Family Dentist in Billerica, MA

At Merry Dental, we value the health of your family’s teeth and gums as much as you do! Our dentists provide comprehensive family dentistry for all the members of your household, regardless of age.

To ensure your family’s smiles look and feel their best, we offer preventive dentistry services that can meet all their oral care needs. These services include comprehensive dental checkups, digital x-rays, and periodontal care.

What is a Comprehensive Dental Checkup?

Regularly scheduled comprehensive dental checkups are one of the most important ways to guarantee a lifetime of healthy teeth and gums. Along with a good home oral care routine, they are the best way to prevent dental issues, like cavities and gum disease, from affecting oral health.

When you come in for a comprehensive dental checkup, one of our experienced dental hygienists will give you an initial oral exam and then give your teeth and gums a professional cleaning. Professional cleanings ensure that even the hard-to-reach places you might miss when brushing at home are free of plaque and tartar buildup. 

Once your teeth and gums are clean, a Merry Dental dentist will thoroughly inspect your mouth. They will review any X-rays you may have taken, looking for any areas of concern or changes to your teeth and gums.

If they identify a problem, your dentist will discuss treatment options. We work with you to develop treatment plans with timelines that consider both your oral health and your budget.

What Are Digital X-Rays?

At Merry Dental, we offer our patients the latest digital X-ray technology. Digital X-rays reduce your exposure to radiation by up to eighty percent, making them more family-friendly than traditional X-rays. 

At Merry Dental, our digital X-rays produce high-quality images that we can expand and reduce for more accurate viewing and diagnosis. They are stored as digital files, making them easy to archive or send to other dental specialists if required.

Periodontal Care at Merry Dental

If you or one of your family members has been diagnosed with gum disease, gingivitis, or more advanced periodontitis, a higher level of preventive dental care may be needed to maintain good oral health. Our dentists often recommend quarterly comprehensive dental checkups with intensive cleanings for many patients with some degree of periodontal disease.

For more advanced cases of gum disease, like gingivitis or periodontitis, we can provide scaling and root planing treatments. These treatments clean out harmful plaque buildup below the gumline, preventing it from harming the roots of teeth and jawbones.

Pediatric Dentistry at Merry Dental

Starting your children on the right path for a lifetime of good oral health begins with the right pediatric dentist. At Merry Dental, we offer caring pediatric dentistry in a relaxed environment to help your child feel comfortable.

Many children feel anxious about visiting the dentist. The dentist’s office can be overwhelming, with many unfamiliar sights and sounds. They may be fearful because they are unsure of what to expect when they visit the dentist.

When Should I Start Taking My Child to the Dentist?

You can help your child feel more relaxed about a trip to the dentist’s by starting routine dental visits from an early age. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends bringing your child in for their first visit by their first birthday or within six months of growing their first tooth.

We believe that proper care and treatment of baby teeth is as important as dental care for permanent adult teeth. Early visits allow us to monitor the development of your children’s teeth and prevent small dental problems, like cavities, from turning into bigger oral health issues.

Schedule Bi-Annual Dental Check-ups

As your children grow, you can feel confident about the health of their teeth and gums by scheduling bi-annual dental checkups. Children’s permanent teeth start to come in as early as age six or seven, and regular visits to the dentist ensure that these permanent teeth develop as they should.

As they enter their teens, alignment issues that might need orthodontic treatment are often first noticed at a routine dental checkup. Catching and treating orthodontic issues early can prevent misalignment problems from impacting their oral health as they enter adulthood.

Pediatric Preventive Dental Care

When your child comes in for a dental checkup at Merry Dental, we thoroughly clean their teeth and gums to remove any plaque buildup they may have missed when brushing at home. We also can provide pediatric preventive care treatments that can provide extra protection to young teeth and gums.

What Are Fluoride Treatments?

Fluoride treatments can boost the strength of their tooth enamel and help prevent cavities. During this quick and painless treatment, a fluoride gel is brushed onto the surface of the teeth to make teeth stronger and more resistant to the oral bacteria that cause cavities.

What are Sealants?

Sealants are another way to protect children’s teeth as they develop. Sealants are a thin, tooth-colored plastic coating that is brushed onto the surfaces of the teeth to guard against tooth decay.

Sealants fill in the small grooves and indentations on teeth, making them easier to clean and less likely to trap food and plaque. Once applied, sealants give your child’s teeth extra protection for up to ten years!

What is Silver Diamine Fluoride?

If your child develops a small cavity in one of their baby teeth, we can prevent it from getting bigger by treating it with silver diamine fluoride (SDF). SDF treatment is a painless and effective alternative to fillings for non-permanent teeth.

SDF is applied with a special micro brush and then air-dried. It requires no numbing of the area to be treated and no drilling, making it particularly child-friendly!

We believe you and your loved ones deserve comprehensive, high-quality oral health care in one convenient location. With the many family and pediatric services at Merry Dental, we can care for all the smiles in your family! 

Is it time for you or your child to have a dental exam? Schedule an appointment at Merry Dental in Billerica, MA, today!