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Advanced dental technology for safer and more precise care in Menomonie, WI

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Advances in technology have changed nearly every aspect of our lives in the last few decades, and the way we are able to provide dental care is no exception. At Gentle Dental Care, we have equipped our office with the latest dental technologies, not because they are simply flashy new gadgets but because they enable us to provide better quality, safer, and more comfortable care to our patients from the Menomonie, Durand, Eau Claire, Baldwin, Colfax, and neighboring WI areas.

Laser dentistry

Lasers have become widely used throughout the medical and dental fields for a variety of procedures because of their versatility and effectiveness. With soft tissue lasers that look like a simple pen, Dr. Emily Andre can perform procedures with precision in just a matter of minutes – all without scalpels, sutures, or pain.

Intra-oral camera and digital x-rays

Images of your teeth, bones, and other oral structures are essential to providing dental care in many ways:

  • Monitoring your oral health
  • Detecting potential issues at their earliest stages
  • Providing an accurate diagnosis
  • Planning out your dental treatment

We are equipped with the latest imaging technologies, including miniature LED intra-oral cameras and digital x-rays to capture detailed pictures of the inside of your mouth and its inner structures that are invisible to the naked eye. Intra-oral cameras help us take full color pictures of the inside of your mouth, which we can then enlarge on our computers to see what is happening in your mouth. For example, a zoomed-in image of your tooth may reveal a crack that is otherwise not noticeable. Digital dental x-rays provide us with detailed, high-resolution images of the inner structures of your teeth and bone, helping us detect developing cavities or other issues at an early stage when they are easiest to treat.

CEREC same day crowns and CAD/CAM technology

Using computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and CEREC milling technology, we can custom-design your dental restorations with ultimate precision and craft beautiful, natural-looking restorations that fit precisely within your mouth. Digital manufacturing using these technologies enables us to provide same-day crowns, inlays, and onlays, as well as some types of orthodontic treatments, dentures, and mouthguards!

These are just a few of the modern technologies that help us provide you with safer, better dental care. Call Gentle Dental Care to schedule your appointment at (715) 600-9004 today!

What You Need to Know About CEREC Restorations and How They Compare to Traditional Crowns

What You Need to Know About CEREC Restorations and How They Compare to Traditional Crowns

Your dentist may recommend a dental crown when you have a tooth badly damaged due to advanced decay or which has undergone root canal therapy. Earlier, getting a dental crown was a lengthy process that required multiple appointments, off-site laboratories, physical impressions, and temporary crowns. Thanks to the […]

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Dental Health Concerns That Can Be Identified During A Routine Cleaning and Exam

Dental Health Concerns That Can Be Identified During A Routine Cleaning and Exam

Your local dentist and dental hygienist in Menomonie, Wisconsin, are your first line of defense in preventing dental health conditions. When you visit Drs. Emily Andre, Frankie Thatcher, and the friendly team at Gentle Dental Care for a dental cleaning and examination, there are specific signs and symptoms that they will be looking for, which […]

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What are the benefits of CEREC same-day crowns?

What are the benefits of CEREC same-day crowns?

There are several benefits associated with CEREC same-day crowns provided by Drs. Emily Andre and Frankie Thatcher at Gentle Dental Care in Menomonie, Wisconsin. Missing or damaged teeth can pose a variety of oral problems and can throw off your bite pattern, resulting in jaw pain and discomfort. Teeth that are broken, discolored, or partially […]

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Gentle Dental Care, the family dentistry in Menomonie, WI is a partnership between Emily Andre DMD, NMD, IBDM and Frankie Thatcher DDS.

Dr. Andre received her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and her DMD at the University of Florida, College of Dentistry. Dr. Thatcher is a graduate of Concordia University St. Paul and the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. Both are highly skilled and experienced dentists who are focused on serving the dental needs of every member of the family under one roof. They consider holistic dentistry practices like mercury-free dentistry and ozone therapy as extremely important to the patient-centered approach they have adopted at the practice.

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