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Dr. Gentry getting his teeth cleaned :-)))

February 20, 2016teeth cleaningarlington, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, smile, virginiaDoctorGentry

I got my teeth cleaned today by my hygienist Tina. She did a fantastic job!!! Painless and quick and my mouth feels clean and fresh, and she polished off all my coffee stains.

filling of the day

February 18, 2016cavities-before/afterarlington, cavities, cavity, composite restorations, decay, dental, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, tooth bonding, virginiaDoctorGentry

These photos are of a 30 year old lady with a large cavity in her last upper molar. I was able to save the tooth and restore it with a bonded composite restoration without a root canal in 30 minutes. The procedure was totally painless and she was very pleased and had no discomfort after. The tooth will require a porcelain crown in the future.

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Dr. Gentry’s interview in Northern Virginia Magazine

February 13, 2016articles/publicationsarlington, cavity, decay, dental, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

chipped teeth of the day

January 31, 2016chipped teeth-before/afterarlington, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, smile, tooth bonding, virginiaDoctorGentry

This first patient was at a concert, and when the band started playing her roommate jumped up and raised her hands and knocked into the beer bottle she was drinking from. The bottle banged into her front tooth fracturing off the edge. I repaired the tooth in 15 minutes with a composite bonded restoration.

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This next patient chipped the middle corner of his upper left front tooth playing basketball. I repaired it easily with a bonded composite restoration.

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This patient chipped her 2 upper front teeth biting on a pump needle trying to pull it out of a soccer ball.

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Dr. Gentry’s article on tobacco and oral health

January 27, 2016articles/publicationsarlington, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

From The Clinic Floor, How cigarette smoking and tobacco damage your teeth and gums:

Implant of the day

January 16, 2016dental implantsarlington, dental implant, dental implants, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

Bone grafts of the week

January 16, 2016bone graftingarlington, bone graft, dental implant, dental implants, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

Following the removal of a tooth, there is a large hole left in the extraction site. The area resorbs and collapses. In order to preserve the extraction socket, dentists place a bone graft. This is very important especially when an implant will be placed. In these photos I demonstrate the placement of a bone graft and collagen membrane following a surgical extraction.

Case 1:

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5592552b-8598-4c13-80f7-807649e922ab — extracting roots

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e3d945c2-3ca9-4097-80a4-6befcc3c4aff — bone graft

c170377f-7b2a-425a-b73b-1bd2899a5146 — collagen membrane sutured over

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c18a1fa8-8ff2-48e8-94cf-1fd6c73f0d4f — BioHorizons bone graft used in this procedure

Case 2:

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838b0724-37aa-4197-b10b-2a982a52ae5c — bone graft placed and collagen membrane sutured over

5f723c4f-9908-4dc8-b08e-48e2ea5e9023 — extracted roots

6262d272-af31-421d-b4b5-76618e8abc25 — Nobel Biocare bone graft and collagen membrane used in this case

Case 3:

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Cracked tooth of the day

January 16, 2016cracked teetharlington, cracked tooth, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient had a root canal but never returned to have the crown placed. She bit down on a nut and fractured her molar. The tooth was cracked down the roots and non-restorable. I extracted the tooth. She was not planning on having an implant and she elected not to have a bone graft.