Services
Dr. Safadi and his practice Goodyear General Dentistry office offers your family a complete list of general
treatment and regular dental care services.
Families can depend upon our years of experience and careful evaluation of each family member's exact
needs to provide them with quality, lifelong dental care.
treatment and regular dental care services.
Families can depend upon our years of experience and careful evaluation of each family member's exact
needs to provide them with quality, lifelong dental care.
Our General Dentistry Services Includes:
Teeth Cleaning and Whitening
Comprehensive Dental Exam
Xrays
Tooth Extractions
Fixed Bridge
Removable Partial
Amalgam (metal) Fillings
Porcelain Composite (tooth-colored) Fillings
Root Canals
Dentures & Partial Dentures
Regular & Extended Treatment Plans
Individual patient treatment is determined after a comprehensive dental examination. Missing teeth
can usually be replaced by either a fixed bridge, or removable partial. The dentist will offer choices and
other options for all general family dentistry care.
As your preferred dental services provider, we promise you the following…
To greet you as family, not just a “dental patient”
To be gentle and kind in all actions
To maximize your health, comfort and esthetics
And to be thankful and appreciative of you as our client.
To provide you with these benefits,
we focus on esthetic and general dentistry and provide you with the most comfortable treatment
around. Enjoy soothing music, bottled water, blankets, and tea or coffee provided by our friendly doctor
and staff. We will do our best to alleviate any of your concerns by explaining the procedure and options
before any treatment begins.
Our beautiful office has the most modern equipment that allows us the opportunity to provide all facets
of dentistry. Our dental services range from tooth-colored white fillings to veneers and crowns. We
want you to have the best, modern dental care available.
Dr. Safadi has guests from all around the Phoenix area, providing services in all
areas of general and cosmetic dentistry and offers you the following dental care services…
Comfortable Aesthetic Dentistry
Tooth Whitening (& Bleaching)
Cosmetic Dentistry
Dental Crowns
Dental Makeovers
Family & Pediatric Dentistry
Other Dental Services
The Ultimate In Patient Comfort
Affordable Fees & Payment Plans
We Are Unique
Advanced training in cosmetic dentistry
Use of the highest quality tooth colored fillings
Personal customer service
Effective whitening (teeth bleaching)
We listen to our patients
State-of-the-art equipment
Low-radiation x-rays
Highest standards for sterilization
Friendly, gentle doctor
We restore implants
Caring staff
Care You Can Trust
In addition to advanced sterilizing of all instruments as recommended by the American Dental
Association and the Center for Disease Control, we utilize the service of an outside organization that
monitors the effectiveness of our sterilizers. We strictly observe all Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) guidelines. We are HIPAA compliant and fully protect your personal information.
Fillings - Silver and tooth colored
Advances in modern dental materials and techniques increasingly offer new ways to create more
pleasing, natural-looking smiles. As a result, dentists and patients today have several choices when it
comes to selecting materials used to repair missing, worn, damaged or decayed teeth.
The advent of these new materials has not eliminated the usefulness of more traditional dental
restoratives, which include base metal alloys and dental amalgam. The strength and durability of
traditional dental materials continue to make them useful for situations where restored teeth must
withstand extreme forces that result from chewing, such as in the back of the mouth. To find out which
type is right for you, contact Dr. Samer Safadi's dental office, a dentist in Goodyear, Buckeye, Avondale,
Tollesn, Litchfield Park, west phoenix, west valley of the sun, southwest phoenix, southwest valley,
Glendale, Surprise, Tartesso, Verrado, WestPark, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Pebble Creek, Sundance,
Litchfield and McDowell office.
Crowns & Bridges
A crown ("cap") is a tooth-like covering placed over a carefully prepared pre-existing tooth. Crowns
serve many functions, such as to strengthen, restore or improve the appearance of your natural tooth.
A crown can support the tooth when there is no longer sufficient tooth structure left to place a filling.
Crowns may also be used to protect the structure of a tooth that is fractured or broken, and can be
attached to bridges or dentures.
A bridge is a custom device anchored to neighboring teeth that replaces one or more missing teeth.
When a lost tooth is replaced with bridgework, the teeth on either side of the missing one are
prepared as crowns to serve as abutments to hold the prosthetic (replacement) tooth in place.
Invisalign® Orthodontics
Invisalign orthodontics uses a series of clear removable aligners. Invisalign straightens your teeth
right before your eyes. Your dentist changes the aligners about every 2 weeks, your teeth will move—
little by little, week by week—until you've reached the planned result. The aligners are worn
continuously except when you eat and clean your teeth.
Invisalign is an invisible solution. So you won’t draw undue attention to your mouth while in treatment.
In fact, virtually no one will know you’re wearing them unless you tell them.
Implants
Crowns and conventional bridges or dentures may not be your only options when replacing missing
teeth. For some people, dental implants offer a smile that looks and feels very natural. Surgically
placed below the gums over a series of appointments, implants fuse to the jawbone and serve as a
base for individual replacement teeth, bridges or a denture.
