Your Trusted Family Dentist in Crest Hill & Joliet, IL
When you visit our dental office, your smile is our top priority. Our entire team is dedicated to providing you with the personalized, quality dental care that you deserve.
When you visit our office you will experience all that modern dentistry has to offer, including a comprehensive list of general, restorative and cosmetic dental services to meet the needs of the whole family. Our goal is to assist each patient in achieving and maintaining long term dental health and a beautiful smile.
Some of the services we provide include:
- Cleanings & Exams
- Dental Implants
- Porcelain Veneers
- Root Canal Treatment
- Dentures & Partials
- Teeth Whitening
- Tooth Colored Fillings
- Porcelain Crowns
- Dental Emergencies
- Additional Services
New patients can learn about appointments & payment options as well as find answers to frequently asked questions, download patient forms & more.
Part of our commitment to serving our patients includes providing information that helps them to make more informed decisions about their oral health needs. This website is a resource we hope you’ll find both useful and interesting.
Please browse through our website and be sure to contact us if you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment. You may also use our online appointment request form to schedule your appointment.

Dental Implants
Dental implants are a great way to replace missing teeth and also provide a fixed solution to having removable partial or complete dentures. Implants provide excellent support and stability for these dental appliances.
Dental implants are artificial roots and teeth (usually titanium) that are surgically placed into the upper or lower jaw bone by a dentist or Periodontist - a specialist of the gums and supporting bone. The teeth attached to implants are very natural looking and often enhance or restore a patient’s smile!
Dental implants are strong and durable and will last many years. On occasion, they will have to be re-tightened or replaced due to normal wear.
Reasons for dental implants:
- Replace one or more missing teeth without affecting adjacent teeth.
- Resolve joint pain or bite problems caused by teeth shifting into missing tooth space.
- Restore a patient’s confident smile.
- Restore chewing, speech, and digestion.
- Restore or enhance facial tissues.
- Support a bridge or denture, making it more secure and comfortable.
Root Canal Therapy
Root canal therapy is needed when the nerve of a tooth is affected by decay or infection. In order to save the tooth, the pulp (the living tissue inside the tooth), nerves, bacteria, and any decay are removed and the resulting space is filled with special, medicated, dental materials, which restore the tooth to its full function.
Having a root canal done on a tooth is the treatment of choice to save a tooth that otherwise would die and have to be removed. Many patients believe that removing a tooth that has problems is the solution, but what is not realized is that extracting (pulling) a tooth will ultimately be more costly and cause significant problems for adjacent teeth.
Root canal treatment is highly successful and usually lasts a lifetime, although on occasion, a tooth will have to be retreated due to new infections.
Signs and symptoms for possible root canal therapy:
- An abscess (or pimple) on the gums.
- Sensitivity to hot and cold.
- Severe toothache pain.
- Sometimes no symptoms are present.
- Swelling and/or tenderness.
Reasons for root canal therapy:
- Decay has reached the tooth pulp (the living tissue inside the tooth).
- Infection or abscess have developed inside the tooth or at the root tip.
- Injury or trauma to the tooth.
Emergency Dentistry
Dental emergencies are quite frightening and often painful. Prompt treatment is almost always required to alleviate pain and to ensure the teeth have the best possible chance of survival.
Sometimes, teeth become fractured by trauma, grinding, or biting on hard objects. In other cases, fillings, crowns, and other restorative devices can be damaged or fall out of the mouth completely. If there is severe pain, it is essential to contact our office immediately. The pain caused by dental emergencies almost always gets worse without treatment, and dental issues can seriously jeopardize physical health.

"After 30+ years with my former dentist, he retired and since then, his practice has had a lot of turnover. After my fourth dentist, I was looking for a new practice and coworked recommended Dr. Raia. I am so thankful..."
Robin Fitzgerald
"I have been going to Crest Hill Family Dental for decades! Dr. Raia and his staff are always pleasant and remain up to speed on all of the latest methods and procedures for maintaining my dental health (and my beautiful smile..."
Brendan Casey
"The Crest Hill family is outstanding! Always quick to help in a hurry to make things comfortable. Dr. Raia is always going above and beyond. My family has been going to him since the 90's and will continue. Highly recommend..."
Gail Sayre

We encourage you to contact us with any questions or comments you may have. Please call our office or use the quick contact form below.
Where to Find Us
2410 Caton Farm Road
Crest Hill, Illinois 60403

Working Hours:
Sunday
Closed
Monday
10:00AM - 2:00PM
Tuesday
10:00AM - 6:00PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
10:00AM - 6:00PM
Friday
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Saturday
9:00AM - 3:00PM