Dental Technology

Invisalign is a discrete method for fixing crooked or crowded teeth, as well as for patients dealing with gapped teeth or an open bite. The clear aligners are nearly invisible and can be a solution for those wanting to avoid the more obvious traditional braces route. While Invisalign doesn’t work… Read More…

One of the many tools used by Ponderosa Family Dental to better serve our patients is the handheld iTero scanner. The intraoral scanner was first introduced in 2007 and enables providers to capture a digital image of a patient’s teeth and gums. The resulting 3D scans are especially helpful for treatments… Read More…

Are you missing a tooth or teeth? Do they make you feel so self-conscious when you smile or talk that you’d rather just hide away from the world? That’s no way to live, and Dr. Benjamin De Graff and the team at Ponderosa Family Dental know you deserve better — it’s… Read More…

All rise, the court is in session, and your smile is about to go on trial at Ponderosa Family Dental. We wanted to take this opportunity as we wrap up 2022 to tell you about a little something in our Bend dental office called “trial smile.”  No, it’s not a… Read More…

Being your Bend general dentist, we get the impression that patients aren’t too fond of having dental impressions created of their smile and bite. Why? Because in the past, it involved a process where we would apply a type of gel to the teeth that could be messy and uncomfortable… Read More…