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By Terry Beigie You have probably heard the saying that if you smile the whole world smiles with you. It’s amazing that this feature can make such a dramatic difference in your outlook—and those around you. For those who aren’t confident in their smiles they might hold back, which is a true shame. This is where Dr. Jay Knight DDS in Charlottesville comes in. Knight—and his teams at Charlottesville and Spring Creek Family Dentistry— offer a one-stop shop for oral health. The locations offer gen- eral dentistry, pediatric den- tistry, orthodontics, oral sur- gery and implant dentistry. “In the past you were sent somewhere else,” Knight says. “My vision was to cre- ate a state-of-the-art facility where all of a person’s treat- ment could be provided in one practice.” Knight purchased the Charlottesville location from his father in 2004—a practice deeply rooted in the community after opening in 1960. He opened Spring Creek Family Dentistry in Louisa County in 2009. “I knew that Zion Cross- roads was going to be an ex- ceptional growth area. I also knew that there were no other dental health care providers in this area. This area really serves the counties of Albe- marle, Louisa, Fluvanna, Or- ange and even Goochland,” Knight says. “We had many patients from these areas who were driving all the way to our Charlottesville office for dental needs. Folks who reside in these areas were having to drive to Charlot- tesville, western Richmond and even Culpeper for treat- ment by an oral surgeon, or- thodontist, periodontist and pediatric dentist.” Now those in that region have high-tech oral health- care in one location. “No other practice in our area can offer all of these services in one location,” Knight says. In recent history the link between overall health and oral health has been clearly established. “We’re not just interested in teeth and cavities,” he says. “We’re interested in the whole per- son—everything about our patients’ health.” Knight notes that those who have Type 1 or 2 Dia- betes are more likely to de- velop gum disease. “That’s because they may have a decreased ability to fight bacterial infections, includ- ing those that occur in the mouth. Serious gum disease can make it more difficult for people with diabetes to control their blood sugar,” he says. As well, Knight says, pregnant women with seri- ous gum disease may de- liver prematurely. Also, gum disease may increase risk of heart attacks and strokes. “Researchers are inves- tigating the links between gum disease and cardiovas- cular disease,” Knight adds. “One potential link is that inflammation in the mouth increases inflammation in other parts of the body, in- cluding the arteries. This in- flammation may play a role in heart attacks or strokes.” So, what can you do to protect your oral—and over- all—health? Knight offers these tips: • Brush at least three times a day. You can never brush too much. • Use floss. • Use a daily mouth rinse with fluoride. • Be diligent about twice- yearly cleanings if you’re healthy. For those who have a periodontal condition it might be every three to four months. • Bring children to the dentist around age 3 to intro- duce them to the dental team. “We make all visits as fun as possible,” Knight says. “It is also good not only to get the children in for educa- tion about how to take care of their teeth, but also very important for parents to un- derstand nutrition, brushing and flossing as well.” Knight notes that nutri- tion plays a key role in over- all oral health. “Foods and drinks that are high in sugars increase the risk of dental de- cay,” he says. This includes soda, as well as juices and sports drinks. Knight and his team can handle any dental treat- ments, including Invisalign Orthodontics (clear brace alternative) and comprehen- sive implant dentistry. Comprehensive implant dentistry, Knight says, is be- coming the standard of care in tooth replacement. This is when a titanium replace- ment for the root of the tooth is implanted in the jaw and a crown is attached to the implant after healing. “This is the best thing to do to re- place one or more missing teeth,” he says. “When we lose teeth we also lose bone and our jaw lines change be- cause of it, but the implant replacement stimulates the bone growth — prevent- ing such bone loss.” Using a high-tech 3-D cone beam x-ray called an I-CAT, the doctor can get a 3-D image of the patients’ head to ana- lyze the quantity and quality of the bone there and using design software can create a surgical guide for exactly the right spot for the implant. Patient education is very important to the staff, as well. “We take extra time to be sure all of our patients under- stand their dental conditions, how to have better overall oral health that translates into better systemic health and all of the treatment op- tions available for their den- tal conditions,” Knight says. Knight and his staff work very hard to make patients feel as comfortable as pos- sible and develop relation- ships with each patient. “Our dental team does an excellent job of making peo- ple who have a high level of anxiety feel very comfort- able with the treatment they will receive,” Knight says. “We are here to help all of our patients with their den- tal conditions. My teams at both offices make every one of our patients feel like they are part of our family. The staff is very, very person- able. They care about each other, they care about their profession and they care about patients.” Dentist Offers Comprehensive Practice in our Community Paid Advertisement OFFERING TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO MEET ALL OF YOUR DENTAL NEEDS Located at Zion Crossroads across from Wal-mart Supercenter 34 Jefferson Court, Zion Crossroads John H. Knight, Jr DDS • Mark P Sapon, DDS 2202 North Berkshire Road Suite 203, Charlottesville John H. Knight, Jr DDS DENTISTRY FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! Accepts Most Dental Insurance Friendly Caring Staff and Individualized Care Chairside TV/Internet • Porcelain Veneers • Whitening Dental ER • Crowns and Bridges • Sedation Dentistry Oral Surgery and Orthodontics Kids Welcome!
