- Dental ExaminationYour custom dental implant treatment begins with a comprehensive oral exam and discussion of your personal smiles goals. During surgery, we screw a titanium post into your jaw bone, which will fuse over time and imitate the function of a natural tooth root. Utilizing over 30 years of cosmetic dentistry expertise, we custom design a dental crown with our CEREC technology to flawlessly match in size, color, and shape with your existing teeth. This allows us to create and finalize dental crowns and restore dental implants within a single appointment, streamlining our dental implants process and improving the length and cost of your treatment.
- X-rays
- Oral Cancer ScreeningA hand-held, non-invasive oral cancer screening device that uses florescence to illuminate areas of the soft tissue inside the mouth that are abnormal.
- Teeth Cleaning
- Dental SealantsWe assist patients of all ages in achieving and maintaining great oral health with preventative cleanings, screenings, x-rays, and sealants.
- Fillings
- VeneersAs an accredited cosmetic dentist, Dr. Kenneth Banks has spent over 30 years refining his artistic and technical expertise, helping countless patients transform their smiles with porcelain veneers. As part of your custom treatment, Dr. Banks considers the harmony between your face and teeth, creating porcelain veneers that balance with your smile, facial features, and color and size of existing teeth.
- CrownsOne way our team remains on the forefront of dentistry is by integrating laser dentistry into our practice. Laser dentistry makes treatment, such as crown lengthening and frenectomies, dramatically more comfortable, safe, and pain-free for pediatric and adult patients alike. We have achieved advanced training and certification in the Diode Nd:YAG dental laser for cosmetic soft tissue procedures. Along with helping anxious patients feel calm, our laser dentistry options vastly improve your experiences and solve a lot of dental issues without the need for scalpels, incisions, drills, or injections.
- BridgesSame-day crowns provide patients with the opportunity to cost-effectively and conveniently restore their smiles to optimal function and beauty. We are certified in CEREC technology, a system that we use to design and mill custom same-day crowns in the comfort of our office! CEREC allows us to create dental crowns with one of the highest levels of precision and accuracy, resulting in high-quality and natural restorations that can last a lifetime. Our team can also custom-create dental bridges for those looking to replace a missing tooth. Dental bridges typically take two appointments, but s ame-day crowns can be designed, created, and bonded to your teeth in as little as one hour. This provides our patients with comprehensive, single-appointment care from our experienced team.
- Restorative DentistrySmile Designs of the Shenandoah Valley thanks you for choosing us. We run a patient focused dental office that focuses on general, cosmetic and restorative dentistry. Led by Dr. Kenneth Banks, our experienced dental care team is committed to creating a personalized dental experience for every patient. We want to ensure that your visits to our Inwood, WV dentist office are as pleasant, comfortable and rewarding as possible, resulting in a lifetime of beautiful and healthy smiles.
- Root Canal TreatmentRoot canal therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that restores a natural tooth affected by infection and decay. Contrary to the stigma, a root canal is not painful when performed by one of our experienced dentists trained in modern techniques and sedation dentistry. If you are suffering from chronic tooth pain, seek treatment as soon as possible. Tooth pain is oftentimes the result of a cracked or injured tooth or a tooth that has a large cavity and can lead to the spread of infection and risk for tooth loss or extraction. For most of our patients, root canal therapy is a single-visit appointment that leaves then relieved of their tooth pain and able to once resume daily activities with restored comfort. Treatment of an infected tooth
- Deep CleaningScaling and root planing is a deep cleaning of the teeth for mild to moderate stages of gum disease, and is the first line of treatment for advanced cases. We use dental scalers, hand instruments to manually remove plaque and tartar that has built up above and below the gum line. Root planing is characterized by smoothing the tooth root after plaque and tartar removal. This technique removes bacteria from the area, allowing the gum tissue to reattach to the teeth.
