Highlands Ranch Dentist

Study of the safety of teeth whitening agents on enamel

In the April issue of the “Journal of American Dental Association” (ADA) Cadenaro et al present a study on the safety of whitening agents on the enamel surface. In this study they performed the study “on patients” (in vivo) versus other studies that were done on samples in the laboratory (in vitro). Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide a variety of cosmetic dental services in their dental office including both one-hour teeth whitening (LUMA) and take home tray whitening.

Methods used in this teeth whitening study

In this study 20 participants were recruited who wish to have tooth bleaching. The material selected for this study was a 38% hydrogen perioxide bleaching agent. The researchers bleached the participants teeth four times at one-week intervals.

Results and conclusions on tooth whitening

The results showed no significant difference in surface roughness when compared to baseline. The conclusion from the researchers is 38% hydrogen peroxide in-office whitening gels showed no alteration of the enamel surfaces.

Highlands Ranch Teeth whitening Dental office

Our office uses both one hour teeth whitening process as well a overnight tray whitening system. The overnight systems use a much lower concentration of whitening gel. Our office has found that some colors of teeth are more difficult to whiten than other. As an example… tetracycline staining may or may not whiten significantly with gray hues the next most difficult. Yellow hues by in large are much easier to whiten

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Please call our office today and make an appointment at (303) 694-9740. Our office is located at the corner of Quebec and Lincoln Blvd. at 6660 Timberline Road Highlands Ranch 80130.

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Replacing old worn out silver dental fillings by our Highlands Ranch Dentists

Old silver dental fillings frequently have decay (cavities) under these old fillings. The combination of silver and mercury are combined together to form this amalgam filling material. In time… these “silver dental fillings” wear and corrode away allowing bacterial to percolate underneath the filling. Highlands Ranch Dentists Dr. James DeLapp andDr. H. Candace DeLapp have many different solutions to this problem.   If left unattended… these cavities under old silver filling could cause substantial additional dental problems.

The most common dental solution for replacing old worn out silver fillings

In most situations you  can replace old worn out dental fillings with a variety of dental materials.  In some instances replacing with amalgam filling material may be in order.  In our practice “most” of our Highlands Ranch Dental patients do not like the looks of the old silver (black) fillingmaterial. Newer more esthetic dental material are available. These materials include but are not limited to:

• Composite or white dental filling material
• Bonded porcelain like dental material
• White all porcelain dental crown
• Porcelain fused to metal dental crown
• Gold or similar colored all-metal dental crown

Delta Dental Insurance Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch Delta Dental Insurance helps pay for a portion of the cost of dental filling replacement. Deltal Dental and most other dental insurance planspay a portions of the cost of replacement of dental fillings.  In many instance they pay for the cheapest (silver filling) material.  Typically reimbursement run about 50% of the fee but plans vary up and down from this percentage.

Call our Highlands ranch dental office today and make an appointment

Please feel free to call and make an appointment today by calling (303) 694-9740.  Please let our office know that you found us on the Internet. Our dental office serves the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, Ken Caryl, Denver, Denver Tech, and Greenwood Village areas of Colorado

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Teeth Whitening in Highlands Ranch

Teeth whitening is turning out to be a very popular and accepted treatment for many patients.  Over time minerals and stains from food or drink darken or stain teeth. Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide Cosmetic and Family dental services for patients in the Lone Tree and Highlands Ranch areas of Colorado.

Difficult colors to bleach

There are a variety of colors of teeth that are easy to bleach and other colors very difficult.  Colors that are generally considered easy to bleach are yellows.  Most systems respond favorably to most bleaching protocols.  However… gray colors are very difficult to bleach and at times our Highlands Ranch dentist need to combine techniques. Colors that are impossible or very difficult to bleach include colors that are a result from tetracycline staining or fluorosis (too much fluoride in the water).  In these situation bleaching may “mitigate” the very dark color but really does not whiten them. In this situations some type of dental veneers may be needed.  A dental veneer is a small piece of porcelain that is bonded onto the from surface of your tooth.  Even veneers can be difficult to mitigate the underlying color.

Types of teeth bleaching

There are many different types of tooth whitening or teeth bleaching.  All the systems currently available use hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide as the bleaching agent.  These solutions are delivered to the tooth as one of the following

• Toothpastes (not very effective)
• Whitening strips
• Generic trays
• Custom Trays
• One-hour whitening

What is seen in all of these is the lowest concentration is in the tooth pastes and the highest concentration is in the one-hour bleaching systems. What can be “generally” stated is… bleaching is a combination of concentration and time on the tooth.  A higher concentration (one-hour whitening) needs less time than whitening strip (lots of time on tooth).

Combined techniques for tooth whitening

Our Highlands Ranch dentist have found using a combination of techniques can be most effective in whitening your teeth especially hard to whiten colors (grays).  In this scenario we first use one hour teeth whitening and then f9llow up with custom tray whitening. Some of the issues seen is tooth/teeth sensitivity.  Whitening DOES make teeth sensitive to some degree or another.  If you teeth are very sensitive to hot or cold you most likely are “not” a candidate for tooth whitening.

Call an make an appointment at our Highlands Ranch Dental office today

Please call (303) 69-9740 and make an appointment today

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