Highlands Ranch and Denver Dentists

Dr. Sarah Parsons has joined the Denver dental practice of Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp.  Dr. Parsons graduated from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in June 2010.  Dr. Parsons is currently accepting new patients at our Highlands Ranch and Denver dental office. Dr Parsons recently completed 48 hours of training for “minimal sedation”permit issued from the Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners.  The State of Colorado requires only 16 hours and her training exceeded the minimum standard by over three times.  Call our Denver dental office and make an appointment today to see if sedation dentistry is for you.

Denver and Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp have attended or taught  several hundreds of  continuing education courses so far this year. The doctors attended the 26th Annual Scientific Session the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD).  Other recent courses included additional courses in cosmetic dentistry, root canals, Advanced Cardiac life Support and “Minimal” and “Moderate Sedation” course work. All of these courses were fantastic. One of our favorite course was taught by Corky Wilhite DDS.  Transitional bonding refers to a concept in cosmetic dentistry where a semi-final or transitional solution if presented to the patient. Porcelain Dental Veneers are the ultimate indental esthetic in Denver but composite direct veneers are an alternative to the porcelain dental veneer solution. The advantage of this transitional therapy is costs are approximately 1/2 of laboratory fabricated porcelain dental veneers. In time… the patient may wish to “transition ” into  porcelain vereers. In addition Dr. James DeLapp attended a 10 day Moderate Sedation course at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry from April to July. He will apply with the State Board for  a Moderate Dental Sedation permit. Currently all three doctors have a Minimal Dental Sedation permit from the State Board.

Digital dental x-rays(radiographs) are becoming the standard of care in dentistry.  Our Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp have had digital radiography for the past ten (10) years.  One of the most significant benefits is the reduction in the amount of radiation the patient(and staff) experiences. It therefore also is less exposure for their staff. One of the many “other” benefits is the ability to send the dental digital image over the Internet. These can be viewed by insurance companies or specialist offering a second opinion.

Dentists Highlands Ranch and Denver Dentistry office.

Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp Highlands Ranch and Denver area dentists are teaching this Fall semester  at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Dr. James DeLapp is teaching Fixed Prostodontics (crowns, bridges and veneers) andDr. Candace DeLapp is teaching Removable Prostodontics (dentures and partials) and introduction to Operative Dentistry.  Both doctor’s DeLapp teach in the dental clinic for third and fourth year dental students.

Delta Dental Premiere Dental Insurance 2010

 There are a number of dental insurancecompanies that y ou can choose from. “Some” require you  to see a specific number of dentists and will provide “no” benefits is you choose someone else.  At this time these are a minority of companies. Many more allow you to choose “any” dentist “but” may reimburse you  at a lower level. Denver Dental Dental Premiere Plan is the only dental plan our Denver Dentists participate in.  The office does not participate in the HMO, EPO, or DMO plans offered by Delta Dental of Colorado or any other plan. Please check with your benefits officer on what plans you company covers.

Dental services offered Highlands Ranch and Denver

• Dental whitening one- hour power teeth whitening Luma
• Take home custom made dental tray whitening for difficult to whiten teeth
• Combination whitening using one hour power teeth whitening followed up with take home trays for difficult to whiten teeth.
• Dental veneers to change the color and shape of your teeth
• General and Family dentistry

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Dentist Highlands Ranch

When you establish as a “new” dental patient in our Highlands Ranch and Denver dental office we will provide free teeth whitening when your purchase exam… x-rays and dental cleaning.  Call our office for details and limitations

Our Highlands Ranch dentist also serve  patients in the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Greenwood Village Ken Karyl, and Parker Colorado.

Feel free to print this page  for your coupon for free whitening at the completion of your Invisalign treatment offer expires February 28, 2010

For new patients to our Highlands Ranch and Denver area dental practice $25.00 off on any preventive service.  This includes:

• Dental prophy or cleaning your  teeth
• Dental and oral cancer screening
• Whitening your teeth
• Fluoride treatment for adults and children Our  Denver Dentist and Dentists Highlands Ranch are offering to “new” patients $25.00 off of restorative treatment.  This includes the following
• Dental Implants
• Dental Veneers
• Dental crowns and bridges
• Composite or white dental fillings
• Root canals
• Dentures
• Denver Invisalign dental orthodontics

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Immediate Dentures Highlands Ranch

What are immediate dentures- Highlands Ranch Dental patients?

Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp, Highlands Ranch Dentists, provide dental care for their Highlands Ranch Dental patients and dental patients living in Parker, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Ken Caryl and the Greater Denver area.

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An immediate denture is when our Highlands Ranch dentists have your remaining teeth extracted and a denture in placed immediately over the extraction sites.  You leave our Highlands Ranch Dental office with “teeth” (dentures in place).

Around three months later a second complete denture is fabricated from scratch. There are two reasons why we do this

• First… the tissue shrinks and the denture becomes loose
• Second… we can control the esthetics of the denture to a greater degree

Cost of an immediate denture- Highlands Ranch Dentists… Dr’s James and Candace DeLapp

What patients present with is considerably variable and to state one fee or even a set of fees would be misleading at best.  The fees presented for an immediate denture are just to give you a “ballpark figure” of cases and each case and patient is unique unto himself or herself.  Obviously, these are routine cases, moderate and complex cases and each has its own level of complexity and corresponding costs.  At Cottonwood Dental Group P.C. Highlands Ranch Dentists …we customaries your care and the “complementary cosmetic consultation” can give you at least an “idea” of where to start. So

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• Highlands Ranch Colorado Dentist

The Highlands Ranch Dental office of Dr. H. Candace DeLapp and Dr. James DeLapp, provides General and Family Dentistry for their patients living in Ken Caryl, Parker, Lone Tree, Castle Pines and the Greater Denver area.

What is Family or Highlands Ranch General Dentistry?

The term General Dentistry can mean different things to different dentists and patients.  Our Highlands Ranch Dental office defines it as the common practice and procedures performed routinely in our Highlands Ranch Dental office.

Highlands Ranch General Dentistry is best described by the case below: Our web site can be contacted at http://www.cottonwooddentalgroup.com/

This case involves or will involve about every element of General Dentistry.  This includes:

• The initial examination with x-rays… intra-oral and extra-oral photographs … dental models… periodontal examination… etc.
• Treatment planning of this complex case as well as a Dental Consultation with the patient to determine how… when and where they wished to start their dental treatment.
• Cavities control… with dental fillings… build ups… root canals and extraction of teeth.
• Dental Crowns on teeth with large fillings.
• Temporary partial dentures to give posterior occlusion (ability to chew on back teeth).
• Decision to be made some “months’ later… whether to proceed with dental implants or made permanent partial dentures. This patient has choosen dental implants.

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• Highlands Ranch Dentist …Dental Implants for Replacing Missing Teeth.

Patients who wish to improve their smile by replacing missing teeth with dental implants have an option that was not available years ago. Secure dental implants can give you the confidence to smile and chew that removable partial or full dentures fail to do.  Our Highlands Ranch Dentists and staff are here to help you achieve that secure smile with dental implants for dental patients living in the Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, and Castle Pines area along with dental patients in the Centennial, Englewood and the Greater Denver area.

Advantages of Dental Implants for patients in Highlands Ranch

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There are many advantages of dental implants, which include but are not limited to:

• Dental Implants replace a single missing tooth without drilling or crown and bridge placement on teeth on either side of the missing tooth.
• Two or more dental implants may be placed to give tooth coverage over a broader area where a fixed bridge or removable partial denture exists.
• If your are missing “all” your teeth dental implant options may include:
• Place two implants in the lower jaw for better retention of a lower denture
• Place four to 6 dental implants and a bar placed between them makes a removable denture have greater resistance and retention

Place a “mouth full” of dental implants and non-removable bridges and crowns can be placed over the implants.  This can give the look and feel of a mouth full of teeth!

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Costs of Dental Implants

Costs of Dental Implants for a single tooth can run “around” $4,500.00 per tooth (circa 2007) and in full mouth cases can range from $30,000.00 up to the price (or exceed) the cost of a condominium. Of course this depends on the requirements of the case, some need more implants… some less. A few patients are not candidates for implants while other patients need some type of modification.  The vast majority of patients are in this “routine” situation.

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Why does a “lower denture” fit so poorly?

