David Wickness, DMD

David Wickness, DMD is a dental practice in Nashville, Tennessee. The address is 105 Kenner Ave, Nashville, TN 37205 and the phone number listed on every page is 615-297-5090. The website groups its services under three headings. Cosmetic dentistry: smile makeovers, porcelain veneers, porcelain crowns and onlays, Invisalign, teeth whitening, and a smile gallery. Teeth replacement: dental implants, implant-supported dentures, All-on-4 dental implants, and cosmetic dentures. Other services: dental emergencies, full-mouth reconstruction, and TMJ dentistry. The home page describes the practice as a Nashville cosmetic dentist.

The Meet Dr. Wickness page lists these credentials: Bachelor of Science in biology, Indiana University; Doctor of Dental Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine; Accredited Member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD); Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry; Graduate, Dawson Academy; and post-graduate continuing education at triple the number of hours required by the dental board. Listed memberships are the Nashville Dental Society, the Tennessee Dental Association, the American Dental Association, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Several pages state he has over 500 hours in advanced restorative, cosmetic, and implant dentistry postgraduate education. The biography says he grew up in Peoria, Illinois, worked as an associate dentist after dental school, ran his own practice in Illinois, and later moved to Nashville.

The practice is located at 105 Kenner Ave, Nashville, TN 37205, in the Nashville area of Tennessee. The phone number for contact and booking is 615-297-5090, written as (615) 297-5090 on the contact page. A Request an Appointment form appears on every page; the dental implants page explains that requesting an appointment online results in a call back from the office for scheduling. A map is embedded on the Contact Us page. No email address is published, and no second location or list of areas served beyond Nashville is published.

Office hours are published in two places that do not agree on Friday. The footer hours on every page read: Monday 7am to 3pm, Tuesday 7am to 4pm, Wednesday 7am to 3pm, Thursday 7am to 4pm, Friday 8am to 1pm, Saturday closed, Sunday closed. The Contact Us page instead reads: Monday 7:00am to 3:00pm, Tuesday 7:00am to 4:00pm, Wednesday 7:00am to 3:00pm, Thursday 7:00am to 4:00pm, and Friday (every other) 7:00am to 1:00pm, with no Saturday or Sunday entry. Because the site publishes both versions, Friday hours and whether the office is open every Friday should be confirmed by phone before scheduling.

The Financial Policies page is the only page that addresses money, and it publishes no prices. There is no price list, no cost range, no hourly rates and no fees for any treatment anywhere on the site, and no free-consultation or discount offer is advertised. Anyone who wants a price, an estimate or a quote has to contact the office at 615-297-5090 or use the Request an Appointment form; both the dental implants and porcelain veneers pages describe a comprehensive dental exam as the starting point before any treatment is planned.

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in most cases the balance is due at the time of service. Accepted forms of payment are cash, debit card, credit card (Visa, Discover, MasterCard, or American Express), and CareCredit. The page describes CareCredit as a credit card usable for health and wellness expenses including dental care, says the practice is a participating provider with CareCredit, and states that CareCredit offers zero-interest and low-interest payment plans of from 6 to 24 months. Approval, interest terms and eligibility for any CareCredit plan are set by CareCredit, not published here.

The porcelain veneers page describes a veneer as a thin ceramic shell bonded to the front surface of a tooth. The site says veneers can cover tooth gaps, discoloration, crookedness and other blemishes, and that the practice's veneers are made of fine ceramics crafted to keep a thin profile and to mimic the natural variations in color, translucency and light reflectivity of healthy teeth.

The published process runs as follows. It begins with a comprehensive dental exam to check that the teeth and gums are in good health. Photos and optical scans are taken to gather measurements for a custom smile design, and patients are invited to bring photos of the look they want. Dr. Wickness then discusses the patient's vision for the smile and offers input based on facial aesthetics. Once a design is agreed, a set of provisional veneers is made to wear while the porcelain veneers are produced. Preparing the teeth involves shaving a small margin of enamel from the surface of each tooth being veneered; the page states the veneers are about as thick as a fingernail, so only minimal preparation is required. Digital impressions are then sent to a master ceramist. When the finished veneers arrive, they are held in place with a temporary paste so the patient can try them before permanent bonding.

The dental implants page explains that a dental implant replaces the complete structure of a tooth, root and all, and consists of a fixture embedded in the gum attached to a ceramic crown by an abutment. The page states that an implant fixture acts as the root of the new tooth and that implants help prevent bone resorption after tooth loss by signaling that the surrounding bone is still needed. It notes that a few implants can support an entire denture, and points to a separate Implant-Supported Dentures page. All-on-4 dental implants and cosmetic dentures are listed as further teeth replacement services.

Comparing options for a single missing tooth, the page describes an implant as the more conservative treatment than a bridge, because a bridge requires the teeth on either side of the gap to be shaved down for crowns. The practice states that it uses custom implant abutments rather than stock abutments, saying a custom abutment hugs the gumline while a stock one can leave a gap that collects food particles.

The emergency dentist page states that, no matter the dental emergency, Dr. David Wickness can see you today, and asks patients to call during office hours at 615-297-5090. The page repeats that emergency treatment on the same day depends on calling during regular office hours; the home page likewise says the practice will see emergencies right away during office hours. No after-hours, weekend or on-call emergency line is published, and the office is listed as closed Saturday and Sunday.

The page describes a dental emergency as persistent pain in a tooth or trauma to the mouth, and says the practice also treats aesthetic emergencies that seriously affect appearance, such as a chipped front tooth. Common causes of pain listed are severe tooth decay that has reached the pulp of the tooth, a cracked or broken tooth, an infection in the gums or mouth, and an infected wisdom tooth. The page notes that when the pulp has become decayed or infected, root canal treatment will be needed, and describes root canal treatment as a straightforward procedure. Whether any of this applies to a particular person is something only an exam at the office can establish.

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