VIP Amenities

When it comes to convenience, our team at Northland Dental Medicine surpasses even the highest expectations. We have even extended our hours on Mondays and Wednesdays because we know how hard it can be to fit your regular dental cleanings into a hectic schedule.  We also strive to make your dental visits as comfortable as possible. We do so by offering heated massage chairs in every room. We want you to feel like a VIP when you come into our office!

 

Our massage chairs provide a gentle massage to the patient’s back, as well as providing soothing massage on other parts of the body, including the calf, foot and neck.

 

While our motivation was to keep our patients feeling physically comfortable throughout their procedure, there are also many mental health benefits as well. Patients that suffer from dental phobia have benefited greatly from our massage chairs. Because they are so relaxed, patients often forget about the procedure being performed and these chairs even improve blood circulation and can improve immune system function.

 

Heated massage chairs are an amenity we offer that not only helps the patient during their dental visit, but provides overall improved health and circulation. Be sure to ask us about our heated massage chairs when you come in for a visit.

Bonding

Of all the cosmetic and restorative procedures, dental bonding is one of the easiest and most affordable. Called bonding because tooth-colored resin is bonded to your teeth, the procedure is used to repair teeth that are discolored, unevenly shaped or chipped. At our office, we can even use bonding as an alternative to amalgam fillings if only a small filling is required.

Bonding is achieved by applying incredibly strong resin to the tooth in need of restoration. The procedure can usually be accomplished in one visit and allows you to keep most of your tooth’s original enamel, which makes bonding preferable to veneers or crowns in many cases. Once the right color resin has been chosen for your smile, Dr. Michael Corsello will slightly abrade your teeth to roughen the surface. Then a conditioning liquid is applied to help the resin adhere. The putty-like resin is then applied to your tooth and molded and smoothed until it is in the proper shape. It is hardened with an ultraviolet light or laser. After the bonding material has hardened, Dr. Corsello will trim and shape it even more and then polish it until it shines like a tooth. Altogether, the procedure usually takes between 30 minutes to an hour for one tooth.

If you’re unhappy with your teeth but unwilling to go as far as veneers, bonding can be used to improve your smile quickly and effectively. The schedule an appointment with Northland Dental Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA, call us at 412-453-5344. For more information, visit www.NorthlandDentalMedicine.com.

Dental Implants

Dental implants help our Pittsburgh, PA patients to replace missing teeth with a permanent solution. Many patients who visit our North Hills dental practice have one or multiple missing teeth. This can impact their ability to eat, drink, and also affect their confidence. Rather than opt for a bridge or partial denture, they ask us about our dental implants. Implants are considered permanent because after the titanium post is implanted, it cannot be removed. The crown over the implant may need to be replaced in about 15 years, but this is a simple procedure.

There are also some other unique benefits our patients find in getting a dental implant. Among them is the fact that there is lower bone loss over time. Patients who have lost a tooth are at risk of losing their bone density and volume when they have a missing tooth. This can have adverse effects as they age. But with our dental implants, their jawbone forms and grows around the metal post, allowing more stability in the bone itself. This is one of the top reasons patients choose to have an implant performed.

Another reason patients choose dental implants here at Dr. Michael Corsello’s practice is because they are made to function and look like natural teeth. The crown is made from impressions of adjacent teeth and the implant is permanent. It makes for the next best thing to natural teeth.

Visit our office today to learn more about dental implants. Be sure to ask us about our patient VIP amenities too.

Bridges

Patients visiting Dr. Michael Corsello’s practice here in Pittsburgh, PA often have the problem of missing teeth. While many options are available, many of our patients find that choosing dental bridges is the best way to go. Bridges require natural teeth on either end of the missing tooth to anchor the bridge, with crowns and abutments creating the bridge. It is a semi-permanent solution for anyone with missing teeth.

There are different types of dental bridges available, with fixed bridges being the most common. These last about 10-15 years and are similar to a partial denture. A crown protects the natural teeth on either side of the bridge, and abutments are made to look like the patient’s natural teeth. It is not removable as dentures are.

Patients who fit the following specifications make good candidates for bridges:

1. Healthy teeth adjacent to the missing tooth that can withstand the bridge.

2. Enough bone mass to support an implant if the patient chooses to go this direction.

3. Willing to wear a restoration that isn’t removed.

4. Being dedicated to keeping their teeth and bridge clean and well maintained.

If you are interested in getting a dental bridge, schedule an appointment with us at 412-367-7400. We’re conveniently located on McKnight Road.

 

Screw Retained Dentures

Here at Northland Dental Implant, Dr. Michael Corsello provides a variety of restorative dental procedures, including dentures for missing teeth. Dentures are great because they help our patients restore their smile and confidence, not to mention being able to eat just about anything they want. The problem with traditional dentures is that they can something shift and move before the patient gets used to them. This is often a burden, but we offer a solution in our screw-retained dentures.

Screw-retained dentures allow patients to have more stability and permanence in their dentures. Rather than shifting while eating or talking, the patient knows the patient is going to remain in place. Screw-retained dentures, also called fixed dentures, are attached to the jaw with a metal post and screw that is implanted in the patient’s jaw. This anchors the denture to their jaw, letting it remain there permanently.

Patients find that the additional dental work needed for screw-retained dentures is worth it. It is similar to getting dental implants, except a denture is placed over the implants instead of single abutments and crowns. Patients have a full set of teeth that look and function just like natural teeth, and they take care of them just like they would with their normal teeth.

If you have questions about screw-retained dentures, visit Dr. Michael Corsello in Pittsburgh, PA.

 

Mini Implants

Dental implants replace missing teeth in patients who want to restore their smile. Here in our practice, we offer traditional and mini implants. We also offer SnapTite mini implant dentures. Mini implants are great because they are about half the size of traditional implants, making them easier to implant in the bone and requiring less jawbone. This decreases the need for bone grafting and can be done much quicker than with other dental implants.

Benefits for getting mini implants performed in our Pittsburgh, PA Northland Dental Implant office include the following:

• Less chance of requiring a bone graft.


• Minimally invasive procedure.


• There is less downtime after the procedure.


• Healing is faster and more comfortable.


• The mini implant is less expensive.

With proper care and maintenance of the implant, our patients can have their mini implant for a lifetime! Some patients do need to have the crown at the top of the implant replaced, but the metal post itself is permanent as their jawbone has grown around it. We offer both types of implants here in our practice, giving our patients the option of the mini implants if they choose it.

Schedule a consultation with Dr. Michael Corsello at 412-367-7400 to discuss your implants options further or request an appointment online.

 

Crowns

Crowns

Dr. Michael Corsello provides a wide range of cosmetic and corrective dentistry procedures, including dental crowns. Crowns are available in different types of materials and act as a cap to be bonded over the tooth. The crown’s purpose is to protect and restore the tooth, whether to improve its appearance or keep it from breaking following a root canal or other procedure. Pittsburgh, PA patients often visit our dental office to get crowns and strengthen their teeth.

Here at our McKnight Rd. dental practice, our patients get crowns for multiple reasons. They may need to restore a tooth that is worn down or broken, protect a tooth that is weakened and susceptible to cracking, support a filling that is taking up much of the natural tooth, hold a bridge in place that is replacing a missing tooth, cover a dental implant, or simply for cosmetic purposes, such as covering a discolored or misshapen tooth.

Crowns aren’t just for adults either. Crowns can also be placed over “baby teeth” if they are decayed but not strong enough for a traditional filling. Patients in the Pittsburgh, PA area are invited to our practice to find out more about crowns.