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Mindi L. Caitlin L. When was the last time you made a visit with our team for a checkup and cleaning? While these may seem like minor procedures, good oral hygiene is key to strong and healthy gums and teeth. In today’s blog, we’re going to introduce two of our talented dental hygienists, and our preventive dental experts in Brookfield, WI, talk about how to protect your smile with better oral hygiene, so you can smile with confidence all year...

When winter arrives, so does the ice and snow. This can make even a short walk to the car difficult, and when you fall you risk chipping or cracking a tooth. But you can alter your walk to help lower the risk of a dental emergency from an ice-related fall. Your dental expert in Brookfield, WI, explains how walking like a penguin can safeguard your smile from requiring emergency dental care! Slick Ice and Chipped Teeth When you fall after...

At Harris Family Dental, Dr. Heather Harris and our team believe in the value of teamwork. After all, as the saying goes, no one can whistle a symphony alone. From working with the experts on our team, to volunteering to cover shifts for doctors at other practices, your dental expert in Brookfield, WI, believes in working together to offer the best services we can provide! Helping Other Small Businesses Dr. Harris understands the challenges that face small businesses in our...

When we plan treatment for you, such as tooth replacement with dental implant or the attachment of dental restorations, we want to do so with comfort and precision. Which means we need detailed and advanced imaging systems, such as digital x-rays. To offer planning with precision, we have upgraded to the DEXIS titanium sensor system. Our team of preventive dental experts in Brookfield, WI, explains how we can offer quality planning and treatment with this treatment, using less radiation and...

Our office offers technology to help ensure quality treatment for our patients, starting with digital x-rays as part of our initial exams. But our doctor employs advanced soft-tissue lasers to provide care with precision and comfort. Your dental expert in Brookfield, WI, explains how we improve the health and beauty of smiles with advanced laser dentistry. How Lasers Help Treatment Dental lasers are concentrated beams of light that have been specially calibrated to handle soft tissue concerns in our smiles....

When you need more involved treatments for soft tissue cones like periodontal disease or gummy smiles, you may feel anxious about treatment. But with advanced technology, we can treat and manage these concerns with advanced technology. With our team of preventive dental experts in Brookfield, WI, we can provide quality and comfortable care with laser dentistry. When You Need Treatment Dental lasers enable our team to address an array of soft tissue concerns, and to help improve the treatment experience....

Cavities impact smiles of all ages, from kids to adults, and without treatment could lead to infection and painful symptoms. But our team wants to offer preventive treatments to help lower the risk of cavities, such as dental sealants. With our team of preventive dental experts in Brookfield, WI, explains how this simple preventive treatment can lower the risk of tooth decay. The Causes and Warning Signs of Tooth Decay Tooth decay means that harmful oral bacteria have moved past...

General dentistry involves treatments to handle common oral health issues, and can oftenhelp prevent issues like tooth decay too! From checkups to sealants and root canals, can werestore your smile to optimal oral health. With our team of preventive dental experts inBrookfield, WI, we can work with you to improve the health, function, and beauty of yoursmile. Your Initial General Checkup Improving your oral health starts with an initial checkup visit. During this appointment, our team will use digital x-rays...

When a tooth becomes cracked or chipped, or even if you have cosmetic concerns with a tooth, we can help with an all-porcelain dental restoration. With a crown, we can improve the overall health, function, and beauty of a tooth. With our team of restorative dental experts in Brookfield, WI, we can transform your smile with a crown. Creating and Placing a Porcelain Crown When you have a tooth in need of a restoration, our team will start care by...

We want to protect your teeth from the long-term dangers of issues like injury or tooth decay. With composite resin, we can treat cavities and even mask cosmetic concerns in only one sitting. With our team of restorative dental experts in Brookfield, WI, we employ composite resin to improve the health and beauty of your smile in our dental filling and dental bonding procedures. A Look at Composite Resin Composite resin is a restorative material that our team uses to...