At Bellingham Family Dentistry, we are committed to providing the highest quality clinical care and personalized service in a warm and compassionate atmosphere. Dr. Adam Bellingham and our staff enjoy getting to know each patient and their families and love creating relationships that last multiple generations. We believe in providing optimal treatment results, but recognize that the overall dental experience is crucial, too.
That's why we customize treatment plans for each individual's goals and expectations. Being clinically competent and providing advanced infection control are standards that we strive to exceed with the newest technology and techniques. We are especially attentive to everyone's individual needs and do our best to be helpful with insurance, flexible scheduling, flexible payment options, and any special needs that our families and patients have.
Parents and patients will be reassured by the level of expertise of our friendly and highly experienced staff. Our dental team is dedicated to helping you maintain your health and your beautiful smile for many years to come.
That's why we customize treatment plans for each individual's goals and expectations. Being clinically competent and providing advanced infection control are standards that we strive to exceed with the newest technology and techniques. We are especially attentive to everyone's individual needs and do our best to be helpful with insurance, flexible scheduling, flexible payment options, and any special needs that our families and patients have.
Parents and patients will be reassured by the level of expertise of our friendly and highly experienced staff. Our dental team is dedicated to helping you maintain your health and your beautiful smile for many years to come.
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Wisdom Teeth
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Wisdom teeth are a third set of molars that many of us have.
These teeth usually appear in the late teens or early 20s.
Most patients' teeth become impacted (fail to erupt) due to lack of room in the jaw or poor angle of entry.
Wisdom teeth typically need to be removed at some point in a person's life when they become symptomatic.
Wisdom teeth are easier for surgeons to remove when a patient is younger with soft bone, versus older with dense bone.
Bellingham dentistry recommends removing wisdom teeth when they are in a position that could cause damage to other teeth, causing pain, or in a position that makes proper cleaning difficult.
These teeth usually appear in the late teens or early 20s.
Most patients' teeth become impacted (fail to erupt) due to lack of room in the jaw or poor angle of entry.
Wisdom teeth typically need to be removed at some point in a person's life when they become symptomatic.
Wisdom teeth are easier for surgeons to remove when a patient is younger with soft bone, versus older with dense bone.
Bellingham dentistry recommends removing wisdom teeth when they are in a position that could cause damage to other teeth, causing pain, or in a position that makes proper cleaning difficult.
Dental Bridge
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A dental bridge is one of the ways we can replace a missing tooth or teeth.
To replace a tooth with a dental bridge, you must have a tooth on each side of the space where you are currently missing a tooth.
The process is very similar to the one used to crown a tooth.
We prepare the tooth on each side of the space in the same way we would for a crown.
We then make an impression of these prepared teeth.
This is what the lab uses to make a permanent bridge.
We will then make you a temporary bridge to wear while the lab fabricates your permanent dental bridge.
To replace a tooth with a dental bridge, you must have a tooth on each side of the space where you are currently missing a tooth.
The process is very similar to the one used to crown a tooth.
We prepare the tooth on each side of the space in the same way we would for a crown.
We then make an impression of these prepared teeth.
This is what the lab uses to make a permanent bridge.
We will then make you a temporary bridge to wear while the lab fabricates your permanent dental bridge.
Dental Crown
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A dental crown is one of our more common procedures to restore a tooth that needs more than just a filling.
The purpose of a crown is to hold a tooth together and prevent it from breaking.
This is needed when you either have a large cavity, a large filling, or a large part of the tooth is missing due to breakage.
When there is not enough tooth to hold a filling, then you need to cover it with a crown to hold it all together.
Think of a dental crown as a new outside layer for the tooth.
It is cemented over your existing tooth to give it back its shape and strength.
The purpose of a crown is to hold a tooth together and prevent it from breaking.
This is needed when you either have a large cavity, a large filling, or a large part of the tooth is missing due to breakage.
When there is not enough tooth to hold a filling, then you need to cover it with a crown to hold it all together.
Think of a dental crown as a new outside layer for the tooth.
It is cemented over your existing tooth to give it back its shape and strength.
Dental Crown Loss
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When a patient comes to me with a crown off, the first thing I ask is how long have you had the crown?
If you have had the crown for a long time there are usually 3 reasons the crown has come off.
The first is you may have some new cavity or decay starting under the crown.
Cavities will destroy the good tooth structure under the crown and make it come loose.
This means the best-case scenario is a new crown, the worst is an extraction if the decay is too extensive.
The other option is if the crown has an open margin and was never properly sealed.
If you have had the crown for a long time there are usually 3 reasons the crown has come off.
The first is you may have some new cavity or decay starting under the crown.
Cavities will destroy the good tooth structure under the crown and make it come loose.
This means the best-case scenario is a new crown, the worst is an extraction if the decay is too extensive.
The other option is if the crown has an open margin and was never properly sealed.
Teeth Whitening Bleach
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There is a vast number of bleaching products out there.
Anything from over the counter options, to doctor dispensed take-home trays, and in-office bleaching.
But did you know that just because one bleach is labeled a higher percentage, it does not necessarily mean it is stronger?
Not all tooth whitening is created equal.
All bleaching agents break down into a gel form of hydrogen peroxide.
This is what does the actual whitening, but that doesn't mean it is hydrogen peroxide that is in your bleaching gel.
Anything from over the counter options, to doctor dispensed take-home trays, and in-office bleaching.
But did you know that just because one bleach is labeled a higher percentage, it does not necessarily mean it is stronger?
Not all tooth whitening is created equal.
All bleaching agents break down into a gel form of hydrogen peroxide.
This is what does the actual whitening, but that doesn't mean it is hydrogen peroxide that is in your bleaching gel.
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