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General Dentistry in New Orleans, LA

A healthy smile is vital to our overall health and wellness. Our teeth and gums require routine care to stay healthy, comfortable, functional, and disease-free. NOLA Dentures and General Dentistry offer comprehensive dentistry to patients of all ages so they can enjoy optimal oral health and happy smiles. General Dentistry in NOLA Dentures and General Dentistry

What Is a General Dentist?

A general dentist is a primary dental care provider who diagnoses, treats, and cares for your overall oral health needs. General dental care includes various services, including cavity prevention and treatment, gum care, tooth-colored dental fillings, porcelain veneers, dental crowns and bridges, preventive education, and root canals.

Preventive Dental Care for Lifelong Oral Health

Our kind and knowledgeable team strives to prevent dental concerns when possible. With routine dental exams, teeth cleanings, and dental x-rays, we can identify oral health conditions in the earliest stages and provide the appropriate treatment.

Your dentist performs a comprehensive dental exam so he can evaluate the health of your teeth and gums and look for signs of decay and gum disease. Professional teeth cleanings allow us to remove plaque and tartar from the teeth and around the gums, so your mouth stays fresh, clean, and comfortable. Finally, we use digital dental x-rays to diagnose underlying issues––cavities, bone loss, cysts, infections––we can’t usually see with a visual exam.

The American Dental Association recommends getting a dental exam and cleaning every six months unless otherwise stated by your dentist.

Restorative Dentistry Improves Your Smile

Your dentist at NOLA Dentures and General Dentistry can repair and restore broken, diseased, or damaged teeth while protecting them and extending their function and comfort.

Dental Crowns – Dental crowns protect, strengthen, and stabilize natural teeth that have experienced damage or decay.
Tooth-Colored Fillings – Tooth-colored fillings match your smile’s natural shade while repairing a tooth after we remove decay.
Porcelain Veneers – Porcelain veneers are thin, stain-resistant coverings that correct chips, cracks, and gaps while improving the overall appearance of a tooth.

Our team ensures your results are optimal and long-lasting with every dental treatment.

Natural-Looking Replacements for Missing Teeth

One of our priorities is saving your natural teeth, but we understand sometimes this isn’t possible. However, we offer custom, lifelike tooth replacements, such as:

Dental Bridges – A dental bridge replaces a missing tooth, or a few neighboring missing teeth, by securing an artificial tooth. The bridge includes the replacement teeth and pontic crowns covering two healthy teeth on either side of the gap.
Dental Implants – A dental implant is a permanent replacement tooth root a dentist surgically places in the jawbone. The implant is thin titanium, and your dentist attaches a dental crown on top of the implant, so your smile looks and feels natural.
Dentures – Dr. Russell Schafer is a denture specialist, so we offer several types of dentures, such as complete dentures, partial dentures, one-day dentures, 3D printed dentures, and metal cast dentures. Modern dentures are removable prosthetic teeth that replace all or some teeth in the lower or upper arches of the mouth.

Based on Dr. Schafer’s assessment of your oral health and needs, he will develop a treatment plan to improve the health and appearance of your smile.

Schedule Your General Dentistry Appointment in New Orleans, LA

Dr. Russell Schafer is a denture specialist and general dentist in Gretna, LA, near New Orleans. Our team offers many other services, such as emergency dental care, cosmetic dentistry, children’s dentistry, gentle root canal treatment, and pain-free tooth extractions. General Dentistry in Gretna, LA

Our dental office is pleased to serve patients and families from all surrounding areas, including Gretna, Timberlane, Belle Chasse, Marrero, Harvey, Terrytown, and Woodmere.

Please get in touch with us today to schedule your dental appointment.

We look forward to caring for your one-of-a-kind smile!

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the most common treatments for tooth pain?

Tooth pain can be a debilitating experience, affecting your daily life and causing discomfort. Fortunately, there is a range of treatments available to help manage the pain.

What Causes Tooth Pain?

Tooth pain has a number of different causes. The most common are untreated cavities, tooth decay, and dental caries, which occur with plaque and tartar buildup. A toothache can also be the first sign of an abscessed tooth, in which bacteria enters through a crack or opening in the tooth and develops into a painful collection of pus. Other causes include periodontal disease and gingivitis, which include inflammation of the gums and can lead to plaque buildup, gum recession, and the loosening and loss of teeth.

How Should You Treat Tooth Pain?

Treatment for tooth pain depends largely on its cause. In milder cases, an over-the-counter pain reliever can help. If the cause is a cavity, your dentist will suggest quickly filling it. In the case of an abscess, treatment will likely involve antibiotics.

In more serious cases, like badly broken or infected teeth, treatment will likely include either a root canal to clean out the infection and seal the inside of the tooth, or the extraction (or “pulling”) of the tooth.

If you are experiencing tooth pain in the Gretna, LA, area, contact dentist Dr. Russell Schafer and the team at NOLA Dentures & General Dentistry for treatment options to put that pain in the past.

Is it necessary to fix a small chip in my tooth?

If you damage one of your teeth, you may be curious about when or if you should call your emergency dentist in New Orleans. If you aren’t experiencing any pain, you are probably much less likely to make a dental appointment, right? So, should you call the dentist to get it fixed if you have a small chip in your tooth?

Do I Need to Fix a Chipped Tooth?

Initially, if you have a small chip in your tooth, it may not seem like a concern, but smaller chips can turn into the following dental complications:

Because of the potential for more serious dental concerns, we recommend that you call our dental office if you have chipped your tooth. That way, we can evaluate and monitor the situation to help you avoid further treatment, or we can fix the issue immediately, depending on the size and location of your chipped tooth.

Do You Need a Dentist in Gretna, LA?

If you have a chipped tooth in Gretna, the professional dental team at NOLA Dentures and General Dentistry can help! Please get in touch with our dental office at (504) 392-5104 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Meet Our Doctor:

Russell Schafer DDS

Dr. Russell Schafer is happy and proud to call New Orleans his home. He was born in New Orleans, raised in Pearl River, and attended Jesuit High School and graduated in 2003. He went to Rice University in Houston where he graduated with a bachelors and masters in mechanical engineering degree. While at Rice, Dr. Schafer was a a cheerleader for all four years, active in Rice Catholic Student Association as well as student government, and tutored fellow students as well. Before attending dental school, Dr. Schafer spent ...

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