McKinney | June 2023

COMPASSIONATE CARE YOU CAN SMILE ABOUT

CAN YOU DO DENTAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT HURTING ME? It’s an outdated misconception to think, “To get better, I’m going to have to be in pain.” And it unnecessarily keeps many people out of the dentist’s office. We are in 2023, and we can offer many modalities to avoid pain in the office completely. This includes laughing gas, oral sedation, and even having an anesthesiologist come in. WHAT DOES A PERIO- DONTIST SPECIALIZE IN? We focus on the gums and replacing missing teeth. In the last 15 or 20 years, dental implants have become the gold standard to

CAN I AFFORD WHAT I NEED? We offer options to fit what the patient is looking for. At one point in your life, you may think, “I just need to get by.” But at another point in your life, you might say, “I want the best money can offer.” So, in that way, dentistry isn’t a one-way street with one option. Please realize that we don’t have to solve everything today, this month, or this year. Let’s work on what’s most important right now, and we can chip away at a longer list as we move along. I’ve found this helps people with affordability and personal budgets.

replace missing teeth. Therefore, that’s a big part of what we do, along with treating gum issues and gum disease. At our office, we offer everything that dentistry provides. DO PERIODONTISTS ALSO WORK WITH CHIL- DREN? I see young patients who have been referred to me by Peb- blePath for different gum issues. For example, many younger patients are born with crowding in their jaws and have teeth that aren’t erupting from the gum line. As a periodontist, we can help a tooth erupt, which helps the ortho- dontist ensure everything can be properly aligned.

MELISSA DEAN, DDS, MS, PA MELISSA DEAN IS A BOARD CERTIFIED PERIODONTIST AND HAS BEEN PROUDLY SERVING PATIENTS OF ALL AGES IN NORTH TEXAS FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.

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