If your dentures hurt when you eat or chew or fall out when you speak this is the perfect solution for you! We have found that some denture wearers suffer physical discomfort, unpleasant breath, and even embarrassment when their dentures move unexpectedly during speaking or chewing. Using mini dental implants to stabilize loose or poorly fitting lower dentures often brings relief and solves these common problems.

What Does The Procedure Involve? This unique, minimally invasive procedure can usually be completed in just one office visit. First, an initial exam will determine if you are a candidate for dental implants, which require a sufficient base of jaw bone for their placement. If we decide to do this relatively trouble-free procedure, you'll be given mild anesthesia and we'll gently insert several dental implants into your jaw. Once secure, we will adjust your denture so that it connects with your new implants. The result is that your lower denture is now firmly in place and you can speak and eat with confidence.

A Better Solution for Common Denture Problems
We have found that some denture wearers suffer physical discomfort, unpleasant breath, and even embarrassment when their dentures move unexpectedly during speaking or chewing. Using mini dental implants to stabilize loose or poorly fitting lower dentures often brings relief and solves these common problems.

What Does The Procedure Involve?
This unique, minimally invasive procedure can usually be completed in just one office visit. First, an initial exam will determine if you are a candidate for dental implants, which require a sufficient base of jaw bone for their placement. If we decide to do this relatively trouble-free procedure, you'll be given mild anesthesia and we'll gently insert several dental implants into your front lower jaw. Once secure, we will adjust your denture so that it connects with your new implants. The result is that your lower denture is now firmly in place and you can speak and eat with confidence.

Proper Care of Mini Dental Implants for Dentures
Please understand that your mini dental implants, just like natural teeth, are subject to damage from natural causes, including osteoporosis, poor oral hygiene, wear and tear attrition, poor health, heavy, stressful biting habits, and lack of follow-up dental maintenance care. As always, proper diet, good oral hygiene and regular dental visits are the keys to extending the life of yourdental implant and your winning smile.

Proper Care of Mini Dental Implants for Dentures! Please understand that your mini dental implants, just like natural teeth, are subject to damage from natural causes, including osteoporosis, poor oral hygiene, wear and tear attrition, poor health, heavy, stressful biting habits, and lack of follow-up dental maintenance care. As always, proper diet, good oral hygiene and regular dental visits are the keys to extending the life of your dental implant and your winning smile.

So if your denture is loose and are having a hard time eating the foods you love to eat, mini dental implants might be the solution for you.

Many people feel that if they don't have any dental insurance they can't afford to come in for even routine visits. I say you can't afford not to come in for routine visits. Just think your car insurance doesn't pay for routine maintenance on your car yet you still get the services done in order to protect your cars engine from more costly repairs. It is no different for your mouth. If you fail to keep up routine maintenance on your mouth you could pay not only with costly dental bills but with some general health issues. Not having routine maintenance or "cleanings" done you could be putting yourself at higher risk for heart diseases, stroke, diabetic complications... think about how much all of those things will cost you in the long run when thinking about skipping your routine visit to save some money and you will come to a different conclusion. So if you have been putting off your next visit call today to get back on track. Don't let a lack of insurance cost you your health!

I know you are wondering what Rota-Dent is? Rota-Dent is a toothbrush that operates at home like the equipment the hygenist uses to clean and polish your teeth.

Plaque removal is essental for a healthy, beautiful smile, the accumilation of plaque on teeth can lead to gingivitis (gum inflammation) or other conditions such as periodontitis (gum and bone disease). The Rota-Dent provides a choice of 3 different brush tips depending on the specific cleaning needs. The Rota-Dent is not like any other mechanical toothbrushes, with true rotary action and patented microfilament technology are the reasons the Rota-Dent is more effective in plaqu removal than a manual or any other mechanical toothbrushes and its also twice as fast. You can use the Rota-Dent with or without toothbrush. Also a regular tooth prush will only clean the smmoth surfaces of the teeth, and will not clean in between, or the small grooves and pit of your teeth and gun disease and tooth decay starts in those areas.

Clincial studies have show the value of the Rota-Dent in controlling dental plaque, reducing stains, reducing bleeding gums, and cleaning braces and implants. Clincial studies also show that the Rota-Dent helps control dental plaque and inflimmation associated with gingivitis. These studies have proven that The Rota-Dent is effective in removing plaque and controlling gum disease. Therefore, the Rota-Dent will help prevent premature failure to crowns, bridges and partials.

If you are ready to switch to a toothbrush that is more effective at cleaning your teeth, feel free to give us a call or ask on your next appointment.

Here is a very interesting article by Elizabeth Kaye, MPH, PhD on the relationship between Periodontal disease and impaired cognition.

Progressive inflammation of tissues in the central nervous system, resulting in degeneration of nerve cells, is thought to play a role in the development of dementia.1 Epidemiologic studies suggest that persons with high levels of systemic inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein and pro-inflammatory cytokines, are at higher risk of dementia than those with lower levels. In addition, use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) may lower the risk of dementia. There are many potential sources of chronic inflammation, including periodontal diseases. Periodontal diseases are among the most prevalent diseases affecting the population. Among adults, 75% have a mild form (gingivitis), and approximately 40% have moderate or severe periodontitis.

