Archive for the ‘Patient Education’ Category

Cost of Dental Implants

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

There is no hiding the fact that dental implants are expensive. Single tooth dental implant treatments range from $2500 to $7500. When attempting to explain why they are so expensive it is necessary to understand that the consumer is not buying a product but rather a service. It is very easy to forget this fact [...]

 

USA, The Smile Nation

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Most Europeans can identify a U.S. citizen by their smile. Why do Americans put so much emphasis on our smiles? I am not sure anyone can accurately answer this question but smiles are important to us. It seems that every family has a turning point in one or two generations where the children get more [...]

 

Are you looking for a dentist that “specializes” in Dentistry? Try a Prosthodontist!

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Are you looking for a dentist that “specializes” in Dentistry? Try a Prosthodontist? Prosthodontics is the dental specialty that deals with the restoration and replacement of damaged or missing teeth. A prosthodontic dental professional is called a prosthodontist. In order to obtain a certificate to practice prosthodontics a dentist must complete three additional years of [...]

 

The Trouble with Dentures and Partials…. And the Solution

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

People with dentures often suffer a number of different compromises. There are a few basic causes of the problems. First, dentures and partials are artificial substitutes that are nothing like the original teeth. Dentures are much larger than the teeth they replace. Because of the size difference most patients only survive with dentures for lack [...]

 

Esthetic/Cosmetic Dentistry, American Dental Association, dental implants

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

The term “Esthetic” or “Cosmetic” Dentistry has been used frequently in the dental industry. The concept of “Cosmetic Dentistry” is ill defined by the dental industry. The reason for the quotations around the phrase is because there is no such specialty in dentistry. The term “Cosmetic Dentistry” is used to imply that one particular dentist [...]

 

The Importance of Board Certification

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Best Intentions and The Importance of Board Certification Fall 2010- ACP Messenger, published by the American College of Prosthodontists New Prosthodontic graduates often ask, “Why should I take the Boards?” The American Board of Prosthodontics (ABP/Board) certification should be viewed as the final validation in the educational progression of your residency program. The board examination [...]

 

‘Jailbreak’ Bateria Can Trigger Heart Disease

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Science Daily (Sept. 6, 2010) – Plaque-causing bacteria can jailbreak from the mouth into the bloodstream and increase your risk of heart attack, says a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology’s autumn meeting in Nottingham. Professor Howard Jenkinson, from the University of Bristol explains how oral bacteria can wreak havoc if they are not [...]

 

Only 1% of people with missing teeth get implants.

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Internationally known dental researcher and lecturer Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD, speaking at the American Academy of Implant Dentistry annual meeting said that 99% of edentulous and partially edentulous patients do not get dental implants and the specialty must become more mainstream and the procedure more affordable top serve this unmet need. “There are 178 [...]

 

Stem cells used to re-implant teeth

Friday, October 15th, 2010

A new approach to anchor teeth back in the jaw using stem cells have been developed and been successfully tested in the laboratory for the first time by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The new strategy represents a potential major advance in the battle against gum disease. About 80% of U.S. adults [...]

 

Dental Implants vs. General Dentistry

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Dental implants allow for the replacement of missing teeth without grinding on good teeth to make bridges. Many conventional dental procedures are still indicated today. However, with the advent of dental implants, many of those procedures are becoming outdated or contraindicated. For decades, the dental profession has advocated the preservation of natural teeth and natural [...]