Unwanted side effects of wearing dentures part 2

Continuing from “Unwanted side effects of wearing dentures part 1“. 7. Excessive Lip Support Because they are made from acrylic, the dentures need to have a certain thickness and to cover a bigger area in the mouth in order to be somehow stable in the mouth and also not break […] Read more »

Possible Side Effects of Fixodent, Poligrip and Super Poligrip

14 Million Americans wear dentures. Most of those dentures  do not stay in the mouth by themselves and need to be stabilized either by dental implants or by denture cream. Dental Implants privide the best support, retention and stabilization for the denture. If the denture is connected to the implants, […] Read more »

Why all-on-4, teeth-in-a-day, teeth-in-1-day?

The All-on-4 treatment concept was developed to provide edentulous patients with an efficient and effective restoration using only four implants to support an immediately loaded full-arch prosthesis for only of a fraction of the cost the patient would typically pay with conventional implant dentistry involving bone grafts and sinus lifts. […] Read more »

Post Op instruction after the all-on-4/teeth-in-a-day procedure

ON THE DAY OF THE SURGERY Do not spit forcibly, or rinse your mouth for 24 hours after surgery, to allow for proper initial healing. If you smoke, please avoid doing so for at least 2 weeks after surgery, and longer, if possible. Smoke is a servere irritant and may […] Read more »

Procedure of All-on-4/Teeth-in-a-day

The traditional way of restoring a full arch involved extracting the unrestorable teeth, bone grafting with human or bovine bone, wait around 6 month for the bone to heal, then place the implants, let them heal for around 6 months and then take new impressions and fabricate the full set of teeth. So, the […] Read more »

New Teeth in 1 Day? How does it work?

For some patients it is hard to believe that they can have bad/unrestorable/infected teeth taken out and in the same visit have implants placed and be given new teeth. The reason it is hard to believe is that it used to be a time when attaching teeth to the implants was […] Read more »

How Can Permanent Teeth in 1 Day Change Your Life?

Some patients were surveyed about changes in their life that occured  after getting the new permanent teeth in 1 day procedure and some of their statements are revealed below: Q:How has this procedure changed your life? “In changed my life dramatically. Big difference. The biggest change is in my life […] Read more »

FAQ about All-on-4/Teeth-in-a-Day/Teeth-in-1-Day Procedure

Is All-on-4 procedure the same procedure as Teeth-in-a-Day/Teeth-in-1-Day ? Not always. It is usually marketed like this. Most of the time it is the same procedure when the procedure gives the patient a full set of teeth. When all the bad teeth are extracted from one arch, implants are placed […] Read more »

What are Dental Implants?

In our days almost everyone heard about a dental implant, but when I ask my patients what do they know about dental implants, I get various answers that make me go ahead and clear up the subject. There are many implant brands and many dental implant types, but they all […] Read more »

Psychologic and Other Side Effects of Missing Teeth

Nearly 50% of the adults in United States have missing teeth. As dentists we wonder how come in the richest country in the world, with all the financial and technology resources, we still have a lot of patients losing teeth. The two main clinical factors are gum disease and dental […] Read more »