Cantrell West Dental | Don Deems, DDS, FAGD and Emily Mehaffey, DMD

Don Deems, DDS, FAGD and Emily Mehaffey, DMD serve the greater Little Rock, Arkansas area, providing Family, Preventive, Restorative, and Cosmetic Dentistry services as well as treatment for Gum Disease and TMJ and Headache Pain--truly making a difference in how you look and how you feel.

One-Stop Dental Care

We offer a full range of dental services you wouldn't normally expect from a general dental practice. Instead of having to go from office to office to get the care you need, we are your one-stop dental office. And yes, when you need the services of a specialist, we work with only the best!

We are proud of several facts about the services we offer. We are the FIRST AND ONLY DENTAL PRACTICE IN ARKANSAS to offer the E4D CAD-CAM technology for restoration of teeth. Although other dental practices will likely catch on to this exciting technology in their future, what it means to you is that you can have the most technologically advanced dentistry in ONE VISIT for most dental restorative procedures, instead of the usual TWO appointments and the necessity of being in "temporary restorations" for two weeks lor longer.

We also are ONE OF THE 5% OF ALL DENTAL PRACTICES TO UTILIZE LASER services. The incredible technology makes treatment easier, less painful, and more effective with faster healing. We can more effectively treat gum disease with better, more lasting results, and without as much need to antibiotics. We can also treat canker sores, herpes outbreaks, denture sores, and more in a very quick and efficient way. Patients leave with significant relief!

We take strong stand about the relationship between your ORAL HEALTH and your SYSTEMIC HEALTH, and work with your physician in helping you be the healthiest you can be - or want - to be. We do this not only be providing regular educational opportunities, but by providing in-office, CLIA-waived blood testing to determine your level of C-reactive protein (CRP) and Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) - two important markers at how oral inflammation and infection is affecting your overall health. These results are forwarded to your personal physician for their records and your treatment by them, if necessary.Be sure to ask about our free monthly evening seminars on THE ORAL-SYSTEMIC LINK.

Besides our main focus of preventive care, we provide a whole host of dental services, including the following.

Preventive and Diagnostic Dentistry

Diagnostic procedures including digital bite analysis, digital pictures, and digital X-rays. Never again do you have to worry about X-ray exposure . . . when compared to the amount of radiation you would have received through traditional means only a few years ago, our digital X-rays reduce the amount of radiation by nearly 90%!
Laser cavity detection so precise we can catch tooth decay long before you might need anesthetic to repair the tooth and long before the decay would show itself on X-rays.
Comprehensive oral exams—the most thorough you've ever had.
Oral cancer exams and non-invasive biopsies of questionable lesions, such as Oral CDx and Visilite.
Consultations and second opinions when there are unanswered questions.

Restorative Dentistry

Tooth-colored fillings, and all-porcelain crowns; veneers, onlays, and crowns for decayed, cracked, or broken teeth.
Dental implant placement and restoration
Mini dental implants designed to secure loose dentures in only one short visit
Tooth replacement procedures including dental implants, fixed bridges, and removable partial and custom full dentures.
Highly effective treatment for tooth sensitivity problems, and the methods and materials to never let tooth sensitivity prevent you from eating the things you enjoy most.

Cosmetic Dentistry

Cosmetic procedures such as tooth whitening/bleaching, bonding, porcelain veneers and crowns designed to enhance your smile. Or you can get a total makeover! Take a look at some of our "makeovers" when you're in our office
Contact-lens-thin veneers for the most conservative treatment cosmetic change (when possible)
Gum re-shaping to properly "frame" the teeth and correct smile issues
Tooth re-shaping when small changes are warranted without the need for veneers or crowns.
Replacement or repair of previous cosmetic dentistry procedures or where undesirable results were obtained.

Gum Disease Treatment and Prevention

Both surgical and non-surgical methods, including scaling and root planing, advanced home care methods and materials
LASER treatment of periodontal pockets to kill bacteria and remove diseased tissue - without surgery!
Localized and systemic antibiotic treatment for gum disease and infections
CRP and HbA1c testing to determine how and if your gum disease "has gone systemic" - and how we can work with your physician to help you become the healthiest you can - or want - to be

TMJ Dysfunction and Headache Pain

Treatment for jaw/jaw joint pain and headache pain, including the NTI-tss appliance—the only appliance approved by the FDA for prevention and treatment of migraine headaches (which is also extremely helpful for those with tooth clenching and grinding problems).
Bite and jaw re-alignment procedures when imbalances are causing pain and discomfort through use of TekScan computerized occlusal analysis - very accurate!
Dental splints and other appliances to aid in bite imbalances and jaw, TMJ, and ear pain.

Emergency Dental Care

Emergency dental care for when you really need it!

Root canal treatment
Extractions
Broken teeth
Treatment of oral infections
Pain control procedures.