Dr. Igor Lozada offers ceramic crowns, porcelain fused to metal crowns, and gold crowns, as well as acrylic temporary crowns. He also is skilled with implant ceramic crowns and implant porcelain fused to metal crowns. A crown (often called a…
IMPLANTS
A dental implant is an appliance used to replace the roots of teeth. The implant is surgically attached to the jaw bone and an artificial tooth is attached to the top of the implant, creating a natural looking, undetectable replacement…
VENEERS
Dr. Igor Lozada offers veneer services. A porcelain laminate (often called a veneer) is a thin shell of porcelain that covers the front of each tooth. They bond directly to the front of the tooth, similar to the way artificial…
FILLINGS
My Dentist Brookline offers composite restorations, amalgam restorations, gold restorations, and porcelain restorations. Tooth decay is the most common reason for getting a tooth filled. Other reasons are cracked or broken teeth, tooth grinding or wear due to nail biting…
TOPICAL FLUORIDE APPLICATION
Fluoride therapy is the delivery of fluoride to the teeth topically or systemically in order to prevent tooth decay which results in cavities. Most commonly, fluoride is applied topically to the teeth using gels, varnishes, toothpaste or mouth rinse. Systemic…
ADULT & CHILD PROPHYLAXIS
Plaque is a structured resilient yellow-grayish substance that adheres tenaciously to the tooth surfaces including removable and fixed restorations. Periodontal scaling and prophylaxis procedures include the removal of plaque, calculus and stain from the crown and root surfaces of teeth.…
DIGITAL X-RAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHY
My Dentist Brookline offers bitewings, digital x-rays, periapical digital x-rays, and panoramic digital x-rays. Dr. Igor Lozada also does intraoral digital photography as well as extraoral digital photography. Digital radiography is a form of X-ray imaging, where digital X-ray sensors…
EXAMS
Dr. Igor Lozada offers dental exams including new patient exams, periodic exams, and emergency exams. You can expect our standard of excellence in every appointment. Prevention is always better than treatment. By actively preventing disease and decay through regular home…