Dentures
have held a common place in restoring missing teeth for over 100 years.
Dentures offer an affordable and convenient means to gain a complete smile
using prosthetic teeth. With properly fitting dentures, you regain your ability
to eat and speak, while giving your facial structures the support they need for
a youthful look. While dentures are the perfect solution to replacing missing teeth,
you have to take care of your dentures and have adjustments made as needed.
Overtime, your dentures will begin to slip or become uncomfortable. If you
don’t have adjustments made, you’ll develop complications from ill-fitting
dentures. As a dentist for dentures in Fort Smith, we’re here to educate you
about the importance of properly fitting dentures.
New Smile Dental
Friday, May 27, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Are Getting Dental X-rays Always Important? Fort Smith Dentist, Dr. Lopez Thinks So!
There are so many things to worry about in this day and age!
Are you eating healthy foods, getting enough exercise, or watching your weight?
Will certain medications cause side effects; are you eating too much sugar, or
drinking too much caffeine? The list goes on and on, and it’s enough to make
you crazy! Here is one less thing for you to worry about. Your Fort Smith dentist,
Dr. Gilbert Lopez wants to ease your mind about dental x-rays and assure you
that they’re perfectly safe.
Friday, March 4, 2016
Fort Smith, AR dentures replace teeth for a better life
Monday, February 15, 2016
Are You Looking for Porcelain Veneers in Fort Smith AR? Visit New Smile Dental.
Heading out for an evening of wine tasting in Arkansas’s
wine country is one of your favorite past times. On this evening, however
you’re feeling a bit nervous because you’ll be surrounded at the winery by at
least fifty of your coworkers. Your company is providing an evening out and
you’re expected to speak to the group. You’re considering coming down with a
sudden illness because speaking in front of people terrifies you. Because your
teeth are stained and chipped, on a daily basis you hardly speak to any coworkers
at all, let alone a group of them. Porcelain veneers in Fort Smith, AR may be
just the solution you’ve been looking for.
Monday, January 4, 2016
Things you didn’t know about Fort Smith, AR dentures
How to replace failing teeth is an important decision. Read
10 things you didn’t know about dentures from Fort Smith, AR general dentist,
Dr. Gilbert Lopez.
According to the Centers for Disease control in Atlanta, 25
percent of American adults over 60 are
missing all of their natural teeth. Replacement is not simply a cosmetic issue,
but a health and self-esteem concern, too. Fort Smith, AR dentures, crafted by Dr. Gilbert Lopez, conquer many of the consequences of
gapped smiles.
Monday, December 28, 2015
Fort Smith, AR porcelain crowns restore problem
Decay, fractures, fillings--these, and other factors,
compromise tooth structure. Fort Smith, AR patients get beautiful porcelain
crowns at New Smith Dental.
When a tooth is so compromised it cannot be restored with
fillings or cosmetic dental services, porcelain crowns from Gilbert Lopez DDS at New Smile
Dental rescue smiles. They bring durability, health and great aesthetics to
smiles in the the Fort Smith, AR area.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Fort Smith AR dentures from New Smile Dental change lives
Life without a complete smile is a struggle. Poor chewing,
pain, and compromised personal appearance result when teeth succumb to decay, accident or gum
disease. In his Fort Smith AR practice, Gilbert Lopez DDS of New Smile Dental creates dentures that give
life back to incomplete smiles.
Types of Fort Smith AR dentures
Basically, there are 2 kinds of dentures--partial and full. Both are created
from lifelike tooth- and gum-colored acrylic and frequently contain metal
framework.
Dr. Lopez places a partial denture when the patient has one
or more natural teeth. These teeth anchor the prosthetic made up of new teeth
mounted on a frame with clasps. Dr. Lopez places a complete denture when the
upper or lower arch or both are edentulous (missing all teeth).
Complete dentures may be conventional or immediate. The
dentist places the conventional dentures after remaining teeth are extracted
and gums heal. The patient does not receive his replacement teeth for 4 to 6
weeks after extraction.
The dentist places an immediate denture right after he
removes remaining natural teeth. The immediate denture helps control bleeding
and provides a complete smile right away. However, as gums and bones heal, they
shrink. So, the immediate denture requires relining and refitting as time goes
by.
The advantages of dentures
Dentures restore smiles to full function and appearance.
Patients eat and speak normally, they have a full set of attractive teeth, and
facial muscles are supported and more youthful looking. Quality dentures
created by your Fort Smith AR dentist at New Smile Dental last for years with
regular hygiene at home and professional care from Dr. Lopez and his team.
How Dr. Lopez creates and places dentures
In an initial consultation, Dr. Lopez takes x-rays and
dental impressions to determine how a denture should look. He offers the
patient viable options and formulates a treatment plan. The dentist sends his
instructions, the impressions and imaging to a dental lab where a skilled
technician crafts the denture.
During a subsequent appointment, Dr. Lopez “tries-in” the
prosthetic, checking fit, bite and appearance. The appliance may return to the
lab for reworking if necessary. When fit and other factors are exactly right,
the patient leaves with his denture in place.
Life with dentures
Patients find they adjust to quality dentures quickly.
Slight slurring of speech resolves, and facial muscles learn the proper way to
bite and chew. Individuals enjoy their renewed facial aesthetics, and find they
laugh and smile confidently.
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