Papageorgiou Dental Associates Blog

Busy Professionals Can Enjoy a Straighter Smile with Invisalign

September 7, 2012

In our last post we highlighted our Natick office’s commitment to restoring smiles with restorative dentistry. Today we’d like to focus on another service that can help, one that has more to do with cosmetic dentistry but still has a restorative function. It’s called Invisalign.

If you’ve never heard of it before, Invisalign is an orthodontic solution that uses clear, custom-made aligners to straighten teeth instead of metal brackets and wires. That means patients who have avoided orthodontic care in the past over fears of wearing braces can finally get the treatment they deserve with Invisalign.

But not only is Invisalign clear, making orthodontic treatment more discreet than ever before, the length of time it takes to complete treatment is shorter, too. Patients may have to spend years behind traditional braces, while Natick patients who choose Invisalign may only need Invisalign for 6-12 months.

What’s more, because Invisalign’s aligners are removable, straightening your smile with Invisalign is incredibly convenient. You never have to give up your favorite foods because you can just take your aligners out when you eat. And because you can take your aligners out, you can brush and floss more thoroughly than you can with bracket-and-wire braces.

Want to Learn More?

Do you wish you had a straighter smile but had nearly given up on having one? Call Papageorgiou Dental Associates today if you’d like to learn more about Invisalign. Dr. Christina Papageorgiou would be happy to explain how treatment with Invisalign works, in addition to recommending a treatment plan that fits your specific needs.

Restore Your Smile’s Confidence and Functionality with Restorative Dentistry

August 24, 2012

No smile stays perfect forever. Whether because of simple aging, neglect, or an accident or injury, most patients will eventually find that they need restorative help. And when that day comes, we hope you’ll turn to Papageorgiou Dental Associates.

At our Natick dental office, you’ll find an experienced, compassionate team eager to help. We understand how crippling it can be to lose your smile’s appearance, functionality, or both, but we can help you turn all that around with restorative dentistry.

Our restorative dentistry services include:

Crowns and fillings
Root canals
Tooth replacements
Full-mouth reconstruction

    With each of these effective restorative dentistry services, we can help patients recover what they’ve lost to enjoy improved oral health and overall wellbeing.

    But what if you’re not sure which service you need?

    That’s not a problem. In fact, that’s why we’re here! Dr. Papageorgiou and her Natick team are always ready to help patients choose a personalized treatment plan that’s right for them.

    Call our office today to schedule your restorative dentistry consultation appointment. With our convenient late evening, early morning, and Saturday hours, we’re able to provide great service to patients from Natick and all surrounding areas.

    Children’s Dentistry from Papageorgiou Dental Associates

    July 27, 2012

    In our last post, we mentioned that Papageorgiou Dental Associates offers essential care for patients of all ages, including children. Today we’d like to talk more about our commitment to Natick’s littlest patients by explaining what you can expect from a children’s dentistry visit.

    Essential Care for Natick’s Littlest Smiles

    At our office, we offer children’s dentistry for patients as young as two years old. It might surprise you that children as young as that even need oral care, but it’s true.

    Part of our goal for children that young is to create a positive experience. By creating positive experiences for your child, we can encourage them to make regular care a priority all throughout their life.

    Here’s what you can expect from a regular children’s dentistry visit:

    First, Dr. Christina Papageorgiou will examine your child’s teeth for signs of tooth decay or gum disease. If it looks like your child’s teeth might be vulnerable to decay, we may use a fluoride treatment or dental sealants to help provide your little one’s teeth with extra protection. Dr. Papageorgiou will also look for indications that your child might need braces at some point, in addition to checking for signs of jaw or bite problems. Then, we’ll complete your child’s appointment by educating them on brushing and flossing—something we’re committed to teaching every patient we see.

    Is It Time for Your Child’s Next Appointment?

    If it’s time for your child’s next appointment, call Papageorgiou Dental Associates today. We gladly serve patients of all ages from Natick, Framingham, Wellesley, and beyond with great general, cosmetic, and restorative services.