Implants offer stability because they fuse to your bone. Integration of the implants into your jaw also
helps your replacement teeth feel more natural and some people also find the secure fit more
comfortable than conventional substitutes.
Candidates for dental implants need to have healthy gums and adequate bone to support the implant.
We will give you a thorough evaluation to determine whether you are a good candidate for dental
implants.
Dentures & Partials
If you’ve lost all of your natural teeth, whether from periodontal disease, tooth decay or injury, complete
dentures can replace your missing teeth and your smile. Replacing missing teeth will benefit your
appearance and your health. Without support from the denture, facial muscles sag, making a person
look older. You’ll be able to eat and speak—things that people often take for granted until their natural
teeth are lost.
Removable partial dentures usually consist of replacement teeth attached to pink or gum-colored
plastic bases, which are connected by metal framework. Removable partial dentures attach to your
natural teeth with metal clasps or devices called precision attachments. Precision attachments are
generally more esthetic than metal clasps and they are nearly invisible.
To find out which type is right for you, contact Dr. Samer Safadi's dental office, a dentist in Goodyear,
Buckeye, Avondale, Tollesn, Litchfield Park, west phoenix, west valley of the sun, southwest phoenix,
southwest valley, Glendale, Surprise, Tartesso, Verrado, WestPark, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Pebble
Creek, Sundance, Litchfield and McDowell office.
Root Canals
Inside each tooth lies a slender strand of "pulp," which contains nerves and provides nutrients to the
tooth. This pulp reaches all the way down to the tooth's root. When a tooth's pulp becomes infected or
irreversibly inflamed, endodontic treatment is urgently needed—otherwise the tooth itself may be at
risk of dying. Root canals are used to save teeth in such situations.
After administering anesthesia, an opening is made through the biting surface of the tooth. The pulp
is then removed and the pulp chamber is sealed. The tooth is then sealed with a crown made of
porcelain or gold. Most of the time, a root canal is a relatively simple procedure with little or no
discomfort involving one visit.
Oral Surgery
To find out about our oral surgery services, contact Dr. Samer Safadi's dental office, a dentist in
Goodyear, Buckeye, Avondale, Tollesn, Litchfield Park, west phoenix, west valley of the sun, southwest
phoenix, southwest valley, Glendale, Surprise, Tartesso, Verrado, WestPark, Estrella Mountain Ranch,
Pebble Creek, Sundance, Litchfield and McDowell office..
Sealants For Children's Teeth
A sealant is a plastic material that is usually applied to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth. This
plastic resin bonds into the depressions and grooves (pits and fissures) of the chewing surfaces of
back teeth. The sealant acts as a barrier, protecting enamel from plaque and acids.
Thorough brushing and flossing help remove food particles and plaque from smooth surfaces of
teeth. But toothbrush bristles cannot reach all the way into the depressions and grooves to extract food
and plaque. Sealants protect these vulnerable areas by "sealing out" plaque and food.
Preventive & Periodontal - Gum Treatment
Regular cleanings remove soft (plaque) and hard (tartar, calculus, or stains) deposits from your teeth.
The primary purpose of having your teeth cleaned is to prevent or delay the progression of periodontal
(gum) disease and to maintain good oral health. An examination of your mouth is usually done at each
cleaning.
The frequency of your professional teeth cleaning will depend on the health of your teeth and gums.
Healthy children and adults should have their teeth cleaned at least twice a year. If you are at risk of
periodontal disease because of age, tobacco use, rate of accumulation of deposits, personal oral
hygiene practices, medications, or medical conditions such as diabetes or HIV infection, your teeth
may need to be cleaned more often.
Family & Cosmetic Dental Consultations
Visit our office to day to receive your consultation with contact Dr. Samer Safadi's dental office, a
dentist in Goodyear, Buckeye, Avondale, Tollesn, Litchfield Park, west phoenix, west valley of the sun,
southwest phoenix, southwest valley, Glendale, Surprise, Tartesso, Verrado, WestPark, Estrella
Mountain Ranch, Pebble Creek, Sundance, Litchfield and McDowell office. to find out what services are
right for you. Even if you are happy with your smile, is it still a good idea to have Contact Dr. Samer
Safadi's dental office, a dentist in Goodyear, Buckeye, Avondale, Tollesn, Litchfield Park, west phoenix,
west valley of the sun, southwest phoenix, southwest valley, Glendale, Surprise, Tartesso, Verrado,
WestPark, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Pebble Creek, Sundance, Litchfield and McDowell office. check
for oral health and symptoms that may lead to more severe problems.
Contact us today to find out more about our cosmetic or general dental procedures.
Children's Dentistry
Children's Dentistry is an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive
preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including
those with special health care needs
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Cosmetic Dentistry
Bonding
A smile can be the most eye-catching feature of a face. With dentistry's many advances, you no longer
have to settle for stained, chipped, or misshapen teeth. Even the most subtle change in your smile can
make a dramatic difference in the way you look and feel about yourself.
Bonding can improve the appearance of teeth that are chipped, broken, cracked, stained, or have
spaces between them. With bonding, tooth-colored materials are applied, or bonded, to the tooth
surface.
