FAQ’s

Do you do same day dentures?

No, we do not. We send everything to a lab and the process takes about 4-6 weeks start to finish. There are multiple appointments involved. (3 appointment minimum)

Do you accept Medicaid?

Yes, we are in network with Sunflower, United Healthcare, and Aetna Better Health of Kansas

Do you accept Medicare (red, white, and blue card)?

No, we do not process anything and are not contracted with Medicare. We do, however, accept supplement plans. (i.e., United Healthcare, Aetna Dental)


Do you do IV sedation dentistry?

Yes, we do IV sedation dentistry, but very limited. There are certain guidelines we must meet as well as medical clearance. You will have to have a consult appointment first!


What age do you begin bringing you child to the dentist? 

“First tooth, first visit!” We like to get patients in the dental office and familiar with the chair/tools. It helps start a healthy habit and create a comfort level for kids that hasn’t always been the goal but is our #1 priority!


Do you accept dental patients of all ages? 

We accept all patients of any age!


Do you take new dental patients?

We are always willing to take new patients! We want you to choose us to help you take care of you smile!


Do you do pediatric dentistry (children’s dentistry)?

If a patient will let us treat them, we will treat them!


Do you have laughing gas (nitrous oxide)?

Yes, we do have it available if a patient needs it to complete treatment.


What insurances do you accept? 

We accept and bill all insurances! We currently only process “in-network” with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Delta Dental PPO/Premier, United Healthcare, MetLife Dental, and Medicaid (Sunflower, Aetna Better Health of KS, United Healthcare).

Answers to Other Frequently Asked Dental Questions

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Root Canals & Endodontics

Ultimate Guide to Root Canals

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How Long Does a Root Canal Take?

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Root Canal vs. Implant: Everything You Need to Consider

Root Canal vs. Extraction

Does a Root Canal Hurt?

Can You Drive After a Root Canal?

Can a Root Canal Get Infected Years Later?

Do They Put You to Sleep for a Root Canal?

Failed Root Canal Symptoms: What to Look Out For

Can You Smoke After a Root Canal?

Pulpotomy vs. Pulpal Debridement

Pulpectomy vs. Root Canal Cost

Disadvantages of Root Canals

Crown & Bridge

Dental Crown Costs: The Ultimate Guide for 2024

How Long Does a Crown Take?

What is an Implant Crown?

Does Getting a Crown Hurt?

How Long Does a Dental Bridge Last?

What is a Porcelain Fused to Metal Crown?

Porcelain Chipped Off My Crown: What to Do?

When Do You Need a Crown?

Can I Eat a Burger With a Temporary Crown?

How is a Porcelain Crown Removed?

How to Clean Under Tooth Crown?

How to Floss Around a Crown?

Front Tooth Crowns: Everything to Know

Throbbing Tooth Pain After Crown

Can You Get a Crown Without a Root Canal?

Gum Pain After Temporary Crown: What to Know

Minimum Age for Dental Crown

Extractions & Oral Surgery

Wisdom Teeth Removal: Numbing Only vs. Laughing Gas vs. IV Anesthesia

Does Pineapple Juice Help With Wisdom Teeth

Can You Drink Alcohol After a Tooth Extraction?

How Long Does Swelling Last After Oral Surgery?

Tea Bags For Bleeding: Can It Stop Bleeding After an Extraction?

How Soon Can I Eat Ice Cream After a Tooth Extraction?

Should I Brush My Teeth Before Wisdom Teeth Removal?

Do They Break Your Jaw to Remove Wisdom Teeth?

Things to Avoid After Tooth Extraction

When Can I Sleep On My Side After Tooth Extraction?

Why No Dairy After Tooth Extraction?

What to Drink After Tooth Extraction

How to Smoke After Tooth Extraction Without Getting Dry Socket

Can I Drink Soda After Tooth Extraction?

Sinus Perforation: Symptoms, Healing, & Repair

How Long Should You Wait to Exercise After Tooth Extraction?

Bone Spur After Tooth Extraction [Now What?!]

Jaw Pain After Tooth Extraction

When to Stop Using Gauze After Tooth Extraction

When Can I Eat Solid Food After Tooth Extraction?

When Can I Eat Chips After Wisdom Tooth Removal?

Can I Eat Bread After a Tooth Extraction?

When Can I Eat Rice After Wisdom Teeth Removal?

When Can I Stop Rinsing with Salt Water After Wisdom Tooth Extraction?

What to Eat After Wisdom Teeth Removal?

Dentures & Partials

Why Do Dentists Not Recommend Dentures?

What Are Flexible Dentures?

