Why You Should Visit Successful Smiles
Regular visits to the dentist are the foundation of a healthy, lasting smile. At Successful Smiles, we focus on preventive dental care to stop problems before they start — saving you from discomfort, extensive treatments, and high costs down the road. Through professional cleanings, thorough exams, and personalized advice, we help protect your teeth and gums, ensuring your smile stays strong and beautiful. Trust Successful Smiles to partner with you in maintaining optimal oral health for life.
Preventable Dental Daily Care
We offer an array of preventative dental services that are designed to help you maintain optimal oral health. Our services include general dentistry, such as oral exams and cleanings, emergency dentistry, fillings, and sealants. At Successful Smiles, we also provide additional preventative services, such as fluoride treatments, root canal treatments, and more. Our mission is to ensure your smile stays healthy and beautiful for years to come. Explore each option more below.
Tooth Sealants
What are dental sealants?
Sealants are a thin coating that is painted on teeth to protect them from cavities, they are typically used in children, but can be used in adults as well. This preventative treatment lowers the chances of developing cavities in the deep chewing surfaces of your back teeth. Because these grooves, pits, and fissures are narrow and difficult to clean with a toothbrush, they’re some of the areas that develop cavities first. By placing sealants over your chewing surfaces, we essentially create a shallower area that’s smoother and easier to clean with a toothbrush. That way there’s little to no residual bacteria left inside of the grooves following your typical brushing routine. Sealants are a quick and affordable option to preventing cavities and tooth fillings.
Regular Dental Checkups
As leading dental hygienists, we believe in the power of teeth cleanings, flossing, sealants, and fluoride to prevent dental disease. Our focus is on thorough dental care exams to check your teeth, gums, and overall health. At Successful Smiles, we are equally concerned about your smile as we are about your well-being.
You can expect a typical new patient hygiene and cleaning appointment to go as follows:
- Our front staff will welcome you with typical information gathering and answering any dental care questions you may have.
- Next, your dental hygienist will greet you in the waiting room.
- If dental X-rays or photos are required, they will be taken to understand the overall health of your mouth and accurately diagnose any dental issue.
- Then your dental hygienist will perform a teeth cleaning, polish, floss, and fluoride.
- Next, we will take a periodontal chart to write and record gingival and overall oral conditions relating to oral and periodontal (gum) health.
- Meet the doctor for an exam and discuss any areas of concern you may have or we may want to address.
- If any areas of concern are found, we consult with your insurance company to provide an estimate of costs. If you do not have dental insurance at the time, you can use our third-party payment provider CareCredit to pay for the care you need.
- During your appointment with the doctor, please feel free to openly inquire about any dental concerns you may have.
- Schedule any needed treatment or simply your next 6-month cleaning appointment.
Expect this first appointment to take between 1 hour and 1.5 hours, so that we don’t rush you through or provide too much information too quickly for you.
Emergency Dentistry
Dental issues and accidents can happen at any time. Sometimes they require immediate treatment, and when that is the case, we are here to assist. If you are searching for emergency dentistry in Thiensville, we are your solution.
Our experienced and knowledgeable team knows that a dental emergency is never easy, but we are here to get you as comfortable as quickly as possible. We offer affordable, emergency dental care that will get you back to everyday life as soon as possible. We reserve space in our schedule to accommodate your dental emergency the same day you notify us, and we will work diligently to treat you quickly and comfortably.
Cold Sore Treatments
Cold sores can heal on their own within a few days to a few weeks. Creams, ointments, and over-the-counter treatments can shorten the healing time to around three or four days. We know that sometimes you don’t want to wait for your cold sore to resolve on its own which is why we offer laser cold sore treatment to the Thiensville and Mequon, WI areas to reduce healing time and even prevent cold sores from appearing in some cases.
Cold sores can be uncomfortable and embarrassing. Our experienced dental team provides laser treatment for cold sores to help you feel better and regain your smile.
Call if you’re suffering from cold sores and want fast, effective treatment without creams or medications, today.
Mouth Guards
Mouth Guards are custom-made devices that help protect your teeth from grinding or clenching, usually during sleep. This condition can lead to worn-down teeth, jaw pain, headaches, and other dental problems over time. The mouth guard works by creating a soft, protective barrier between your upper and lower teeth, reducing pressure and preventing damage. Made to fit your mouth comfortably, it’s an easy and effective way to protect your smile and relieve discomfort caused by bruxism.
Contact us for an appointment to get fit for this.
Sedation Dentistry
Dental sedation refers to medicine that is designed to reduce physical pain associated with treatment or to reduce anxiety and help you feel more relaxed while dental work is being completed. This makes the experience more pleasant and ensures our staff can perform their duties more effectively.
At Successful Smiles, we offer sedation dentistry in the form of Nitrous Oxide, more commonly known as Laughing Gas.
We use advanced sedation dentistry for a wide variety of in-house services. Our goal is to ensure you are comfortable, calm and relaxed through any dental treatment or dental procedure. Our team will work closely with you to assess what fears you may have and determine a treatment option that feels comfortable for you.