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Dr. McGowen
Too many providers deliver the same, cookie-cutter care to every patient—but not Dr. McGowen. She’s dedicated to bringing a personal, compassionate touch to your care, every time.
Dr. McGowen takes your concerns and financial constraints into consideration to optimize your insurance benefits and delivers the best treatment plan to meet your needs.
A Balanced Approach to Your Care
Our skilled dental providers offer dependable results that you can rely on.
You need a provider who has your best interests at heart—like Dr. McGowen and the team at Evolve.
We know dental care can be intimidating, but we go out of our way to make sure you feel informed, safe and comfortable.
Trust the Experts in an Emergency
If you’re having a dental emergency, time is of the essence. Our team has years of training and knows the best methods to treat any dental emergency. We will try our best to work you into our schedule but if you are in need of immediate attention after hours, please reach out to an urgent care facility.
What Makes Evolve Dentistry & Aesthetics a Top Clinic in New Bern
Everyone has dental concerns. Even if you maintain a consistent and effective oral care regimen, no one is perfect. Whether you fail to clear all the debris from your teeth or you miss some days of brushing and flossing, concerns like plaque build-up and gum disease are relatively common.
If you struggle with dental concerns, you don’t just want any treatments—you want the highest quality treatments possible.
At Evolve Dentistry & Aesthetics, our acclaimed dental professional, Dr. Victoria McGowen, can identify your needs and provide the quality treatments you deserve. See for yourself why Evolve Dentistry & Aesthetics is your ideal dentist in New Bern.
Quality Custom Care
At Evolve Dentistry & Aesthetics, personalized care is one of the core foundations of our practice. When you come to a clinic like ours, you can expect quality care catered to your specific needs.
When you meet with Dr. McGowen for a consultation, you don’t just receive a standard, off-the-shelf treatment. Dr. McGowen analyzes your specific concerns, whether they be plaque buildup, broken teeth, receding gums, or anything else you may be dealing with.
After we identify the root cause of your dental needs, our team members can develop a treatment plan to match. We don’t just treat any concerns—we treat your concerns.
A Top-Notch Team
Another benefit of coming to Evolve Dentistry & Aesthetics is our highly trained team of experts. Everyone at Evolve, from our office manager to our dental hygienist, has the quality training and in-person experience necessary to make your dental experience the best it can be. When you come to our clinic for a dental treatment, you receive care from our general dentist and forensic odontologist.
As a member of the American Society of Forensic Odontology, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Odontology), and the Dental Anthropology Association, Dr. McGowen has worked with top experts in the field. She is truly a top choice for anyone looking for a quality dentist’s office.
An Array of Dental Care Options
Many dental concerns vary widely from one another, but our dentist in New Bern is dedicated to making sure you get the quality care you deserve, no matter what your dental concerns may be. Let’s take a look at some of our dental treatment options.
General Dental Care
General dentistry includes many of the “standard” dental services you would expect from a dentist in New Bern. These services include tooth extractions, dental sealants, wisdom teeth removal, and more.
Dental Cleanings
Dental cleanings are essentially a standard dental check-up. We scrape your teeth clean of any built-up tartar or plaque to minimize your risk of contracting gum disease. During your teeth cleaning, we can also polish your teeth for renewed brightness and shine. Dr. McGowen also takes this opportunity to perform a routine dental exam. This way, we can prevent any serious conditions before they occur.
Mouth Guards
Another service we offer at our dentist in New Bern is mouth guards. If you grind your teeth at night, you aren’t just wearing down your healthy teeth; you’re also greatly increasing the risk of developing cracks, sore jaw muscles, and headaches. During this treatment, our experts take custom molds of your teeth, so your mouth guard fits just right.
Periodontal Care
Another common concern we treat at Evolve Dentistry & Aesthetics is periodontal disease, or gum disease. This disease occurs when plaque and tartar builds up underneath your gums, resulting in damage to the teeth, gums, and even underlying bones. Periodontal care can clear away bacterial buildup with scaling and root planing.
Restorative Dental Care
At our dentist in New Bern, we also offer restorative dental care. Routine cleanings, brushing, and flossing can prevent the formation of serious dental concerns, but you can’t plan for everything. If a tooth becomes worn down, chipped, cracked, or completely falls out, we can provide the services you need to repair or replace it.
Crowns and Bridges
One of the most common dental concerns we treat is cracked or missing teeth. These can occur for a variety of reasons, like chewing on hard candy or tripping in the driveway. Whatever the reason, crowns and bridges can restore your smile and protect it from additional damage. To install custom crowns, we take a mold of your tooth, which we send out to our partner lab, so their experts can fabricate a custom crown or bridge.
Afterward, we install the crown over the damaged tooth for a seamless fit. Dental bridges work in a similar manner, except we prescribe them for areas of missing teeth. By fusing multiple crowns together, we can slide the end crowns over teeth on either side of the hole, so the floating crown in the middle “bridges the gap.”
Dental Emergencies
We also offer options for patients who are experiencing a dental emergency. There’s an old saying among dentists: “Why do dental emergencies always have to happen at the worst possible times?” But at Evolve Dentistry & Aesthetics, there’s no such thing as a “worst time.”
