Dr. James A Larsen

read moreIn the hurry up and get-it-done pace of life, it's refreshing to find health professionals who take time to know you as a person. At Innovative Dentistry, you're not just another appointment, you're a valued person with individualized needs. You'll notice the calm and gentle atmosphere as soon as you enter our office. We focus on making you comfortable, easing your concerns, and maximizing your dental experience. Innovative Dentistry is a family-owned dental office that has been serving the Quad Cities for more than 20 years.

read moreIn ONE visit, 3D digital images of your teeth appear on the screen and Dr. James Larsen and Dr. Carolyn Larsen and their team design a custom solution with innovative software. The images produce a crafted porcelain restoration through a special milling process. Bonded into place minutes later, your new tooth appears and functions just as nature intended. CHAIRSIDE: The technology sits within arm's reach of the dental chair in as little as one appointment. ECONOMICAL: Efficiency reduces the overall cost of treatment and allows you to turn two visits into one.

read moreWe are genuinely pleased that you have chosen us for your dental care. We are always excited to see new smiles coming through our door! In order to provide you with the best level of care, we need to get some information from you.

read moreWe're concerned about the overall health of our patients, including their sleep health. Many people suffer needlessly from dangerous sleep disruptive disorders that keep them from getting enough oxygen at night. The risk of a heart attack is 23 times more likely than average with a sleep disorder, and 92% of stroke victims live unknowingly with sleep apnea before having a stroke. Our training allows us to offer you education and treatment surrounding sleep health most simply and cost-effectively possible.

read moreWe are committed to accessibility for all visitors and we're always working to improve the accessibility of our website. The UserWay Website Accessibility Widget that is powered by a dedicated accessibility server. The software allows us to improve compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0). After triggering the accessibility menu, please wait a moment for the accessibility menu to load in its entirety. If you need alternatives to traditional input methods such as a mouse and keyboard, there are some speech recognition applications that may help you navigate the web.

read moreTechnology in the dental field is ever-changing and Dr. James Larsen and Dr. Carolyn Larsen enjoys learning how to integrate state-of-the-art equipment into their practice. Utilizing the latest advancements in dentistry allows Dr. James Larsen and Dr. Carolyn Larsen to treat patients with less pain and in fewer visits. This equals less time in the dental chair and a more comfortable experience from start to finish. Dr. James Larsen and Dr. Carolyn Larsen and their team spend many hours each year training and taking advanced courses to ensure they deliver the best care, safely.

read moreOur goal is for our patients to require the least amount of dental treatment possible. Children who enter adulthood with the fewest restored teeth generally have the lowest risk of future problems. Sealants can dramatically reduce the number of cavities a child might develop throughout their childhood. On the chewing surface of molars, deep grooves run into the center of the teeth. Under a microscope, these crevices might look like a deep canyon. In reality, most of them are narrower than a single toothbrush bristle but that is still wide enough for bacteria to hide.

read moreWhen we consider the options to preserve even a single broken tooth, we take a conservative approach. Fortunately, modern dental materials allow us to rebuild teeth to full function while maintaining as much natural tooth structure as possible. Sometimes teeth suffer damage because of normal function over time, cavities, heavy bite forces, and trauma. While teeth may need to be fully "capped" with a dental crown, some smaller fractures can be perfectly restored with an onlay. A crown requires a little more tooth preparation, but onlays allow the unbroken portions of a tooth to be left uncut.