Can You Eat With a Partial Denture?

Can You Live a Normal Life With Partial Dentures?

How Many Teeth Do You Need For a Partial Denture?

What Happens If You Fall Asleep With Partial Dentures?

How Long Does It Take to Make Dentures?

How to Clean Dentures Naturally

Can You Get Dentures Without the Palate?

How to Remove Plaque From Dentures & Partial Dentures

FAQs About Tooth & Dental Problems

Why Are My Teeth Breaking?

Why Are My Teeth Chipping?

Why Do My Teeth Hurt When I Run?

Does a Cracked Tooth Need to be Pulled?

Why Do My Teeth Hurt When I'm Sick?

Why Do My Teeth Feel Loose?

How Long Until a Tooth Infection Kills You?

How to Heal a Burnt Tongue?

How to Heal a Bitten Tongue?

Why Do My Bottom Teeth Hurt?

Why Do My Teeth Hurt When I Eat Chocolate?

Will Antibiotics Help Tooth Pain?

Cracked Teeth: Types & Treatment

Why Do My Molars Hurt?

What Causes a Black Spot on a Tooth?

Why Does Wisdom Tooth Pain Come and Go?

Painkillers Aren’t Working for My Toothache: What Should I Do?

Dental Implants

Are Dental Implants Painful?

How Much Do Mini Dental Implants Cost?

Minimum Age for Dental Implant

Full Mouth Reconstruction Cost: 2024 Cost Breakdown

Why No Dairy After a Dental Implant?

Partial Denture vs. Implant vs. Bridge

General Dental Questions

What Do Dentists Use to Numb?

Can Gum Disease Kill You?

Sinus Pressure or Toothache: How to Tell?

Oral Mucocele: Treatment & Symptoms

Thick Saliva: Causes & Treatments

Can an Ear Infection Cause Tooth Pain? Jaw Pain?

How Long Can You Go Without Going to the Dentist?

Oral Surgeon vs. Endodontist

Endodontist vs. Periodontist

Why Do I Have a Bad Taste In My Mouth?

What is a Core Buildup?

What Happens If You Swallow a Tooth?

Hydrogen Peroxide For Tooth Infection: Does It Work?

9 Ways to Relieve Tight Jaw Muscles

Does Insurance Cover Botox for TMJ?

Can Wisdom Teeth Cause Sore Throat?

The Ultimate Guide to Overcoming Dental Anxiety

Children's Dental Health: 7 Myths Parents Need to Stop Believing

How Many Wisdom Teeth Can You Have?

Can Popping a Gum Abscess Kill You?

Should Extra Tooth Be Removed?

Preventive Resin Restoration [Everything to Know!]

How to Alleviate Extreme Tooth Pain and Get a Good Night's Sleep

Tooth Abscess Still Swollen After Taking Antibiotics

How Painful is a Sinus Lift?

Can You Die From Not Getting Your Wisdom Teeth Out?

What Are Teeth Made Of?

Do Wisdom Teeth Make Your Jaw Bigger?

Can I Drink Water After Wisdom Teeth Removal?

Pediatric Dental X Rays: Are They Safe for Kids?

8 Surprising Ways Your Diet Affects Your Oral Health

How Long Can You Keep Your Teeth With Periodontal Disease?

Gaps in Teeth After Deep Cleaning [Should I Be Concerned?!]

From Paul Revere to Doc Holliday: The Unexpected Lives of History's Most Famous Dentists

Does Wisdom Tooth Pain Cause Headaches?

Scaling and Root Planing Aftercare

Tartar Broke Off While Flossing: What To Do?

Broken Tooth, Root Still In Gum: What To Do?

Can Salt Water Heal a Gum Infection?

Bumps & Blisters on the Lips that are Not Cold Sores

Why Is My Gum Swollen Around One Tooth?

Reversing Bone Loss In Teeth Naturally: Is It Possible?

What Your Gums Are Trying to Tell You About Your Health

Are Mouth Ulcers Contagious?

How Many Visits for Deep Teeth Cleaning?

What Can I Use as a Temporary Mouthguard?

Why is the Roof of My Mouth Swollen?

Decayed Adult Tooth Fell Out [What to Do Next?]

Benefits of Keeping Wisdom Teeth

Causes of Skin Peeling in the Mouth

Parulis: Everything to Know

Can a Dentist Pull an Infected Tooth?

Why Do Kids Get Silver Teeth?

Does the Tongue Take Long to Heal?

Why Do Dentists Check Blood Pressure?

Fillings & Tooth Decay Questions

Ultimate Guide to Dental Fillings

Tooth Decay Self-Care: A Comprehensive Guide

Does Hydrogen Peroxide Get Rid of Cavities?