Bleaching
Having a beautiful smile may be even easier than you think. Many people achieve the look they've been
dreaming of with our simple "whitening" procedures.
It's safe, quick, and inexpensive. Just let us know at any appointment if you would like to begin
whitening your teeth. You can lighten only your upper teeth or both the upper and lower, depending on
how much of each shows when you talk and smile.
Veneers
There's no reason to put up with gaps in your teeth or with teeth that are stained, badly shaped or
crooked. A veneer placed on top of your teeth can correct nature's mistake or the results of an injury
and help you have a beautiful smile.
Veneers are thin, custom-made shells crafted of tooth-colored materials designed to cover the front
side of teeth.
A smile can be warm and charming, often disarming others you come in contact with. A smile says a
great deal about one's personality but often if you're uncomfortable with the way your teeth look, it can
easily be misinterpreted in your smile. Chances are, if you're embarrassed by your teeth, whether due
to color, spaces, chips or crookedness, you might subconsciously be employing gestures to hide
them. If someone appears to be guarded about their smile, it could easily be interpreted as being
uptight or unfriendly. For instance, talking with your lips tightly pursed so as not to reveal your teeth
might make one appear as the kind of person who's trying to hide something. Or in a more extreme
example, you might even place your hand over your smile when you laugh, exhibiting insecurity and a
lack of confidence. Often people train themselves to smile with their lips closed or not smiling at all.
How boring!!
With the advancement and innovation of dental materials, cosmetic dentistry came to the forefront of
our esthetically driven society. Cosmetic dentistry is that branch of dentistry that has married form to
function to create attractive, if not perfect, smiles that function in a state of health with the individuals
needs. Recent studies have shown that while most people are dissatisfied with their smiles, only a
small percentage of them realize how simple it is to change their smiles. Cosmetic dentists help you
determine how to improve your smile, thereby looking better and feeling better about your appearance.
Whether the problem is the color of your teeth, the shape of them or if the teeth are chipped or spaced
or simply that you wish you had an eye catching smile, cosmetic dentists can employ one or more
techniques to give you the smile you once had or one that you always wished for. While areas such as
periodontology (gums), implants, and orthodontics all play a role in cosmetic dentistry, the most
common techniques for changing your smile are: bleaching, bonding, laminates, and simply
reshaping or contouring your teeth.
Bleaching
Bleaching is a relatively new and popular way to achieve a bright, white smile. There are two types of
bleaching: "in office" and "at home" bleaching. In office bleaching, known also as power bleaching, is
performed at the dental office. The dentist first treats the teeth with a mild acid, which allows the tooth
structure to become more porous to the bleaching solution, a 30 - 35 % solution of hydrogen peroxide.
The solution is applied directly to the tooth and is then exposed to a high intensity light, which
accelerates the oxidation process. In office bleaching can take from 1-3 visits and has varying degrees
of success.
At home bleaching involves the fabrication of a customized plastic splint or mold that fits over the teeth
and is filled with a solution of carbamide peroxide. Depending on the different manufacturers
percentage of carbamide peroxide, the patient can wear the splint for 2-4 hours or even wear it while
one sleeps. The process usually takes 2-3 weeks to achieve results. Both types of bleaching are not
permanent and usually have to be repeated after two years.
Bonding
Bonding is a process whereby the dentist first etches the enamel layer of the tooth with mildly acidic
solution and then a composite resin or plastic paste is molded onto the teeth. The composite resin is
then hardened by a high-intensity light. The dentist then sculpts the composite. Bonding is often used
for chipped or fractured teeth or to close the space between two teeth. It can also be used to
completely cover the surface of each tooth to cosmetically mask discolored or malpositioned teeth.
The advantages to bonding are: it is a painless procedure, where anesthesia is generally not
required. The results are immediate and usually require little to no tooth reduction.
The disadvantages are: bonding has a limited esthetic life expectancy and easily chips or stains,
requires routine maintenance, and is an opaque material which limits its aesthetic use.
Porcelain Veneers and Laminates
Porcelain Veneers or Porcelain Laminates are the extension of the bonding technique and consists of
applying a thin veneer of preformed porcelain, custom made in the laboratory, directly to tooth
structure. The inside of the porcelain laminate is etched to enhance its attachment to the etched
enamel tooth surface. Composite resin cement binds tooth surface to the porcelain with the aid of a
high intensity light, which activates the resin to bond the two surfaces. The main advantage of
porcelain veneers is the strength and beauty of porcelain, which due to its translucent qualities, give a
truly life-like appearance. Porcelain does not stain as does composite resin and porcelain has a
much more beautiful luster than composite. These qualities, along with porcelain's extremely low rate
of wear, make porcelain veneers the Rolls Royce of cosmetic dentistry. Porcelain veneers are
expected to last anywhere from 10-20 years and take only two visits to the dentist to transform your
smile. In the first visit the tooth structure is reduced slightly in order to make room for the laminates so
they will not appear too bulky. This procedure requires local anesthesia and takes anywhere from 1 to
3 hours to complete depending on the number of teeth to be veneered. Teeth that have been reshaped
with a drill to accommodate the veneers obviously can't be returned to their original appearance.
