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ROBERT
ADELMAN
THE DENTIST

Services of Dr. Adelman

Cosmetic Dentistry

Are you ready for a Smile Makeover?

 

Your smile is one of your most important features. Dentistry is  continuously evolving and with a variety of advanced treatment options,  achieving a beautiful, healthy, aesthetic smile is made easy for  patients of all ages.


If you’re considering cosmetic dental treatment, ask yourself a few simple questions:

  • Do you hesitate when you smile?
  • Would you like to increase your self-confidence?
  • Do you want to look your best in social or professional situations?
  • Are you ready to reverse any dental imperfections you may have?

If you have answered yes to any of these questions, cosmetic dentistry may be the answer you’ve been looking for!


Cosmetic Dentistry is an Art and a Science

 Let us help you achieve your smile goals! Cosmetic dentistry is  different from general dental care; it is both an art and science, and  by providing cosmetic dental care, your dentist is able to offer smile  enhancement, restoration, and maintenance treatments for optimal dental  health. Using cutting-edge techniques and advanced materials, our office  proudly offers you a beautiful, natural smile and all the benefits that  come with it.


 Feel more confident about your appearance with a new smile that is as  beautiful as it is healthy. You no longer have to suffer from missing,  chipped, discolored, or crooked teeth

Fillings

Need Some New Fillings?

 Many people still have silver/mercury fillings in their mouths from  years past. These fillings are not particularly pleasing to the eye.  We  also know silver/mercury fillings ultimately result in a weaker tooth  structure. Porcelain inlays and Tooth Colored Restorations (onlays)  create fillings that are not only pleasing to the eye (or unnoticeable)  but also add strength to weakened teeth. These restorations are  aesthetically pleasing and very strong thanks to new bonding  technologies.


Disadvantages of Silver fillings
Silver fillings have many drawbacks. The edges of the silver  filling can wear down, become weak or break.  This results in the tooth  not being protected and allows leakage that ultimately turns into  recurrent decay.  With age, the metal of a silver filling expands,  contracts, and can split the tooth.

Silver fillings contain 50 percent mercury.

They can corrode, leak and cause stains on your teeth and gums.

Fortunately, silver fillings can safely be replaced with Tooth Colored Restorations.


Advantages of Tooth-Colored Restorations
There are many advantages to tooth colored restorations. Resin  restorations are bonded to the teeth creating a tight, superior fit to  the natural tooth.  The tooth remains intact and stronger.

Since the resin used in tooth colored restorations contain fluoride  this can help prevent decay. The resin wears like natural teeth and does  not require placement at the gum line, which is healthier for your  gums!

The result is a beautiful smile!

Silver fillings
Composites
Tooth Colored fillings
restorations

Fillings

Bondings

Need Some New Fillings?

 Bonding can be used as a restorative procedure for teeth that are  chipped, cracked, discolored or misarranged, and is an alternative to  veneers.

How does it work?
The tooth is prepared for the procedure by lightly etching the  surface and applying a bonding liquid. Once the liquid sets, a plastic  resin is applied and sculpted into the desired shape by the dentist.  Once set, the resin is trimmed, smoothed and polished to a natural  appearance.

Considerations
The bonding procedure can often be completed in a single office  visit, and can improve the appearance of a tooth significantly.  However, since the plastic resin used is not as strong as your natural  tooth enamel, it is more likely to stain, chip or break than natural  teeth. Bonding typically lasts three to five years before repair is  needed.

Bondings

Bondings

Crowns or Caps

All Porcelain Crowns

Why Have A Crown Done?
Where damage to a person’s teeth is extreme, and apparently  beyond repair, we can use all porcelain or porcelain fused to a metal  alloy crowns to make the smile appear “as new”. This is an extremely  reliable technique for repairing the most severe of dental problems,  even replacing missing teeth to offer a complete smile and a functional  bite. These treatments are used for a long lasting correction of major  dental problems. It is usual for these treatments to last for 10 to 20  years, which is as close to permanent as dental treatment can get.


How long does it take?
Fitting a crown requires at least two visits to our office.  Initially, we will remove decay, shape the tooth, and fit it with a  temporary crown of either plastic or metal.

On the subsequent visit we will remove the temporary crown, and then  fit and adjust the final crown.  Finally, we will cement the crown into  place and you have a new beautiful looking tooth.


