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Prosthodontics

What is a Prosthodontist?

A Prosthodontist is a dentist who specializes in the esthetic restoration and replacement of teeth. Prosthodontists receive two or three years of additional training after dental school, and restore optimum appearance and function of your smile. Additional training for Prosthodontists is earned through a hospital or university based program accredited by the American Dental Association. The training includes reviews of the literature, lectures, treatment of patients and laboratory experience in fabricating restorations. A Prosthodontist is the skilled architect who can restore optimum function and appearance to your smile.

Oral Sedation Dentistry

Does the thought of having your teeth cleaned make you entire body tense with fear? Would you rather endure the agony of a tooth ache than step foot in a dentist's office? You're not alone. A lot of people are so phobic about going to the dentist that they prefer not to have any treatment. For people who avoid dentists like plague, sedation dentistry takes away their anxiety. Sedation can be used for everything from invasive procedures to a simple tooth cleaning.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons often meet with patients who are referred from their general dentist or primary care doctor after a diagnosis has been made.

Most think of oral and maxillofacial surgery as a dental specialty, but the type of work needed is usually much more intricate and complex than what a general dentist does. An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is really a combination of both a dentist and a medical doctor - many oral and maxillofacial surgeons have degrees in both dentistry and medicine.

  • There are several dental and medical conditions that may require surgery, such as:
  • Removal of impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth
  • Reconstructive surgery after removing tumours from the face, neck, jaw, or mouth
  • Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)
  • Infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck
  • Oral mucosa, such as mouth ulcers
  • Jaw surgery to realign the jaws (orthognathic surgery)
  • Dental implants, and the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues
  • Structural abnormalities involving the mouth, neck or face
  • Congenital defects (cleft lip and palate and jaw growth problems)
  • Oral cancer (removal of tissue or tumours for biopsy)
  • Facial injuries including facial lacerations, intra-oral lacerations, and fractured facial bones
  • Cosmetic dental procedures (such as chin and cheekbone enhancements)

A facial and oral abnormality could not only interfere with someone’s ability to function normally, it can affect every part of their life. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons have the skills necessary to restore a person's function and appearance, but foremost, a person’s ability to live normally.

It is now more possible than ever to give you the Dream Smile you are looking for with just four or more implants placed in strategic position in your jaw. This is possible due to new advances in implant dentistry. A very common thing among our aging population is to lose some or all their dentition. This patients are looking to replace their missing teeth with dental implants, but most of them are looking to do it with an ALL ON FOUR BRIDGE. DENTALMED Associates has always excel in dental implant related procedures and specializes in ALL ON FOUR HYBRID BRIDGE.

A dental implant is an artificial root of a tooth, that is made of titanium. It is used in dentistry to support crowns ,bridges, or dentures therefore replacing missing teeth. Dental implants restore the function and aesthetic to an area that otherwise will loose the bone and will at that point be hard to restore or bring to normal function. Implant dentistry also prevents further bone loss in the area of dental loss.

3D imaging Scans are three-dimensional, high-resolution imaging that has become a necessity and reality in dentistry, these are also known as Cone Beam Computer Tomography (CBCT). With the advent of CBCT, implants can be placed with great precision. 3D (CBCT) imaging has become the standard of care for implant dentistry and in many phases of dentistry.

What is Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) or 3D imaging ?

Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) or 3D imaging reconstructs the bone structures and dental regions of the face and in doing so it provides the clinician with a virtually distortion free image of the area that is going to be treated. These images, therefore provide the most accurate diagnosis and it helps in providing the best treatment plan for each patient.

Clinical applications of CBCT imaging

  • Implants - Implant planning and site development (bone Grafting, sinus lifts, etc.).
  • Extractions — easily helps delineate the position of nerves, sinus, and roots.
  • Maxillofacial — orthognathic surgery, fractures, jaw pathology, jaw symmetry, configuration of roots, impacted canines.
  • Endodontics — canal measurements, additional canals, configuration of root canals.
  • Joints — detection of bony defects, asymmetry, spurs, articulation changes.
  • Airway (Sleep Apnea) — sinus and airway studies.

Benefits of CBCT imaging

  • Imaging exposes patients to less radiation than traditional CT scans.
  • The scan is fast and comfortable to the patient.
  • Reduction in metal artifacts.
  • One scan produces images that can be viewed and manipulated.
  • Clinicians can illustrate recommended treatment plans to patients using 3D software.
  • Minimal distortion of the images, accurate diagnosis.
  • Allows clinician to visualize internal anatomy that cannot be diagnosed externally.
  • Lower cost for patient when compared to traditional CT.
  • Enhanced communication with patients and colleagues.