Valplast Dentures - in Your Local Area
Leesburg Dental
Appointments: (703) 777-2442
Jose Loza D.D.S.
Leesburg Dental
602 S. King St. Suite 302
Leesburg, VA 20175
Dr. Jose Loza has a gentle touch and provides comfortable cleaning for a whiter smile. Offering dentures in the Leesburg, Virginia area, Dr. Loza assures you that a bright, healthy smile is the result of regular, preventative, professional dental cleanings.
If you are quite anxious about visiting the dentist, Leesburg Dental offers pre-medication sedation to help you relax before you arrive for your appointment. Once you've arrived at our Leesburg area office, the full sedation medication will be administered, and you will wake up to the results you desired - relaxed and with little or no memory of the dental treatment itself.
Here at Leesburg Dental, your comfort is our number one priority. We will do our utmost to put you at ease and keep you feeling relaxed and secure. Under the experienced leadership of Dr. Jose Loza, our dedicated team of professionals is at your service to explain your treatment thoroughly and answer any questions you may have.
Dr. Jose Loza, practicing in the Leesburg, VA area, can provide you with the highest quality dental crowns available, and restore your smile. Using state-of-the-art materials and cutting-edge techniques, Dr. Loza can make your smile look healthy and natural again.
Second opinions are readily given by Jose Loza, D.D.S., at his practice in the Leesburg, VA area. Dr. Loza wants you to be able to make an informed decision about your oral health needs. Dr. Loza believes that if a treatment plan is sound, particularly one that is major and/or expensive, it should hold up to scrutiny by other dental professionals.
Theresa B. Robinson, DMD, PA
Appointments: (919) 403-5559
Theresa Robinson D.M.D.
Theresa B. Robinson, DMD, PA
5915 Farrington Road, Suite 101
Chapel Hill, NC 27517-9900
If you are looking for non-surgical treatment for bleeding gums, Chapel Hill area gingivitis dentist Dr. Theresa Robinson is here to help. There are many effective, non-invasive procedures available at Theresa B. Robinson, DMD, PA to restore healthy gums. Please call us today to schedule an appointment.
Here at Theresa B. Robinson, DMD, PA based in the Chapel Hill, NC area, Dr. Theresa Robinson offers a wide selection of functional appliances to correct the positioning of your teeth and jaws. These can be used alone or before and after treatment with braces.
You've probably heard that a root canal procedure can be an uncomfortable experience. At Theresa B. Robinson, DMD, PA, located in Chapel Hill, NC area, that's not the case. Dr. Theresa Robinson numbs the tooth so you simply won't feel any pain, and you'll find that there is very little discomfort afterwards.
For your comfort and convenience, Theresa Robinson, D.M.D., may suggest you relax with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) during certain treatments. Offering dentures at her practice in the Chapel Hill, NC area, Dr. Robinson offers a range of options to help you feel comfortable at the dentist.
If traditional unsightly metal braces are not appealing to you or your child, you may want to consider tooth-colored braces from Chapel Hill area braces dentist Dr. Robinson.
The braces will hardly be noticeable, since the stain-resistant material will be blended to match the exact color of your teeth. If subtle is what you are looking for - and you need braces - this could be a great option for you.
Douglas A. Gedestad. DMD, Inc.
Appointments: (916) 448-1444
Douglas Gedestad D.M.D.
Douglas A. Gedestad. DMD, Inc.
2409 L Street, Suite 1
Sacramento, CA 95816
Douglas A. Gedestad. DMD, Inc. practices the highest infection control standards to protect our patients and ourselves. In the Midtown Sacramento, CA area, Dr. Douglas Gedestad and his staff strictly observe all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. All instruments are cleaned, disinfected and routinely sterilized as recommended by the American Dental Association and the Centers for Disease Control. Whenever possible, disposable, single-use items are used to ensure your safety.
Friendly, caring family dentistry in the Midtown Sacramento, California area is available at Douglas A. Gedestad. DMD, Inc.. Our team strives to make you and your family feel comfortable during your appointment. Douglas Gedestad, D.M.D. wants to help you and your family maintain your oral health now and for years to come. You'll love visiting our comfortable setting where personalized customer service still matters.
Dr. Douglas Gedestad is known for providing comfortable tooth cleaning in the Midtown Sacramento, California area. The friendly team at Douglas A. Gedestad. DMD, Inc. provides dental hygiene treatments with a gentle touch.
Good dental hygiene is a necessity for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you maintain life-long oral health.
If you're looking for dentures that look great and last, look no further than Douglas A. Gedestad. DMD, Inc. located in the Midtown Sacramento, CA area. Douglas Gedestad, D.M.D. will assess your needs and fit you with durable, comfortable, natural-looking dentures - at a price you can afford.
In order to maintain your oral health, it's important to schedule regular dental check-ups. Don't wait until something is wrong to make an appointment with Midtown Sacramento area dentist Dr. Douglas Gedestad. At Douglas A. Gedestad. DMD, Inc., we provide comfortable and thorough checkups. By catching and correcting a potential dental problem early, Dr. Gedestad can save you vast amounts of time, discomfort, and expense.
