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Happy Smiles

How we create and support your happiest, healthiest smile yet

We do what our name says – create Happy Smiles! Our dentist, Dr. Mamata Ponnaganti, accomplishes this with a comprehensive blend of high-quality general, cosmetic, and advanced dentistry services. A graduate of the prestigious Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University, Dr. Ponnaganti applies considerable skill and state-of-the-art technologies to support healthy and beautiful smiles that our patients will love to show off at every turn. We have two west-central Florida offices in Clearwater and Tampa for your convenience.

General Dentistry

General dentistry forms the foundation for maintaining a healthy and beautiful smile. These services protect the teeth, gums, and supporting tissues from disease and damage. When issues arise, Dr. Ponnaganti strives to identify and address them early, making treatment easier, more effective, and less costly. The services offered include:

  • Comprehensive exams—Routine checkups, scheduled at least once every six months, help maintain or restore healthy teeth, gums, jaw joints, and more. Dr. Ponnaganti also regularly screens for pre-cancers and cancers of the mouth/throat.
  • Professional cleanings—Our kind and talented dental hygienists do what your toothbrush and floss cannot. They remove substances like stubborn plaque build-up or tartar to manage the risk of developing cavities and other destructive conditions.
  • Dental X-rays—Sophisticated imaging techniques can pinpoint what cannot be seen with the human eye or detected by touch. Our cutting-edge techniques and precautions also minimize radiation exposure for the safest possible experience.
  • Composite fillings – When decay cannot be prevented or resolved with oral hygiene modifications alone, a tooth-colored, non-metal composite filling may be in your future. This filling repair prevents further damage and protects against costly, extensive restorative dentistry procedures.
  • Root canal therapy—Contrary to what you may have heard, root canal treatments are tolerated well with today’s techniques and pain management approaches. This common procedure resolves the intense discomfort associated with deep decay and may be the only way to avoid extractions and preserve badly damaged teeth.
  • Tooth extractions – While its success rate exceeds 97%, root canal therapy isn’t appropriate for all teeth. Removing the tooth may be the best option. Then, we discuss ways to replace it and avoid further damage to your mouth and health caused by tooth loss.

Cosmetic Dentistry

Even patients with healthy teeth and gums may desire a better-looking smile, which can be achieved with cosmetic dental care. Some of the following services are a blend of restorative/general dentistry and cosmetic dentistry:

  • Invisalign® —You don’t have to wear obvious-looking, uncomfortable braces to get straighter teeth and a more attractive smile. These clear aligners are a comfortable, discreet, and removable alternative to correcting many types of misalignment, including bite problems.
  • Professional teeth whitening — If you have been disappointed by the results from OTC whitening products trust a qualified dentist’s powerful whitening gels and expertise. Our gels get results, and treatment is customized for a safe, sensitivity-free teeth whitening experience.
  • Dental veneers—Typically made from stain-resistant and durable porcelain, veneers are specially crafted, applied, and secured to the front surfaces of teeth. They cover up chips, stubborn stains, and other imperfections, so they are no longer visible when you smile.
  • Dental bonding – This procedure “works” similarly to veneers, except we can disguise flaws and transform the appearance of your teeth in just one visit. Bonding is also an affordable alternative to veneers.
  • Porcelain crowns, dental bridges, and dental inlays and onlays – These restorative dentistry procedures are generally recommended to repair damaged teeth and, in the case of bridges, to replace them. We combine the strongest and most attractive materials with precision planning to support healthy, functional, and highly cosmetic dental work.