Within the past several years, an increasing number of studies have reported associations between oral health status and measures of impaired cognition in community-dwelling older adults.2-7 In the U.S. National Health and Examination Surveys (NHANES) conducted in 1988-1994 and in 2001-2002,2-4 participants underwent cognitive testing to measure memory, response speed, attention, and coordination. Persons with lower scores on these cognitive tests were more likely to have a greater extent of sites with attachment loss and probing pocket depth, or lack teeth altogether, compared to persons with higher scores. In addition, individuals with high serum levels of antibody to P. gingivalis, a common periodontal bacterium, performed poorly on verbal recall and subtraction tasks.2 Other studies found lack of teeth was associated with poor cognitive function5,6 and higher incidence of dementia.7 In the current study, increased risk of cognitive impairment was independently related to number of teeth lost and progression of periodontal disease during a 32-year follow-up.

Since all of these studies have been observational, it cannot be determined yet if periodontal disease directly causes or worsens cognitive impairment, or what biologic mechanisms are responsible for the associations. Several mechanisms have been proposed and are the focus of current research.

Periodontal disease as a source of inflammatory factors

Periodontitis is a chronic condition that exposes a patient to pro-inflammatory factors over the long term. Periodontal pathogens that accumulate in plaque on the teeth secrete lipopolysaccharide, an endotoxin that activates macrophages to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines. In turn, these cytokines enter the circulation and induce the host response through several pathways. In addition, the bacteria themselves and their components can gain access to the systemic circulation and invade non-oral tissues. Thus, bacteria and inflammatory mediators that originate in the oral cavity may contribute to and enhance inflammatory processes in the brain that increase the risk of dementia.

Periodontal disease as a marker for underlying inflammatory processes that lead to cognitive impairment

The association between periodontal disease and cognitive impairment may also reflect an indirect biologic mechanism in which periodontitis and dementia are two separate disease outcomes that arise from an underlying chronic inflammation. Both diseases have several common risk factors that can influence the immune system and enhance inflammation, including smoking, depression, and diabetes. In both periodontitis and dementia, specific genotypes of the interleukin family of cytokines have been associated with increased disease risk and led to the hypothesis that some individuals have a hyper-inflammatory response phenotype. A number of diseases with an inflammatory component -- cardiovascular disease, diabetes, periodontal disease, and dementia -- might then tend to cluster in individuals with such a phenotype.

Dr. Elizabeth (Krall) Kaye is a professor and director of the epidemiology division in the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. Her research focuses on the association of skeletal bone density to tooth retention in the elderly, genetic and environmental influences on bone and teeth, and smoking cessation. She holds an MPH and PhD from the University of Pittsburgh.

References

1. Kamer AR, Craig RG, Dasanayake AP, Brys M, Glodzik-Sobanska L, deLeon MJ. Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease: possible role of periodontal diseases. Alzheimer's Dementia 2008; 4:242-250.

2. Noble JM, Borrell LN, Papapanou PN, Elkind MSV, Scarmeas N, Wright CB. Periodontitis is associated with cognitive impairment among older adults: analysis of NHANES-III. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009; 80:1206-1211.

3. Stewart R, Sabbah W, Tsakos G, D'Aiuto F, Watt RG. Oral health and cognitive function in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). Psychosomat Med 2008; 70:936-941.

4. Yu YH, Kuo HK. Association between cognitive function and periodontal disease in older adults. J Amer Geriatrics Soc 2008; 56:1693-1697.

5. Stewart R, Hirani V. Dental health and cognitive impairment in an English National Survey Population. J Amer Geriatric Soc 2007; 55:1410-1414.

6. Grabe HJ, Schwahn C, Völzke H, et al. Tooth loss and cognitive impairment. J Clin Periodontol 2009; 36:550-557.

7. Sparks Stein P, Desrosiers M, Donegan SJ, et al. Tooth loss, dementia, and neuropathology in the Nun Study. J Amer Dent Assoc 2007; 138:1314-1322.

If you're like most people you answered "no". Most people feel they do not clench or grind their teeth and yet often times we as dental professionals see evidence to the contrary. Saying you don't grind your teeth is like saying you don't have dreams. You are asleep when those things occur, and are unaware that they are happening. There are some signs you can look for, do your teeth appear to be flat or short and stubby,

or do you have notches at the gum line?

Take a close look if you have either of these conditions in your mouth you are probably clenching or grinding your teeth without even knowing it. There are things that you can do to protect your teeth and your jaw joints from the enormous pressure you are putting on them but you need to ask your dentist which is right for you. Putting off asking increases the amount of irreversible damage that is done so don't wait if you even think it's possible that you are a secret grinder. In fact if you are not sure the next time you are in the office ask! The teeth you save will be your own.