Hardin Dental can create the smile of your dreams. Imagine yourself with a beautiful, new, white smile. Whether we create this for you with veneers, bondings, whitening, bridges, or implants, you, your family and friends will love the new you. Let us help you achieve your goal. Call Hardin Dental today at 513-398-4448.

We offer the following services :

·	Bonded Restorations (white fillings)	·	Invisalign
·	CEREC	·	Lumineers
·	Cleanings, Exams, Xrays	·	Neuromuscular Dentistry
·	Comprehensive Dentistry	·	Partial Dentures
·	Cosmetic Consultations	·	Periodontal Scaling & Root Planing
·	Crowns, Bridges, Inlays, Onlays	·	Porcelain Veneers
·	Dentures	·	TMJ Treatment
·	Family Dentistry	·	Zoom Advanced Power
·	Dental Implants
Additional Information about Dentistry
Bonded Restorations
This procedure works to even out your smile and close unsightly gaps. Bonding can help restore chipped, cracked, discolored or misaligned teeth by artistically applying a bonding material, layer by layer, to the affected teeth. It is then bonded to your teeth with a laser curing technique to create a strong bond, just like your own teeth. If you have a gummy smile, contouring can reduce the amount of gum tissue that is visible. This is accomplished with a simple laser procedure.
Back to top
Cleanings, Exams, Xrays
Comprehensive Dentistry
Cosmetic Consultations
Cosmetic dentistry is the art of restoring teeth to their natural looking beauty, and enhancing a smile's esthetic appearance, while at the same time maintaining the health and function of the teeth. Cosmetic dentistry enhances the patient's smile, improving the patient's self-image – resulting in a positive emotional and psychological impact on the person's life. There are various cosmetic dental procedures and techniques we offer at Hardin Dental. They include:  •  Porcelain veneers and inlays to fix broken/cracked, mismatched teeth, or correct gaps between teeth.  •  Dental implants to replace missing teeth  •  Zoom Advanced Whitening to correct stained teeth.  •  Bonded restorations or tooth colored fillings to replace unsightly silver amalgam fillings.  •  Non-metal crowns to replace old crowns that show black lines. After examining your teeth, Dr. Gary Hardin and Dr. Tara Hardin will go over the cosmetic treatments that are right for your smile. Make an appointment for a consultation today!
Back to top
Crowns and Bridges
A crown is a prosthetic tooth that is used to restore teeth where the structure is too weakened or damaged to accept amalgam or dental composite fillings. Dental technology has come a long way to improve the look of crowns.  Compared to the old style bridges, these works of art are exceptionally well fitting and very natural looking. Using a bridge or crown with a metal base covered with porcelain or using all porcelain material eliminates the dark edges at the gum line that were visible with the old style bridges and crowns.
Back to top
Complete and Partial Dentures
Complete dentures are plates of artificial teeth intended to replace all of the natural teeth in the upper or lower jaw. The plate, made out of gum-colored plastic, sits on the tissue of the mouth that covers the bone ridge. A partial denture is a removable appliance that replaces multiple missing teeth, but fits around the remaining natural teeth. This type of denture uses both the soft tissue ridge and the remaining natural teeth to secure it in place. Partial dentures can be attached to the natural teeth using clasps or attached using crowns with hidden clasps. Dentures are necessary to keep facial muscles and lips from sagging, and to allow the patient to speak and eat normally.
Back to top
Family Dentistry
The dentists and staff at Hardin Dental are committed to family dentistry.  As your primary dental care provider, Dr. Gary Hardin and Dr. Tara Hardin are responsible for the general diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services related to the oral health needs for everyone in your entire family.  The Hardin team is highly educated and trained on all dental procedures and can consult with you for the best course of treatment for your dental needs.
Back to top
Inlays and Onlays
Inlays and onlays are restorations made out of tooth colored porcelain that are used replace old silver fillings. They are great alternative for covering larger surface restorations. An inlay extends from the occlusal surface (chewing surface) of the tooth to one proximal surface (in between the teeth) . For effective placement of the inlay, the other proximal surface should be free of decay. An onlay is similar to an inlay, but instead covers the entire proximal surface.