During the second visit, the laminate veneers are fitted, inserted with the composite resin cement, and
then shaped and polished.
Porcelain Veneers can correct a multitude of imperfections in a smile, including changing the color of
teeth, changing the shape of the teeth, making crooked teeth look straight, correcting gaps or spaces
between teeth, lengthening teeth, and making the arch wider to give greater support to the lips and
cheeks and create a fuller smile.
"I never had something in my smile to be proud of and now I do." Read More
Fixing Crooked Teeth with Cosmetic Contouring
Reshaping or Cosmetic Contouring is an ideal treatment for very small fractures or chips or to simply
reshape what nature has given you to a more aesthetically pleasing smile. Anesthesia is not
necessary since the dentist uses the drill and sandpaper discs and polishing wheels to reshape the
teeth with a minimal loss of tooth structure. Once the treatment is done, that's it; no replacements or
touch-ups are necessary and the cost and time involved are minimal.
Contouring can change the smile line. If one front tooth is a little longer than the other, contouring can
even them out. Since the natural process of aging flattens out the edges of the front teeth and tends to
square off the angles, cosmetic contouring can round the corners of each tooth to soften them, making
them appear more feminine when necessary. While men's teeth tend to be angular and strong, often
squared off, women's teeth are usually more attractive when the corners are rounded off. Pointed
canines, which sometimes have a vampire look, can be rounded and softened with cosmetic
contouring. And lastly, often symmetry of the smile can be achieved simply by contouring the teeth.
All of these procedures can be used individually or in combination to give you the smile that you
always wanted.
The Sexy Smile
Nikki Taylor's got it!!!! Claudia Schiffer does too!! And so do Whitney, Julia, and Christie. Everyone
wants a sexy smile - and now everyone can have it.
On a conscious level we probably don't even realize what makes a smile sexy. All of them begin with
healthy-looking teeth. But not all are the same. What is sexy changes with the styles and depends on
the taste of the viewer. Here are the defining characteristics of some of the sexiest smiles around.
1. Dazzling big white teeth (Christie Brinkley)
2. A wide full arch (Whitney Houston)
3. Upper two front teeth longer than the others (Claudia Schiffer)
4. Slight imperfection in the position of the teeth (Nikki Taylor)
5. Teeth that look healthy (Heather Locklear)
6. Teeth that support a pouty lip (Kim Bassinger)
Choose one of the smiles above and we will gladly consider if you could be a candidate for it! We did
have Tom Cruise smile until he had a smile make over to the Heather Locklear smile.
The Aging Smile
The emphasis on youth is omnipresent. A generation of baby-boomers, now turning 50, is doing
whatever possible to combat aging. Fortunately, with plastic surgery, cosmetology, and cosmetic
dentistry, few of us will ever have to look as old as we actually are. Cosmetic dentistry can be a great
help in keeping a youthful smile that keeps your face appearing younger.
In the aging face, the smile is reversed, to show less of the upper teeth and more of the lower teeth.
That is because both lips lose muscle tone and begin to sag, covering more of the upper teeth and
less of the lower teeth in the process. At the same time, as we age we tend to wear away the enamel
of the teeth along the biting edges, causing all the front teeth to become the same length.
Also, teeth become darker as we age. Eating abrasive foods, brushing teeth and natural wear and tear
cause a reduction in the thickness of enamel, allowing more of the secondary layer of tooth structure,
dentin, to show through the enamel. Dentin, which is normally yellow with tones of brown and gray,
becomes even more discolored with aging due to the calcification of the tubules that make up the
dentin layer.
The good news is that today's cosmetic dental techniques can rejuvenate the aging smile. The upper
teeth can be lengthened with bonding or laminate veneers, giving the lip greater support and filling out
lip lines and cheeks that have collapsed. The lower teeth can be contoured to make them appear
shorter and more delicate. And of course, we can lighten the color by bleaching, bonding or veneering
the teeth.
Many people have had facelifts and other corrective facial surgery to help them look younger. But if the
smile that goes with a rejuvenated face reveals discolored, crooked, chipped or fractured teeth, the
youthfulness created by the plastic surgeon will be lost. A well-maintained smile is a necessary part of
a better, younger look.
Upon requests from some of our patients and their friends, we are now offering Hip Hop Dentistry. Our
doctors and our dental labs will be able to customize and give you just about any type of smile you
desire.
Gold Teeth
Gold Inlays and Onlays
Platinum Teeth
Open Faced Crowns with Gold Borders.
Gold Teeth with Diamonds or other Gemstones.
"Bling-Bling Dentistry!
Inset gold crescent moons, stars, lighting bolts, etc. Be creative.
Hip Hop Removable Dentures and Partials. We can place gold designs in the white denture teeth or
have all gold denture teeth. Use your imagination.
Have your favorite design, sports insignia, etc. overlaid on your porcelain crowns.
Sparkles bonded on your teeth. We have many colors and styles to choose from.
