The Upper Jaw
The upper jaw was restored with an over denture supported with Bob’s own natural teeth. Although most of Bob’s remaining teeth were saved, some had to be extracted and the jawbone grafted. Bob’s natural teeth give the over denture a solid base that increases stability and chewing power. Also, the natural teeth under the over denture give Bob proprioception. Proprioception is the feeling that the over denture is an extension of his natural teeth. Bob says, "it fits so solid that it is hard to get out, I love it."
The Lower Jaw
The gum infection was quickly treated using highly effective, non-surgical methods. Bob participated with a complete change in his home care, achieving the highest level of dental health possible. Specially shaped crowns create a precision fit with his lower partial denture that used his remaining lower teeth for stability. The lower partial denture snaps into place, has a tight fit and strong chewing power.
Bob was frustrated after years of failed dental treatments. Despite the amount of money spent, the work done would go bad within a few years. Discomfort and resulting health problems such as abscesses lent his lack of trust in dentistry. In Bob’s words: “nothing worked."
The Physiology of Success
The most important step in the process is the finish. Most patient are unsure how they want their teeth to look until they can see them in their mouth, thus it is very important to give them the opportunity to get comfortable with their new teeth. It is important for the dentist to listen to the patients concerns and use years of experience to help the transformation go smoothly. Many patients have not have not had a set of full teeth in decades and it can feel awkward in the beginning. The dentist must understand how a patient pronounces words and set up the teeth to function in harmony. If a cosmetic dentist doesn’t understand the correlation between speech and the sizes, shapes and angles of teeth, the results will be less than ideal and the patient’s confidence level with drop.
Face Lift Dentistry ®
A patient can look years younger without facial surgery. The entire face is improved by optimizing the teeth three dimensionally. Everybody’s face has it’s own individual characteristics including but not limited to the size of the upper and lower jaws, length of lips, fullness of lips, facial wrinkles, deep over bite, under bites etc. These individual characteristics can be greatly augmented by face-lift dentistry. The patient is naturally revitalized the rest of their lives.
Maximum Dental Health
Ideal dental treatment is holistic. Too many cosmetic dentists are only concerned with the aesthetic component of dentistry. This type of limited care only addresses one or two aspects of the total problem. Ideal treatment can have a huge impact on the patient’s total body health, prolong life, reduce the amount of medications needed in the senior years, and boost self-esteem immeasurably.
Health Means Comfort
Most patients don’t have the level of comfort possible for the individual characteristics of their face. Most patients are simply accommodating a bad bite and jaw discomfort. They tolerate popping jaws, sore muscles, headaches, gum infections and muscle spasms their whole life. In most patients, Face Lift Dentistry gives the patient maximum comfort that radiates throughout their face without repeated Botox injections or plastic surgery.
30 Years of Experience Matters
This is no time to go the the lowest priced dentist. They seldom deliver quality care. Dr. Muslin is seeing more patients over the last few years that have had work done by their "cosmetic dentist" that is a "nice person" but the dental work is unacceptable to the patient. High quality dental care benefits the patient every day of the week. Low quality dental care irritates the patient every day fo the week. 30 years of experience matters so go to the best dentist possible.
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