Laugh with your mouth open.
Pick what you want your teeth to do again, and meet the dentist who gets you there.
Nitrous oxide or oral sedation, your pick. Your dentist explains both first.
What do you want your teeth to do again?
Find yours, then the dentist who does it.
Front teeth that bite
An implant fills the gap where a tooth was.
Inside
A titanium post sits in the bone where the root was. A crown goes on top.
Who looks after it
Laugh in photos
For the front teeth you hide in photos.
Inside
Bonding or a thin porcelain shell covers the front of the tooth.
Who does it
Straight without wires
Clear aligners, planned at a free consult.
Inside
Clear trays press each tooth a little, and the bone reshapes around it.
Who does it
Chew on both sides
A crown for the tooth you've been chewing around.
Inside
A crown caps what is left of the tooth, down to the gum.
Who does it
Ask which dentist when you book.
Who gets you there
Every dentist at 2619 J Street, in full.
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Dr. Maryam Saleh
DDS, FAGD
Dr. Saleh is a general dentist and an experienced Invisalign provider in the Sacramento area. She has a long record with children's teeth and likes working with young patients.
She took a biology degree at Pennsylvania State University, then graduated from the New York University College of Dentistry. She always liked science. In her words, "being stuck in a lab and staring through microscopes" did not appeal.
Friends studying dentistry got her into the college dental club and out shadowing a local dentist, and she was hooked. She worked as a dental assistant while still in college. Dentistry let her work in medicine and still have time for family.
She did her residency in California, where she gained a lot of oral surgery experience, then settled in Sacramento. She has three children, a daughter and two sons.
Dr. Stella Dariotis
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DDS
Dr. Stella has been a general dentist in Sacramento since 1989. She trained in cosmetic dentistry, veneers, whitening and clear aligners.
She graduated from Emory University School of Dentistry and moved to Sacramento. She uses her years of experience to plan care around each patient, and her training includes leadership and communication. Her peers have voted her one of Sacramento's best dentists for the last several years.
She has served on the Sacramento Dental Society's Peer Review Committee. For many years she has taken part in the Dental Society's Smiles for Kids, which gives dental care to local children in need.
Outside the office she walks, hikes and travels with her husband and sons, and she is involved in Sacramento's Greek community. She is a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, the Sacramento District Dental Society and the American Academy of Clear Aligners.
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Dr. Kayla Keppler
DDS
Dr. Keppler practices every part of general dentistry. She trained in laser dentistry, root canals, surgery and Invisalign, and she works to make appointments comfortable and fun.
She grew up in north-central Washington and graduated with honors in microbiology from Washington State University. She went south for dental school at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, and graduated with highest honors.
She won the Digital Dentistry Award and the American Association of Women Dentists Award, and joined Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the national dental honor society. She also trained in CAD/CAM, and she keeps up with new techniques through continuing education. She is a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association, the Sacramento District Dental Society and the Academy of General Dentistry.
She likes getting to know her patients. She lives in Rocklin with her husband and their cat, Gracie "The Love Sponge", and they hike, ski and eat their way around Northern California.
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Dr. Werner Visagé
DDS
Dr. Visagé holds a specialist degree in periodontics and oral medicine from South Africa. Periodontics is the care of the gums and bone that hold your teeth and implants, and he believes in looking after them for the long term.
He took his first dental degree at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 1999, and his specialist degree in periodontics and oral medicine in 2006. He served as Secretary of the South African Society of Periodontology and still holds specialist registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
In 2016 he earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of California, San Francisco, through its International Dentists Program. UCSF's Dental Honour Society gave him the Dr. Kramer S award in 2015, then honour society membership in 2016, along with awards for clinical excellence and mentoring.
The part of the job he enjoys most is getting to know what each patient needs. He keeps fit outdoors with his family.