Preventitive Dental Care Saves Big Money for Town and Country St Louis and Creve Coeur MO Area Dental Patients.

Town and Country Dentist Ballas Dental Care Implant Dentistry

Douglas T Watanabe DDS
General Dentist

2821 North Ballas Road Suite 140 = Town and Country = MO 63131 = (314) 432-5544

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Dental crisis treatment

Many people don't see a dentist on a regular basis. They go only when they feel they have a problem. At Ballas Dental Care we call this "crisis treatment" as opposed to "preventive treatment".

While these patients may feel they are saving money, it usually ends up costing much more in both dollars and time. The reason for this is that most dental problems don't have any symptoms until they reach the advanced stages.

An example is tooth decay. At Ballas Dental Care we hear all the time, "Nothing hurts... I don't have any problems". But tooth decay doesn't hurt! Until, that is, it gets close to the nerve of the tooth.

Then a root canal and crown are usually necessary, instead of the small filling, which could have been placed several years ago when the cavity was small. We can usually detect a cavity 3-4 years before it may develop any symptoms. It is not uncommon to see a patient with a tremendous cavity and they have never felt a thing!

Dental Treatment
In Town and Country Missouri and the surrounding
St Louis - Creve Coeur - Chesterfield - Ladue MO areas.

Dr.Watanabe is licensed to perform all listed services as a general dentist. This provider is not a specialist in
prosthodontics, orthodontics, endodontics, cosmetic, whitening, sedation, implants and non-specialty
interest areas that require no specific educational training to advertise this service.