Services
Progressive technology and modern dental techniques, along with restorations from our high end quality dental lab, Gold Dust, allow us to create attractive, durable, comfortable dental work for patients of all ages. Whether you need restorative procedures, a smile makeover, or regular, preventive dental care for your family, Dr. Carrico has what it takes to make you smile. Our Owensboro office provides the following dental services:
Porcelain Veneers
- Stains, chips, and gaps between teeth can dull your smile. Dr. Carrico sometimes recommends porcelain veneers to reshape, brighten, and enhance front teeth for a truly beautiful smile. Handcrafted porcelain veneers are made from fine dental porcelain… READ MORE
Smile Makeovers
- Are you unhappy with your smile’s appearance, but you aren’t sure what changes should be made? A well trained cosmetic dentist through the Hornbrook Group, Dr. Amy Carrico transforms teeth and changes lives with smile makeovers. She can create a custom… READ MORE
Teeth Whitening
- According to a recent study by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, a beautiful smile can make you appear more attractive and successful. Dr. Carrico often recommends bleaching to dramatically brighten teeth and deliver a youthful image… READ MORE
Crowns
- If you’re self-conscious about cracked, broken, decayed, or worn teeth, we can bring back your healthy, natural-looking smile with dental crowns, also called caps. A crown can return structure, strength, and function to a tooth with extensive decay or damage… READ MORE
White Fillings
- Composite resin fillings are a very hard “plastic” that bonds to the tooth to hold the tooth together. Amalgams (metal fillings) have multiple disadvantages. Amalgam is a metal which expands and contracts with hot, cold and biting. Over time, depending on the size… READ MORE
Bridges
- If you’ve lost teeth due to accident, injury, or gum disease, we can create a permanent bridge to restore your solid smile. A bridge not only fills the gap, but it also prevents repositioning of remaining teeth. It can also correct a misaligned bite, improve chewing function… READ MORE
Root Canals
- Infections can develop deep within a tooth when extensive decay occurs. This condition can be extremely painful and dangerous, requiring prompt attention to extract the infected tissue. Dr. Carrico understands that root canals have a bad reputation which is why… READ MORE
Implants
- One missing tooth can compromise your image, quality of life, and oral function. Dr. Carrico believes that everyone deserves a complete smile and all the benefits that entails. We offer dental implants to replace teeth or anchor multiple-tooth prosthetics. Implants imitate… READ MORE
Dentures & Partials
- A smile just isn’t a smile if it’s incomplete. Missing teeth cause a host of problems, from difficulty speaking and eating to low self-confidence to jawbone deterioration. Don’t give up on your smile. Advances in dental materials and technology have made full and partial… READ MORE
Extractions
- You and Dr. Carrico may determine that you need a tooth extraction for any number of reasons. Some teeth are extracted because they are severely decayed; others may have advanced periodontal disease, or have broken in a way that cannot be repaired. The removal of… READ MORE
Checkups
- The American Dental Association recommends you see your dentist at least twice each year for a checkup. At your checkup, we will inspect your soft tissues for oral cancer and gum (periodontal) disease. Dr. Carrico will also look at each tooth in your mouth to assess… READ MORE
Children's Dentistry
- Our office cares for the dental needs of children. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that you bring your child for a dental exam within 6 months of their first tooth eruption. You may also want to bring your child to your dental checkup… READ MORE
Niteguards
- The literature is controversial regarding the cause of teeth grinding, or bruxism. Some experts think that stress is the cause of bruxism, others sight occlusion, or one’s bite, as the source of the problem. Some patients react to stress by grinding their teeth… READ MORE