DO YOU FIND YOURSELF FALLING ASLEEP ON THE JOB?
If you’re seeing a doctor for sleep apnea because you snore, fall asleep throughout the day, or have irregular breathing while you sleep, you may already be utilizing a CPAP device. By wearing a mask over your nose and mouth, this machine keeps a continual flow of air streaming into your lungs while you sleep. Although it helps control the problems associated with sleep apnea, it is bulky and exasperating to wear. As a result, many patients have stopped using it.
If you have become disenchanted with your CPAP, we have a non-bulky alternative that is simple to place and remove, packs easily for travel, cleans readily, and has a success rate in over 90% of the patients who use it. It looks like an orthodontic retainer, a small, acrylic device that slips over your upper and lower teeth. It works by readjusting your jaw and tongue to permit air to move into and out of your lungs. If you have set your CPAP machine aside, let us enlighten you to the ways this new device could help.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
ORAL CANCER – MINIMIZE YOUR RISK
For the last 40 years, the mortality rate for oral cancer has remained at one American death per hour. This is upsetting, because with early detection there is a 90% cure rate for oral cancer. That’s why we complete a visual examination at every six-month checkup and cleaning. If Dr. Hicks or our hygienist sees anything that signifies a need for concern, they’ll refer you to an oral surgeon. Don’t become a preventable statistic! Get screened for oral cancer.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
ISOLITE™ – AN ADVANCE IN PATIENT COMFORT
Isolite is a remarkable spotlight that illuminates the inside of your mouth combined with an impressive suction device that keeps your teeth and gums dry. With enhanced lighting and a drier work area comes improved accuracy and potentially faster treatment. The use of the Isolite tool diminishes mouth strain. In addition, the suction restricts saliva build-up and the swallowing of debris, so you’ll no longer be subjected to a “drowning” or “gagging” sensation. You will love this revolution in dental comfort!
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
STATE-OF-THE-ART STERILIZATION
We refuse to take chances with your health, which is why we take extra precautions to keep our instruments sterile. In addition to scrubbing and sterilizing all implements after every use, single-use tools are employed wherever possible. Our autoclave, which is the special unit we use for sterilization, is consistently monitored by an independent lab to uphold the highest level of safety and cleanliness.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
ARE YOU DIABETIC OR PRE-DIABETIC?
Did you know there is a connection between your dental health and your capacity to effectively control your blood sugar levels? Unfortunately, not all dentists are equally equipped to aid diabetics with their dental well-being. Untreated gum disease increases diabetic issues, and diabetes increases the problems associated with gum disease. It’s a vicious cycle. You’ll be pleased to know that we have received exceptional training on dental care for diabetics. Call us today for a complimentary consultation regarding dentistry for diabetics. No one here will ever censure you for having avoided dental care. You can be confident we will provide compassionate and entirely non-judgmental care. We can help.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
DEFEAT GUM DISEASE PAINLESSLY
If you’re going to cure your gum disease, you’re going to require a powerful weapon. At Hicks Family Dentistry, we offer our patients a powerhouse antibiotic called ARESTIN™. Compounded in a powder form, made up of tiny microspheres, this antibiotic is applied at the point of infection. Time-released, it works continually to kill the bacteria. Not only does it do the job, it is completely painless.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
STARTING EARLY FOR THE BEST RESULTS
Addressing teeth and jaw issues early in life produces the greatest benefits for your child for the least amount of money. Early treatment by a skilled dentist like Dr. Hicks can save thousands of dollars verses seeing a specialist later, and it can avert unnecessary extractions of permanent teeth in their teen years. We can address early crowding of front teeth, crossbites in the back teeth, and a mismatch of upper and lower jaws. This process usually take less than 6 to 18 months and happens before they get to their teenage development years.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
VIBRATION CLEANS TEETH FAST!
To improve our patient’s comfort, we use a Piezo Scaler™, which implements high-frequency vibrations to efficiently strip deposits from your teeth. With this device, there is minimal to no pain involved with the elimination of plaque and tartar deep below your gum line in the pockets where gum disease likes to take root. Faster than conventional scaling instruments, this tool will leave your teeth feeling cleaner than ever before.
OVERDENTURES – NO MORE MESSY DENTURE ADHESIVES!
