Family Dentistry Services

Serenity Valley Family Dentistry is dedicated to providing comprehensive family care with a gentle touch. We recognize that for many people, going to the dentist can be stressful and a white-knuckle experience. To eliminate your fear and anxiety, we have created a warm, friendly and calm atmosphere both in our lobby and our treatment rooms. We offer a complimentary beverage bar in our waiting area and will treat you to a tranquil, warm paraffin hand wax dip during your procedure. We also encourage you to bring your own headset and music if that will help you relax. Our doctors and each of our dental assistants is personally committed to making you feel at ease by explaining every step of our treatments. We’ll answer any and all questions you have about your options and we’ll always provide effective and efficient numbing agents to prevent any discomfort. We utilize leading-edge innovations in dental procedures and equipment to make sure you are receiving the best dental care available.

As the old saying goes, you’re never fully dressed without a smile. To make sure your smile is a brilliant showstopper, we offer cosmetic dentistry that includes a whitening system, invisible aligners and veneers.

WHITENING

Wish your smile was a little more sparkling? Whether it’s coffee, tea, red wine, soda, berries, smoking or just aging that has dulled your pearly whites, we can help you boost your smile with our Zoom!® whitening system.Zoom® In-Office WhiteningZoom is a bleaching process widely used throughout the country and around the world to lighten discoloration of enamel and dentin. The Zoom in-office tooth whitening procedure uses the Zoom Advanced Power Chairside Lamp to activate the 25% hydrogen peroxide whitening agent. As the hydrogen peroxide is broken down, oxygen enters the enamel and dentin to bleach the stained substances, leaving the structure of the tooth unchanged.The complete procedure takes less than an hour, but for best results we recommend completing the procedure immediately following a regular teeth cleaning. We’ll begin by covering your lips and gums, leaving only your teeth exposed. We’ll apply the Zoom hydrogen peroxide whitening gel and activate the light for 15 minutes. During this time, you can relax, watch TV or listen to music. The gel is applied for a total of three 15-minute sessions with the light activation which accounts for a treatment time of 45 minutes. If you have a strong gag reflex or anxiety, you may have difficulty undergoing the entire procedure. Immediately afterwards, we’ll apply a fluoride gel to reduce any sensitivity. Zoom® Whitening At-Home Maintenance After your in-office whitening session, you will receive a Zoom at-home maintenance kit that includes custom-fitted whitening trays and a tube of whitening gel as well as detailed instructions for when and how to use your at-home whitening kit. As part of our Smile For Life program, we’ll give you a free tube of whitening gel at each of your six-month preventive care appointments so you can continue to maintain your whitening regimen. Of course, you’ll also need to practice good basic hygiene with proper brushing, flossing and avoiding stain-causing foods or activities to see the most benefit from the Zoom whitening procedure. This process is not for everyone; Dr. Rosenfeldt can visit with you about whether Zoom whitening is a good option for you.

INVISALIGN®

If you wish for straighter teeth, but just can’t commit to the traditional braces method, you may be the perfect candidate for Invisalign clear aligners. Treatment is customized to you, removable, extremely effective, comfortable and virtually invisible.The revolutionary Invisalign system consists of a series of clear aligners that you switch out about every two weeks to gradually move your teeth into better alignment. At your first consultation, we will discuss what you would like to improve about your smile and the results you would like to see. If we feel the Invisalign treatment will work for you, we’ll develop a treatment plan with your goals in mind beginning with impressions of your teeth. These molds, along with photos and your treatment plan, will be sent to Invisalign. They will use the impressions to produce a computerized 3-D model of your teeth which will help us determine the timeline of your treatment and how many aligners you may need to wear.The next step is fabricating your customized aligners, and although this varies for each person, a full set typically includes 20-30 aligners which will take approximately 10-15 months of treatment. You will wear your aligners at all times, only removing them for eating and drinking. Every four to six weeks, you’ll meet with Dr. Rosenfeldt to review progress and give you the next set of aligners. Little by little, your smile will move into something you’d like to show off. The benefits of straightening your teeth are endless: you’ll have a healthier smile and healthier gums, your home hygiene and dental cleanings will be easier, you may even experience improved chewing and speech. With Invisalign, we can maintain your comfort and your natural tooth structure by preventing abnormal wear. Serenity Valley Family Dentistry is a Premier Invisalign provider. We'll be happy to answer questions you have about the process or how Invisalign may work for you.

Veneers

Get the healthy, natural, permanently white smile you have always wanted with ultra-thin porcelain veneers. Correct chipped, discolored, mildly crooked, spaced or misshapen teeth in as little as two visits; no shots, no drilling, no pain. These ultra-thin porcelain veneers that can give you a beautiful and permanently white smile. There are no shots and no drilling of sensitive tooth structure, therefore no pain. On your first of two visits, we will take precision molds and choose the right shade for your new, permanently white smile. On the second visit, your customized veneers are checked for fit and shade and then permanently and painlessly attached. That's it!

