needs.” The National Center for Biotechnology Information, for example, calls it “an ineffective euphemism,” while the folks over at the…
Do You Love Your Smile?
The people who are happiest with their smiles have healthy, straight teeth that sparkle when they laugh. If nature didn’t bless you with attractive teeth, you are not alone. Most perfect smiles you see were not always that way: they are the result of cosmetic dentistry, like what we provide at The Center for Dental…
Serving Those With No Voice: Special Needs Dentistry
We hear the term “special needs” a lot. It’s often in reference to children whose physical or psychological condition requires a particular adaptation so they can access a facility or service. The term dates back to the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, if not earlier, and the need to legally define children who…
Medically Complex Dental Cases
Everyone deserves good dental health, and good dental health care. Getting it, however, can be difficult for some people. Illness or disease, and certain psychological conditions, can make it a challenge just getting to the dentist’s chair. They can also make the patient more susceptible to oral complications, and to compromised dental health. Such circumstances…
