FAMILY DENTIST CERRITOS, CA

Your Cerritos family dentist is committed to providing the highest quality dental care to every patient in our practice. Our team works hard to provide exceptional care at all stages of your family’s journey – from evaluating your child’s first tooth to creating beautiful implant dentures for your grandfather.

Our Dentist of Cerritos team is made up of highly qualified, caring, compassionate dental professionals who are always available for you and your family. We want to help you improve and maintain good oral health for a lifetime.

What Is a Family Dentist?

A family dentist in Cerritos provides comprehensive dental care to all members of your family, offering both adult and children’s dental services. For everything from regular checkups and cleanings to emergency treatments and root canals, your family dental practice will take good care of everyone in your family.

What Is Children’s Dentistry?

A children’s dentist – also known as a Cerritos children's dentist – specializes in the dental needs of anyone under the age of 19.

Children should see a dentist by their first birthday, as well as throughout their childhood. We specialize in children’s dentistry and will be able to care for your children’s dental needs in a way that is comforting and calming to your child.

And because we’re a family dental practice in Cerritos – and not just a children's dental office – we can see your kids once they become adults, too. There’s no need to find a new dentist once they reach adulthood.

What Is a Dental Checkup?

Part of a good oral hygiene regimen includes seeing your Cerritos dentist regularly so they can perform a dental checkup. During this appointment, your dentist will

Check teeth for decay, cracks, discoloration, fractured cusps, or chips
Take digital x-rays and possibly other images for diagnostic purposes
Evaluate the health of your gum tissue and check for gum disease
Perform an oral cancer screening
Evaluate your jawbone and jaw joints

What Is a Dental Cleaning?

During a dental cleaning, your Cerritos dentist or hygienist will remove any plaque or tartar that has built up on your teeth or below the gum line. They finish the appointment by polishing the teeth to remove stains and any residual, sticky plaque.

Regular dental cleanings help prevent gum disease. They also help your dentist and hygienist identify periodontal issues early so they can offer recommendations or treat the condition early before it progresses into a major, expensive problem.

What Is a Digital X-Ray?

While dentists can do a lot by just looking at your teeth, digital x-rays afford a view that’s otherwise impossible to get. Often, these images are used to diagnose cavities between the teeth, but they can also help identify issues in the jawbone, inside the tooth, or around the root of the teeth.

Digital x-rays are far and away better than traditional x-rays. They are faster, more precise, and emit over 80% less radiation.

What Is Fluoride Treatment?

A fluoride treatment is a protective coating on the teeth that helps prevent decay. The treatment has been proven to fight cavities and is especially helpful where tooth enamel is thin or where there’s decalcification. Widely recommended in family dentistry, fluoride treatments are routine children’s dentistry procedures and are often also given to adults.

What Are Dental Sealants?

Dental sealants are a special type of material that fills in the deep cracks and crevices of the biting surfaces of the back teeth. These areas can be particularly hard to clean, allowing plaque, tartar, and food particles to build up, leading to cavities. Once a sealant is placed, though, the tooth is protected and is much easier to keep clean.

How Does a Family Dentist in Cerritos Treat Cavities?

If you or your child is diagnosed with dental decay, you can rest assured that you will get the best care possible from your Cerritos family dentist.

Dr. Omid uses the latest technology, as well as non-toxic, biocompatible, and hypoallergenic filling materials, such as composite resin.

In addition to being the healthier option, composite fillings are long-lasting, protect the teeth from further breakdown and decay, and blend with your natural teeth.

What Is a Tooth Extraction?

When a tooth has deep decay or severe damage, the best option might be an extraction. This procedure involves numbing the tooth and surrounding tissue and removing the tooth.

It is highly recommended that the missing tooth be replaced to avoid bite shifting, which can result in pressure/strain on the adjacent teeth and jaw joints, as well as the muscles, tendons, and ligaments of the head and neck.

To prevent the damaging effects caused by such pressure, your Cerritos dentist will recommend one of the following depending on your unique needs, such as how many teeth need to be replaced:

What Is a Wisdom Tooth Extraction?

The wisdom teeth are the last teeth to come in. Most people have four wisdom teeth, though some only develop one or two or sometimes none.

When these last molars come in – or attempt to come in – they can cause alignment issues. Because of this, many dentists recommend a wisdom tooth extraction. Besides alignment issues, wisdom teeth can also be extracted for comfort and dental hygiene purposes.

While many get their wisdom teeth out in their late teens or early 20s, many adults choose to get their wisdom teeth out later in life. This is often due to the fact that they have a difficult time caring for these teeth, which can result in dental decay and gum disease.

What Is a Root Canal?

A root canal is needed when the pulp (nerve) tissue of the tooth is inflamed or infected. This can happen when deep decay reaches the pulp tissue, a tooth has experienced some trauma, a tooth has broken and the pulp is exposed, or the tooth has a deep crack into the pulp chamber.

During a root canal with your Cerritos family dentist, any decay present is first removed, as is the pulp tissue. A special dental material called gutta-percha is placed to seal the tooth to prevent bacteria from getting into the tooth.

In most cases, a tooth that has had root canal treatment requires a dental crown.

What Is Dental Sedation?

Many patients who visit a family dental practice would prefer to undergo their treatments while asleep or deeply relaxed. That is why your Cerritos dentist offers a variety of sedation options, including nitrous oxide, oral medications, and intravenous general anesthesia.

You can be sedated for just about any procedure – from routine cleanings to major procedures, such as root canals.

Can Tooth Pain Be Treated?

If you’re experiencing tooth pain, we will do everything in our power to make you comfortable again. Depending on the precise cause of your pain, your Cerritos family dentist might recommend a sensitivity toothpaste, fluoride treatment, dental sealants, dental bonding, or other procedure to reduce your pain or sensitivity.

Can a Cerritos Dentist Repair Chipped Teeth?

A chipped tooth is one of the more common dental emergencies. It is also one of the easiest to treat. Your dentist will repair the chipped tooth – likely with composite filling material – so that the tooth is as good as new.

What Is a Dental Emergency?

Injuries and undiagnosed decay can result in dental emergencies, and these always seem to arise at the most inconvenient times. Should you ever experience a dental emergency, such as a chipped or broken tooth, your Cerritos family dentist has appointments set aside in their schedule so they can see you as soon as possible.

Dental emergencies include:

Bleeding gums that won’t stop
A broken tooth
A temporary or permanent crown that’s come off
A knocked-out tooth
Intense pain that won’t go away
An unexplained toothache
Swollen jaw
Exposed nerves
A missing or broken filling
An abscess

What Is Dental Trauma?

Dental trauma can result from major events like sports injuries and car accidents or everyday events like chewing and drinking.

No matter what caused the injury, your Cerritos dentist will know how to remedy the damage, so your smile looks beautiful, and your teeth fully function again. For serious injuries, such as an accident, call us immediately and/or go to the ER.

A Family Dentist in Cerritos Serves the Needs of Your Entire Family

Because Dr. Omid and his team have the knowledge, experience, and expertise to serve every member of your family, regardless of age, they’re able to meet your family’s unique needs.

You might need some restorative work, your grade school-aged child needs sealants, your teen wants teeth whitening, and your grandma wants braces. We can do it all. And we can do it well, earning the reputation as one of the top dental practices in the state.

Plus, when everyone in your family sees the same dentist, scheduling and keeping dental appointments is easier and more convenient than ever!

Schedule An Appointment With Your Friendly Family Dentist In Cerritos

Are you looking for a family dentist in Cerritos that can serve the unique needs of every member of your family? That’s us! Contact our team to schedule your new patient appointments.