- DenturesPatients missing all their teeth understand the difficulties that follow, both in how their dentures look and function and the confidence they feel in their smiles. With the help from dental implants, we can provide patients with implant supported dentures, a life-altering solution to missing teeth and dentures. Implant supported dentures give patients the security and strength lacking even with traditional dentures, restoring their smile back to almost as if they had a full arch of natural teeth! We have the experience and technology to provide all aspects of treatment, allowing you to receive implant supported dentures from a skilled team of cosmetic dentists in the comfort of our office.
- OverdenturesImplant supported dentures are a type of overdenture that rely on the support of two or more dental implants. These implants are placed in the jaw bone where over time they will securely integrate in the bone. Once healed, dental implants are the support structure used to secure dentures or a prosthesis. Implant supported dentures can be fixed or removable, and provide significant improvements in how our patients feel about themselves and their confidence when eating and speaking. Functionally, implant supported dentures improve oral and overall health by allowing you to eat a virtually unrestricted diet and keeping your jaw bone healthy. Cosmetically, implant supported dentures look and feel natural, providing a full, aesthetic smile that will not become decayed or stained over time.
- Dental ImplantsDental implants permanently replace one or more missing teeth, providing health, functional, and aesthetic benefits for the smile. Designed to mimic all aspects of teeth, dental implants allow you to restore a quality of life nearly identical to when you had all your natural teeth, without the need for alterations or maintenance. Dental implant cost, when viewed in light of these incomparable and lifelong advantages, is much more affordable than virtually any other tooth replacement option available. Dental implant cost varies based on the oral health situation of each patient, though our goal is always to provide you with the highest quality care at a price point that fits your budget.
- Oral Surgery
- Tooth ExtractionsTooth extractions are needed for a variety of reasons, including severe gum disease or decay, fractures or cracks beyond repairing, or tooth crowding. Tooth extractions are never a go-to procedure, and we determine if a tooth needs to be removed only after other restorative measures have been unsuccessful. With local anesthetic, tooth extractions are virtually painless procedures that we perform on a routine basis using the most advanced techniques and dental tools. If you need tooth extractions, we provide safe and comfortable treatment that ensures the health and function of your smile.
- Bone GraftingTooth loss has a significant effect on the appearance of your smile, but it affects the natural structure of your mouth as well. When one or more missing teeth are not replaced, the resulting bone loss can cause existing teeth to shift, gums to recede, and even the shape of your face to change. While dental implants are the most ideal tooth replacement, some patients will require bone grafting first to ensure the long-term success of their dental implants. Our bone grafting procedures are safe and effective, performed by one of our experienced dentists using advanced technology and techniques. If you are missing one or more teeth, bone grafting can bridge the gap between tooth loss and permanent tooth replacements.
- BracesClear braces are quickly becoming a convenient and budget-friendly alternative to traditional metal braces. For many of our patients, the virtually invisible solution of clear braces is their orthodontic treatment of choice. We have specialized training in MTM® Clear Aligners, a removable clear braces system that transforms teeth with varying levels of misalignment, primarily in the aesthetic zone. Due to the unique design of the aligners, we can oftentimes help patients straighten their teeth with MTM Clear Aligners in as little as 3-6 months! Clear braces can address midline discrepancy, crowding, spacing, rotation, and tipping of teeth in the aesthetic zone.
- Teeth WhiteningComprehensive teeth whitening with our professional-grade teeth whitening products provides a nearly instantaneous improvement to the appearance of teeth. Expect whitening up to four shades lighter! Our take-home whitening trays are easy to use and convenient, safe, and minimize tooth sensitivity typical of drugstore whitening kits.
- Cosmetic DentistryMany patients who come to us dissatisfied with their smile qualify for comprehensive smile makeover treatment. Made up of one or more cosmetic treatments, a smile makeover transforms the aesthetics of your smile, while improving your oral health and function. We have over three decades of specialized cosmetic dentistry experience and have transformed thousands of smiles with custom smile makeover treatment. One of West Virginia’s first cosmetic dentists accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. Kenneth Banks remains on the forefront of his field. He is committed to providing technology-driven care backed by over 30 years of cosmetic dentistry and smile makeover experience.