General Dentistry in Wayne County, NY

Wayne County Dental Center has earned the trust of its community for its outstanding general dentistry services. Here, each member of your family can receive excellent care from Dr. Emmanuel Puddicombe, known throughout northern New York state for his warm, professional demeanor and sincere concern for his patients’ ongoing oral health.

If you have allowed too much time to pass since your last dental appointment, or are just looking for a new dentist, you will be thrilled with the cleaner, healthier smile you can attain with regular appointments at Wayne County Dental Center.

Professional Cleaning

While the condition and health of your teeth are largely reliant on your daily oral hygiene habits like toothbrushing and flossing, these activities alone cannot provide you with the same deep clean that you receive from the dental team at Wayne County Dental Center.

At each biannual appointment, our hygienists will meticulously remove plaque and tartar that toothbrushing has not fully addressed. With specialized tools, they can reach areas that floss cannot. They will also apply fluoride to your teeth, which helps strengthen the enamel, the hard outer protective layer of your teeth.

Dental Examination

Each appointment also includes a dental examination, in which Dr. Puddicombe will carefully search your mouth for problems such as cavities, gum disease, and oral cancer. Each of these problems is much easier to treat in its early stages, which is why regular examinations are important for spotting them sooner rather than later.

Dr. Puddicombe encourages you to share any potential issues you have noticed, such as pain or tooth sensitivity, so he can pay extra attention to them. If the examination reveals any issues, as a full-service dentist, Dr. Puddicombe can quickly and effectively address them to protect the ongoing health of your mouth.

Fillings

Even people who dutifully brush their teeth can get cavities from time to time; the trick is to treat the cavity promptly to avoid the need for a root canal or tooth extraction. Dr. Puddicombe offers both traditional silver amalgam fillings and tooth-colored fillings that are harder to spot in your mouth. Both types of fillings can be completed in a single dental appointment and can last in your mouth for more than a decade.

Tooth Extraction

Although Dr. Puddicombe will do everything in his power to keep your natural teeth in your mouth, there are times when it becomes necessary to remove one or more teeth. There are many reasons that you may need a tooth extraction: your wisdom teeth are posing a problem, there is overcrowding in your mouth, or a tooth is severely infected or decaying.

There are two methods for taking out a tooth. A simple extraction involves loosening the tooth with an elevator, then removing it with forceps. A surgical extraction requires a small incision in the gums to remove the tooth. In both cases, your mouth will be sufficiently numbed with either local or intravenous anesthesia so that you do not experience pain during the procedure.

Schedule an Appointment

The importance of general dentistry appointments is clear, so if more than six months have passed since your previous dental checkup, the time is now to schedule an appointment for a cleaning and examination. Please call (315) 946-4656.