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Our goal is to provide you with the very best dental service in a relaxed, modern, caring and award winning environment.
We believe our patients should be treated with the respect, friendliness, care and skill they expect. We've invested
in the latest technology to make dental procedures painless and efficient, from routine exams, cleanings, and fillings,
to restorative and cosmetic work.
We help you maintain a beautiful, natural, healthy smile. Simply put, we strive to make a positive difference in the
lives of the patients we serve.
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Tetracycline Stains
Use of tetracycline during the period of tooth formation - including the last half of in utero development - leads to its incorporation into the tooth structure. The
resulting appearance depends both on intensity of use and the type of tetracycline employed. Tetracycline can be transferred through the placenta and enter fetal
circulation. Often, however, the outcome is a bluish-gray stain affecting only the part of the tooth that was being formed during the period of use. After eruption these
teeth may fluoresce under UV light, but this is a property that is generally lost with age and exposure. The discoloration may be generalized or limited to a specific
part of the
individual teeth that were developing.
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