Back to top
Lumineers
Lumineers are a type of porcelain veneer used in cosmetic dentistry to correct stained, chipped, discolored or misaligned teeth. Lumineers are unique in that less of the natural tooth needs to be removed, since Lumineers are much thinner than traditional veneers. With less tooth removal, the need for dental anesthetic is minimized. Lumineers are made out of Cerinate porcelain, which is extremely durable. This allows the veneers to be fabricated as thin as .2 to .3 millimeters. Give us a call today and schedule a consult, to see if you are a candidate for Lumineers.
Back to top
Neuromuscular Dentistry
If a patient's jaw is misaligned, both the hard and soft tissues can be affected, and result in headaches, jaw, neck and shoulder pain, tinnitus, and jaw "clicking". These symptoms are the result of temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ). The goal of neuromuscular dentistry is to correct the bite and realigning the jaw in order to relieve the symptoms associated with TMJ. Neuromuscular dentistry focuses on hard and soft tissues of the jaw, muscles and nerves. The dentist determines the optimal position of the jaw by measuring the relaxed position of the head and neck muscles, and then repositions the jaw to achieve those measurements.
Back to top
Periodontal Scaling & Root Planing
Periodontics is the dental specialty involved with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal gum diseases. Gum disease is a chronic bacterial infection that affects the gums and bone supporting the teeth. It begins when the bacteria in plaque (the colorless film that constantly forms on your teeth) causes the gums to become inflamed and bleed easily. If left untreated, this infection can lead to tooth loss. Persistent bad breath generally accompanies these symptoms. To to treat this condition, the dentist will conduct scaling and root planing to the affected teeth. These procedures clean the tooth and root surfaces to remove plaque and tartar, and smooth the tooth root to remove bacterial toxins. The dentist may also flush the periodontal pockets with antibiotics or prescribe oral medications or a special anti-germ mouth rinse.
Back to top
Porcelain Veneers
Veneers are plates of porcelain that are bonded on the front surface of the anterior teeth. Although they are very thin, veneers become very strong once bonded to the tooth. Porcelain veneers are an excellent choice for covering cracked, chipped, or discolored teeth. Because of their natural appearance, porcelain veneers can make a very pleasing looking improvement to your smile. Veneers have advantages over other treatments - often, little or no anesthesia is required for the procedure and little or no tooth structure needs to be removed.
Back to top
TMJ Treatment
Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD) is a condition which caused by stress, overuse of the muscles, and grinding of the teeth. TMD affects jaw muscles, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and nerves when their movements become out of synch. These habits wear out the jaw muscles, causing headache, neck pain, sensitive teeth, damage to soft tissues, muscle soreness, and jaw discomfort. Sufferers of TMD can also experience difficulty opening and closing the mouth, and lock-jaw. The temporomandibular joint is the joint which gives us the ability to chew, by allowing the jaw to open and close, and allows jaw movement forward, backward, and sideways. The lower jaw and its movements must be synchronized in order for the TMJ to work properly. TMD is treatable. A night time mouth guard will allieviate the patient's teeth grinding. More severe cases of TMD canbe treated with physical therapy, ice and hot packs, and posture training. Give us a call to schedule an appointment - let Hardin Dental recommend the right therapy for you.
Back to top
Implant Dentistry
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root surgically anchored into the jaw to secure a replacement tooth or bridge in place. Implants are stable and permanent and are not reliant on neighboring teeth for support. Since dental implants look and feel like natural teeth, they are ideal for tooth replacement procedures. Implants are also great for patients who are unable to wear dentures.  Unlike removable dentures, implants are placed directly into the jawbone to support permanently cemented bridges. Implants can be made from several different types of metallic and bone-like ceramic materials that are compatible with body tissue, and resemble real teeth. Implant procedures can be performed in the dental office with local anesthesia. The dentist performs oral surgery to anchor the artificial root into the patient’s jawbone. The healing process can take up to six months.  Once fully healed, the replacement teeth are fitted and secured to the artificial root.
Back to top