How can we help you?
One of our goals here at White Park Dental is to make sure that each patient leaves our office with a better understanding of their own dental health. Education is the best way to help in making an informed decision regarding your health care from prevention to treatment. If you ever have a question about your health, your care, or our practice, we encourage you to let us know.
We’ve provided some answers to our most commonly asked questions here, so feel free to take a look. If we haven’t answered your question or you would like more information, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at 603-225-4143. We look forward to seeing you at your next visit!
Preventive Dentistry
We take your dental health seriously. Visual inspection of your mouth does not provide us all of 
the necessary information to care for you properly. Cavities between your teeth in flossing areas are not seen with the naked eye until they are quite large, causing the need for more invasive and costly treatment. Bone loss, abscesses and other concerns are best seen on high resolution digital radiographs. We prefer to give you more timely, conservative recommendations to keep you healthy.
Digital Sensors for Your Benefit
The interval in which dental radiographs are taken will be customized to your needs and risk level. Luckily the digital sensors we use emit a very low amount of radiation. Four check-up bitewing radiographs = 0.005 mSv, and is less radiation than would be received going about everyday life. To put this in a different perspective, an airplane passenger on an average 7 hour flight receives 0.02 m Sv (equivalent to 16 small dental radiographs). We strive to provide the best care in the safest manner, please contact us to discuss any concerns further.
Sealants are a conservative and non-invasive preventive treatment that can protect your back teeth from cavities. They are particularly effective for children who often don’t have the coordination or the patience to brush their back teeth properly, but they can also be used in adults who have deep grooves in their teeth or are at a higher risk for cavities for other reasons.
Cavity Prevention
The sealants are brushed on as a flowable material and then light-cured. The sealants coat and “seal off” the grooves in the back teeth, preventing the bacteria that cause cavities from accessing the area. They provide a smooth, flat surface to make removal of plaque and bacteria easier. The entire process takes minutes, and the only side effect is a bad taste in your mouth that goes away as soon as you rinse. You can eat and drink just minutes after having the sealants placed and they last for years at a time.
At each check-up, we’ll check the condition of your sealants to make sure that they are still in place.
The best way to determine whether sealants are a good choice for you or your child is to schedule an appointment at our Concord dental office. Dr. Bogacz or Dr. Harvey will examine your teeth and discuss both your own history and your family’s dental history with you to see if you can benefit.
Congratulations! It is very important to maintain your own health for yourself and your baby. 
Hormones during this time can lead to an increased risk of gum inflammation. Gum disease (periodontitis) may place you at higher risk for delivering preterm and/or low-birth-weight infant. Please contact us to schedule your routine preventative care with on of our hygienists. We would love to talk to you about how to care for your mouth and your child’s when they arrive.
Regular cleanings are the backbone of preventive dental care, and our philosophy here at White Park Dental is to prevent problems before they start whenever possible.
Even the most dedicated brushers and flossers are occasionally going to miss a spot. Teeth aren’t uniform, and there are all sorts of places for plaque and bacteria to hide. It’s not realistic to expect to get the same kind of results from a two-minute brushing routine as you would get from an hour with a skilled professional using specialized instruments.
We take special care to remove every trace of plaque and tartar during your cleaning so that you can have a fresh start every six months. We understand if you haven’t made time recently to get a cleaning and you’re overdue. Don’t feel embarrassed! Just give us a call and we’ll help you get back on track.
Spotting Problems
Cleanings are also a great time to touch base with your hygienist and ask questions about improving your hygiene. Our hygienists are smart and are an excellent resource. They are also highly skilled at spotting the signs of potential problems, so your cleaning is also a chance for us to identify a problem while it’s still in its early stages so that we can recommend an appropriate treatment. Contact our office to schedule your appointment.
A water pick is considered an adjunct for dental care, meaning it is a device used in addition to brushing and flossing. This supplemental tool is great to irrigate and remove food particles as well as bacteria.
