Dental implants are not “fix it and forget it”. Like a care of ”real teeth” dental implants require periodic maintenance and repair. This maintenance can range from something as simple as a dental implantprophy (cleaning) to replacement of the implant.Denver Implant dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide general and implant dentistry to patients living in the Highlands Ranch, Ken Caryl, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Greenwood Village, Centennial and Parker areas of Colorado. Please feel free to contact them for an appointment at (303) 694-9740.
Types of dental implant Maintenance or Repair
Some of the maintenance of dental implants involve simple elements while others are literally a “do over”. While the replacement of dental implants is not common it is possible. There are many different types of dental implants and Nobel Biocare is one of the systems utilized in their office. Some of the maintenance or repair issuse include but are not limited to:
Cleaning and maintaining your dental implant by the hygienist or dentist
Tightening the “abutment screw”
Replacing the abutment screw
Replacing the crown on top of the abutment
Replacing the locator rings on an overdenture
Drilling thru a dental crown to replace or tighten an abutment screw
Replacing an abutment
Replacing the crown where retrieval was attempted
Bone and /or gum grafting around a dental implant
other
The above list is not meant to draw unwarranted worry about you dental implant. It is merely meant to advise you of the possibilities so you are better informed should one of the above become necessary. Failure of the dental implant in our Denver Dentists office has been a very rare occurrence as an example.
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Invisalign is one of several methods used to straighten teeth. Highlands Ranch dentists, Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLappprovide this convenient method used to straighten teeth. Invisalign can be used in many cases but not all cases. Traditional braces with arch wires an brackets are needed in more complex orthodontic cases. Our office has embedded an Invisalign video that describes the process. Please feel free to contact our Highlands Ranch Invisalign dentists today for a complimentary Invisalign consultation at (303) 694-9740.
Invisalign one of many choices for a better smile
Invisalign removable orthodonticsis one of many different methods used to make your smile more attractive. The simplest of course would be to get your teeth cleaned on an appropriate basis. For many patients this would be every six(6) months. For other patients is can be as frequent as every two to three months.
Cosmetic Dentistry in Highlands Ranch and Denver
There are many different options for cosmetic dentistry. Some cases are quite simple while others are complex. Complex cases involve a combination of Invisalign and some type of whitening or dental veneers. Let our Highlands Ranch dentists provide you with the information to decide which if any particular treatment would be good for you.
Denver Delta Dental “Premiere” “may” help pay for orthodontics
Delta Dental or your other dental insurance “may” help pay for a portion of your orthodontics whether or not it is traditional orthodontics or Invisalign orthodontics. Typically these have life-time maximums available to you. Check with your benefits officer to see if you are eligible. If you can’t find out… give us a call and see if we can help you.
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Post operative difficulties with dental extractions
Denver and Highlands Ranch dentistsDr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp want their patients to be thoroughly informed their patients on un-common issues that can occur with ANY dental treatment. Most post operative dental treatment is routine and uneventful. Some are not. It is these small percentages that patients need to understand and accept as possible outcomes before treatment is started. Our Highlands Ranch dentists serve patients in the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Centennial, Greenwood Village,Parker, Aurora and the Greater Denver Area.
Informed Consent for dental extractions
Informed consent for dental extractions can be accomplished a variety of ways. First certainly in orally… letting yo know the common and uncommon consequences of dental surgery. The second is written and the third in a combination of both. Our Highlands Ranch dentist want to inform you of the common consequences of having a tooth taken out. Those would include bleeding (obviously) pain (no kidding) possible infection for the most common consequences. Less common consequences include dry socket…and … damage to adjacent teeth or filling. Uncommon but POSSIBLE consequences include sinus perforation ( a hole into the sunus where the root was) to numbnes of the lower lip… chin… or tongue.
Options for dental extraction
Obviously the first option is no treatment. A second might be some type or root canal or gum treatment. Sometimes there is no”good” option other than extraction. The key is “you” get to choose! You should know the consequences of treatment and NO treatment. Then armed with this information you decide.