You don’t have to be a Hollywood Hip Hop Rapper artist to have your teeth customized. We just ask
that you are an adult over the age of 18 years old. All fees will be discussed in advanced before any
dentistry is started. Sorry, we don’t do tongue or lip piercings.
Your Next Steps...
Contact Dr. Samer Safadi's dental office, a dentist in Goodyear, Buckeye, Avondale, Tollesn, Litchfield
Park, west phoenix, west valley of the sun, southwest phoenix, southwest valley, Glendale, Surprise,
Tartesso, Verrado, WestPark, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Pebble Creek, Sundance, Litchfield and
McDowell office.
Teeth Cleaning and Whitening
Comprehensive Dental Exam
Xrays
Tooth Extractions
Fixed Bridge
Removable Partial
Amalgam (metal) Fillings
Porcelain Composite (tooth-colored) Fillings
Root Canals
Dentures & Partial Dentures
Regular & Extended Treatment Plans
Individual patient treatment is determined after a comprehensive dental examination. Missing teeth
can usually be replaced by either a fixed bridge, or removable partial. The dentist will offer choices and
other options for all general family dentistry care.
As your preferred dental services provider, we promise you the following…
To greet you as family, not just a “dental patient”
To be gentle and kind in all actions
To maximize your health, comfort and esthetics
And to be thankful and appreciative of you as our client.
To provide you with these benefits,
we focus on esthetic and general dentistry and provide you with the most comfortable treatment
around. Enjoy soothing music, bottled water, blankets, and tea or coffee provided by our friendly doctor
and staff. We will do our best to alleviate any of your concerns by explaining the procedure and options
before any treatment begins.
Our beautiful office has the most modern equipment that allows us the opportunity to provide all facets
of dentistry. Our dental services range from tooth-colored white fillings to veneers and crowns. We
want you to have the best, modern dental care available.
Dr. Safadi has guests from all around the Phoenix area, providing services in all
areas of general and cosmetic dentistry and offers you the following dental care services…
Comfortable Aesthetic Dentistry
Tooth Whitening (& Bleaching)
Cosmetic Dentistry
Dental Crowns
Dental Makeovers
Family & Pediatric Dentistry
Other Dental Services
The Ultimate In Patient Comfort
Affordable Fees & Payment Plans
We Are Unique
Advanced training in cosmetic dentistry
Use of the highest quality tooth colored fillings
Personal customer service
Effective whitening (teeth bleaching)
We listen to our patients
State-of-the-art equipment
Low-radiation x-rays
Highest standards for sterilization
Friendly, gentle doctor
We restore implants
Caring staff
Care You Can Trust
In addition to advanced sterilizing of all instruments as recommended by the American Dental
Association and the Center for Disease Control, we utilize the service of an outside organization that
monitors the effectiveness of our sterilizers. We strictly observe all Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) guidelines. We are HIPAA compliant and fully protect your personal information.
Fillings - Silver and tooth colored
Advances in modern dental materials and techniques increasingly offer new ways to create more
pleasing, natural-looking smiles. As a result, dentists and patients today have several choices when it
comes to selecting materials used to repair missing, worn, damaged or decayed teeth.
The advent of these new materials has not eliminated the usefulness of more traditional dental
restoratives, which include base metal alloys and dental amalgam. The strength and durability of
traditional dental materials continue to make them useful for situations where restored teeth must
withstand extreme forces that result from chewing, such as in the back of the mouth. To find out which
type is right for you, contact Dr. Samer Safadi's dental office, a dentist in Goodyear, Buckeye, Avondale,
Tollesn, Litchfield Park, west phoenix, west valley of the sun, southwest phoenix, southwest valley,
Glendale, Surprise, Tartesso, Verrado, WestPark, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Pebble Creek, Sundance,
Litchfield and McDowell office.
Crowns & Bridges
A crown ("cap") is a tooth-like covering placed over a carefully prepared pre-existing tooth. Crowns
serve many functions, such as to strengthen, restore or improve the appearance of your natural tooth.
A crown can support the tooth when there is no longer sufficient tooth structure left to place a filling.
Crowns may also be used to protect the structure of a tooth that is fractured or broken, and can be
attached to bridges or dentures.
A bridge is a custom device anchored to neighboring teeth that replaces one or more missing teeth.
When a lost tooth is replaced with bridgework, the teeth on either side of the missing one are
prepared as crowns to serve as abutments to hold the prosthetic (replacement) tooth in place.
Invisalign® Orthodontics
Invisalign orthodontics uses a series of clear removable aligners. Invisalign straightens your teeth
right before your eyes. Your dentist changes the aligners about every 2 weeks, your teeth will move—
little by little, week by week—until you've reached the planned result. The aligners are worn
continuously except when you eat and clean your teeth.
Invisalign is an invisible solution. So you won’t draw undue attention to your mouth while in treatment.
In fact, virtually no one will know you’re wearing them unless you tell them.
Implants
Crowns and conventional bridges or dentures may not be your only options when replacing missing
teeth. For some people, dental implants offer a smile that looks and feels very natural. Surgically
placed below the gums over a series of appointments, implants fuse to the jawbone and serve as a
base for individual replacement teeth, bridges or a denture.