Key Benefits
1 .Replaces missing teeth
2 .Offers support to misshapen teeth or badly broken teeth
3. Looks completely natural
4. Fixes “smile” and functional chewing problems


What are the capabilities of crowns?
Crown and bridgework is a very reliable solution for major  dental problems. Material used in these repairs is either high-grade  porcelain, or porcelain bonded to a metal alloy.  Where accidental  damage has occurred, resulting in lost teeth, or where teeth have broken  away through excessive wear, or as the result of old fillings breaking,  crowns and/or bridges can be used as a long-term solution.
Many people have unexplained pain from filled back teeth, which is  usually due to hairline cracks in the chewing part of the tooth. Placing  crowns on these teeth relieves the pain and allows a return of full  dental function for these teeth. In front teeth, older fillings can both  weaken the teeth and cause “appearance” problems due to staining or  chipping. In teeth with root canal fillings, crowns can prevent  breakage.

Porcelain Crown

Crowns or Caps

Dental Implants

Dental Implants

 Dental implants are designed to provide a foundation for replacement  teeth that look, feel, and function like natural teeth. The person who has lost teeth regains the ability to eat virtually anything and can  smile with confidence, knowing that teeth appear natural and that facial  contours will be preserved. The implants themselves are titanium posts  that are placed into the jawbone where teeth are missing. The bone bonds  to the titanium, creating a strong foundation for artificial teeth. In  addition, implants can help preserve facial structure, preventing the  bone deterioration that occurs when teeth are missing.

 

 In addition to replacing teeth, dental implants are used with dentures.  The dental implants are placed to help the retention of the denture.  The added retention for removable devices keeps dentures from “popping up” while functioning, removing  those embarrassing moments around the dinner table.


 Dental Implants can be used to support a device that stays in all the time, a fixed device called All on 4's or 6's.

All on 4's
All on 6's
Single Implant Replacement

Implants

Fixed Bridges

Traditional Bridges

 All of  your teeth play an important role in speaking, chewing and in  maintaining proper alignment of other teeth. Tooth loss doesn’t  necessarily have to occur as you age, but if you do lose teeth, they  must be replaced to maintain proper function of your mouth. Fortunately,  there are options for correcting tooth loss.
Fixed bridges are applied by either placing crowns on the abutment teeth  or by bonding the artificial teeth directly to the abutment teeth.   Removable bridges are attached to the teeth with metal clasps or by  precision attachments.
If you’re missing one or more teeth, you may be aware of their  importance to your appearance and dental health. Your teeth work  together for many daily functions from eating to speaking. With missing  teeth, it’s difficult to do these things. Missing teeth can and should  be replaced. Fixed bridges are a great way to restore your dental health  and appearance.


What exactly is a bridge or fixed partial denture?
A bridge (fixed partial denture) is a device, which fills the  gap where teeth are absent. Fixed bridges are bonded into place and can  only be removed by a dental professional. Removable bridges, as the name  implies, can be taken out and cleaned. Fixed bridges offer more  stability than their removable counterparts.


Why do I need a bridge?
Oral functionality and appearance are important reasons for  wearing a bridge. A bridge helps support your lips and cheeks. The loss  of a back tooth may cause your mouth to sink and your face to look  older.
Dental health is the most important reason for a bridge. Teeth were  designed to complement each other. Unusual stresses are placed on the  gums and other oral tissues when teeth are missing, causing a number of  potentially harmful disorders.
Increased risk of gum disease has proven to be one of the worst side  effects of missing teeth and can be minimized with a bridge.
Missing teeth can cause speech disorders as they are used to make many of the sounds we use to speak clearly.


How is a bridge attached?
Fixed bridges are typically cemented to the natural teeth next  to the space left by the missing tooth. A pontic (false tooth) replaces  the lost tooth. Crowns, which are cemented onto the natural teeth,  provide support for the bridge.


How do I take care of my bridge?
A strict regimen of brushing and flossing will keep the bridge  and surrounding teeth clean.  This is of critical importance as the  bridge relies on the neighboring teeth for support.

Crown Bridge

Fixed Bridge

Endodontics (Root Canals)

Root Canals

What is a root canal?
A root canal is one of the most common dental procedures performed,  well  over 14 million every year. This simple treatment can save your  natural teeth and prevent the need of dental implants or bridges. At the  center of your tooth is pulp. Pulp is a collection of blood vessels  that helps to build the surrounding tooth. Infection of the pulp can be  caused by trauma to the tooth, deep decay, cracks and chips, or repeated  dental procedures. Symptoms of the infection can be identified as  visible injury or swelling of the tooth, sensitivity to temperature or  pain in the tooth and gums. 


