We want to thank you for visiting the Craig I. Hirasawa, DDS, Inc. website! Our goal is for your first visit to be one of comfort and acknowledgement of your personal dental needs. We will take the required time to properly diagnose your immediate dental concerns, review your past medical and dental history, and create a treatment plan that provides for your optimal dental health. With your cooperation, we will complete a thorough comprehensive dental evaluation. Why? Because the foundation of a long term relationship is established at your first visit to our practice.

Having a beautiful smile may be even easier than you think. Many people achieve the look they’ve been dreaming of with our simple “bleaching” procedure. It’s safe, quick, and inexpensive. Just let us know at any appointment if you would like to whiten your teeth. You can lighten only your upper teeth or both the upper and lower, depending on how much you show when you talk and smile. In only a day or two your custom bleach splints will be ready for you to pick up.

If you prefer to whiten your teeth over a few nights while you sleep, Dr. Hirasawa has your answer with the Zoom! Take-Home Whitening System which  uses a revolutionary patent-pending gel to whiten your teeth an average of six shades in three nights*. And you may go even lighter with additional applications. Start on Friday and by Monday you’ll have a whole new smile. Strips or paint-on gels are a waste of time. Get your teeth whiter in a fraction of the time with Zoom. Zoom! is a bleaching process that lightens discoloration of enamel and dentin.

Usually, when you lose a tooth, it is best for your oral health to have it replaced. Missing teeth can affect your “bite” as well as your ability to speak and chew. Their loss can increase the burden on your remaining teeth and can cause muscle pain in your jaws and headaches. And of course, losing a tooth can affect your appearance. The following information reviews replacing missing teeth with an implant retained denture. Although many patients have no problem wearing an upper denture, some people find it difficult to wear and eat with lower dentures.