Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

Having healthy, attractive natural teeth for the rest of your life should not be an accident, and left to chance. Many people make specific retirement plans so that they won’t end up old and poor. Very few make plans not to be old and sick.

When we examine most new patients, we generally find a collection of old restorations, done by different dentists over a period of years. In our mobile society, moving for most is inevitable. Ending up in later years with a dental condition you are unhappy with, should not be inevitable.

Friendswood Dental Group provides a comprehensive examination for all our new patients. There are three important objectives of our initial examination. First, we need to identify any urgent problems such as infections and painful problems. Second, Dr. Taylor will provide a long-term prognosis, a projection into the future, in an attempt to anticipate future problems. Third, we provide our patients with a detailed treatment plan that provides for resolving present problems, and outlines a course of action that will lead to a successful future.