Does Xylitol Get Rid of Cavities?

Does Oil Pulling Get Rid of Cavities?

What Are Pit and Fissure Cavities?

Can You Smoke After a Filling?

Can Front Teeth Cavities Be Filled?

Gum Line Cavity: How Do They Fix a Cavity on the Side of the Tooth?

How to Stop a Cavity From Growing

Root Cavity: Prevention & Treatment

“Microcavities” — What Is Incipient Decay?

Veneers & Cosmetics

How Much Do Veneers Cost: Ultimate Guide for 2024

Can You Get Veneers With Missing Teeth?

Can You Get Veneers With Periodontal Disease?

Resin Veneers

Are Veneers Bad For Your Teeth?

What Is Safe to Eat With Veneers?

What Are Emax Veneers?

Composite Bonding Cost

Are Veneers Permanent?

Do Veneers Cause Tooth Sensitivity?

How Much Does Teeth Bonding Cost?

Can Porcelain Veneers Fix Crooked Teeth?

Do They Shave Your Teeth For Veneers?

“No-Prep” Veneers: What Do I Need to Know?

Oral Hygiene & Whitening

Mouthwash Before Or After Brushing?

What is the Best Treatment to Whiten Teeth?

Signs Your Teeth are Rotting

Can Yellow Teeth Become White Again?

Does Professional Teeth Whitening Hurt?

Sudden Brown Stains Between Teeth

Does Zoom Whitening Hurt?

Brushing Teeth With Lemon Juice and Salt

Do Banana Peels Whiten Teeth?

Teeth Whitening: Side Effects & Risks

Does Fluoride Whiten Teeth?

Should I Brush My Teeth After Using Whitening Strips?

Can You Eat After Teeth Whitening Strips?

Should I Brush My Teeth Before Using Whitening Strips?

Is Teeth Whitening Permanent?

How Long Does Teeth Whitening Take?

Should I Brush My Teeth Before or After Coffee?

Does Soda Cause Enamel Erosion?

Does Soda Stain Your Teeth?

Can Energy Drinks Cause Sensitive Teeth?

Can Soda Cause Tooth Decay?

Can Coffee Cause Tooth Erosion?

Interdental Brushes vs. Floss

Why Are My Teeth Yellow When I Brush Them Everyday?

Do Apples Clean Your Teeth?

Should You Floss Twice a Day?

Should You Floss in the Morning?

Should You Floss After Every Meal?

Can You Brush Your Teeth With Baking Soda & Peroxide?

Can I Drink Water After Whitening Strips?

Are Apples Good For Your Teeth?

Can I Drink Water After Brushing Teeth at Night?

Alternatives to Flossing

My Teeth Hurt After Cleaning: What Should I Do?

How Long After a Cleaning Can I Eat?

Why Do My Teeth Hurt After Flossing?

Is it Bad to Leave Toothpaste on Teeth Overnight?

Mouthwash Questions

Is Mouthwash Necessary?

Is it Better to Gargle With Salt or Peroxide?

Is Hydrogen Peroxide Safe For Teeth?

Cayenne Pepper for a Sore Throat: Does It Actually Work?

Is Gargling with Salt Water Better than Baking Soda?

Is It Better to Gargle with Salt Water or Listerine?

TheraBreath vs. Listerine

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Mouthwash for Sore Throat: Here's Everything You Need to Know

Are You Supposed to Rinse After Using Mouthwash?

Listerine vs. Crest Mouthwash

Best Mouth Rinse After Oral Surgery

Accidentally Swallowed Mouthwash: Cause for Concern?

Here's What to Know About Salt Water Gargle

Is It Safe to Gargle With Hydrogen Peroxide Every Day?

Why Your Mouthwash Might Be Doing More Harm Than Good

What Happens If You Don’t Dilute Hydrogen Peroxide for Mouthwash?

Bone Grafts & Gum Grafts

Is Bone Grafting Necessary For Implants?

Are You Put to Sleep for a Dental Bone Graft?

When Can I Eat Solid Food After Bone Graft?

How to Speed Up Bone Graft Healing

Do Gum Grafts Last a Lifetime?

Signs Your Dental Bone Graft is Failing

What to Eat After a Gum Graft

Is Gum Grafting Painful?

Bone Graft Cost: 2024 Cost Breakdown

Gum Graft Recovery: Post-Op Instructions

When Can I Drink Alcohol After a Bone Graft?

Invisalign & Orthodontics

Can I Eat With Invisalign?

Why Are Braces So Expensive?

Can Adults Wear Braces?

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