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By Terry Beigie
You have probably heardthe saying that if you smilethe whole world smiles withyou. It’s amazing that thisfeature can make such adramatic difference in youroutlook—and those aroundyou. For those who aren’tconfident in their smiles theymight hold back, which isa true shame. This is whereDr. Jay Knight DDS inCharlottesville comes in.Knight—and his teams atCharlottesville and SpringCreek Family Dentistry—offer a one-stop shop for oralhealth.The locations offer gen-
eral dentistry, pediatric den-tistry, orthodontics, oral sur-gery and implant dentistry.“In the past you were sentsomewhere else,” Knightsays. “My vision was to cre-ate a state-of-the-art facilitywhere all of a person’s treat-ment could be provided inone practice.”Knight purchased the
Charlottesville locationfrom his father in 2004—apractice deeply rooted in thecommunity after openingin 1960. He opened SpringCreek Family Dentistry inLouisa County in 2009.“I knew that Zion Cross-
roads was going to be an ex-ceptional growth area. I alsoknewthat therewerenootherdental health care providersin this area. This area reallyserves the counties of Albe-marle, Louisa, Fluvanna, Or-ange and even Goochland,”Knight says. “We had manypatients from these areaswhowere driving all thewayto our Charlottesville officefor dental needs. Folks whoreside in these areas werehaving to drive to Charlot-
tesville, western Richmondand even Culpeper for treat-ment by an oral surgeon, or-thodontist, periodontist andpediatric dentist.”Now those in that region
have high-tech oral health-care in one location. “Noother practice in our area canoffer all of these services inone location,”Knight says.In recent history the link
between overall health andoral health has been clearlyestablished. “We’re notjust interested in teeth andcavities,” he says. “We’reinterested in the whole per-son—everything about ourpatients’health.”Knight notes that those
who have Type 1 or 2 Dia-betes are more likely to de-velop gum disease. “That’sbecause they may have adecreased ability to fightbacterial infections, includ-ing those that occur in themouth. Serious gum diseasecan make it more difficultfor people with diabetes tocontrol their blood sugar,”he says.As well, Knight says,
pregnant women with seri-ous gum disease may de-liver prematurely. Also, gumdisease may increase risk ofheart attacks and strokes.“Researchers are inves-
tigating the links betweengum disease and cardiovas-cular disease,” Knight adds.“One potential link is that
inflammation in the mouthincreases inflammation inother parts of the body, in-cluding the arteries. This in-flammation may play a rolein heart attacks or strokes.”So, what can you do to
protect your oral—and over-all—health? Knight offersthese tips:•Brush at least three times
a day. You can never brushtoo much.• Use floss.• Use a daily mouth rinse
with fluoride.• Be diligent about twice-
yearly cleanings if you’rehealthy. For those who havea periodontal condition itmight be every three to fourmonths.• Bring children to the
dentist around age 3 to intro-duce them to the dental team.“Wemake all visits as fun aspossible,” Knight says. “Itis also good not only to getthe children in for educa-tion about how to take careof their teeth, but also veryimportant for parents to un-derstand nutrition, brushingand flossing as well.”Knight notes that nutri-
tion plays a key role in over-all oral health. “Foods anddrinks that are high in sugarsincrease the risk of dental de-cay,” he says. This includessoda, as well as juices andsports drinks.Knight and his team can
handle any dental treat-ments, including InvisalignOrthodontics (clear bracealternative) and comprehen-sive implant dentistry.Comprehensive implant
dentistry, Knight says, is be-coming the standard of carein tooth replacement. Thisis when a titanium replace-ment for the root of the toothis implanted in the jaw anda crown is attached to theimplant after healing. “Thisis the best thing to do to re-place one or more missingteeth,” he says. “When welose teeth we also lose boneand our jaw lines change be-cause of it, but the implantreplacement stimulates thebone growth — prevent-ing such bone loss.” Usinga high-tech 3-D cone beamx-ray called an I-CAT, thedoctor can get a 3-D imageof the patients’ head to ana-lyze the quantity and qualityof the bone there and usingdesign software can create asurgical guide for exactly theright spot for the implant.Patient education is very
important to the staff, aswell.“We take extra time to be
sure all of our patients under-stand their dental conditions,how to have better overalloral health that translatesinto better systemic healthand all of the treatment op-
tions available for their den-tal conditions,”Knight says.Knight and his staff work
very hard to make patientsfeel as comfortable as pos-sible and develop relation-ships with each patient.“Our dental team does an
excellent job of making peo-ple who have a high level ofanxiety feel very comfort-able with the treatment they
will receive,” Knight says.“We are here to help all ofour patients with their den-tal conditions. My teams atboth offices make every oneof our patients feel like theyare part of our family. Thestaff is very, very person-able. They care about eachother, they care about theirprofession and they careabout patients.”
Dentist Offers Comprehensive Practice in our CommunityPaid Advertisement
OFFERING TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONSTO MEET ALL OF YOUR DENTAL NEEDS
Located at Zion Crossroadsacross from Wal-mart Supercenter
34 Jefferson Court, Zion CrossroadsJohn H. Knight, Jr DDS • Mark P Sapon, DDS
2202 North Berkshire RoadSuite 203, Charlottesville
John H. Knight, Jr DDS
DENTISTRY FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!
Accepts Most Dental Insurance
Friendly Caring Staff and Individualized CareChairside TV/Internet • Porcelain Veneers • WhiteningDental ER • Crowns and Bridges • Sedation Dentistry
Oral Surgery and Orthodontics
KidsWelcome!