Implants offer stability because they fuse to your bone. Integration of the implants into your jaw also
helps your replacement teeth feel more natural and some people also find the secure fit more
comfortable than conventional substitutes.
Candidates for dental implants need to have healthy gums and adequate bone to support the implant.
We will give you a thorough evaluation to determine whether you are a good candidate for dental
implants.
Dentures & Partials
If you’ve lost all of your natural teeth, whether from periodontal disease, tooth decay or injury, complete
dentures can replace your missing teeth and your smile. Replacing missing teeth will benefit your
appearance and your health. Without support from the denture, facial muscles sag, making a person
look older. You’ll be able to eat and speak—things that people often take for granted until their natural
teeth are lost.
Removable partial dentures usually consist of replacement teeth attached to pink or gum-colored
plastic bases, which are connected by metal framework. Removable partial dentures attach to your
natural teeth with metal clasps or devices called precision attachments. Precision attachments are
generally more esthetic than metal clasps and they are nearly invisible.
To find out which type is right for you, contact Dr. Samer Safadi's dental office, a dentist in Goodyear,
Buckeye, Avondale, Tollesn, Litchfield Park, west phoenix, west valley of the sun, southwest phoenix,
southwest valley, Glendale, Surprise, Tartesso, Verrado, WestPark, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Pebble
Creek, Sundance, Litchfield and McDowell office.
Root Canals
Inside each tooth lies a slender strand of "pulp," which contains nerves and provides nutrients to the
tooth. This pulp reaches all the way down to the tooth's root. When a tooth's pulp becomes infected or
irreversibly inflamed, endodontic treatment is urgently needed—otherwise the tooth itself may be at
risk of dying. Root canals are used to save teeth in such situations.
After administering anesthesia, an opening is made through the biting surface of the tooth. The pulp
is then removed and the pulp chamber is sealed. The tooth is then sealed with a crown made of
porcelain or gold. Most of the time, a root canal is a relatively simple procedure with little or no
discomfort involving one visit.
Oral Surgery
To find out about our oral surgery services, contact Dr. Samer Safadi's dental office, a dentist in
Goodyear, Buckeye, Avondale, Tollesn, Litchfield Park, west phoenix, west valley of the sun, southwest
phoenix, southwest valley, Glendale, Surprise, Tartesso, Verrado, WestPark, Estrella Mountain Ranch,
Pebble Creek, Sundance, Litchfield and McDowell office..
Sealants For Children's Teeth
A sealant is a plastic material that is usually applied to the chewing surfaces of the back teeth. This
plastic resin bonds into the depressions and grooves (pits and fissures) of the chewing surfaces of
back teeth. The sealant acts as a barrier, protecting enamel from plaque and acids.
Thorough brushing and flossing help remove food particles and plaque from smooth surfaces of
teeth. But toothbrush bristles cannot reach all the way into the depressions and grooves to extract food
and plaque. Sealants protect these vulnerable areas by "sealing out" plaque and food.
Preventive & Periodontal - Gum Treatment
Regular cleanings remove soft (plaque) and hard (tartar, calculus, or stains) deposits from your teeth.
The primary purpose of having your teeth cleaned is to prevent or delay the progression of periodontal
(gum) disease and to maintain good oral health. An examination of your mouth is usually done at each
cleaning.
The frequency of your professional teeth cleaning will depend on the health of your teeth and gums.
Healthy children and adults should have their teeth cleaned at least twice a year. If you are at risk of
periodontal disease because of age, tobacco use, rate of accumulation of deposits, personal oral
hygiene practices, medications, or medical conditions such as diabetes or HIV infection, your teeth
may need to be cleaned more often.
Family & Cosmetic Dental Consultations
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Children's Dentistry
Children's Dentistry is an age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive
preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including
those with special health care needs
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Cosmetic Dentistry
Bonding
A smile can be the most eye-catching feature of a face. With dentistry's many advances, you no longer
have to settle for stained, chipped, or misshapen teeth. Even the most subtle change in your smile can
make a dramatic difference in the way you look and feel about yourself.
Bonding can improve the appearance of teeth that are chipped, broken, cracked, stained, or have
spaces between them. With bonding, tooth-colored materials are applied, or bonded, to the tooth
surface.
Bleaching
Having a beautiful smile may be even easier than you think. Many people achieve the look they've been
dreaming of with our simple "whitening" procedures.
It's safe, quick, and inexpensive. Just let us know at any appointment if you would like to begin
whitening your teeth. You can lighten only your upper teeth or both the upper and lower, depending on
how much of each shows when you talk and smile.
Veneers
There's no reason to put up with gaps in your teeth or with teeth that are stained, badly shaped or
crooked. A veneer placed on top of your teeth can correct nature's mistake or the results of an injury
and help you have a beautiful smile.
Veneers are thin, custom-made shells crafted of tooth-colored materials designed to cover the front
side of teeth.