If you wear dentures, you’ve doubtless faced an embarrassing denture event. That unexpected moment when they shift, slide, or worse, pop out! You’ve attempted using more denture adhesive with the belief you can make your teeth stay put, but the cream squishes out everywhere. Why bother with the frustrating mess any longer? With dental implants fixed as the anchors for your dentures your teeth will be “locked” in place, so they can’t shift, slide, or pop. Yet they readily snap off for cleaning. Say so long to messy creams! Ask us if you’d benefit from overdentures!
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
WHAT’S SO BAD ABOUT LOSING A TOOTH?
Dr. Hicks advocates for dental implants to replace your missing teeth. Because regardless of how you lose a tooth – gum disease, decay, accident, or other trauma – without a replacement you may rapidly experience a host of other health issues. Losing even one tooth can trigger your other teeth to change position and eventually alter the way you process nutrients from your food. You may suffer weight gain (or loss), a shriveled facial appearance, or even an unwanted change in your speech patterns.
Implants work efficiently to replace one tooth or many. They’re made to blend with your remaining teeth, looking so natural that at first glance even a dentist may not notice the placement. An implant’s permanence means no embarrassing slippage, upping your confidence level every time you smile. Ask us today about replacing your missing teeth.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
SAVING HOPELESS TEETH
Missing teeth pose a roadblock to dental health. A root canal can prevent the necessity of an extraction, saving teeth with roots that have been damaged or infected. A root canal is a method of rehabilitating a tooth by excavating the pulp chamber and refilling it with special filling material. Dr. Hicks is well trained in advanced root canal therapy. He uses cutting-edge anesthetics and technology, making a root canal a manageable form of treatment.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
THREE-DIMENSIONAL DENTISTRY!
We are excited to be one of the first practices in our area to utilize 3-D cone beam CT digital imaging technology. This advancement allows Dr. Hicks to see his patients’ anatomy in 3-D, instead of flat, two-dimensional images. Three-dimensional X-ray images are more precise than conventional film X-rays. They require less time to produce an image and subject a patient to far less radiation exposure. Using ultra cone beam images when diagnosing patients represents a tremendous advantage for evaluating treatment options, particularly important for implant placement and oral surgeries.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
INTRA-ORAL CAMERA MAKES YOU A PART OF THE TEAM
As you make decisions about your oral health, Dr. Hicks believes you should have the most accurate information available. To make this possible, he utilizes a high-tech tool, known as the intra-oral camera. This innovative video system delivers a detailed look at the interior of your mouth, generating magnified images on a display screen. Now, you can see for yourself what work needs to be accomplished and which teeth are doing fine. You’ll be amazed by what you can see!
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
PROTECT YOUR TEETH FROM SPORTS TRAUMA!
Sports-associated accidents are responsible for approximately 5 million teeth being “knocked out” every year across the United States, which is why we encourage the use of a custom-sized mouthguard to protect your teeth. The one-size-fits-all mouthguards found in stores don’t generally fit right. An ill-fitting mouthguard restricts your ability to breathe properly while running or performing other strenuous activities. On the other hand, a custom-made mouthguard fits and protects well, may improve your performance, and can be worn for any sport. In fact, the American Dental Association recommends both children and adults wear a custom mouthguard for nearly all their sports activities.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
75% REDUCTION IN RADIATION
Digital X-rays generate images that are not achievable with ordinary film systems. Individual or panoramic images are obtained using a digital sensor placed inside your mouth. There’s no film to be developed, which means a quicker office visit for you. In addition, this cutting-edge technology reduces your exposure to radiation by 75% as compared to conventional, non-digital X-rays. As an extra benefit, because no developing chemicals are necessary, this type of X-ray produces no environmentally polluting waste.
Hicks Family Dentistry
Kevin Hicks, DDS
756 Lititz Pike
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 625-0596
HicksFamilyDentistry.com
If you’re seeing a doctor for sleep apnea because you snore, fall asleep throughout the day, or have irregular breathing while you sleep, you may already be utilizing a CPAP device. By wearing a mask over your nose and mouth, this machine keeps a continual flow of air streaming into your lungs while you sleep. Although it helps control the problems associated with sleep apnea, it is bulky and exasperating to wear. As a result, many patients have stopped using it.