     

    Dentistry for the Whole Family

    July 13, 2012

    Welcome to the blog for Papageorgiou Dental Associates! This is where you’ll find information and news about our Natick office, including info about our services and great oral care tips you can share with friends or family.

    We’ll kick things off today by talking about our comprehensive family dentistry services. As your Natick family dentist, Dr. Christina Papageorgiou offers helpful general, cosmetic, and restorative services.

    But we don’t just offer services for adults. Papageorgiou Dental Associates also serves children with children’s dentistry. All of which makes our office a great place for you to bring your whole family.

    How often should your child come in for a visit?

    We recommend scheduling a regular exam and cleaning twice a year, or about every six months. Such visits are important, because they give Dr. Papageorgiou a chance to check your smile for signs of tooth decay, gum disease, and an even more serious problem like oral cancer. By putting off or ignoring important visits like these, you could be setting yourself up for more advanced cases of decay and gum disease. But you can help yourself avoid that through regular care and great brushing and flossing at home.

    Are you ready to schedule your visit with Papageorgiou Dental Associates? Call our Natick office today to set up your appointment. We serve families from Framingham, Wellesley, Wayland, Weston, Ashland, Sherborn, and beyond. We look forward to hearing from you!

     

    Three Ways Papageorgiou Dental Associates Can Help Your Child’s Smile

    June 25, 2012

    One of the most important services Dr. Christina Papageorgiou offers at Papageorgiou Dental Associates is children’s dentistry. That’s because creating healthy smiles and healthy habits at a young age is an instrumental part of creating adults who will make their oral health a priority.

    Our Natick team promises to help your child in three ways:

    • Through comprehensive oral exams.
    • Through helpful education.
    • Through fluoride supplements and dental sealants

    With each of these, we can assist in the creation of young people who will put a central focus on the health of their teeth and gums. And what’s more, we can get started when your child’s smile is still in the earliest stages of development.

    If your little one has just developed his or her first teeth, we invite you to schedule a visit with us.  During an early visit, Dr. Papageorgiou and our team can help you little one become accustomed to what a dentist office is like, in addition to checking on the progress of his or her smile. We can also begin teaching your child about brushing and flossing, and can provide extra protection from a problem like tooth decay with a fluoride supplement or dental sealants.

    Are you ready to schedule your child’s next visit? Call Papageorgiou Dental Associates today set up an appointment. We serve patients of all ages from all across the Natick area with great general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry.

     

    Comfortable Care from Our Team at Papageorgiou Dental Associates

    June 2, 2012

    If you purposefully avoid important dental visits because of anxiety, shame, or memories of unpleasant visits from your past, we want you to know that our team at Papageorgiou Dental Associates understands. We’re committed to helping patients overcome issues like these, which is why we provide comfort dentistry to our patients from Natick and beyond.

    What is comfort dentistry?

    It’s a philosophy more than a specific service. Every time we see a patient—whether you’re new to our office or you’ve been seeing us for years—we want to look for ways to make you absolutely comfortable.  We do that through friendly, smiling service but also through comfortable amenities like Tempurpedic mattress pads, warm towels blankets, relaxing music, headphones, and even movies.

    But comfortable amenities are just part of how comfort dentistry lets us make visits of all kinds more soothing. Advanced technology is also making dentistry more comfortable and relaxing for our Natick-area patients. At Papageorgiou Dental Associates, we use a wide range of contemporary tools, including intraoral cameras, digital X-rays, laser dentistry, and air abrasion, which we can use in place of drills for certain general dentistry services. Air abrasion works silently and doesn’t produce any heat, pressure, or vibrations, and it lets Dr. Papageorgiou treat more of your smile in a single visit with us.

    Do you want to find out more about all that our office has to offer? We invite you to explore our site, where you can read about our doctor, Dr. Christina Papageorgiou, and all our great services. You can also call our Natick office if you’re ready to schedule a visit with us. We offer convenient evening, morning, and Saturday hours to accommodate patients of all needs.

    We look forward to hearing from you!

     

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