When you contact our team members about a dental emergency, whether that be a crown getting ripped out by sticky food or a tooth popping out because of an ill-timed hit during an intramural game, we can provide the treatment you need. Just reach out to our team of dental experts, and we can schedule a time to address your dental emergency as soon as possible.
Cosmetic Dentistry
Cosmetic dentistry for patients who want to improve the look of their teeth. Over time, teeth yellow naturally, which can make patients feel less confident in their appearance. When you come to our dentist in New Bern, we can provide you with the quality cosmetic treatments you deserve.
Invisalign
If your teeth have become crooked and unaligned over time, you may feel some self-consciousness about your smile. And while braces can provide the straight teeth you’re looking for, this alignment method is obvious, even at a first glance.
If you want to straighten your teeth, but you don’t want obvious, unsightly braces, then you should choose Invisalign. Invisalign allows our team members to adjust your teeth with successively tighter alignment trays. This way, you can adjust your teeth without the noticeable wires and brackets that come with traditional braces.
Veneers
Another option we offer for patients looking to enhance their teeth’s appearance is veneers. Veneers can be an effective choice for patients interested in addressing cracked, dulled, misshapen, or yellow teeth.
Veneers have gotten something of a bad rap in recent years. Because botched, high-profile veneers have a tendency to go viral, with their blinding white color and oversized appearance, you may feel unsure about this cosmetic treatment. However, our provider examines your natural tooth size and color so your veneers blend in naturally and seamlessly.
Teeth Whitening
If your teeth have prominent discoloration, we may recommend a teeth whitening treatment. Teeth can become discolored for a variety of reasons. If you smoke or chew tobacco, you are at a higher risk for tooth yellowing, but tobacco isn’t the only way teeth can become discolored.
Tooth discoloration may also stem from the consumption of beverages like coffee, red wine, and Diet Coke. Even some fruits, like blackberries, can yellow the teeth. We provide custom fit trays or take-home kits, so you can brighten your teeth at home.
Botox for TMJ Disorders
At our dentist in New Bern, we don’t just offer dental treatments—we also offer Botox injections for patients with jaw pain.
You may be confused as to how a popular wrinkle-relaxing treatment can help patients with a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. While Botox reduces wrinkles by relaxing muscles with purified neurotoxin, when we inject this neurotoxin into the muscles involved with the temporomandibular joint, we can ease pain and reduce tenderness without interrupting everyday tasks, like chewing and talking.
Disorders like TMJ commonly stem from conditions like tooth clenching and grinding, which, if left untreated, can result in significant jaw pain and can lead to cracked and worn down teeth.
Schedule Your Appointment
To get started at our dentist’s office, you need to sit down with Dr. McGowen for an initial consultation. You can schedule this consultation online, and if you’re feeling unsure about which of our treatments is the right option for you, you can benefit from our free treatment finder tool.
Just fill in some simple questions about your concerns, and we can provide you with a free recommendation. Bring this recommendation to our clinic, and we can use that to simplify the evaluation process.
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More About Evolve
Dentistry
Throughout our history, we’ve always prioritized the highest quality service for our patients. Keep reading to discover how we achieve this level of care in everything we do.
Our Story
Evolve Dentistry began decades ago when Dr. Kenneth Holton founded his general dentistry practice in the late 1980s. For over 35 years, Dr. Holton was the premier dentist in New Bern. The practice was successful thanks to the support of our community and our dedication to professional, personalized service.
Things change over time, and we’re now known as Evolve Dentistry & Aesthetics. Our new owner, Dr. McGowen, has worked closely with Dr. Holton to continue his legacy of success and innovation as we’ve evolved.
Today, our practice remains the definitive resource for dentistry in the area, and we’ve recently expanded our services to offer even more treatments to improve your quality of life.
See Our Specialties
Though our dentist in New Bern has always specialized in unbeatable dental care, the practice has also branched out into facial treatments with Botox to ease muscle pain. Discover more about each of our areas of expertise to see what all we can do for you.
General Dentistry
You’ll work with Dr. McGowen and her team of skilled hygienists and assistants for any of our general dentistry services. We use the most innovative techniques and advanced technologies to ensure you receive the most reliable results from every service.
Restorative Dentistry
Sometimes, tooth damage or decay becomes too serious for routine care. In these instances, restorative work may be needed. In many cases, damaged teeth may need to be “capped” with crowns or bridges to prevent future damage. If your tooth roots have been damaged, you may need a root canal to clean out the roots beneath your gum line.
If damaged teeth do need to be removed, we may insert a dental implant to replace the missing tooth with a synthetic alternative that blends in perfectly with your other teeth. We can also custom-design dentures fitted precisely to your mouth when major damage to multiple teeth has occurred.
Cosmetic Dentistry
It’s important to not overlook the appearance of your teeth, in addition to their functionality. If you’re unsatisfied with the look of your smile, we can help. Our dentist in New Bern uses many techniques for cosmetic dentistry.
Many patients come to us because of misaligned teeth, and we help by using the proven Invisalign system to straighten your smile. We’ll also use teeth whitening or veneers to refresh the appearance of your teeth. For our most comprehensive service, we offer complete smile makeovers to help you achieve your ideal smile. We may use a combination of multiple services, including orthodontics, periodontics, and various restorative procedures to complete your smile makeover.
