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Does your sport of choice involve one or more of these things? Changes in speed and/or direction Jumping Throwing, hitting, and/or catching balls, pucks, etc. Contact between athletes If yes, then you play a high-impact sport. And if you play a high-impact sport, then you should be wearing a custom-fitted athletic mouthguard. If you live in or near Falmouth, ME, we can make a ...

Most people don’t like to think about root canals. But in the skilled hands of Dr. Robert Nelson at A Perfect Smile in Falmouth, root canal treatment is comfortable and quick. Most of our patients feel no more discomfort than if they were getting a tooth filling. Plus, root canal therapy will usually save your diseased or damaged tooth. Call us today at 207-536-3508 if you think you might ...

You can’t sleep. Your heart is racing. You are worried. Why? You have an appointment to see the dentist tomorrow! Wait, can you cancel? Or call in sick to “reschedule”? Maybe you should just skip it entirely?   If you — or someone you care about — can relate to those feelings, this blog is for you. Dental anxiety affects millions of Americans. It’s OK if you ...

If you’ve been thinking about getting a whiter, brighter smile, now is a great time to do it. At A Perfect Smile in Falmouth, ME, Dr. Robert Nelson and our team offer two fantastic teeth whitening options. Choose either fast and simple in-office whitening, or convenient at-home whitening so you can get a more radiant smile on your schedule. We also offer many other cosmetic dentistry ...

Crooked teeth can be a real embarrassment, especially as an adult. If your teeth are misaligned, causing your smile to be less-than-desirable, then A Perfect Smile in Falmouth wants to let you know all the advantages of Invisalign orthodontics. Compared to traditional metal braces, this innovative system is a superior way to straighten teeth and achieve a more beautiful, radiant smile you can ...

Improving your smile is a lot like building a house — the foundation must be structurally sound before you start worrying about the cosmetic details! If you have plans this year to improve your smile with dental veneers or other popular cosmetic treatments, A Perfect Smile can work with you to make sure that your teeth and gums are functioning well. And to do that, we might turn to ...

Chrissie wanted to look perfect on her wedding day — and that required addressing a misaligned tooth that distracted from an otherwise healthy and beautiful smile. So, she trusted Dr. Nelson to conceal it with a dental veneer. “The first time he had put it on, it looked exactly like a real tooth,” Chrissie said. “...The color was amazing, and it just made me feel so much more ...

Dental emergencies often strike at the worst possible times — at birthday parties, during vacation, at sporting events. At A Perfect Smile, we want to give you the information you need so that if you ever experience a dental emergency, you’ll know exactly what to do. In every case, minimizing damage means seeing a dentist as quickly as possible. But with a little quick action on your ...

At A Perfect Smile, we consider routine dental checkups and cleanings to be vital to your oral health! Not only do they enable us to better detect problems early, but the regular, thorough removal of plaque and tartar helps keep your smile healthy and beautiful! Check out this infographic below to learn more about what you can expect during a routine cleaning and dental exam from A Perfect ...

Our patient Linda is a dental hygienist. Day in and day out, she would see beautiful smiles and tell herself that one day, she would improve the health and appearance of her smile. She felt so self-conscious about her small teeth that she rarely smiled. She came to Dr. Nelson for restorative dentistry and dental veneers. The veneers helped her feel more grown up, she recalls. “I remember ...