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Making Sure Dentures Will Look Natural
Making Sure Dentures Will Look Natural

Restorative Dentistry

Making Sure Dentures Will Look Natural

Have you ever looked at swatches of wallpaper or carpeting and tried to imagine how it might look in your living room? Not easy to do. Choosing a denture that fits your face—and looks and feels natural—poses a similar problem. You never really know how they're going to look and feel until you get to wear and chew with them. Our customized denture technique begins with a special treatment denture that you actually wear with the same teeth that will be placed in your [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-07-18T00:00:34-07:00July 18, 2017|Restorative Dentistry|

Dental Implants: The Next Best Thing to Natural Teeth
Dental Implants: The Next Best Thing to Natural Teeth

Restorative Dentistry

Dental Implants: The Next Best Thing to Natural Teeth

Once teeth are missing from the jawbone—whether one or many; whether from accident or disease—something very important is missing as well. That's tooth stability. Any denture wearer will tell you there's nothing more upsetting than a slipping lower denture and the anxious uncertainty it brings. That's because once one or more teeth are removed, the jawbone that previously anchored the roots begins to dissolve. Dental researchers worked for years to find ways to keep bone from shrinking. Now we're proud to offer a solution [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2017-02-28T00:00:46-08:00February 28, 2017|Restorative Dentistry|

Gone Missing
Gone Missing

Restorative Dentistry

Gone Missing

Lose a tooth? We can help you choose the right replacement option. CROWN & BRIDGE is a collective phrase for several methods of restoring teeth. When a tooth has been damaged but is healthy enough to save, we place a crown that covers it and binds it together for strength. Crowns can be fashioned from gold or alloys, porcelain, or a combination of materials. A bridge can span a single missing tooth, or many. Conventional bridges usually involve crowns at both ends with a [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2016-12-27T00:00:30-08:00December 27, 2016|Restorative Dentistry|

Impression Material
Impression Material

Patient Education

Impression Material

What is that goo? Whether you need a new denture, braces, or a single inlay restoration, you'll encounter the "goo" dentists use to make an impression - the first step to a perfect likeness of your mouth. In effect, the material you bite into registers a "negative" image, like a photograph. To make a positive model, a plaster-like "stone" is poured into the impression and allowed to set. And there you are. Impression material, to work properly, must reproduce oral structures accurately, and be [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2016-12-06T00:00:52-08:00December 6, 2016|Patient Education|

Dentistry and the Older Adult
Dentistry and the Older Adult

Patient Education

Dentistry and the Older Adult

With people living longer, we, as dentists, recognize that the dental profession must shoulder a new responsibility for enduring dental care. We all hope we'll live to a ripe old age. At the same time, we want to enjoy the rest of our years and live a quality life. As people age, they become more prone to certain chronic conditions. Old adults may encounter root decay, erosion of the root surfaces, fracturing of fillings and brittle teeth, or gum infection. People with dentures or [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2016-09-13T00:00:23-07:00September 13, 2016|Patient Education|

The Deal with Dentures
The Deal with Dentures

Restorative Dentistry

The Deal with Dentures

Dentures are one of those subjects where so much information is passed around and so little is really understood. Popular wisdom has it that only the first set of dentures fit properly. That’s only partially true. They tend to feel best because the gum ridges have not yet receded. But we can now re-fit new dentures that look and feel just as good as the original. Denture fit depends largely on the health of the gums. That’s why we recommend you see us at [...]

By Diamond Dental of Sacramento|2016-02-16T00:00:56-08:00February 16, 2016|Restorative Dentistry|

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