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jaw & bite
air abrasion
amalgams
better breath
composite resins
crowns
dental pain
diagnodent
digital xrays
gum disease
halitosis
healthy & happy
implants
porcelain veneers
tmj disorders

Patient Education

Advanced-Yet Simplified Help for Jaw & Bite Problems

Sometimes chronic stress or high-pressure situations can cause people to develop a damaging habit known as bruxism, or unconsciously biting down with too much force at non-mealtimes.

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Air Abrasion

Air abrasion is a relatively new decay removal/tooth preparation procedure we often use in place of the traditional dental drill.

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Amalgams/Mercury Fillings-- Why?

There's some debate in the dental industry regarding the pros and cons of using silver fillings, or dental amalgams, to fill cavities. At our office, we exclusively use composite resins for several reasons.

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Better Breath Means Better Relationships!

Many people walk around with bad breath without even knowing it. What's the solution? Enter the revolutionary CloSYSII system—a four-part program that can permanently eliminate bad breath!

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Composite Resins: Strengthen Your Smile

If you're embarrassed about your smile because of decayed, disfigured, or discolored teeth, you may be a good candidate for composite resins.

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Crowns

If you’re self-conscious about your smile due to cracked, broken, decayed, or worn teeth, we can bring back your healthy, natural-looking smile with dental crowns.

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Dental Pain

Find out what causes dental pain, how to avoid it and how to solve this aching problem.

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DIAGNOdent: Laser Reflection Finds Imperfection—Aids in Correction

One of the most important things we do for our patients is to identify and fill cavities. Enter DIAGNOdent: a revolutionary, thorough means of detecting cavities.

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Digital X-Rays

Learn about dental x-ray concerns, and discover the importance and improved safety of digital
x-rays.

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Gum Disease: Serious But Treatable

Although gum disease is terribly pervasive, it's also preventable. Conservative estimates report that up to 80% of people unknowingly have some amount of chronic gum disease.

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Halitosis

Typically, people who have bad breath have poor oral hygiene habits that leave decaying food particles, other debris, or bacteria in the mouth. These conditions produce volatile sulfur compounds just like those found in rotten eggs, resulting in foul-smelling breath.

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Healthy Mouth, Happy Life?

If you think about it, it makes perfect sense: poor oral health is linked to poor physical health. How so?

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Dental Implants

Permanent, Secure Tooth Replacements - When people lose permanent teeth due to accident, injury, disease or extraction, dental implants can be a secure, functional replacement option.

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Porcelain Veneers

Porcelain veneers can often provide people who have chipped, stained, discolored, unevenly spaced, or even slightly crooked front teeth with a completely new-looking smile in just a few simple appointments.

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TMJ Disorder

TMJ disorder or TMD can cause a wide variety of mild to severe symptoms, from jaw clicking and minor discomfort to sharp pain in your temple, ear, jaw and teeth; it can also "lock" your jaw open or shut, or dislocate the jaw altogether.

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If you need a safe cosmetic dentist in Bethesda, Maryland, or a cosmetic dentist in Washington DC where you can experience total comfort where we restore your teeth, heal sore gums, and brighten your smile then call Dr. Edward T. Dougherty Jr. We offer general and cosmetic dental services such as oral sedation, I.V. sedation, teeth whitening, porcelain veneers, porcelain crowns, dental implants, dental bonding, neuromuscular dentistry, and many others. Give Bethesda Sedation Dentistry a call to set up your appointment.
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