Maintaining your best smile over the years can be an intimidating goal, but having the right dental practices support will make a world of difference. At Devonshire Dental Associates, we aim to be the preferred oral health care home for busy professionals and families right here in the heart of downtown Boston and beyond. Were family-run, with a husband and wife team at the helm who work hard each and every day to provide high-quality care. Better yet, were home to multiple specialists and an amazing, dedicated staff who all have your best interests at heart.

Have you been struggling with painful or damaged teeth for far too long? Are you ready to transform your appearance for the better? Are you simply overdue for a checkup? No matter what your situation is, we look forward to meeting you.

With an endodontist, a periodontist, and two general dentists available to you here at our practice, patients wont have to worry about constant referrals to separate offices all over town. Weve brought the specialists to you! This means you can receive both simple preventive care and state-of-the-art treatment in the same comfortable location. Our available services cover a wide range of dental needs, and well be sure to find the ones that best fit your situation.

Do you currently have dental insurance? Great were here to help you get the most out of your benefits! Our team is in-network with several major PPO plans, and you can also leave the heavy lifting to us when it comes to filing your claims. Well work closely with you and your dental insurance provider to ensure that your care is both tailormade for your unique smile and affordable for your current budget. We also make it easy to sign up for low-to-no interest financing for bigger treatments.

When gum disease is caught relatively early, we can often put a stop to it with a special type of cleaning called scaling and root planing. First, we remove all of the bacteria-filled tartar accumulated around the gum line, and then the roots of the teeth are slightly reshaped and smoothed. This jumpstarts the healing process and also makes it more difficult for plaque to gather near the gums in the future.

Laser dentistry has completely revolutionized the way dentists treat the gums. Rather than using incisions and sutures to help patients with advanced gum disease, we can take a gentler, more precise approach using a soft tissue laser. The light it emits gives off practically no heat or sound while it quickly and seamlessly removes bacteria and infected tissue, meaning the patient basically feels nothing while in the chair.

As gum disease progresses, it can cause pockets of bacteria to form between the teeth and gums that are extremely hard to clean with conventional methods. So, we can instead apply a topical antibiotic called Arestin, which looks like a powder, but its actually thousands of microspheres filled with medicine. After its applied, the spheres slowly melt, allowing the medicine to reach the tiniest spaces and eliminate the infection wherever it might be hiding.

Gum disease can often be very subtle in the beginning stages, which is why scheduling regular checkups at our practice is so strongly recommended. However, some tell-tale symptoms should be paid attention to. These include: