Highlands Ranch dentists are teaching at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine this winter/spring semester. They will be teaching in the Operative dentistry course at the school. This course involves around dental filling both silver (amalgam) and white dental fillings. This is Dr.H. Candace DeLapp’s 10th year teaching and Dr. Sarah Parsons second. While in dental school at the University Dr. Parsons was a student doctor who helped teach this very important dental course. Dr. James DeLapp is currently an Associate Professor and the University and Dr. Parsons and Candace DeLapp will be joining him there. This is a unique situation where a father … mother and daughter are all teaching in the same course at a professional school.
White dental filling Highlands Ranch dentistry
Over the years the material in dentistry have changed. For over a hundred years amalgam was the material of choice and now the white or composite materials and the material of choice. Composite material allow us to remove less of the tooth structure to place a dental filling. In addition the composite dental filling material looks so much better. The composite materials are also used on occasion for larger type of dental restorations including buildups for dental crowns. In the past we may need to wait a day for the amalgam restoration to harden before a dental crown could be prepared. Today the build up can be completed and the dental crown can be started the same day.
Types of materials for a dental crown
There are many different material that can be used to make a dental crown. The oldest material is gold and this material is quite durable and long lasting. The disadvantage of it is most patients hate the color. The next most common dental crown material is a porcelain fused to metal crown. This is where porcelain is baked on a metal substructure to make the crown look more like a tooth. While it looks “good” other materials are looking better. The Leucite or lithium disilicate crowns (Empress and Empress II) are the next generation of dental crowns and look considerably better for the most part. A downside of this material is they can break and may not be as durable as a Porcelain fused to metal crown. These types of crowns can be used anywhere but most likely occur in the premolar area of the mouth
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With the new years comes New Year’s Resolutions to so many different things. It gives us time to reflect on the previous year and to reset ourselves to do things we had planned to do last year. The economy is making a painful turnaround and there are so many thing to plan for the new year. Our Highlands Ranch Dentists remind out patients that “most’ (not all) dental insurance’s calender year in synched up with actual calender. What that means for you is you have new benefits coming to you. Most plans maximum coverage a year is $1,000 while a few go up to $1,500. This is a benefit you do not want to leave on the table. Considering taxes etc…. you would need to earn approximately $3,000 to get the $1,500 spending benefit.
Highlands Ranch Dentists hours of operation
Our Highlands Ranch Dental office is open Monday through Thursday from 7:00- 6:00 pm Monday and Tuesday and 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday. The office is closed on Fridays as both Dr. H. Candace DeLapp and Dr. Sarah Parsons teach at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. This winter/spring session they will be teaching Operative dentistry. Operative dentistry involves what most patient know as dental fillings. Operative dentistry is the most common procedure dentists perform on a day to day basis
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Ranch dentists offers teeth whitening for Christmas
While killing time in the office our Highlands Ranch dentists was reading an AOL feature on actors and actresses earlier in their career and what they look like now. What we found startling was these individuals who made a career out of looking good have done very little to change or keep up the appearance of their teeth. In fact many of these celebrities teeth looked like rows of corn. While the ultra white color may not look appropriate it certainly would look a whole lot better than the color of their teeth now!
Teeth Whitening is appropriate for any age
Teeth whitening is appropriate for any age. In a sense it is just getting off the stain out of an older tea cup stained with years of service. It does not diminish the age of the tea cup it just restores the cups white porcelain to its original color. Teeth really can’t be whiten greater than their original color its is more of a restoration process
New fillings and teeth whitening
When placing new filling replacements in teeth our Highlands Ranch dentists finds it advisable to whiten your teeth prior to these replacements. The reasons is two fold. First whiter teeth look better and the more important second reason is … it is much EASIER to match the color. Non whitened teeth are very difficult to match and frequently extrinsic staining kits need to be used to get the color “close”. Whitening your teeth get your teeth back into the normal range of colors and make matching much easier and predictable.
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A house hold employee of Beatle John Lennon recently sold at auction one on Lennon’s teeth that was extracted by his dentist. It was a decayed molar tooth that had been kept for over 40 years. Our Highlands Ranch dentists did not know that the fee from the tooth fairy would fetch $31,000! The tooth is too fragile to have DNA testing so the the authenticity cannot be absolutely be verified. The tooth was purchased by a Canadian Dentist and was origionally thought to be worth $16.000 (you have got to be kidding).
Brilliant smile over the holidays
Teeth whitening over the holiday’s and purchasing teeth whitening as a gift is common over the holidays. Luma teeth whitening system is an effective time effiicent method to brighten you smile. Power whiten combines the lne hour system with take hoome trays for teeth that are difficult to whiten and may be for you
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There are many different ways to whiten teeth that have become popular over the last few years. Certainly over the counter products have gained popularity and if used long enough can produce whitening results. Highlands Ranch dentistsDr. H. Candace DeLapp and Dr. Sarah Parsons offer a variety of techniques that can help whiten teeth. Their Highlands Ranch dental office sits at the corner of Lincoln and Quebec in Highlands Ranch behind the Wallgreen’s and south of the Wine Seller.
Double duty teeth whitening
Each patients teeth whiten to varying degrees. Some patients see substantial results while others struggle with much change at all. To say one method would work for all patients would be an exaggeration at best. The translucency of the enamel on your teeth can complicate the outcome seen in many tooth whitening system. If your have very translucent teeth the whitening may not appear as effective as we all might have hoped. One technique our Highlands Ranch dentists have used is a combination of the one-hour Luma tooth whitening with take home trays. This technique has in the past seemed to enhance the whitening experience. The key to “most” teeth whitening is a combination of time on tooth and concentration. The longer the solution is on the tooth the more effective the whitening may be. As the concentration of the whitening solution increases the less time on tooth is needed. By optimizing these variables we can maximize your results.
