There a number of reasons why patients seek dental care for their children.  The primary or baby teeth in time will become loose and lost as the permanent or adult teeth erupt. Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. Sarah Parsons andDr. H. Candace DeLapp want to stress the importance of early dental care for your children.  In the past week we saw a young child who had some sore areas due to the retention of some primary teeth.  As the permanent tooth begins to erupt it melts away the root of the baby tooth.  In this case the melting away of the baby tooth was incomplete causing some discomfort for the child.  Removal of the baby toothallows the permanent tooth an unimpeded path to erupt in to the mouth.

Tooth space maintainer may be necessary

If a baby tooth is lost the other teeth may cause crowding of the other permanent teeth.  A space maintainer may need to hold the space so the permanent teeth.  In part this depends upon the situation in which the tooth is lost.  Some situations require no space maintainers while other require attention.

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Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. Sarah Parson andDr’s James and Candace DeLapp attended the Denver Mid-Winter Dental Convention this past week and weekend. Dr. H. Candace DeLapp is on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitian Denver Dental Society the dental group that puts together the convention.  The purpose of these dental meetings in to provide continuing education to dentists in the Rocky Mountain area.  The doctors took classes with dentists from Montana, California and New Jersey to name a few. The blizzards that affected the eastern part of the United States also affected the convention. Some of the scheduled instructors were snow bound and could not attend!

Dental filling experts

Dr. Harold Heyman a recognized dental expert on white dental fillings was one of the many instructors our Highlands Ranch dentists saw.  Most of dental education revolves around the refinement of existing information which is important in giving our patients the most updated techniques.

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Fractures in teeth are a common finding in many patients. Highlands Ranch dentist Dr. Sarah Parson has a number of ways she can advise you on how to handle these situations. Fractures in teeth can be seen a number of ways each with different status.  Some fractures dooms the tooth to extraction while other are not remarkable.

Simple craze lines in teeth

Craze lines are simple superficial fractures in the enamel of the tooth and the causes of these craze lines in varied.  Something as simple and changing temperature of the foods and beverages we eat and drink each day.  As an example if we eat ice cream followed by hot coffee these extreme changes in temperature can cause the tooth to fractue similar to a crystal glass.

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Enamel Fractures in teeth

Enamel fractures can be caused not only from changes in temperature of foods we eat but also from previous filling and clenching and grinding. As an example silver dental fillings can in time expand and fracture the tooth.  It is hoped for all concerned that the fracture only goes to the enamel of the tooth

Complex fractures

Complex fractures can go through the enamel and into the dentin of the tooth. For approximately 90% of these teeth a dental crown is all that is needed.  If howver the fracture goes through the dentin of the tooth to the nerve of the tooth and a root canal may be needed. On occasion, the fracture progresses to the outside of the tooth surface the tooth is doomed to extraction.

Prognosis of Complex Cracks in tooth

The prognosis of cracked teeth will be explained by our Highlands Ranch dentists.  While only a 10% chance that the tooth will be lost it seems like 100% if it is you.  One of the frustrating elements you need to be aware of is that you could go through a crown… followed by a root canal… followed by having the tooth extracted.  No one is happy about this outcome but the good news is it only happend 10% of the time.

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Free teeth whitening is offered by Highlands Ranch dentist Dr. Sarah Parsons of the Cottonwood Dental Group to new patients who complete a new patient exam, dental cleaning and dental radiographs.  There are several methods used to whiten teeth and include the following:

• Luma One hour power teeth whitening system
• Custom fabricated dental whitening trays
• Combination of one hour Luma Whitening and custom fabricated teeth whitening trays
• Generic fitted tray whitening trays
• Teeth whitening strips dental office strength
• Whitening strips over-the -counter strength
• Whitening toothpastes

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Highlands Ranch dentist free whitening offer

 Dr. Sarah Parsons office offers free custom fabricated whitening trays.  When new patients come in for their new patient exam, dental x-rays and cleaning we take molds of your teeth.  We then fabricate custom whitening trays from your molds that hold the whitening solution.  The dental whitening solutionsis various concentrations of carbamide peroxide.  Wearing the custom crafted teeth whitening trays is one of the most effective methods used to whiten teeth.  In particular… difficult colored teeth are most effectively whitened using this technique

Difficult teeth to whiten

Our Highlands Ranch dentists feels the basic color or hue of your teeth determines how you teeth will whiten if at all.  As an example teeth stained with tetracycline can be difficult to impossible to completely whiten.  The next most difficult color is teeth with gray hues.  It seems that patients with gray teeth take so much longer to whiten and the outcome is not as remarkable as those patients with yellow hues.

Alternative to teeth whitening

Alternatives to teeth whitening for the most part include either direct or indirect dental veneers. For significant discoloration porcelain type dental veneers are most effective in most cases. The cost of dental veneerscan be substantial running around $1500 each (circa 2011). It certainly does not hurt to try some type or types of dental whitening before considereing dental veneers

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Highlands Ranch dentists Dr.. Sarah Parsons has uploaded her dental practice video on YouTube.  This video shows some of the services her Highlands Ranch dental office offers.  Dr. Parsons Highlands Ranch dental office will be closed the week between Christmas and New Years.  She will be back into the office on Monday January 3, 2011.

Dental Sealants

Today Dr. Parsons placed  dental sealants on a young child who had deep grooves in his teeth and his brushing and flossing were fair.  Most children do not have the manual dexterity to floss so for the most part parents need to floss for their children. There are two types of cavities that children can get.

• Brushing cavities
• Flossing cavities

Brushing cavities occur on the tops of the teeth and the surface that face the cheek and tongue.  Flossing cavities occur between the teeth where the bristles on the toothbrush cannot get to.  This is why flossing is so important.  Our Highlands Ranch dentist was just at the Wallgreen’s across the street and was looking at flossing aids. The flossing aids look like niniture hack-saw where floss is strung between two plastic projections.  The handle makes it easy to get between the teeth.  As we tell our patients you only need to floss the teeth you want to keep.

Highlands Ranch dental practice video

Dr. Parsons Dental Practice video is below

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There are many different types of medicine our Highlands Ranch dentists can use to make dental procedures more tolerable for dental phobics.  Most (but not all) patients tolerate this oral pre-medication quite well and find the level of sedation achieved to be adequate or even good.  Of course there are patients whose degree of anxiety is so high that other types of dental sedation need to be considered.  These “other” dental sedation techniques include include  I.V. “moderate dental sedation” or… some type of hospital dentistry. Dr. James DeLapp, Dr Sarah  Parsons and Dr. Sarah Parsons provide ”minimal” dental sedation for their patients in the Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Greater Denver area. All doctors are members of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.

Why is Halcion a good dental sedation drug

Halcion is a good medicine for treatment of mild dental anxiety.  Halcion is a family member of Valium (a benzodiazepine) and has been used to treat a variety of “other” medical problems.  Halcion has other sedation benefit including varying degree of amnesia about the procedure. What this means is… you “may” forget about parts of the procedure or feel the treatment time was less than it really was. As with any medicine.,.. each patient has a different response to medicines. For some patients the response will be remarkable while for others little change will be evident.

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As the year is coming to an end…. our Highlands Ranch dentists recommend that you check to see if you have maximized your dental insurance benefits for 2010.  Most (but not all) insurance companies use the January 1st date to re-establish new benefits for the year.  What this also means is you loose any unused dental insurance benefits from 2010.  Our Highlands Ranch dental office serves patients from the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Centennial, Parker, Ken Caryl and

Typical unused benefits amounts

If you have only used your dental insurance for an exam… routine cleaning and dental x-rays that can end up with having spent only a little over $300.00. Dental insurance company benefits maximums in a year are usually between $1000.00 and $1500.00 which would leave between $700. and $1200.  Once we get into the new year these unused benefits are forever lost.

Delta Dental Premiere Provider Highlands Ranch

Our office is a  Highlands Ranch Delta Dental Premiere Provider. What this means is you can maximize your dental insurance from Delta Dental.  Delta Dental of Colorado has a variety of other dental insurance products that  pay differently so be sure to check to see you have the Premiere Plan.

