Lake Oswego Dental Services, Serving Tualatin, Portland, and More.
Care for Your Smile
The tooth is the only body part that can’t heal itself
Stay ahead, not behind
Our Lake Oswego dental services are designed to help you get healthy and stay healthy. Let’s start the conversation to find out what a great smile means to you. We serve Tualatin, Portland, and more.
Preventive Care
Cavity Treatments
Non-Drill Treatment
- When a tooth cavity is detected in its early stage, non-invasive treatment may be the best option for you.
- This American Dental Association-approved treatment preserves your natural teeth structure and function, improves comfort level, reduces costs, and avoids repeated cycles of repair.
Fluoride Toothpaste*
- We can write you a prescription for 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste.
*Non-Drill treatment
SDF Treatment*
- A quick, 2-minute treatment. This medication is over a hundred years old with a proven record of controlling cavities.
- When used properly, this medication saves natural tooth structure. It allows the affected area to heal and form scar tissue, which is 100 times smaller than a silver filling and won’t impact your smile.
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SDF Treatment*
- At Dental YOU Studio, we have the skills and knowledge to achieve esthetic outcomes using this medication on both baby teeth and adult teeth.
*Non-Drill treatment
Curodent*
- We care for your long-term health and promote minimally invasive dentistry. We offer Curodent repair to avoid removing enamel.
- This is a 5-minute treatment. Curodent uses calcium, phosphate, and other minerals found in your saliva to rebuild damaged tooth structure.
*Non-Drill treatment
Tooth-Colored Fillings
- To preserve natural tooth structure, we use only tooth-colored fillings from trusted brands like 3M and GC.
- Our SMART technique customizes medication and material layering for long-term strength and aesthetics.
- A dry working environment, ensured by Isolite, ensures the success of your white fillings.
Periodontal Care
Deep Cleanings
Have you realized that with age, the gaps between your teeth become larger, the teeth appear taller, and the bottoms often turn yellow?
Have you noticed that your teeth are bleeding and painful to touch? Do your teeth feel loose?
Periodontal disease could be the cause.
Just as a house needs a strong foundation before adding a new roof, our teeth need strong bones and gums.
Where there’s food, there’s bacteria, which can lead to problems or damage.
Periodontal disease bacteria cause the permanent loss of bone surrounding teeth, affecting their stability and exposing softer root surfaces. This leads to sensitivity to hot and cold and increases the risk of hard-to-treat cavities.
Periodontal disease is like termites in a house, gradually weakening the support around your teeth and spreading throughout. We eat every day, so treatment involves a program, not a one-time fix. This means improving your daily oral habits and receiving professional cleanings every 3-4 months.
This disease may take years to show symptoms. When the condition becomes severe, treatment options become limited or very expensive, potentially leading to the loss of multiple teeth or even all your teeth. Prevention is key.
X-rays and exams can determine the health of your gums and bone around your teeth. Perhaps all you need is a routine teeth cleaning to maintain a happy mouth.
Discover early and keep your one smile.
Have you noticed that your teeth are bleeding and painful to touch? Do your teeth feel loose?
Kids' Dental Care
Pediatric Dental Treatments
As a mom and dentist, Dr. Chou’s caring personality and expertise come together to provide your child with the best care.
Preventive care, cleanings, exams, fluoride treatments, and much more to keep your little one’s mouth healthy.
Raising kids is an exciting journey full of growth, joy, surprises, and challenges. We’re here to provide resources to set them up for success.
Kids’ teeth develop rapidly, and cavities can progress more aggressively. While most PPO insurances only cover two visits a year, we provide a third visit and free habit coaching to ensure a healthy foundation for your children.
When should my child visit the dentist for the first time?
Within 6 months of the eruption of the first baby tooth and no later than one year old.
When does the first tooth appear?
Between 6-12 months old.
Is 100% organic juice healthy?
Whole fruit is preferred. The fibers in fruit are among the best nutritional parts. Once squeezed into juice, it results in high sugar content, which is not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry for children under 1 year old.
Preventive care, cleanings, exams, fluoride treatments, and much more to keep your little one’s mouth healthy.
Custom Mouth & Sports Guards
Protect your smile while having fun with a digitally-scanned custom sports guard.
ADA Council recommends wearing a properly fitted mouthguard to help reduce the incidence and severity of sports-related dental injuries.
