At your first visit your health information will be reviewed and a blood pressure screening will be completed. Dr. Jaksa will then review your dental history and concerns. Radiographs or x-ray orders will be given. A preliminary exam will be completed to include a periodontal treatment plan. Your dental cleaning will be completed. Patient’s sometimes need follow-up appointments to finish there cleaning if problems are more involved. This can be for example from smoking, poor oral hygiene, a long time since your last dental cleaning.

Next is a new patient dental exam with Dr. Jaksa. A clinical dental exam is completed with review of your x-rays. Photographs are taken of your teeth and other relevant areas. We then moved from the treatment room to the consultation room. Here we discuss findings and educate you about your mouth.

There are 3 parts to your biting system. This includes your temporomandibular joint, your muscles of mastication, and your teeth. Poor function can affect any of these areas. For example temporal headaches are related to how teeth come together. Noise or Clicking of your joint or joints is often related to how your teeth come together. Wear on teeth, broken teeth, loose teeth, bone loss around teeth, recession around teeth, sensitive teeth are often related to how teeth come together. If you have any of these problems, this will be discussed. The most important thing for long-term dental health is proper dental function. Nice looking smiles can go away with time if dental function is poor.

If relevant the rules of esthetics are also discussed. This is how teeth are to look ideally. This is reviewed through photos of ideal smiles. We then look at your smile photos and discuss any relevant issues.

Next we look at the photos of your teeth where you’ll be able to see things like wear, decay, failing fillings or crowns if present. Other patient’s Before and after Photos of previously treated teeth may be shown to you. This is most helpful to see photos of a problem like yours, and how it is resolved. Any problems you have, we have photography of a case similar to yours to show you, and how it was resolved.

After patient education, your treatment plan is developed with your input. Choices, insurance and fees are discussed. Whatever your treatment plan, the benefits of treatment versus the consequences of not are discussed. It is also discussed how we go about solving complex treatment plans if pertinent.

You will understand function, esthetics and your mouth completely at the end of your exam and consultation.

Who you select for your dentist is a very important decision. It is our privilege to provide your dental care. We strive to build a relationship that will be based on competence and trust that will last for years.