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den•ture /déncher/ n. A complete set of removable artificial teeth for both jaws. |
 Dental JournalsNew smile, new life: Innovative technologies and techniques can transform a smileCosmetic Tribune, July, 2009An actor-turned-director came to our practice from www.denture wearers.com. He was seeking a solution to enhance and reconstruct his smile. Over the past several years, he had noticed his face slowly “sagging,” despite an upper denture made by a cosmetic dentist in Las Vegas (Fig. 1a). Since then, he had seen numerous dentists, including several prominent prosthodontists, to resolve his smile, and more importantly, his facial concerns. However, the patient was not prepared to commit to extensive treatment plans, neither in time nor in finances; not to mention the pain and recovery period associated with the multiple surgeries he would have to undergo for a permanent solution. Among the numerous treatment options we discussed for his dental requirements were implants, a new denture, a precision partial, veneers and crowns. He was then presented with an entirely innovative option he had not heard of before: a new full denture for the upper arch and a Snap-On Smile for the lower arch, to create the beautiful smile and natural facial dimensions for which he longed. read more... Cosmetic Dentistry Is Now The Standard Dallas News March 31, 2008 New Smile New Life April 2008 Turning "Problem Patients" into "Perfect Patients" Dentistry Today May 2007 Dentures as full-mouth reconstruction Part One Clinician's Comments, October 2006 Dentures as full-mouth reconstruction Part Two Clinician's Comments, October 2006 The use of Smile Libraries for Cosmetic Dentistry Dental Tribune 2006 Transitional to Final Dentures Part One - Contemporary Esthetics, May 2006 Transitional to Final Dentures Part Two - Contemporary Esthetics, May 2006 Additional Clinician's Comments (continued) |
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