Advanced Dentistry

Dental offices in west-central Florida and beyond vary in their capabilities and expertise, and Dr. Ponnaganti is proud to be among those offering the latest clinically proven treatments. These services include:

  • Dental implants – Setting a new standard in tooth replacement, the implant is made to function as a tooth root. Once attached to a crown, the implant stabilizes the tooth. So, it is designed like a natural tooth for utmost stability, function, comfort, and aesthetics. A few more implants may be secured in the jawbone to stabilize dental bridges or dentures.
  • Laser periodontal treatment – Our alternatives to conventional “cutting” techniques or surgery to treat gum disease minimize discomfort, bleeding, and other side effects/complications. They also promote fast and predictable healing.
  • Overjet AI – This pioneering, FDA-cleared Artificial Intelligence platform is designed to accurately and quickly identify early-stage precursors to advanced decay and gum disease by isolating areas of plaque, bone loss, and more.

Now that you know a bit about Happy Smiles, we want to meet you and your family! Call our offices in Clearwater (727) 205-2700 or Tampa (813) 743-4520 today to schedule a visit.

Tampa office location
Clear Water location

Our Dentist

Dr. Mamata Ponnaganti

Meet our
Dentist

Dr. Mamata Ponnaganti is a highly experienced dentist based in Clearwater and Tampa, Florida. With over 25 years of expertise, she specializes in family and cosmetic dentistry, offering services ranging from routine checkups to advanced smile makeovers.

AAD
American board of general dentistry
ACGD
American academy of Clear Aligners
ADA
FDA

Services

Tailormade for You & Your Family!

Invisalign

Invisalign

Cosmetic Dentistry

Cosmetic
Dentistry

Veneers

Veneers

Crowns & Bridges

Dental Crowns

Dental Implants

Dental
Implants

Root canals

Root
Canals

Tailormade for You & Your Family!

Happy Smiles Invisalign

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This is Invisalign. Start to finish, everything included. When you’re ready to fix your smile, we start with data collection,which includes a digital intraoral scan and no messy impressions,high resolution photos, and x-rays for a complete diagnostic view. Three weeks after data collection,you come in to personally review your ClinCheck,which is a computer animation of how your teeth can move and how much time it will take to fix your smile.

The national average Invisalign case takes 11 months with Dr.Ponnaganti’s advanced training, proven techniques, and access to things that 99% of all other Invisalign dentists don’t have. That same 11-month Invisalign case is reduced to only six months. Also, lowering the need for an additional treatment from the national average of a 150% to less than 50%.

Three weeks after you approve your ClinCheck,you return to start your first tray toward the smile you always wanted.

You’ll need to wear trays 24/ 7 day,night, eating, sleeping all the time,except when you clean your teeth. While each patient’s issues are unique, Dr. Ponnaganti will customize treatment to your specific needs.

Some patients need IPR polishing between certain teeth to create extremely small amounts of space to uncrowd some teeth and help them to fit and look better.

Some patients will need attachments,tooth colored buttons placed on teeth at the beginning and polished off at the end of treatment.

Attachments help move your teeth more reliably and efficiently,so after we get you going and things look good,we give you multiple trays to take home and change at specific dates.

While you’re more than welcome to come in and see Dr.Ponnaganti and her terrific team as often as you want; it just isn’t necessary,saving you a bunch of time and effort. Simply, we make things easier and more effective. Really, the only thing you need to do is wear the trays all the time, and Dr.Ponnaganti will take care of everything else. When you’re happy with your smile,we get you a set of upper and lower retainers that look like your Invisalign trays, but are just a little thicker.You wear retainers at night every night to keep your teeth where you are happy.

They also work great to protect your teeth from clenching and grinding, and they can be used for professional whitening. However,all retainers stretch and then your teeth shift since we want your teeth to stay where they are.

Research says that you should get new retainers at a minimum of every two years to prevent shifting,but experience shows that some people go through retainers quicker, so in the future, you can purchase additional retainers from Muss or any other Invisalign dentist.

Finally, the biggest question we hear is how can Dr.Ponnaganti provide so much more than anyone else while costing so much less?

That is because Dr.Ponnagant’s elite status brings savings, and since she enjoys making people smile with Invisalign, she chooses to pass those savings onto you.

So are you ready to start fixing your smile today?


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