Cavities happen, and when they do, we can fix them with tooth fillings at Starr General Dentistry. In fact, more than 90 percent of people will have at least one cavity during their lives. Knowing this, we want you to consider some important benefits of dealing with decay quickly.
Fillings Can Prevent Bigger Problems
When left unchecked, decay can lead to tooth infections and tooth loss.
Fillings Can Strengthen Your Teeth
Decay weakens the structure of your tooth. By getting a filling you can restore the strength of a damaged tooth.
Fillings Can Revive Your Smile
Modern fillings can be made with a composite resin that matches that natural color of your smile.
Fillings Can Protect Your Teeth
In addition to restoring your smile, fillings can reduce your risk of recurring decay in the affected teeth.
Whenever possible, we want to help you prevent tooth decay at our Waco, TX dental practice. However, if you do develop a cavity, turn to us as soon as you can to treat it can get your smile back on track. Call 254-401-0129 or contact us online to request an appointment soon.
You may not realize it, but you probably know more people who are missing teeth than you realize. The reason is that teeth replacement options are better than they have ever been.
With dental implants, you can replace the roots of lost teeth. This can make dental crowns, bridges, and dentures strong, stable, and secure. As a result, your replacement teeth can look, feel, and function as well as healthy, natural teeth.
Whether you need full-mouth reconstruction or a single tooth replaced, our team at Starr General Dentistry can help. To request an appointment at our office in Waco, TX, contact us online or call 254-401-0129.
Even if you know that you should make regular dental care, fear of the dentist can make that difficult. Our team in Waco, TX understands that dental anxiety affects millions of people all over the United States. We also want to do everything we can to make it easier for you to manage those anxious feelings.
Dental sedation is one of the most effective ways to help you stay calm and pain-free, so you can receive services to maintain and improve your oral health. To learn more or to request an appointment, call 254-401-0129 or contact us online.
We’re going old school for today’s post with a friendly reminder from the American Dental Association. Your teeth can last a lifetime with proper care. This includes brushing and flossing your teeth daily and making regular visits to a family dentist office like our practice in Waco, TX.
Our team will give you professional cleanings and exams to treat and prevent cavities and gum disease. Schedule your next appointment at Starr General Dentistry. Call 254-401-0129 or contact us online.
Now that we have reopened (with some additional COVID-19 safety protocols), we want to help you and your smile however we can. For many people, wisdom teeth care cause serious problems. By removing them now, you may be avoiding years of oral health problems.
Take a moment to watch this short video by the American Dental Association. Then call 254-401-0129 or contact us to request an appointment at Starr General Dentistry in Waco, TX.
As more things reopen and you spend more time outside in the months ahead, we hope you have plenty of reasons to smile. We also hope you are doing what you should to protect your teeth. Drink plenty of water. Don’t overdo it with sugar treats, and remember to visit our Waco, TX office for a professional dental cleaning and exam.
To make an appointment at Starr General Dentistry, call 254-401-0129 or . Read up on our new protocols before you make your appointment.
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As we get ready to welcome patients back to our practice, our focus remains the same. We want you to have a healthy smile for many years to come. We’ll be making some changes to how we do things, but we are just as committed to providing professional care while protecting our patients.
Please note that we have implemented new protocols for visits to our office to make our office as safe as possible for our patients and our team members. To schedule a checkup, including dental cleanings and exams, please call 254-401-0129 or contact us to reach our team at Starr General Dentistry in Waco, TX.
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It’s time to head back to our open dentist office in Waco, TX for exceptional dental care! We’re sharing some information about our updated protocol to keep you and your family safe and healthy as we reopen.
Check it out and then call 254-401-0129 to schedule an appointment at Starr General Dentistry.
Dear Patients,
We are so very excited to announce that we are once again able to provide dental services for you, our valuable patients. Starr General Dentistry will reopen on May 4, 2020. While things are certainly not “business as usual,” we wanted to let you know we are here for you in our clean, comfortable, and safe environment. Our standards are well “above and beyond” what the American Dental Association and Centers for Disease Control recommend. We love what we do and the people we do it for. We are always here for you.
Here are a few things we have done to ensure safety for everyone who comes into our office:
- All protocols, methods and materials have been reviewed to ensure that we can provide state-of-the-art sterilization, disinfection systems, and office procedures. Every solution, piece of equipment and instrument was examined to ensure safety for our patients. Safety is our #1 priority.
- Autoclave sterilizers will continue to be utilized to provide the most effective sterilization capacity. We test our sterilizers weekly to ensure our sterilization system is effective.
- We ask that you call us at 254-401-0129 upon your arrival and wait in your car until we come to get you. Any additional people who are with you should wait in your car for the duration of your appointment. This will allow us to ensure the office is cleaned and ready in between each patient.
- We will also ask you a couple of screening questions and measure your temperature for your protection, our protection, and for all patients’ protection.
- Team members will change into scrubs upon entering the office, so there is no transmission of anything from the outside world into our office or vice versa.
- We’re using CaviCide™ throughout our office after each patient. It is the most powerful sanitizing agent available for eliminating germs, bacteria, and viruses. CaviCide™ has FDA approval and is the number one surface disinfectant in the dental industry. It is trusted by leading infection control experts and is strong enough to kill E. Coli, MRSA, Staph, Listeria, Human Coronavirus, TB, Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, HIV, viruses (hydrophilic and lipophilic), bacteria (including MRSA and VRE), and fungi.
- Everything that can be bought as a disposable, we are buying. Pens, papers, and all “one time use” items are being purchased and used. This high level of service is just one of the many ways that we are supporting our community, and it is included in the excellent work that we do…we go through a
comprehensive disinfection after every patient is cared for. Dr. Starr and all team members here at Starr General Dentistry will continue to go above and beyond for our patients…it is second nature. For this and many other reasons, many of our patients have trusted their care with us for 46 years or more. We very much look forward to seeing you, your family, and your friends very soon.
Sincerely,
Drs. Taylor and Martin Starr
Every day, our dental professionals want to do our part to help every patient have the healthiest mouths they can. This is why we encourage you to visit us a few times each year for professional dental cleanings and exams. It’s also why we encourage you to practice good preventive care at home. That should include flossing between your teeth and gums every day.
As a friendly reminder, here is a short video by the American Dental Association that demonstrates the proper way to floss.
If you have questions about daily oral care routines or any of our services, please call 254-401-0129 or contact us to reach our team at Starr General Dentistry in Waco, TX.
Dental emergencies can happen anytime and anywhere, even while you are staying at home to reduce the spread of COVID-19. While we can’t provide our full range of services at this time, our team is still ready, willing, and able to help with emergency dental care.
To learn more about ways to deal with oral emergencies, watch the video below by the American Dental Association. Also, know that you can and should call 254-401-0129 to reach our team at Starr General Dentistry in Waco, TX.
We are eager to welcome you back to our office for routine treatment soon. Until then, know that we are here to help if you have a dental emergency.