Elana M. Walker, DMD

We want you to feel comfortable and relaxed during every visit to our office. This starts with our doctors and staff, and it extends to the technology we utilize to deliver a better patient experience. With our state-of-the-art LANAP (Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure) soft tissue laser, technology plays a huge role in providing the highest standard of care. Often, treatment can be completed more quickly and at a lower cost as a result.Comfortable & Precise Periodontal TherapyIn addition to offering traditional scaling and root planing...

Dental implants are a great way to replace missing teeth and also provide a fixed solution to having removable partial or complete dentures. Implants provide excellent support and stability for these dental appliances. Dental implants are artificial roots and teeth (usually titanium) that are surgically placed into the upper or lower jaw bone by a dentist or Periodontist - a specialist of the gums and supporting bone.  The teeth attached to implants are very natural looking and often enhance or restore a patient’s smile! Dental implants...

Traditionally, gum disease is treated by eliminating the gum pockets.  The infected gum tissue is trimmed away and uneven bone tissue re-contoured.  Although this is still an effective way of treating gum disease, new and more sophisticated procedures are used routinely today.

The maxillary sinuses are behind your cheeks and on top of the upper teeth.  Sinuses are like empty rooms that have nothing in them.  Some of the roots of the natural upper teeth extend up into the maxillary sinuses.  When these upper teeth are removed, there is often just a thin wall of bone separating the maxillary sinus and the mouth.  Dental implants need bone to hold them in place.  When the sinus wall is very thin, it is impossible to place dental implants in this bone.  The sinus graft makes it possible for many patients to have dental...