Convenience, Comfort, and Confidence for the Whole Family
At Duren & Marsh Dentistry, you get leadership in dentistry. We offer the best dental care to families in Belmont and its surrounding areas (including Charlotte, Cramerton, and Stowe Point).
We see patients regularly that genuinely want someone to guide them on the best way to take care of their oral health. That’s our mission. To provide Convenience, Comfort, and Confidence for your entire family.
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Preventative Dental Care
Your oral health is very important to us and we will strive to make it as easy as possible for you to receive the best dental care. During your cleaning and wellness screening, Dr. Duren and Dr. Marsh will review your medical and dental health history and any questions or concerns you may have to gather a complete picture of your current oral health.
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Preventative & Periodontal Services
Depending on the condition of your gums we will recommend a preventative treatment/cleaning (for healthy gums) or a type of periodontal therapy (for patients with gingivitis or gum disease) and will customize an ongoing hygiene schedule.
Marsh Laser
Marsh Laser provides advantages over traditional film including significantly less radiation to the patient, the ability to enhance images for diagnosis, and better communication with colleagues and insurance companies.
Digital Impressions
Digital impressions avoid the use of uncomfortable and messy putty impression trays. This allows for extremely accurate impressions, higher quality outcomes, less chair time, and an improved overall experience.
Dental Implants
In most cases, Dental Implants offer a far superior solution for replacement of missing teeth than Bridges and Partial/Complete Dentures. Doctors Duren and Marsh have trained extensively in the surgical placement and restoration of dental implants.
Veneers
When optimal aesthetics is desired, Cosmetic Crowns and/or Veneers may be an option. Utilizing models of your teeth, pictures, and wax-ups/mock-ups to plan your treatment, you will have a vision for your new smile before even starting.
Dental Crowns
Incases of fractures, cracks, previous dental restoration, or significant loss of tooth structure, a dental crown/cap is recommended to restore the tooth. We use the latest technology and highest quality materials and laboratories.
Dental Fillings
We use only the best materials available for routine dental fillings and do not use dental amalgam as we believe that modern adhesive dentistry provides more functional and more aesthetic options for dental restorations.
Dental Bridges
A dental bridge is a way to replace one or two missing teeth. A bridge is essentially two or more crowns with a false tooth bonded to them. Bridges leave a lot to be desired functionally and many times dental implants are a better treatment option.
Dental Sleep Medicine
Your overall health depends on your quality of sleep. We provide oral appliances designed to help with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. At Duren & Marsh, we pride ourselves on offering state-of-the-art sleep dentistry to our patients.
Root Canal Therapy
A root canal is a treatment that removes a damaged or dead nerve and replaces it with an inert material. In most cases we recommend a crown be placed soon after a root canal in order to maintain the strength of the tooth.
Occlusal Guards/Occlusal Splints/Nightguards
Nighttime grinding or clenching of your teeth often lead to a recommendation of a custom occlusal guard to avoid teeth wear, muscle tightness or pain associated with the jaw joints (the Temporomandibular Joint or “TMJ”.
Athletic Mouthguards
A custom athletic guard for individuals involved in impact sports is recommended. A custom athletic guard can be much more comfortable and more protective than an over-the-counter mouthguard.
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DR. JERRY DUREN
Dr. Jerry Duren has been practicing dentistry in Gaston County since 1985. He is married to Sonya Duren from Stanley, N.C. with three kids and four grandchildren. His hobbies are woodworking, spending time with his family, grandchildren and bulldogs. His practice philosophy is to treat everyone like family.
DR. DAVID MARSH
Dr. David Marsh is a native of Gaston County, graduating from East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine where he accepted a commission in the United States Air Force. He spent four years serving in the Dental Corps at Eglin AFB, FL and Sheppard AFB, TX. He is married to Rosa Marsh and they have two daughters, Lily and Charlotte. Dr. Marsh’s practice philosophy is to give honest and responsible dental care to every patient.
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Your First Visit
During your first visit you will be introduced to the office through our Comprehensive Oral Examination. This detailed examination is the foundation of our relationship and therefore we place a great deal of importance on this visit. After a complete review of your medical and dental health history and a review of any questions or concerns you may have we will begin a series of steps to gather a complete picture of your current oral health. This will include digital radiographs (x-rays), digital pictures, examination of your jaw joints (TMJ) and the associated muscles, examination of hard and soft tissues of the mouth, and an oral cancer screening. In cases where there are complex treatment needs we will often recommend having study models made to assist Dr. Marsh in the planning and treatment of your case.
After this information is gathered and some preliminary assessment is made, all effort will be made to complete a dental cleaning at this appointment. Depending on the presence and severity of any periodontal disease (gum disease) a more thorough cleaning may be necessary and may need to be scheduled for another visit.
25 W Myrtle St
Belmont , NC 28012
New Patients Call
duren-marsh@dentistbelmontnc.com
Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8:00am – 5:00pm