A smile can be warm and charming, often disarming others you come in contact with. A smile says a
great deal about one's personality but often if you're uncomfortable with the way your teeth look, it can
easily be misinterpreted in your smile. Chances are, if you're embarrassed by your teeth, whether due
to color, spaces, chips or crookedness, you might subconsciously be employing gestures to hide
them. If someone appears to be guarded about their smile, it could easily be interpreted as being
uptight or unfriendly. For instance, talking with your lips tightly pursed so as not to reveal your teeth
might make one appear as the kind of person who's trying to hide something. Or in a more extreme
example, you might even place your hand over your smile when you laugh, exhibiting insecurity and a
lack of confidence. Often people train themselves to smile with their lips closed or not smiling at all.
How boring!!
With the advancement and innovation of dental materials, cosmetic dentistry came to the forefront of
our esthetically driven society. Cosmetic dentistry is that branch of dentistry that has married form to
function to create attractive, if not perfect, smiles that function in a state of health with the individuals
needs. Recent studies have shown that while most people are dissatisfied with their smiles, only a
small percentage of them realize how simple it is to change their smiles. Cosmetic dentists help you
determine how to improve your smile, thereby looking better and feeling better about your appearance.
Whether the problem is the color of your teeth, the shape of them or if the teeth are chipped or spaced
or simply that you wish you had an eye catching smile, cosmetic dentists can employ one or more
techniques to give you the smile you once had or one that you always wished for. While areas such as
periodontology (gums), implants, and orthodontics all play a role in cosmetic dentistry, the most
common techniques for changing your smile are: bleaching, bonding, laminates, and simply
reshaping or contouring your teeth.
Bleaching
Bleaching is a relatively new and popular way to achieve a bright, white smile. There are two types of
bleaching: "in office" and "at home" bleaching. In office bleaching, known also as power bleaching, is
performed at the dental office. The dentist first treats the teeth with a mild acid, which allows the tooth
structure to become more porous to the bleaching solution, a 30 - 35 % solution of hydrogen peroxide.
The solution is applied directly to the tooth and is then exposed to a high intensity light, which
accelerates the oxidation process. In office bleaching can take from 1-3 visits and has varying degrees
of success.
At home bleaching involves the fabrication of a customized plastic splint or mold that fits over the teeth
and is filled with a solution of carbamide peroxide. Depending on the different manufacturers
percentage of carbamide peroxide, the patient can wear the splint for 2-4 hours or even wear it while
one sleeps. The process usually takes 2-3 weeks to achieve results. Both types of bleaching are not
permanent and usually have to be repeated after two years.
Bonding
Bonding is a process whereby the dentist first etches the enamel layer of the tooth with mildly acidic
solution and then a composite resin or plastic paste is molded onto the teeth. The composite resin is
then hardened by a high-intensity light. The dentist then sculpts the composite. Bonding is often used
for chipped or fractured teeth or to close the space between two teeth. It can also be used to
completely cover the surface of each tooth to cosmetically mask discolored or malpositioned teeth.
The advantages to bonding are: it is a painless procedure, where anesthesia is generally not
required. The results are immediate and usually require little to no tooth reduction.
The disadvantages are: bonding has a limited esthetic life expectancy and easily chips or stains,
requires routine maintenance, and is an opaque material which limits its aesthetic use.
Porcelain Veneers and Laminates
Porcelain Veneers or Porcelain Laminates are the extension of the bonding technique and consists of
applying a thin veneer of preformed porcelain, custom made in the laboratory, directly to tooth
structure. The inside of the porcelain laminate is etched to enhance its attachment to the etched
enamel tooth surface. Composite resin cement binds tooth surface to the porcelain with the aid of a
high intensity light, which activates the resin to bond the two surfaces. The main advantage of
porcelain veneers is the strength and beauty of porcelain, which due to its translucent qualities, give a
truly life-like appearance. Porcelain does not stain as does composite resin and porcelain has a
much more beautiful luster than composite. These qualities, along with porcelain's extremely low rate
of wear, make porcelain veneers the Rolls Royce of cosmetic dentistry. Porcelain veneers are
expected to last anywhere from 10-20 years and take only two visits to the dentist to transform your
smile. In the first visit the tooth structure is reduced slightly in order to make room for the laminates so
they will not appear too bulky. This procedure requires local anesthesia and takes anywhere from 1 to
3 hours to complete depending on the number of teeth to be veneered. Teeth that have been reshaped
with a drill to accommodate the veneers obviously can't be returned to their original appearance.
During the second visit, the laminate veneers are fitted, inserted with the composite resin cement, and
then shaped and polished.
Porcelain Veneers can correct a multitude of imperfections in a smile, including changing the color of
teeth, changing the shape of the teeth, making crooked teeth look straight, correcting gaps or spaces
between teeth, lengthening teeth, and making the arch wider to give greater support to the lips and
cheeks and create a fuller smile.
"I never had something in my smile to be proud of and now I do." Read More
Fixing Crooked Teeth with Cosmetic Contouring
Reshaping or Cosmetic Contouring is an ideal treatment for very small fractures or chips or to simply
reshape what nature has given you to a more aesthetically pleasing smile. Anesthesia is not
necessary since the dentist uses the drill and sandpaper discs and polishing wheels to reshape the
teeth with a minimal loss of tooth structure. Once the treatment is done, that's it; no replacements or
touch-ups are necessary and the cost and time involved are minimal.
