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Broken tooth Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp get call about broken teeth all the time. I many cases the tooth can be fixed with a crown and on occasion just a filling.  In most (not all) the time the broken tooth is one in which we have recommended a crown be placed. Since the tooth did not bother the patient they decided to delay treatment on the tooth.  The question we do not know until we see the patient is… how bad is the break or fracture?

Vertical fracture= loss of the tooth

Our Highlands Ranch dentists have found if the tooth fractures vertically ‘most” of the time the tooth is extracted.  Horizontal fracture while not looking so good “may (or may not) have a better prognosis. Once the tooth has fractures it may limit your options to keep the tooth. If you loose the tooth a partial denture, dental bridge or dental implant may be an option to restore the space vacated.

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Please feel free to call our Highlands Ranch dentist for an appointment today at (303) 694-9740

 Our Highlands Ranch dentist as dental implants to their patients in the Denver metro area.

to view our Highlands Ranch dentist dental prais using CariFree system to determine the Caries Risk (decay or cavity risk) of our patients.  In part we are able to test the virulence of the cavity producing bacteria in your mouth as well as you intrinsic ability to buffer the acids these bacteria produce.  This bacterial in found in the plaque that accumulates around your teeth and in the grooves of your teeth. Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide general dental services as well practice video please click the following link

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Other recommendations for reducing cavities Highlands Ranch dentist

Other recommendations our Highlands Ranch dentist have to reduce your risk of decay on your teeth include but are not limited to:

• please stop smoking
• perfect brushing and flossing
• diet control… fruit rollups or sticky candy is not good for your teth
• reduce the snumber of snacks between means
• use xylitol gums and candy to stimulate saliva
• use a tongue scraper to remove plaque on your tongue
• Use and oral irrigating device like a water pick and Closis
• Get your fillings done
• Have sealants places as necessary
• re-care visits every 2-6 months
• x-rays every 3 18 months to prove decay has stopped
• fluoride varnish on your teeth
• rinse your mouth at the drinking fountain several times a day (has fluoride in it)
• Rince with Listerine

Our Highlands Ranch dentists understand that some patients are even still at risk no matter what they do.  Putting the time and effort in reducing decay is frequently rewarded.

Please feel free to schedule an appointment today at (303) 694-9740

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Dentist Highlands Ranch teaching at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine

Our Highlands Ranch dentist are teaching this semester at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine.  Dr. James DeLapp is teaching Tuesday’s and Friday’s and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp is teaching Wednesdays and Friday’s

Dr. James DeLapp teaching courses Dentist Highlands Ranch

Dr. James DeLapp will be teaching clinical dentistry this summer.  This involves Junior and Senior dental students treatment of patients.  All dental treatment is done under the supervision of dental faculty.  Our Highlands Ranch dentist will also be teaching a Cosmetic Dentistry Course in August.

Dr. H. Candace DeLapp teaching courses Dentist Highlands Ranch

Dr. H. Candace DeLapp will be teaching removable prostodontics this summer in the pre-clinical course at the Dental School.  This involves Freshman and Sophomore dental students first exposures to dentures and partial dentures.

Please feel free to contact our office for an appointment today at (303) 694-9740.

For more dental care information Dentist Highlands Ranch

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Highlands Ranch Dentist Free teeth bleaching for new patients

Highlands Ranch dentists, H. Candace DeLapp and Dr. James DeLapp offer free teeth bleaching (teeth whitening) for their new dental patients with the purchase of dental exam, dental cleaning (if appropriate) and dental radiography. Please call our office today and schedule your exam (etc.) so you can start whitening your teeth today (303) 694-9740

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Different ways to whiten your teeth Highlands Ranch dentist

There are many ways to whiten your teeth.  Some are very basic and some need the intervention of a dentist. These ways include

• Brush and floss your teeth (no kidding)
• Don’t smoke… drink red wine or foods or liquids that will stain your teeth.
• Get a regular dental cleaning (dental prophylaxis)
• Whitening toothpastes (does not work very well)… increases sensitivity in our “opinion”
• Whitening strip over the counter
• Whitening strips dentist dispensed (higher concentrations)
• One-hour whitening (Luma)
• Custom made home bleaching trays (this is our free offer)
• Combined therapies (one-hour whitening and custom take home trays) for difficult or refractory whitening cases.

Our Highlands Dentists have many different ways to whiten teeth.  Sometimes it can be very difficult to get great results.  Gray colors are by far the most difficult.  There are times in which the only effective way to change the color is to use dental veneers.  Tetracycline staining is one of several examples of difficult to impossible colors to whiten.

