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Denture Implants Help Keep You Comfortable
Denture Implants Help You Keep Comfortable A common problem many denture patients have is keeping their lower set in their mouth. It is easy to keep the upper dentures in either with an adhesive or with your own saliva. But when it comes to the lower dentures, it is hard to keep them in place because of your tongue and your jaw are always moving. This causes the lower dentures to detach and even fall out of your mouth ever so often. This can cause you to be self-conscious of your teeth when youre eating or out in public, and all you want is for your teeth to stay in place! If youve lost your teeth and have to deal with this discomfort for 25 to 30 year period, lower dentures just do not work. We always say at best; we can make you unhappy with a removable plate. Lower Denture Implants However, there is another option for patients who have lost many of their lower teeth. At Bilski Family Dentistry, we offer dental implants that will attach to your current dentures. This is called a
Custom Made Protective Mouth Guards, Independence, Ohio
Custom-Made Protective Mouth Guards, Independence, Ohio Sport Safety Its important to make sure you or your child is protected when they are playing sports! Athletes are more prone to injury than other students whether its a head injury, a broken bone, etc. We all know the importance of wearing a helmet in baseball or football, but not everyone constantly wears their mouth guards, especially during practice. Mouth Injury: Basketball Player This patient is a high school basketball player who took an elbow to the face, causing one of her front teeth to be pushed back. This injury caused soft tissue damage meaning the lips, and the gum pushes the tooth back. To fix this injury, we had to physically pull the tooth forward and push it up to re-align it with the others. The wire is just a normal orthodontic wire that we splint together. She had to wear this wire for six to eight weeks. Then we take it off to see what has happened with the tooth. Root Canal and Veneers for a Football
Bilski Family Dentistry Has Invisalign in Independence, OH
Bilski Family Dentistry Has Invisalign in Independence, OH As dental technologies advance, we have more options to treat patients. One of the most revolutionary technologies we have at Bilski Family Dentistry is Invisalign, also known as clear aligners. What are Clear Aligners? Clear aligners are one of the best alternatives to traditional wire braces. They are made out of acrylic, a plastic that we vacuum form over these models. This clear retainer fits right over your teeth and gradually repositions your smile over a period of a few months. The duration of the treatment depends on the patients teeth and how well they follow the regimen. What are the advantages of Clear Aligners? One of the biggest advantages of clear aligners is obviously that they are not obvious! As the retainer is clear, you wont be able to notice it like you would with traditional braces. Another benefit of the clear aligners is that you can remove the retainer whenever you need or want to. Though you are supposed
Sealants Are One of the Best Ways to Prevent Cavities
Sealants Are One of the Best Ways to Prevent Cavities Why Everyone Should Get Sealants Sealants are a great way to protects against cavities. They are easy, affordable, discrete, and they can save you a lot of money as opposed to getting a cavity filled or a root canal. We often recommend sealants to any patients but especially children. It takes about a minute or so for each tooth, and we apply the sealant to molars or premolars. Sealants can reduce the chance of cavities by 80%. Its statistical, its been measured, and tested over time. Sealants Are Affordable Another great thing about sealants is that they are covered by most insurances, but if you dont have insurance, they are still extremely affordable. Typically, in our practice sealants could be anywhere from 30 to 40 dollars. If you come in with our dental savings plan because you dont have insurance, you can save 25%. We really believe in it so we try to keep the cost as low as we can. Its expensive to get fillings, especially
How Provance Saved a Veteran’s Smile
How Provance Saved a Veterans Smile At Bilski Family Dentistry, we are proud to serve our veterans by helping them maintain or even giving them healthy and beautiful smiles! In one particular patient, we were able to completely reinvigorate this veterans smile with our state of the art Provance technology with the help of our partner Csapo Dental Arts in Fairview Park, Ohio. Veteran Who Needed a Smile Makeover As you can see in the photo tothe right, this gentleman had a severe case of Amelogenesis imperfecta, which is a tooth development disorder. This disorder causes improper development of tooth enamel making it really easy for the patient to wear out his teeth. Why We Chose Provance This patient thought that he was going to come in and get dentures or implants. He thought we were going to have to extract every single one of his teeth. But, upon taking x-rays, we found that his roots were actually pretty stable. Instead of extracting his teeth, we were able to give him his
