Team Members
Tooth Anatomy
Procedures
Treatment Plans
100

This team member has the longest tenure at Trails Dental Group. 

Who is Megan?

100

This is the hard, outermost layer of the tooth and the hardest substance in the human body.

What is enamel?

100

A common outpatient procedure to remove the four permanent adult teeth at the back corners of the mouth.

What is wisdom teeth surgery?

100

This may be prescribed to someone with generalized pocket measurements of 4mm, moderate calculus, with no bone loss.

What is a gingival scale cleaning?
200

This team member wanted to be a police officer when they grew up. 

Who is Fariba

200

These pointed teeth are designed for tearing food

What are canines?

200

An emergency dental procedure that removes infected or inflamed nerve and soft tissue from the inside of a tooth

What is a pulpal debridement?

300

This team member was born on September 19th. 

Who is Dr. Cicone

300

These are projections on the chewing surface of posterior teeth help grind food.

What are cusps?

300

A periodontal procedure that folds back the gum tissue, cleans out deep bacterial plaque and hardened tartar from tooth roots, and reshapes the damaged jawbone to eliminate pockets where bacteria hide.

What is osseous surgery?

400

This team members grandfather was the Chief of a Native American tribe. 

Who is Dr. Dean?

400

This soft tissue surrounds the necks of the teeth and covers the alveolar bone.

What are the gingiva (gums)?

400

A routine dental surgical procedure that reshapes gum tissue and sometimes supporting bone to expose more of the natural tooth structure.

What is crown lengthening?

500

This team members biggest pet peeve is someone continuing to explain something even after they have communicated that they fully understand. 

Who is Syrai?

500

These are the ridges that form the mesial and distal borders of the lingual surface of an anterior tooth.

What are marginal ridges?

500

In this procedure, a dentist removes a small amount of enamel from between teeth to create space, often as part of orthodontic treatment.

What is interproximal reduction?