Our Dental Services

2020-05-15T23:34:15+00:00

Bridges

DENTAL BRIDGES Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S Dental bridges are a great way to replace missing teeth. Your existing teeth are used to literally create a bridge to cross the area where your tooth is missing. Bridges are made from gold, metal alloys, zirconium, or porcelain to ensure [...]

2020-05-16T00:02:17+00:00

Same-Day Crowns

SAME-DAY CROWNS Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S Over time our teeth begin to weaken and become more susceptible to problems such as decay, cracks, discoloration, and fracture. If you feel your smile isn’t what it once was, crowns can help you recover your smile. If Dr. Furniss notices [...]

2020-06-18T19:32:15+00:00

Dentures

DENTURES Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S Dentures are a replacement for missing teeth that can be removed and put back into your mouth as you please. Depending on each individual patient case, you may receive full or partial dentures. Full dentures are used when all of the natural teeth [...]

2020-05-15T23:35:30+00:00

Wisdom Teeth Extractions

WISDOM TEETH EXTRACTIONS Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S Wisdom teeth are essentially the third set of molars that grow. They typically will show up between the ages of seventeen-twenty-five; and as low as age ten. Most people will develop them and depending on each person determines how many [...]

2020-05-15T23:36:42+00:00

Root Canal

ROOT CANAL Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S Endodontics is the dental specialty that deals with the nerves of the teeth. Root canals are probably the most notorious procedure in dentistry. When a tooth becomes infected it is usually related to the nerves in the root of the tooth. [...]

2020-05-15T21:51:10+00:00

Frenectomy

FRENECTOMY Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S A frenulum is a piece of tissue that prevents an organ from moving. There is a frenulum that attaches your upper lip to the gums, while another connects the lower lip to the gums. A frenulum that is too short or thick, [...]

2020-06-19T21:21:08+00:00

Occlusal Adjustment

OCCLUSAL ADJUSTMENT Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S When you bite, do you feel like your jaw is lopsided? When you close your jaws does it feel like your teeth have to slide into place? If so, then you may need an occlusal adjustment. An occlusal adjustment corrects the [...]

2020-06-19T21:16:10+00:00

Periodontal Splinting

PERIODONTAL SPLINTING Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S Loose teeth are uncomfortable, especially when you try to eat food or chew gum. The feeling of the tooth pulling away from the gum is enough to send chills down your spine. It seems like an eternity, waiting for either the [...]

2020-05-15T23:39:33+00:00

Periodontal (Gum) Disease

PERIODONTAL (GUM) DISEASE Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S Periodontal (gum) disease is insidious. It is an infection of the gums that starts out as plaque, an opaque film on the teeth that hardens to form tartar. As tartar accumulates, it harbors bacteria that attack the soft tissue around [...]

2020-05-15T21:54:23+00:00

Scaling & Root Planing

SCALING & ROOT PLANING Furniss Family Dentistry Dr. Joshua K. Furniss, D.D.S Plaque and tartar that sits on the teeth provides an environment which allows bacteria to thrive and multiply. The bacteria cause the gums to become inflamed and bleed. The condition becomes more noticeable when you brush your teeth or [...]