What is Provance and How It Can Transform Your Smile
What is Provance and How It Can Transform Your Smile Provance is a system developed by Csapo Dental Arts Lab in Fairview Park which areacrylic composite materials ortooth binding colors, any call you want, in one delivery system. Before Provance was developed, you had to go through an accreditation program through the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentists. You have to pass a test, and you have to do six front teeth and place with plastic acrylic. But, this process just took way too long, so we werent going to do it. Instead, Csapo Dental Arts Lab and Bilski Family Dentistryworked back and forth to develop Provance. They finally got a patent on the system, and now it is easier than ever to deliver these beautiful smile makeovers! How Provance Works Provance allows us to restore your teeth without drilling, without Novocain, and theyre made out of acrylic which is half the price of porcelain! So, you get a great smile, with no pain, no drugs, and you save money and time! There is
Provance Veneers for Special Cases
Everyones teeth are different, whether you have an underbite, spacing in between your teeth, or youre still on your way to getting braces. Whatever the case, not all dental procedures are best for everyone. For example, we had this young man come in after wrestling around with his brother. As you can see in the photo below, not only does he have half of his front tooth missing but he does over a deep bite. Typically, with a broken tooth such as we see here, we would want to cap it with a veneer. However, because of this patients deep bite, its very difficult to make a final restoration veneer of a crown bond. Provance Veneers Instead, we use a technique called Provance, which is an acrylic final long term restoration cap. This is worked really nice for this young man and its also half the price of porcelain! Moreover, this patient also needed to have braces. Now that would usually be a problem if he had a typical porcelain veneer. But, the best part about the acrylic cap is that
The Importance of Your First Molar and Ceramic Implants
One of the first test questions on every dental exam is which tooth is the most commonly extracted tooth. However, the first molar is not only the most frequently extracted tooth but also the most drilled, filled, root canal, broken, crowned, and bridged tooth! If something has happened to your first molar, have you thought about fixing it with a ceramicimpant? Why Is the First Molar Worked on So Much? The reason the first molar is always needing dental attention is that we use our first molar for about 50% to 70% of our chewing, depending on how you bite. Where is My First Molar? The location of the first molar is about two teeth in front of the very back teeth, upper and lower. If you dont have your wisdom teeth anymore, you count two teeth forward, and it is that big chunky molar. Thats the number one guy or gal that is breaking all the time! Using Ceramic Implants to Fix Your First Molar In this particular situation, we have a patient who has fractured her first molar. We removed
Why You Might Want to Choose Ceramic Implants
At Bilski Family Dentistry, we want to provide our patients with as many options to give them the smile of their dreams. In order to do so, we offer many different materials for the various services and products we provide. One example of this is our variety of dental implant materials. Ceramic Implants A very popular dental implant material we offer is ceramic implants. This is an alternative to the standard titanium and metal options. Many of our patients who choose ceramic implants are concerned with metal toxicity, so they opt for a metal-free implant. If you are concerned about titanium and titanium ions leaching into your bone, this is an excellent option for you! Our ceramic implants are made with Zirconia. They integrate better than metal. Its a one-piece unit that is implanted. Then we wait for about four to eight weeks and then go ahead and begin restoring the tooth. However, ceramic implants are best for patients with only one or two teeth needed to be implanted. If
Get a Smile Makeover with Dental Implants
Get a Smile Makeover with Dental Implants Do you have a smile that you feel needs a lot of improvement, but youve never done anything about it because youre nervous or other doctors have told you they cant help you? Then you need to come to Bilski Family Dentistry where we go the extra mile to make sure you get the smile youve always wanted. Dental Implants for Cosmetic Dentistry An increasingly popular option many of our patients choose to fix their smile is a dental implant. This is because dental implants are an excellent alternative to bridges, dentures or partial dentures. An Example of a Patient Who Got Dental Implants: Our patient had been to other dentists before and was told she was not a candidate for dental implants. She then came to our practice for diagnostic work, and we found out that she was a candidate. We had to do a little bit more work with her. For this particular patient, we had to implant 12 of her front teeth, but it is worth it in the end when we see how
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