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Dental Implants Vs. Bridges: the Best Solution for Lost Tooth?

Dental Implants Provide a New Standard of Care
Oct 30, 2010

Yes dental implants are superior to bridges.  Bridges had a strong place in the past, but today dental implants are the most advanced and conservative option for replacing missing teeth.  I tell patients missing single teeth that dental implants are a "single tooth solution to a single tooth problem" meaning when you have one tooth missing implants won't involve the teeth surrounding the missing tooth.  Bridges require the teeth adjacent to the missing…

Do all teeth whiteners work on crowns or colored fillings?

Tooth Whitening Does Not Affect The Orginal Color Of The Crown
May 23, 2010

One of the beauties of Ceramic Crowns and Porcelain Veneers is their color stability.  While teeth whitening does not make them whiter, you get the benefit in that stain really does not affect the porcelain on crowns and veneers.  This makes them look healthy and beautiful and resistant to staining.

When people talk about staining they are often seeing the root below the crown or veneer getting darker.  Over time recession can occur  revealing the root of the…

What happens to veneers/Lumineers after 10-15 years?

Porcelain Veneers Are Conservative And Provide Years Of Service
May 23, 2010

I tell my patients that the goal of veneers is to remove only enough tooth structure to achieve the desired esthetic outcome.  Since veneers preparations are very conservative by nature there is much less tooth structure removed especially compared to a crown preparation.

Patients who are regularly seen for preventive care have the best and longest lasting outcomes because the teeth are kept cleaner and the tissues stay healthier.  The healthier the tissue, the less…

Procedure to correct longer tooth?

Correcting A Smile That Has One Long Tooth
May 16, 2010

It is interesting that you are observing that "one tooth is longer" and not "one tooth is shorter."  When patients tell me this I always help them evaluate their smile and we determine the best course.  As a rule of thumb, you would want your front 2 teeth to be the same length and for them to be around the length of you canine teeth (the pointy ones).  If the short one is the length of the canine teeth, then shortening the long one may be an…

Permanent and quick option for teeth gap?

Bonding Can Close Small Gaps, But Avoid Teeth Effect Bands
May 16, 2010

So many over-the-counter remedies can end up costing you more than you bargained for.  Tipping the teeth together without controlled supervision is going to end up in trouble.  When we place braces on teeth, we try to move the entire tooth as much as possible to give you a straight, natural looking smile not a tilted tooth look.  As for bonding, you can close gaps with bonding, but you may end up with a much wider looking tooth than you wanted and that to would be…

Which should be done first: braces or a tooth implant?

Braces Are Almost Always Done First
May 16, 2010

In most cases braces are at least mostly completed before implant placement.  If the orthodontic treatment is nearing completion and a patient needs a posterior implant, then I will sometimes have the patient get the implant placed so healing can begin as the braces are getting ready to be removed, but that would require an ideal position with no further movement needed in the impant area.  It is not a good idea to have an impant placed an then try to move teeth…

Is Zoom teeth whitening the best?

Zoom Teeth Whitening Is Very Effective
May 16, 2010

I use Zoom Advanced Power as our inoffice whitening method.  In our office we feel it does a very nice job of whitening teeth with little post operative sensitivity.  As for "best" it certainly ranks high in our estimation, but understand that their are many ways to whiten teeth and for me "best" would require that the method is  safe, effective, and afterward there is low sensitivity.  Zoom Advanced Power does all thee of these and has a…