Procedures
Eleven general procedures, four cosmetic ones, and the comfort care that goes with them.
Every procedure below is done at the Braddock Drive office. Dr. Matt Cronkhite has been the dentist here since July 2006, and for each one the order of events is the same: he explains the diagnosis and your options, the cost is talked through, and your insurance estimate is reviewed before any work begins.
What your treatment costs depends on what the exam finds. The front desk will go through it with you at 765-471-6025.
General procedures
The general list, in the order a mouth needs it.
Prevention and exams
The visits that find a problem while it is still small.
Cleanings & Oral Exams
Plaque and tartar come off, and the dentist looks over your teeth and gums.
Oral Cancer Screenings
A check of the mouth for sores, lumps or patches that should not be there.
Sealants
A thin coating on the chewing surface of a back tooth, where decay likes to start.
Tooth Decay Prevention
Home-care advice and checks that keep small spots from turning into fillings.
Repair
For a tooth that is already damaged.
Fillings
The decay is cleaned out and the tooth is rebuilt.
Crowns & Bridgework
A cap over a weak tooth, or a bridge that spans the gap beside it.
Root Canal Treatment
Clears an infected nerve from inside a tooth so the tooth can stay.
Extractions
Taking out a tooth that cannot be saved.
Replacement and the jaw
When a tooth is missing, or the joint is sore.
Dental Implants
An artificial root with a crown on top, in place of a missing tooth.
Removable Dentures
Replacement teeth that come out for cleaning.
TMD Treatments
Care for jaw-joint pain, clicking and tight muscles.
Each of these has its own chapter on the general dentistry page.
Three ways in
Pick the page that matches why you are calling.
General dentistry
All eleven general procedures, in three chapters: the exam, the repair, and the replacement.
Open the general dentistry page
Cosmetic dentistry
Whitening, a crown or filling that matches, and an implant that closes a gap.
Open the cosmetic dentistry page
Comfort and sedation
The blanket, the headphones, sedation dentistry, and who to call in an emergency.
Open the comfort and sedation page
Cosmetic procedures
Four ways to change how a tooth looks.
Teeth Whitening
Lifts surface staining. It does not change the shape of a tooth.
Dental Crown
A crown made to match the tooth beside it.
Fillings
A filling matched to the tooth around it.
Dental Implant
Closes a gap with a tooth that looks like the ones next to it.
Comfort and urgent care
For the nervous, and for the sudden.
sedation dentistry
For patients who need more than a blanket. Ask about it when you book.
emergency dental care
The practice offers it. Call 765-471-6025 during office hours.
3667 Braddock Drive, Suite B
Not sure which procedure you need? Start with the call.
The front desk is open Monday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Tell them what hurts, or what you want to change, and they'll find you a time.