Dr. Karen Gear brings Advanced Technology in endodontics to Martha's Vineyard.

Locals looking to save their teeth will no longer have to take a ferry to receive treatment but can visit Dr. Gear right on the island to preserve their teeth. The new office location is on Martha’s Vineyard at Tisbury Market place, just a short walk from the Steamship Authority Terminal. Her practice also allows her the ability to work with general dentists on the island through referrals so that shared patients can have optimized dental services. Patients can also call and schedule their own appointment, and do not need a referring dentist to see Dr. Gear.

Martha’s Vineyard Endodontics offers a wide range of services and dental treatments to choose from. Dr. Gear specializes in endodontic procedures that aim to save teeth, focusing on the roots and reconstructing cracked teeth and dental trauma. As a member of the American Association of Endodontists, Dr. Gear is a specialist that focuses on diagnosing, preventing and treating diseases that develop in the soft tissue of your tooth or root canal. Being an endodontist separates her from a dentist in that she has received extensive training on root canal treatment and issues related to the teeth after receiving her dental degree.

Treatments available on Martha’s Vineyard include a variety of advanced options such as treatment of pulp (tooth nerve exposure), evaluation of a painful tooth or teeth, second opinions, root canals, re-treatments of failed root canals, dental trauma, and apical surgery (tooth root surgery). She utilizes a laser for sterilizing root canals before sealing. Another noteworthy technology available at Dr. Gear’s new office is the VELscope, an early oral cancer screening device.

Along with standard endodontic treatments, Dr. Gear belongs to an elite group of dental professionals that have completed the training and possess the equipment required to perform the Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (LANAP), the only laser gum disease treatment cleared by the FDA. She is one of only two dental professionals in the Cape Cod region to offer this laser treatment. As opposed to traditional gum surgery, which requires cutting and suturing in order to remove the infected tissue, laser gum surgery is far less invasive. The laser’s ability to target only the diseased gum tissue without disturbing the healthy areas enables Dr. Gear to eradicate the periodontitis and reduce the inflammation without making any incisions. For patients, this means significantly less pain and discomfort as well as a much shorter recovery period. The top reason patients cite for choosing LANAP is its ability to potentially save their natural teeth, which they might have lost without removing gum disease. This makes laser gum surgery a more patient accepted treatment choice for gum disease.

People on island and off island are welcome to visit Dr. Gear. For more information about Dr. Karen Gear’s new office location and the advanced endodontic treatments she offers, visit http://www.marthasvineyardendo.com today!

Karen Gear, D.D.S.
Martha's Vineyard Endodontics, P.C.

79 Beach Road, C 11

P.O. Box 459

Vineyard, Haven,  MA 02568

Office: 508-687-9950
website: www.marthasvineyardendo.com

e-mail:kgeardds@marthasvineyardendo.com

Compassionate Care, Exceptional Experience, State of the Art Technology