Dental floss is a more effective tool to clean between teeth to mechanically scrape off the sticky biofilm of bacteria that forms daily and causes cavities and gum disease.
When you see our hygienist, their number one goal is to provide you the best service they can to achieve oral health. The type of care they provide is specific to your individual diagnosis or dental condition. A “cleaning” is a prophylaxis in which bacteria, plaque and tartar/calculus above the gumline is removed in a preventative manner. Some patients require active therapy of their gums due to the presence of gum inflammation and/or periodontal disease. This is detected by taking measurements and assessing dental radiographs to detect bone loss. In order to prevent further bone loss, mobility of teeth and potential loss of teeth, the teeth need to be “cleaned” below the gumline on root surfaces to remove harmful toxins and bacteria. Superficial, preventative scaling and polishing would not be appropriate for you, as an individual, in this scenario. We will work with you to provide the best therapy in our office and at home so that you may enjoy your teeth for years to come. Please call to schedule your next appointment.
Healthy gum tissue is firm and pink. Seeing bleeding of the gums when your brush and/or floss can indicate that you have some form of gum (periodontal) disease. Please call us to schedule a consult so we can recommend the proper treatment for you in order to decrease your risk for future tooth loss and/or other health concerns.
In some cases, it could be the garlic in your spaghetti sauce, but more frequently, what we think 
of as “bad breath” (known medically as halitosis) is caused by a build-up of bacteria as a result of inadequate dental hygiene or a condition like periodontal disease.
While you can chew gum and swish mouthwash hoping to mask the problem, these are only temporary solutions. To truly solve the breath problem, you will need to visit our office so that we can perform an examination and truly get to the bottom of your bad breath.
When Bad Breath Becomes A Serious Problem
The first thing we’ll look at is your oral hygiene routine. Are you brushing frequently enough? Do you have plaque building up on your teeth (bacteria love plaque; it’s like a cozy little home for them)? Are you flossing or are your gums red and inflamed? Most of the time, making simple tweaks and improvements to your self-care routine will be enough to improve your breath.
But if it isn’t, then you might have a more serious problem. Bad breath is usually one of the most prominent indicators of periodontal disease. Recent studies have linked periodontal disease to a number of chronic systemic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, so you can see why we want to keep this infection under control.
If you have periodontal disease, we’ll discuss treatments like deep cleanings and medication to stop the progress and restore health to your gums. Call our office today to schedule your examination at, White Park Dental.
Your children’s primary or “baby” teeth are just as important as their permanent or “adult” teeth. They allow your child to chew and speak properly in addition to holding space in their jaw for their permanent teeth. As soon as the first tooth erupts they are at risk for a cavity. We would be happy to have a wellness visit with you and your child at any time to discuss daily brushing and nutrition to lower their risk.
What to Expect
The ADA and AAP ideally recommend a dental visit by your child’s first birthday. We can get them more comfortable with sitting in the dental chair, testing out “Mr. Thirsty” and polishing with our special toothbrush. Routine preventative care at a young age will set your child up for dental health success into the future. Please contact us to schedule today!
White Park Dental is a relationship-based practice that is dedicated to treat each patient as an individual. Therefore, your dental care is tailored to your needs. During your first visit to our office you will meet Dr. Harvey who will discuss your concerns and goals for your dental health. It is important to diagnose your oral condition prior to beginning a "cleaning" with our hygienist, as there are different levels of treatment required to maintain a healthy mouth.
Toothpaste aids in removing plaque, which is a sticky biofilm of bacteria, that forms on your teeth and gums and is the cause of cavities and gum disease. Fluoride has been scientifically proven to make enamel stronger by making it more acid-resistant, which lowers cavity risk.
Fluoridated toothpaste should be utilized twice daily for two minutes and then spit out. Children below the age of 3 should use a rice grain sized smear and from age 3-6 a pea sized amount of fluoride toothpaste.