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Please call out Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree Colorado Dentist for an appointment today at (303) 694-9740. Please print out this blog as you coupon.

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Highlands Ranch dentist Laser tooth whitening

 

One of the first things to review on Laser tooth whitening is the light is NOT a laser.  It is a light with specific wave lengths but technically not a laser.  Make no mistake the light like a laser emits wavelengths of light that can damage your eyes so use protective eyewear when near either. Highlands Ranch dentist Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide cosmetic dental services for their patients in Denver, Castle Pines, Lone Tree,  Ken Caryl, Greenwood Village, Parker, and Centennial Colorado.

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How staining begins

Most of us begin our life with white   teeth and over time diet, drink, smoking and the like discolor our teeth.  In time our teeth appear yellow or gray in color.

Techniques to bleach your teeth Highlands Ranch dentist

There are many techniques used to bleach your teeth.  In reality most are effective to some degree. The bottom line is bleach time on tooth.  The more concentrated the solution the less time needed to be on the tooth. Low concentrations found in over the counter products need much more time.  In our Highlands Ranch dentist opinion bleaching toothpastes are for the most part ineffective. The techniques use include bu are not limited to

• One hour (or so) bleaching technique (Luma etc.)
• Custom Tray fabricated in the dental office
• Universal fit dental trays
• Whitening strips over the counter

Combined tooth whitening techniques

Our Highlands Ranch dentist has found in difficult to whiten teeth that several techniques may need to be combined to whiten your teeth.  Colors like gray hue or tetracycline staining can be very difficult to whiten to any great degree.  Dental veneers may be the only effective solution

Our Highlands Ranch dentist have help hundreds of patients achieve a white smile everyone desires. Power whitening with Luma is a quick affordable and reliable technique.

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Denver Implant dentist (303) 694-9740

 

Denver Dentist Dr. H. Candace DeLapp used a unique way to retrieve a dental implant screw today on our practice.  It involved the used of of stint that allowed accurate access through a cemented dental implant crown. Dr. DeLapp serves the Highlands Ranch , Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Centennial, Ken Caryl, Greenwood Village, Parker and Denver area.

Screw retrival of dental implants

Our Denver Implant dentist first made a “stint” from the previous laboratory model that the dental implant crown was originally fabricated on.  This include the implant analog for reference.  A light cured acrylic material (triad) was placed over the site  with room for the existing crown.  An access was made thru the Triad material to serve as a guide in locating the dental implant screw. Retrieval was accomplished in around 30 min. Other cases most likely would take this amount of time and… longer!

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This past week our Highlands Ranch dentists recieved a call from a patient in their mid twenties wanting to know what all is involved with getting dentures … the procedures and cost. Having not seen the patient yet several things came to mind. It is tragic that this patient has let their oral health deteriorate to the point of needing dentures. When our dentists  have the opportunity to evaluate them… dentures may indeed be their only choice. There are some issues that I would like everyone who is in this situation or approaching this level of destruction to know in the following article. Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide general dental services to their patients in the ColorLone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, Ken Caryl, Greenwood Village, Centennial and Denver Colorado area.

Young patients and dentures

Why does a lower denture never fits

For many years our Highlands Ranch dentists have discussed with their patients that a lower denture never fits. The ridge is horseshoe shaped… thin… and resorbs three times faster than the upper ridge. In addition the tongue constantly dislodges the denture. Our Highlands Ranch dentists feel that an upper denture for the most part fits O.K. ( didn’t say great) but for most patients acceptable.

The bone on the lower jaw “melts away” (resorbs)

 Since the bone on the mandible (lower jaw) resorbs three times faster than the upper what there is to saddle to… melts away in time. This is why it is a crime for a young patient to have their teeth extracted at an early age. In fact, over time, the bone can be so thin that the lower jaw fractures under load. Keeping teeth or dental implants can help preserved the bone.

Have young patients consider dental implants

One of the many benefits of dental implants is making that lower denture fit to some degree “and”… helping preserve the bone in the mandible. Implants are not inexpensive but their help in preserving bone cannot be measured especially in anyone in their twenties or thirties.

Please feel free to call our office and schedule an appointment

Please feel free to contact our Highlands Ranch dentists for an evaluation today. If you can delay loosing your teeth so much the better. You may not be able to keep all your teeth but some teeth is so much better than no teeth. Dr’s DeLapp see patients in the Denver, Castle Pines, Parker, Lone Tree Centennial, and Highlands Ranch area of Colorado. For an appointment call (303) 694-9740. If you would like to send us an e-mail please click on the following link Highlands Ranch dentist

 Additional dental information

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