Cosmetic Dentistry
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
Modern dental care produces healing that extends to medical conditions as well.
Modern dentistry now goes far beyond just fixing cavities in teeth. I see people every day that by improving their dental conditions, we can find a tangible medical or other health benefit as well. I see people every week with some sort of headache issue, or ear pain, or ear stuffiness, or
TMJ problem, that the origin is largely from their teeth and jaw habits.
I find that with a complete and
thorough dental examination, and a full assessment of those symptoms the patient might mention, that there is often a very high correlation between the other allegedly minor aches and pains or dysfunctions the patient has, and the conditions of their teeth, jaws, muscles and face.
For example, I have seen a steady stream of patients tell me about some sort of ear problem. They describe to me that they have been to their ENT doctor for what seemed like it could have been an ear infection, and that after that examination their doctor told him that they have no ear problems or infection. They often described a stuffiness or a plugged sensation in the ear, pressure in the ear canal and sometimes tinnitus (or tinnitis) which is ringing of the ears. After a thorough discussion of all the issues related to those tear sensations, I find 90% of what shows up in my office is actually of a dental origin not ear origin.
I have found that many of these improved well with a night guard, splint or
NTI appliance. it is sometimes amazing in a short period of a few days or even weeks to see the improvements that are made in even “ear” symptoms.
There are many other correlations where a so-called “medical” problem exists, but really has a dental origin. If you have an unusual problem “above the neck” that your physician cannot heal for you, you should
contact us for an examination like you’ve never had before.
It’s entirely possible that relief is easy and nearby!
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
The recent expected update from the FDA regarding the status of dental amalgam (silver filling) was released yesterday. There has been controversy for decades about the mercury in these fillings. Some have been very adamant about the mercury vapor causing all sorts of many illnesses and diseases. In fact the dentist who really helped form my interest for me to go into dentistry, later became very anti-amalgam (it’s some sort of ironic twist that I actually have a couple of silver fillings placed by that dentist before he went on the Anti-amalgam bandwagon).
I have found that good dentistry is generally healthful dentistry.
Cosmetic dentistry creates smiles that people love. When you love something, you take care of it better. So, cosmetic dentistry is actually more-healthful for your teeth than regular dentistry. In fact, I’m sure cosmetic dentistry kept
my patient Bob from going on to losing some teeth and having some sort of denture.
The FDA ruled as expected: they placed dental amalgam and dental mercury in a moderate risk class. (big deal). This may give them grounds to regulate it more in the future, but for now, there is really no big change for dentistry or patients. There’s a lot of science and research to consider. In the end, it’s best to discuss with your dentist exactly what will be right for you. In our
Denver cosmetic dentistry office, we spend time with people to find out what their concerns are and spend the time to craft the right solutions. Solutions that create results and solve problems (and look great!).
The beauty of healthcare here in Denver, is that you have a choice of what you put in your teeth. And, I think it might as well bypass the controversy and just create something to smile about!
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