How is a root canal performed?
The injured pulp is removed and the root canal system is  thoroughly cleaned and sealed. This therapy usually involves local  anesthesia and may be completed in one or more visits depending on the  treatment required. Success for this type of treatment occurs in about  90% of cases. If your tooth is not amenable to endodontic treatment or  the chance of success is unfavorable, you will be informed at the time  of consultation or when a complication becomes evident during or after  treatment.
We use local anesthesia to eliminate discomfort.


What happens after treatment?
When your root canal therapy is completed, the tooth will have  to be restored and protected with in two weeks in order to prevent  fracture of the weakened tooth structure and reinfection. We will be  able to decide on what type of restoration is best for your particular  clinical situation.

Root Canal
Endodontics

Root Canal

Dental Sealants

Sealants

 Highly effective in preventing decay on the biting surfaces of your  chewing teeth.  Sealants are a simple procedure in which a tooth-colored  acrylic “coating” is painted onto the surface of the tooth. The sealant  enters the grooves and pits. This effectively “seals” the deep grooves  acting as a barrier, protecting enamel from plaque and acids.


 Sealants protect the depressions and grooves of your teeth from food  particles and plaque that brushing and flossing can’t reach.


 Easy to apply, sealants take only a few minutes to seal each tooth.  Sealants hold up well under the force of normal chewing and can last  several years before a reapplication is needed.

Children and adults can benefit from sealants in the fight against tooth decay.

Sealants
Protect Teeth

Keep the Tooth Decay Away

TMJ or TMD Temporal Mandibular Disorder

The TMJ

Trouble with Your Jaw?
TMJ disorders develop for many reasons. You might clench or  grind your teeth, tightening your jaw muscles and stressing your TM  joint. You may have a damaged jaw joint due to injury or disease.  Injuries and arthritis can damage the joint directly or stretch or tear  the muscle ligaments. As a result, the disk, which is made of cartilage  and functions as the “cushion” of the jaw joint, can slip out of  position. Whatever the cause, the results may include a misaligned bite,  pain, clicking or grating noise when you open your mouth or trouble  opening your mouth wide.


Do You Have a TMJ Disorder?
1. Are you aware of grinding or clenching your teeth?
2. Do you wake up with sore, stiff muscles around your jaws?
3. Do you have frequent headaches or neck aches?
4. Does the pain get worse when you clench your teeth?
5. Does stress make your clenching and pain worse?
6. Does your jaw click, pop, grate, catch, or lock when you open your mouth?
7. Is it difficult or painful to open your mouth, eat or yawn?
8. Have you ever injured your neck, head or jaws?
9. Have you had problems (such as arthritis) with other joints?
10. Do you have teeth that no longer touch when you bite?
11. Do your teeth meet differently from time to time?
12. Is it hard to use your front teeth to bite or tear food?
13. Are your teeth sensitive, loose, broken or worn?

The more times you answered “yes,” the more likely it is that you  have a TMJ disorder. Understanding TMJ disorders will also help you  understand how they are treated.


Treatment
There are various treatment options that the doctor can utilize  to improve the harmony and function of your jaw. Once an evaluation  confirms a diagnosis of TMJ disorder, The doctor will determine the  proper course of treatment. It is important to note that treatment  always works best with a team approach of self-care joined with  professional care.


The initial goals are to relieve the muscle spasm and joint pain. This  is usually accomplished with a pain reliever, anti-inflammatory or  muscle relaxant. Steroids can be injected directly into the joints to  reduce pain and inflammation. Self-care treatments can often be  effective as well and include: Resting your jaw; Keeping your teeth  apart when you are not swallowing or eating; Eating soft foods; Applying  ice and heat; Exercising your jaw; Practicing good posture.


Stress management techniques such as biofeedback or physical therapy  may also be recommended, as well as a temporary, clear plastic appliance  known as a splint. A splint or nightgaurd fits over your top or bottom  teeth and helps keep your teeth apart, thereby relaxing the muscles and  reducing pain. There are different types of appliances used for  different purposes. A nightguard helps you stop clenching or grinding  your teeth and reduces muscle tension at night and helps to protect the  cartilage and joint surfaces. An anterior positioning appliance moves  your jaw forward, relieves pressure on parts of your jaw and aids in  disk repositioning. It may be worn 24 hours/day to help your jaw heal.  An orthotic stabilization appliance is worn 24 or just at night to move  your jaw into proper position. Appliances also help to protect from  tooth wear.

TMJ
TMD
Temporal Mandibular Joint

TMJ/TMD: Clenching and Grinding

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