More Dentures Dentists in the Sacramento, CA Area Near You
MARTIN R EVVARD DMD
18 WAKEFIELD ST
ROCHESTER, NH, 3867
(603) 332-1796
MARCIA REMENTER DMD PA
3811 N ROXBORO RD
DURHAM, NC, 27704
(919) 477-3369
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J W FLAHERTY D.D.S.
417 BILTMORE AVE 2C DOCTORS PARK
ASHEVILLE, NC, 28801
(828) 252-3591
PAUL W GOLAS DMD
262 DERRY RD
LITCHFIELD, NH, 3052
(603) 880-4040
Mini Dental Implants and Denture Stabilization
Denture implants are a great solution for patients whose dentures just don't quite stay put.
Also known as mini dental implants, they are slender titanium screws that a dental implant dentist or prosthodontist attaches to your jawbone in a simple surgical procedure. Just 2-4 mini implants attached to your lower jaw can ensure that your denture never wanders again.
Mini implants are considerably smaller than standard tooth implants, so the dental implant surgery is less invasive, takes less time, and heals faster. In addition, denture implants cost less.
Denture patients will often be given a provisional denture to immediately wear over their implants. Once the implants have healed, a permanent denture can be fabricated, or the patient's existing denture can be retrofitted to accommodate the denture implants. The removable denture will snap on to the implants to provide added support, stability and retention.
Many a denture dentist loves being able to offer dental implant therapy. "I have done around 20 cases using mini implants under lower dentures," said one dentist. "I feel this is one of the best things I have done for my patients and my practice."
Agreed another, "In the correct situation and understanding how to use them, they are a wonderful long-term solution."
As with regular dental implant surgery, the dentist will need to take X-rays an possibly bone scans to make sure there is enough bone to support the implants. Since the cost of dental therapy is significant, there's no sense placing implants that are likely to fail.
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When Should a Denture Be Replaced?
There is no specifically agreed-upon chronological answer by dentists to "When should a denture be replaced?" There are instances where dentures have been replaced after 1 year or less, and on the opposite side of the spectrum, there are people who have worn the same dentures for 25 or more years. These ranges obviously are extremes.
However, on average, dentists seem to be replacing dentures somewhere between four to eight years. This would seem to imply that the average denture fabricated from contemporary biomaterials will wear out and deteriorate within that time and/or the average denture patient's jaws have changed so much that a new denture must be redone.
Each individual's denture needs are different. There are some factors that a licensed dentist takes into consideration when evaluating the need to replace dentures.
Denture Longevity Considerations
Lost vertical dimension:
The proper linear distance relationship between the upper and lower jaws is called vertical dimension. This is unique for each individual.
As one's jaw changes and the ridges upon which dentures rest shrink, a denture becomes loose and vertical dimension begins to change (the vertical dimension is said to be lost by a certain linear measurement unit such as millimeters). Additional plastic (acrylic resin) is added to the inside of a loosening denture (called relining a denture) to stabilize it by reducing looseness caused from jaw shrinkage. However, relining does not restore vertical dimension in an accurate way.
The current position held by most dentists is that when vertical dimension has been lost by three millimeters or more, a new denture should be fabricated in order to restore vertical dimension and maintain functional health.
There are individuals who have worn the same denture for extended periods with considerable loss of vertical dimension over time. Since vertical dimension loss is a slow, but nevertheless progressive, process, they have gradually adapted to a continually increasing closed bite position. These individuals often have a sunken facial appearance and usually appear much older than their chronological age.
Functioning with an abnormal vertical dimension may eventually result in alterations of the temporomandibular joints (TMJ, the jaw joint located in front of the ears). This can lead to significant pain and difficulty with effective eating and even the jaw motions involved with speech. It frequently becomes quite difficult, if not impossible, to restore such individual's proper vertical dimension and chewing efficiency by relining and repairing this older denture.
Tooth wear:
Aside from impaired ability to chew effectively, excess tooth wear will adversely affect esthetics and cause other problems associated with lost vertical dimension, as described above. While porcelain denture teeth will wear at a slower rate than plastic teeth, they nevertheless will wear and are more susceptible to chipping and cracking. Multiple cracked teeth will need to be replaced.
Deterioration: While the biomaterials used by dentists to fabricate dentures today are quite durable, they still deteriorate and exhibit dimensional change over time -- no longer fitting properly, even after relining.
Aging plastic looses its natural appearance and texture, and coloration fades, making dentures look quite artificial.
Deteriorating plastic also makes it easier for dentures to become excessively contaminated with microorganisms. This contributes to mouth irritation and bad taste, and socially unacceptable odors will develop that no amount of denture cleaning will seem to eliminate.
Keeping regular dental check-ups with your dentist so that one's dentures, soft tissues, and jawbone may be checked is essential to extending the life of a denture and maintaining oral health.
by Joseph J. Massad, D.D.S.
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