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Fracture in teeth is a common finding on many patients. Fractures can come in several forms. In many cases (but not all) a horizontal fracture is easier to deal with. Some notable exceptions of course is fractures at the gum line leaving no tooth structure above the gums. Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp want to address these types of issue “sooner” than later. “If” you wait… the fracture may determine the outcome and the outcome may be favorable or not. Our office serves the Highlands Ranch area as well as Denver, Lone Tree, Castle Pines,Parker, Ken Caryl, Greenwood Village and well as Parker Colorado.
Vertical Fractures on Teeth can be catastrophic
Vertical fractures on teethcan cause substantial problems. If the vertical fracture is very superficial then “possibly” a dental restoration “may” be appropriate. Larger but still superficial vertical fracture “most likely” be treated effectively with a dental crown.
Significant fractures may need to be extracted Dentistry in Highlands Ranch
Cracked tooth syndrome has many different causes and many different solutions. One element is isolating the diagnosis to a fracture tooth because many fractures are microscopic. If the fracture goes down the root surface it is generally thought that this is doom’s the tooth to extraction.
Highlands Ranch dentist case example of superficial fracture on a tooth
The following case has been presented. As you can see there is no mistaking the fracture and the only question is… how far into the tooth it goes. The first treatment will be to place a dental filling in it (hopefully). When the fracture is open up it may be limited or extend to the pulp or down the root surface. The treatment risks to the patient ranges form minimal (filling) to significant (extraction)
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Highlands Ranch dentists, Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp will be attending the Denver Midwinter Dental Convention. This Conventions runs from Thursday January 21 to Saturday January 23 and is held at the Convention Center downtown.
There are numerous course which the Dr.’s DeLapp will be taking ranging from cosmetics to new research in Dentistry. As both doctors teach part-time at the Dental School they will be participating in programs that are University sponsored.
Office closed
The office will be closed from January 21 through the 25th. The doctors DeLapp will be taking emergency only call for patients of record during this time. We can be paged by calling our Highlands Ranch dental office at (303) 694-9740.
German researchers are in the process of publishing a paper in the journal Circulation that endurance athletes appear to be able to live a longer healthier life than healthy non smoking adults who did not exercise regularly. This fact may be due to the enhancement of white blood cells which have elongated telomers. When telomeres get t9o short they stop dividing and you begin to show signs of aging. Dr. James and Candace DeLapp are Highlands Ranch and Denver dentists who also serve patients in the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, Aurora, Centennial, Ken Caryl and Greenwood Village areas of Colorado.
The role of white blood cells role was primarily thought to be to fight off infections but more recent studies have shown that white blood cells can also seek out abnormal cells growth associated with cancers. One speculation is why we become more susceptible to cancers as we age “may” be that the white blood cells themselves age and become less effective in removing cancerous cells.
New advances also state that a healthy mouth improves overall health Denver Dentistry
Numerous studies have shown that periodontal disease adversely affects your overall health. A chronic infection decreases you bodies over all ability to fight aging and effects your risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Dental treatment of Patients with Joint Replacement
In the winter edition of the Journal of the Colorado Dental Association (2010) Thomas Greany DDS discussed antibiotic coverage for patients with total joint replacement. Denver Dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp are seeing more and more patients in their practice who have had joint replacement. What the “potential” worry is about is bacteria in the blood stream of a dental patient can infect the joint complicating its function. Their dental practice serves the Greater Denver area including Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, Ken Caryl, Aurora, and Greenwood Village areas
Recommendation from 2002 for antibiotic coverage for dental treatment Denver Dentistry
In 2002 a panel of dentists, infectious disease specialists and surgeons reviewed literature to see if antibiotic prophylaxis in needed to prevent infections of prosthetic joints. This panel concluded that prophylaxis is not indicated for patients with:
Pins
screws
plates
“most” (but not all) with total joint replacement
Recommendations for antibiotic pre-medication for joints include:
All total joint patients during the first two years following replacement
Immuno-compromised
immuno-suppressed
Co-morbidities
Previous joint infections
malnourishment
Hemophelia
HIV
Type ! diabetes
Malignancy
“New” Changes in the wind for antibiotic premedication?