Mouthguards worn on the upper teeth protect against broken teeth, lip cuts, and mouth injuries during sports.
Who needs a sportguard according to ADA? Sports with a high level of risk include football, basketball, baseball, soccer, hockey, and wrestling.
How are our mouthguards created?
Impressionless Dentistry
We are obsessed with new technologies that improve patient experience. That’s why we have invested in state-of-the-art equipment that makes dental procedures faster and more comfortable.
Our 3D scanner digitally scans your mouth, making dental impressions a thing of the past — and procedures like clear aligners, crowns, onlays, and mouthguards more precise and effective.
“Digital” Night Guards (Free Consult)
- Marks on your teeth, such as chipped edges, crack lines, worn cusps, or exposed dentin, may indicate grinding and clenching.
- Our dental professionals will evaluate your condition and discuss available options with you.
- Our digital workflow ensures comfort during the fabrication process, delivering a custom, properly fitting quality guard. Plus, it makes it easy to obtain a replacement if one is lost.
Improving your smile with cosmetics
Why don’t you like your smile? Are your teeth too close together, too far apart, the wrong size, or not the right color? Maybe you’re unsure why. It’s okay. We’re here to design your smile along with you and create a plan to get there.
Commonly, smiles can be transformed through one or a combination of these methods:
Improving your smile with cosmetics
Why don’t you like your smile? Are your teeth too close together, too far apart, the wrong size, or not the right color? Maybe you’re unsure why. It’s okay. We’re here to design your smile along with you and create a plan to get there.
Commonly, smiles can be transformed through one or a combination of these methods:
Teeth Whitening
We offer whitening strips, custom whitening trays, and in-office whitening.
To help you feel and look your best, we offer free whitening strips to our Program YOURS clients. Our custom whitening trays are digitally crafted for maximum comfort during the treatment process.
How does teeth whitening work?
Science speaks. All teeth whitening products and methods are based on the same principle: they either chemically bleach (oxidation) the tooth or physically scrape off the stain, potentially removing some natural tooth structure.
Lower concentrations of whitening strips, used frequently over a couple of weeks, deliver long-lasting results without the cost, pain, and sensitivity associated with in-office whitening sessions. Custom whitening trays provide a middle-ground approach, effectively whitening teeth in more challenging cases.
Higher concentrations of chemical bleach work within 30-90 minutes but may also irritate surrounding tissue, with common side effects including pain and extreme teeth sensitivity.
How does teeth whitening work?
Emergency Dentistry
Compassionate Care in Emergencies
- Dental emergencies, such as injuries or severe tooth pain, can happen unexpectedly.
- When these issues crop up, we’re committed to making time for you, whether it means staying late, adjusting schedules, or prioritizing your comfort to alleviate your pain!
Ever wondered why toothaches happen?
Ever wondered why toothaches happen?
It all starts with the nerve — it’s what lets us feel hot and cold, and it’s tucked away inside your tooth. When that nerve gets sick, it triggers pain.
Common reasons why the nerve becomes diseased
- Deep cavities: Cavity-causing bacteria spread deep inside the tooth.
- Tooth fracture due to trauma: Trauma results in a fractured tooth that exposes the inner nerve.
- Bone loss due to periodontal disease: Long-term periodontal disease leads to the loss of supporting bone around the tooth.
- Overactive grinding and clenching: Excessive force on teeth from overactive grinding, clenching, and unbalanced alignment.
Common methods to treat a diseased nerve
- Root canal: A predictable method to resolve the pain and save the tooth.
- Extraction: Saying goodbye isn’t easy, but in some cases could be the best option. We’ll help you to find the right replacement options.
Depending on the complexity of the case and the long-term planning of your overall smile, we can also connect you with a local specialist.
We’ll decipher the root cause behind your discomfort
- Does the toothache wake you up at night?
- Does it hurt more with hot or cold liquids?
- Does it hurt more when you chew?
Don’t suffer through the pain! Text (503) 3038-YOU
Invest in Yourself
We’re committed to providing you with various payment options.
Feel free to chat with our financial coordinators to create a payment plan that suits your budget and needs.
We aim to make dental care accessible and hassle-free for you.
Serving Lake Oswego, Tualatin, Portland, and more!
Location
Just steps away from the Mountain Park Clubhouse.
5 Mt Jefferson Terrace
Lake Oswego, OR 97035