Category Archives: Dental Technology

Horse Dental Care

Animals need dental care and dentist need work, therefore, bring them both together and you have a funny, assuming event. We were looking to get a hold of some images from this event. Enjoy!

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Dental Technology for the Big Cat

Big cats need to go to the dentist and it’s takes more than one doctor to help them! Did the cat have a cavity?

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Dental Technology-Women Tooth

Have you ever seen a tooth carved as a little girl? Neither have we, but we believed it be carved from hand, therefore, it wasn’t created by using the latest dental technology.

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DENTAL IMPLANTS

Am I a candidate for dental implants?  There are many factors that play a role to determine it a patient can have dental implants. The first concern is bone height and width.  In order for a dentist to place an implant it must determined if there is sufficient bone.  There are numerous sizes and shapes [...]

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ORTHODONTICS (Cont.)

Distal Jet Space Maintainer: A fixed appliance that moves upper teeth back to correct a Class II bite problem. It replaces the traditional headgear. An appliance may be unilateral (one sided) or bilateral (two sided). the appliance is cemented in place and then adjusted by the orthodontist at specific intervals. the springs on the appliance [...]

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ORTHODONTICS

Retainers: A fixed or removable appliance designed to maintain your teeth in their corrected position. the fibers that hold your teeth to the bone have lots of memory and it takes 6 months for the fibers to mend and then remember 1/2 the distance moved. That’s why you’re asked to wear your retainers all the [...]

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IMPLANTS

Within the last 15-20 years implants have become on of the most important and significant additions to the dental field.  It has revolutionized the way dentists can replace missing teeth.  Patients can now have fixed (i.e. permanent) teeth.  Rather than dentures of partial dentures.  Patients can now expect to have implant retained crowns and bridges. [...]

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COSMETIC DENTISTRY

Cosmetic dentistry is about improving the appearance of your smile.  Imagine altering the appearance of a physical feature with regards to your teeth or gums.  Commonly, by direct application, the color, shape and spacing of your teeth can be modified.  Cosmetic dentistry can also enhance your smile through a periodontal procedure used to “sculpt” your [...]

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ENDODONTICS

Endodontics is the technical term, which is used when discussing what many people refer to as a root canal.  The basic principle behind a root canal is the removal of the pulp or “guts” of a tooth.  There are several reasons for this procedure.  One of the most common is due to decay.  The breakdown [...]

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DENTURES

A denture is an appliance or prosthesis used to replace one or in most cases all a patients missing teeth.  Suction is the basic principle behind the grip or grabbing power behind the retention of a denture.  The better the suction, the better the fit. Partial denture is a term used when a patient is [...]

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