The 2010 Greany article sites a new opinion by Oswald and Gould in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (2008) that stated there is “no evidence to link prosthetic joint infections to dental procedures and none to prove that antibio0tic prophylaxis is effective” The question that needs to be asked is …what to do? Currently our Denver dentists will be following the ADA and American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons recommendations until they are updated by these groups. What we wish our patient to understand is the recommendation for antibiotic coverage for joint replacement “may” in time change.
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Happy new year from our Denver and Highlands Ranch dentists 2010
From their Denver and Highlands Ranch Dental office Dr.’s James and Candace DeLapp want to wish you a Happy New Year. All the best to you and your family.
The new year 2010
New-years resolutions abound and even our dentists have several in mind. Keeping you healthy is a good goal for everyone. If including your dental health is one of your goals please feel free to contact our office. In most (but not all instances) new insurance maximimums will apply.
When a tooth is removed the bone that supported the tooth melts away. In addition, in time, this melting away continues where the gun ridge becomes both shorter and narrower. Denver Dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp want to preserve as much bone as possible for a variety of reasons described below. This Denver and Highlands Ranch dental office serves Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, Aurora, Greenwood Village, Ken Caryl, and Centennial areas of Colorado.
Dental Implant Placement Denver Dentistry
One of the many criteria used by our Denver implants dentist are the volume both height and width of the bone in the edentulous space (where the tooth is missing). Horowitz et al (2009) in Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistrydescribes a study in which a synthetic bone was added to the extraction site. These authors used pure phase beta tricalcium phostpate to help preserve the ride volume after a tooth was extracted and prior to dental implant being placed. This bone augmentation preserved 91% of the bone volume when compared to 50% with out the augmentation.
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A tooth or dental implant helps preserve bone
A tooth or dental implant helps preserve bone in the jaw. There have been postulated may reasons why this occurs but the good news it does. If a tooth is extracted and bone augmentation is accomplished a dental implant needs to be placed in the next 6 months to one years or the bone will melt away again. The key to remember is a tooth or dental implant keeps bone!
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Semester Ending for Highlands Ranch and Denver Dentists Teaching at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine
Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp teaching duties at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine takes a break for Christmas Break. The Fall quarter will be ending December 11th and will pick up again January 4th when everyone returns back from break.
Dental Pre-clinical Teaching Courses
Dr’s DeLapp both teach the pre-clinic and clinical areas at the dental school. Dr. James DeLapp teaches the pre-clinical courses on Tuesdays and Dr. Candace DeLapp teaches on Wednesday. Both doctors teach the “clinical courses” on Fridays. The pre-clinical courses they teach include:
Fixed Prostodontics I-III dental crowns and Bridges (Indirect restorative)
Cosmetic Dentistry dental veneers teeth whitening etc.
Removable Prostodontics Dentures
Removable Prostodontic Partial Dentures
Occlusion how your teeth fix together
Dental Clinic Coverage Denver Dentists
On Fridays both Dr’s DeLapp cover the dental clinic. Obviously, this is why Friday’s are not available for patients at our Highlands Ranch Dentaloffice. The doctors are not “off” …they are teaching at the dental school. Students from the traditional dental school as well as the International program perform dentistry on patients. The whole spectrum of treatment is performed under their direction a supervision with the exception of root canals and oral surgery. Those dental disciplines are covered by specialist at the school.
Practicing what they “Teach”
The opportunity to network with professors from the University provide great feedback and constantly improve their dental skills. Teaching a subject can reinforce information and the ultimate benefactor form their efforts is their patients (and hopefully the students!).
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Dental Implant Maintenance