Easily correct these conditions:

• Chipped teeth
• Mildy crooked teeth
• Spaced teeth
• Discolored teeth
• Misshapen teeth
• Old dental work

Sometimes, no matter how well you take care of your teeth, you experience injuries, cracks or decay that cannot be avoided. When this happens, we provide restorative dentistry to help repair the problem and prevent further issues.

Being tongue-tied isn’t just a figure of speech. It’s a very real medical condition that can affect oral and facial development, and have a range of other serious health consequences. A tongue-tie used to be thought of as something that only affected babies and breastfeeding. But new research shows that the problems associated with a tongue-tie can affect both children and adults of all ages. Releasing a tongue-tie is now an integral part of achieving optimal oral and dental health.

What is a Tongue-Tie?

A tongue-tie is also known as a restricted lingual frenum or tethered oral tissue (TOT). The Frenum is the line or band of tissue under the tongue that we all have. It connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth. For some, the frenum is too tight or too short, and it can actually restrict the movement of the tongue, as well as prevent it from resting in the correct place. A similar tissue connection can be found inside your upper and lower lips as well.

Why Does it Matter?

Your tongue should fill up the entire roof of your mouth. When it does, it provides an internal support structure for the upper jaw. If your tongue is in the right place, your teeth will grow in straighter and your face will develop properly. A tongue-tie keeps your tongue in the bottom of your mouth. For some people, it’s tighter or thicker than it should be, and this can physically restrict the movement of the tongue. A tongue-tie can also be referred to as Ankyloglossia or Tethered Oral Tissue (TOT) and can cause the following symptoms.

• Speech issues
• Mouth breathing
• Jaw pain, clenching and grinding
• Headaches
• Head, neck, and shoulder tension
• Forward head posture
• Snoring, sleep-disordered breathing, Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS), and sleep apnea
• Increased risk of cavities and gum disease
• Slower orthodontic treatment
• Orthodontic relapse

Tongue Tie & Breast Feeding

Breastfeeding is one of the first ways a tongue tie can be noticed. When mothers have trouble breastfeeding, a tongue tie can often be to blame. However, if babies are bottle-fed, or meet weight-gain and growth markers, the tongue-tie can be missed or overlooked. Just because a mother managed to breastfeed her baby doesn’t mean that tongue-tie isn’t an issue. Many times, a nurse or lactation consultant will notice a tongue tie but not recommend a release because the baby is gaining weight. From a myofunctional perspective, the tongue tie still needs to be released so that proper oral-facial and skeletal development can take place.

Treating a Tongue-Tie

Most often, a tongue-tie must be treated surgically. This procedure can be called a frenectomy, frenotomy or frenulectomy. Serenity Valley Family Dentistry has been doing these procedures since 2017 using either the Solea laser or traditional surgical methods. There’s more to treating a tongue tie than just releasing it, and this is where myofunctional therapy comes in. It’s very important to do myofunctional therapy exercises for at least two to three weeks before the frenectomy. This helps prepare for the procedure by strengthening the muscles of the tongue, which means less surgical complications and better healing after surgery. After the frenectomy, caring for the wound is also critical. The mouth and tongue heal rapidly so it’s possible that the tongue will reattach, meaning it will literally heal back down the way it was. We will meet with you immediately following the release to guide you through caring for the wound and show the new gentle exercises necessary to keep your range of motion gained from surgery. This allows the tissues to heal without restrictions and affecting the end result.

What’s a Lip-Tie?

A lip-tie is similar to a tongue tie, and the two are often seen together. With lip-ties, the small seams that we all have on the midline between our lips and gums are too short or thick, causing restricted lip movement. This can have a major impact on breastfeeding and speech, as well as dental development. At Serenity Valley Family Dentistry,  Lip-ties are treated exactly the same way as a tongue tie; the tie is surgically released, and myofunctional therapy exercises are prescribed.

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Learning issues, anxiety, aggression, daytime sleepiness, mouth breathing, snoring, and many more behavioral and health problems may be traced to insufficient growth of the face and jaw structures, preventing children from getting a night of good, restful sleep. Research over the last 20+ years has connected many behavioral and physical problems with improper or deficient growth of the lower jaw, upper jaw, or sometimes both. These deformities lower a child's oxygen levels during sleep. Luckily, dentists like Dr. Rosenfeldt, with the help of orthodontists, sleep physicians, ENT doctors, and therapists, are working together to not only stop but reverse these growth problems. Dr. Rosenfeldt became passionate about pediatric and adult sleep-related breathing disorders when her children were struggling with sleeping, eating, concentrating, etc. Learning first what a sleep-related breathing disorder is, then how to change its course and prevent Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) disease, and finally, a way to prevent this disorder and progression into a common condition.

Watch this video explaining the physical causes of Sleep Disordered Breathing.