Carolina Beach is roughly a 20 to 25 minute drive up Carolina Beach Road (US-421) to our Oleander Drive office.
There is no prosthodontist on Pleasure Island, so Carolina Beach patients who need implants, a full-arch restoration, or a complex crown and bridge case drive up US-421 for it. It is a straight run with no bridges to wait on, which makes the multi-visit appointments this work requires far more practical than the distance suggests.
Island life is also harder on teeth than most people expect. Between an outdoor, on-the-water lifestyle and a fair amount of sugar and acid from a beach-town diet, we see a steady stream of Carolina Beach patients with chipped, cracked, and worn teeth that started as one bad bite on something hard.
We regularly see patients from Wilmington Beach, Hanby Beach, the north end, and the Boardwalk district, and from across the area around the Carolina Beach Boardwalk, Carolina Beach State Park.
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TMJ/TMD treatment addresses pain and dysfunction in the jaw joints and muscles that control how you bite and chew.
If you experience jaw pain, clicking, clenching, or bite-related discomfort, Dr. Pan can evaluate the cause and create a personalized plan to relieve it and protect your teeth.
We evaluate your jaw, bite, and symptoms, identify the underlying cause, and build a personalized plan that may include a custom night guard, bite therapy, or restorative care.
We listen to your symptoms and complete a detailed evaluation of your jaw, bite, and teeth.
Dr. Pan identifies what's driving your discomfort — clenching, grinding, bite imbalance, or worn teeth.
Your plan may include a custom night guard, bite adjustment, or restorative care to relieve strain and protect your teeth.
We follow up to fine-tune your treatment so you can bite, chew, and rest more comfortably.
As a prosthodontist, Dr. Pan has advanced training in how the teeth, bite, and jaw work together. She looks for the underlying cause — not just the symptom — and starts with the most conservative options.
Year-round residents and seasonal owners both plan treatment around the summer crush. Tell us at the consultation which you are, and Dr. Pan sequences appointments so the stages that need close monitoring do not land in the middle of your busiest weeks.
Carolina Beach is roughly a 20 to 25 minute drive up Carolina Beach Road (US-421) to our Oleander Drive office.