For Highlands Ranch Dental patients who are missing their upper and lower teeth full dentures may be your answer. Dr. James DeLapp and Dr H. Candace DeLapp are Highlands Ranch Cosmetic Dentists serving the Lone Tree, Centennial, Castle Pines, Englewood and the Greater Denver area. Dentures may be one of several options available. As a general rule, lower dentures are more complex to do that upper full dentures and much more difficult to wear than upper dentures.

Complementary Denture Consultation… take advantage of this!

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A complementary denture consultation provides the following:

1. It provides a no-cost visit to discuss your case with Highlands Ranch Dentists Dr.’s DeLapp to see if dentures, a new denture or an implant supported denture is for you.

2. Consultation with these Highlands Ranch Dentists allows you to have your questions answered ahead of time and to decide Cottonwood Dental Group is the right fit for you.

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Bacteria causes tooth decay

Bacteria in your mouth contain several different species of bacteria with many being beneficial for the mouth.  Dentists call this the bacterial flora of the mouth.  If the mouth becomes free from bacteria, yeasts and fungi can overtake your mouth and can cause dental discomfort and dental problems. Streptococcus mutans  (a species of bacteria) causes the most of the damage. It produces acid after it attaches to your teeth in the form of plaque. It is these acids that cause the demineralization that eventually leads to decay (cavities).

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Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp are Highlands Ranch, Parker, Lone Tree, Castle Pines and the Greater Denver area dentists who strive to improve your dental health through education seen in this Blog. We want you to appreciate the significance of bacteria to the dental decay process.

Your mouth contains many different kinds of bacteria with some being beneficial for the mouth. These helpful bacteria help control destructive bacteria, fungi and yeasts.

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Do you take my Dental Insurance in Highlands Ranch and the Greater Denver area

Maybe yes… maybe no … but consider other elements.

This information is for our Highlands Ranch Dental patients and dental patients living in Parker, Lone Tree, Castle Pines and the Greater Denver area. Any specific questions please contact your benefits manager. Note coverage “does” vary between plans!

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Our goal:

Our goal is for you to understand the benefits and “limitations´ of your dental insurance. Being disappointed by dental coverage is no fun and knowing ahead of time the limitations of coverage keeps everyone happy. Your dental policy may be the finest or one that is in the low end of benefits. You may need to make this decision;

“will I still make this decision to proceed with “dental treatment” at Cottonwood Dental Group even if my insurance will not cover it?

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• Complete Dentures for Dental Patients in Highlands Ranch

For dental patients who need full dentures, our Highlands Ranch Cosmetic Dentist serving the Lone Tree, Parker,Centennial, Castle Pines, Englewood and the Greater Denver area, offer cosmetic dentures.  Cosmetic dentures are one of several options for patients who want to change the appearance of their smile.  Cosmetic Dentures are more complex to do and much more time consuming for the patient and dentist but for many… the rewards are well worth it.

Complementary Denture Consultation for Dental Patients in Highlands Ranch

A complementary denture consultation provides the following:

• It provides a no-cost visit to discuss your case with the doctor to see if dentures, a new denture or an implant supported denture is for you.

•       It allows you to have your questions answered ahead of time and to decide if our Highlands Ranch Dental Office is the right fit for you.

•  It gives the Dr’s James and Candace DeLapp the opportunity to evaluate the level of complexity of your case.  Some dentures are very complex and the Dr’s Candace and James DeLapp can at least give you an “idea” of “what “might” be possible”!

• The doctors can give you recommendations of what techniques that will give you the best results and what techniques are unlikely to meet your needs.

• Is our Highlands Ranch Dental Office convenient to you?  Most of our patients come from the Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Centennial, Castle Pines area as well as the Englewood and Arapahoe County area of the South Denver Metro Area.

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Cosmetic Dentures what are they?

            Many patients who require dentures are interested in the cosmetic options that dentures can provide.  These options include:

The ability to choose their ideal tooth shade… some whiter… rarely darker.

• You can choose a variety of shapes of teeth.  Some shapes are flat… others rounded… oval… etc.

• We have the ability to position the teeth in the arch to give an enhanced effect.

• In patients who have old worn out dentures we have the ability to “open the bite” (to a point) which can decrease “wrinkles and folds that make us look prematurely older.

•  For some patients, we can fill out your lips that can decrease the effect of sunken cheeks.

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