Contouring can change the smile line. If one front tooth is a little longer than the other, contouring can
even them out. Since the natural process of aging flattens out the edges of the front teeth and tends to
square off the angles, cosmetic contouring can round the corners of each tooth to soften them, making
them appear more feminine when necessary. While men's teeth tend to be angular and strong, often
squared off, women's teeth are usually more attractive when the corners are rounded off. Pointed
canines, which sometimes have a vampire look, can be rounded and softened with cosmetic
contouring. And lastly, often symmetry of the smile can be achieved simply by contouring the teeth.
All of these procedures can be used individually or in combination to give you the smile that you
always wanted.
The Sexy Smile
Nikki Taylor's got it!!!! Claudia Schiffer does too!! And so do Whitney, Julia, and Christie. Everyone
wants a sexy smile - and now everyone can have it.
On a conscious level we probably don't even realize what makes a smile sexy. All of them begin with
healthy-looking teeth. But not all are the same. What is sexy changes with the styles and depends on
the taste of the viewer. Here are the defining characteristics of some of the sexiest smiles around.
1. Dazzling big white teeth (Christie Brinkley)
2. A wide full arch (Whitney Houston)
3. Upper two front teeth longer than the others (Claudia Schiffer)
4. Slight imperfection in the position of the teeth (Nikki Taylor)
5. Teeth that look healthy (Heather Locklear)
6. Teeth that support a pouty lip (Kim Bassinger)
Choose one of the smiles above and we will gladly consider if you could be a candidate for it! We did
have Tom Cruise smile until he had a smile make over to the Heather Locklear smile.
The Aging Smile
The emphasis on youth is omnipresent. A generation of baby-boomers, now turning 50, is doing
whatever possible to combat aging. Fortunately, with plastic surgery, cosmetology, and cosmetic
dentistry, few of us will ever have to look as old as we actually are. Cosmetic dentistry can be a great
help in keeping a youthful smile that keeps your face appearing younger.
In the aging face, the smile is reversed, to show less of the upper teeth and more of the lower teeth.
That is because both lips lose muscle tone and begin to sag, covering more of the upper teeth and
less of the lower teeth in the process. At the same time, as we age we tend to wear away the enamel
of the teeth along the biting edges, causing all the front teeth to become the same length.
Also, teeth become darker as we age. Eating abrasive foods, brushing teeth and natural wear and tear
cause a reduction in the thickness of enamel, allowing more of the secondary layer of tooth structure,
dentin, to show through the enamel. Dentin, which is normally yellow with tones of brown and gray,
becomes even more discolored with aging due to the calcification of the tubules that make up the
dentin layer.
The good news is that today's cosmetic dental techniques can rejuvenate the aging smile. The upper
teeth can be lengthened with bonding or laminate veneers, giving the lip greater support and filling out
lip lines and cheeks that have collapsed. The lower teeth can be contoured to make them appear
shorter and more delicate. And of course, we can lighten the color by bleaching, bonding or veneering
the teeth.
Many people have had facelifts and other corrective facial surgery to help them look younger. But if the
smile that goes with a rejuvenated face reveals discolored, crooked, chipped or fractured teeth, the
youthfulness created by the plastic surgeon will be lost. A well-maintained smile is a necessary part of
a better, younger look.
Upon requests from some of our patients and their friends, we are now offering Hip Hop Dentistry. Our
doctors and our dental labs will be able to customize and give you just about any type of smile you
desire.
Gold Teeth
Gold Inlays and Onlays
Platinum Teeth
Open Faced Crowns with Gold Borders.
Gold Teeth with Diamonds or other Gemstones.
"Bling-Bling Dentistry!
Inset gold crescent moons, stars, lighting bolts, etc. Be creative.
Hip Hop Removable Dentures and Partials. We can place gold designs in the white denture teeth or
have all gold denture teeth. Use your imagination.
Have your favorite design, sports insignia, etc. overlaid on your porcelain crowns.
Sparkles bonded on your teeth. We have many colors and styles to choose from.
You don’t have to be a Hollywood Hip Hop Rapper artist to have your teeth customized. We just ask
that you are an adult over the age of 18 years old. All fees will be discussed in advanced before any
dentistry is started. Sorry, we don’t do tongue or lip piercings.
Your Next Steps...
Contact Dr. Samer Safadi's dental office, a dentist in Goodyear, Buckeye, Avondale, Tollesn, Litchfield
Park, west phoenix, west valley of the sun, southwest phoenix, southwest valley, Glendale, Surprise,
Tartesso, Verrado, WestPark, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Pebble Creek, Sundance, Litchfield and
McDowell office.
GOODYEAR GENERAL DENTISTRY
SAMER SAFADI, D.D.S., M.S.
SAMER SAFADI, D.D.S., M.S.
1616 N. Litchfield Rd, Ste 150 Goodyear, Arizona 85338 Phone (623) 536 0044 e-mail: dentist@ssafadi.com |
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