What if whitening of my teeth is not enough?
Yes that does occur…. the good news it tends to be a small sample size. Your options would range from no treatment to dental veneers. Environmental elements that can decrease the effectiveness include tetracycline staining which can be very difficult to treat.
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Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. Sarah Parsons and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp report on some of the literature from the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry 2011. Donovan et al in the Annual Review of Selected Scientific Literature repost give a detailed report on decay in children as well as a variety of other topics. In particular one of the subjects revolves around when initial cavities are found.
Highlands Ranch dentist reports:Decay first found on the pits and fissures of teeth
In this report discusses that 90% of all initial cavities are found on the occlusal of the chewing surfaces of teeth. These are the areas most affected by brushing as opposed to flossing. Dental sealants are some of the most effective methods of preventing or mitigating the effects of occlusal decay. A plastic like material is bonded into the pits of the teeth to reduce the risk of the tooth developing a cavity. More information is being developed on infiltrative resins that may enter early carious lesions (cavities) and retard their progression
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Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. Sarah Parsons and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp want our family to serve your family. A family dental office main goal is to provide comprehensive treatment for the family ranging from preventive services for your children to more comprehensive treatment for our adults. Our Highlands Ranch dentists work very diligently to reduce dental decay in their youngest of patients.
Diet, brushing, flossing, and routine dental care
Controlling dental decay is the goal of every parent. One of the key elements is diet control of sugar. Sugar is the fuel that provides the nutrient for the bacterial to produce the acids that erode the tooth structure away. The more significant decay producing sugar is sugar that is found in candy bars. This sugar is embedded in material that sticks to the tooth and is hard to remove from the tooth even with a toothbrush. The second most significant sugar is found in sodas. The soda contains sugar and carbonic acid as well as caffiene. Caffine dry your mouth out and allow the sugar to adhere to the tooth structure.
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A many of you know Highlands Ranch dentist Dr. James DeLapp is teaching at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Candace DeLapp and Dr. Sarah Parsons also teach part- time at the University. Dr. James DeLapp is producing a series of dental video snippets on dental procedures for dental students. To watch this video click the following link Highlands Ranch dental crown.
Dr. Delapp will be placing a series of dental videos and Blog articles for his students review. It should be noted that this information is reflective of Dr. DeLapp’s opinion and is in no way related to any functions of the dental school. Dental information is so hard to come by and hopefully this can be used as one of many references. In medicine and dentistry there are so many different way to accomplish the same tasks. It is often said… get 10 dentists (or physicians) in a room and you can get 15 opinions.
Highlands Ranch dentistry: The New Patient Examination
Highlands Ranch dentistsDr. Sarah Parsons and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide new patient examinations that examine not only your teeth and gums but also how your teeth fit together and function. As our patients keep their teeth longer and longer wear and occlusion become more and more important. Dr.’s DeLapp and Parsons serve the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Centennial Ken Caryl, Parker and the Greater Denver area.
Occlusal wear on your teeth
Normal chewing provides some wear on teeth. Clenching and grinding accelerate the process and very quickly patients can loose tooth structure and enamel. On occasion most of the enamel can be lost and the underlying dentin is exposed. The treatment in most instances is an occlusal guard to “reduce’” the progression of enamel loss. If the loss of enamel is significant enough dental crowns may need to be used to replace this enamel. In addition the clenching and grinding “reasons” need to be addressed otherwise damage will occlus to the dental crowns especially if porcelain is used to replace the missing tooth structure.
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Your question might be… “what is cosmetic dentistry”. The answer can be simple yet very complex. Cosmetic dentistry can be something as simple as teeth bleaching or whitening … or something moderate like white dental fillings or something as complex as a smile makeover with orthodontics and dental veneers. Dr. H Candace DeLapp and Dr. Sarah Parsons are Highlands Ranch dentists that offer a wide variety of cosmetic dental procedures for their patients in the Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, and the Greater Denver area. Please feel free to call an make a complimentary “initial” cosmetic dental consultation to hopefully answer some of your questions and see if you are a candidate for the changes your desire.
Straight teeth in Highlands Ranch
The preceding topics on Highlands Ranch cosmetic dentistry seems so simple yet it can be so complex. In most instances we think of straightening teeth as something that an orthodontist with wires and brackets. While this is certainly true… there are other ways to straighten teeth. If your case is simple (relatively speaking) Invisalign orthodontics may be something that may serve your needs other than traditional orthodontics. Our Highlands Ranch Invisalign dentists can have fabricated a series of clear aligners combined with white “buttons” on your teeth that may be able to move your teeth to the desired position. Invisalign works by moving your teeth in 0.25 mm increments with what looks like thin teeth bleaching trays. Certain movements are quite easy with Invisalign and certain movements are best accomplished with traditional orthodontics.
Dental veneers used to “straighten” teeth
Dental veneers CANNOT straighten teeth like orthodontics. Orthodontics moves the teeth to where they are straight and using dental veneers gives straight teeth but either veneers or dental crowns reshape the teeth to make them look straight. Veneers are sometimes incorrectly described as instant orthodontics and we want to make sure our patients are educated in this process. Dental veneers or dental crowns have been used to change the position… shape… and color of the teeth. It does mean some degree of tooth reduction must occur. How much the tooth is reduced depends on the severity of the issue at hand. In “some” cases very little tooth structure is removed while in other more shaping needs to be done.
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