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Our new dental practice video

With with addition of Highlands Ranch dentist Dr. Sarah Parson….. Dr.’s James and Candace DeLapp had produced a new dental practice video describing their Family dental practice in the Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree areas of Colorado. Technology whether in video or dentistry is continually improving and our knowledge base expands as we speak.  One of our recent Blog articles was on Stem Cells found in teeth  may hold the future of Regenerative Medicine.  Basically the thought is… a stem cell has the genetic information to produce any type of cell in the body.  Research into new disease treatment is expanding. We just do not know where this ultimately will lead medicine.  For most of us “old guys” we do not have any viable stem cells.  For children and young adults thee are possibilities.  Baby teeth with “most” of the root left or in young adults “wisdom teeth” may be a source of stem cells.

Highlands Ranch Free teeth whitening for life

Our Highlands Ranch dentist is offering free whitening for life.  The “catch ” is you need to keep your 6-months appointment and not miss.  The idea is to reward patients who have regular check ups… get their teeth cleaned and have necessary x-rays and treatment.  Healthy teeth have a chance of whitening… unhealthy teeth and gums do not! Then when you need more whitening solutions for your custom trays we can provide you these for your whitening re-touch.

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Creating Conservative Composite Restorations that Mimic nature: The Master Series Part IHighlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp is attending the above entitled course tomorrow at the American Academy of Cosmetic Denmtistry in Grapevine Texas.  The course is taught by Lorenzo Vanini DDS MD. Dr. Vanini is a world renouned dental artist with a private practice in Como Italy. Dr. H. Candace DeLapp will be attending a courses entitled “100.00 patients have spoken … are you listening? and “The new patient experience”. Our goal in taking these continuing education courses in to improve our skills as dentists and to try to provide our Highlands Ranch dental patients the some of the best service we are capable of.

Highlands Ranch Cosmetic Dentistry Artistry Dental Continuing Education

The basic premise of Dr. Vanini presentation is to understand the importance of color and incorporate these in the artist’s palette to try to replicate nature as best we can. In this course Dr. DeLapp will be developing the skill to understand the five dimensions of color and how to stratify these when building a tooth out of a composite filling material. Building a full tooth with composite material is a direct Dental veneer. Changing a tooth with porcealain is termed an in-direct dental veneer.  It is important to know how to deliver both types of cosmetic dental procedures.

Nearly invisible tooth filling margins

Making a filling material blend with the natural tooth structure is something our Highlands Ranch and Denver dentists work on and strive to improve on a daily basis. Dr. Vanini will be presenting new techniques that we hope will improve the services we deliver to our patients from our Highlands Ranch dental office.

Six to eight hours of lecture or laboratory every day!

Taking classes is fun for our Highlands Ranch dentist and challenging. Writer’s cramp is something is the downside of all this information but keeps us involved in our profession. 

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Dental veneers are usually placed to improve the looks of our Highlands Ranch dental patients smile. The whole idea in a smile make over is to correct minor tooth position… length and color to name a few.  Phonetics is one of several additional element that should be investigated because the dental veneers not only need to look good they need to “sound good”! Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide cosmetic dentistry as well a family dentistry to their patients in the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, Ken Caryl, Centennial, Littleton and Denver metro area.

The dental veneer mock up

A diagnostic wax-up is fabricated from models of your current teeth. After a complex evaluation… a diagnostic wax-up if fabricated to meet your esthetic concerns.  You have the ability to choose different “styles” of teeth to have fabricated.  These styles differ mostly the the incisal edges of teeth.

The Phoenic Evaluation of the Diagnostic wax-up

If the diagnostic wax -up is esthetically pleasing our Highlands Ranch dentists can proceed to the phonetic evaluation.  This phonetic evaluation consists of evaluation of the “f”…”v”… and “s” sounds. The goal is for the patient to be able to make these sounds comfortably.  There are times in which there is excessive incisal thickness of the upper front teeth that needs to be adjusted.  In addition… occlusal evaluation needs to be evaluated before proceeding to the final dental veneers. In many instances these factors are evaluated and corrected in the dental temporaries.

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