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Sunday, March 3, 2013

New Orthopedic and Orthodontic Options Crystal Lake Dental Associates

New Orthopedic and Orthodontic Options

Nite-guide®

Who doesn’t want a brighter smile and a brighter future for their children? Nite-Guide® for the 5-7 year old is worn only while sleeping. Orthodontics for children, combined with early intervention and expert dentistry will help your little ones succeed, and give them reasons to smile early on in life.

The Nite-Guide® is a comfortable, clear appliance worn during the night, to provide preventive care for 5 to 7-year-old children while they sleep. Nite-Guide® prevents the need for braces later on in children’s lives by being a preventive orthodontic solution. It provides a straight smile and a healthy occlusion early on, by guiding teeth properly into the mouth as the child grows and develops.

Occlus-O-Guide®

The Occlus-O-Guide® makes it possible to straighten children’s teeth in just 4 to 10 months! The Occlus-O-Guide® is an alternative to fixed braces for kids that are typically 8 to 12-years-old, also known as the mixed dentition age group. This clear, removable, and comfortable soft plastic appliance is actively worn for two to four hours during the day and at night.

Ortho-T®

In as little as 1 to 12 months, the Ortho-T® provides adult orthodontics to straighten teeth for ages 12 to adult.An all-in-one orthopedic, functional, and finishing appliance. In fact, these high quality removable adult appliances are backed with decades of research in adult orthodontics and proven to eliminate painful overbite, overjet or TMJ problems.

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Dr. Neal answers all of your questions about orthopedic and orthodontic dental care at Crystal Lake Dental Associates.

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Food Pantry-Crystal Lake Dentist

Crystal Lake Dental Associates is helping restock local food pantries

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Monday, October 1, 2012

National Dental Hygiene Month-Crystal Lake Dentist

October is National Dental Hygiene Month

If you are due or overdue for your checkup, this is a good time to make an appointment. The back to school rush is over and the kids are now in a routine. You have a schedule now that you know so you can check your calendar and give your dentist a call.

If you do not have a dentist, and you live in or near Crystal Lake, we are taking new patients. Our Motto is "Pampered Patients...State of the Art Dental Care".

What to expect

Dental insurance

We are on several dental plans, so your insurance should work fine with our office... a quick call will help find out if we are a good office for your plan.We are very knowledgeable about dental insurance, and can help you determine any out of pocket costs. In addition we have many ways and plans to help you pay your portion.

What we do

We do take great interest in your entire well being and will take a medical/dental history as well as encourage to tell us about your wants, needs and fears.

The dental hygienist will greet you and review your information. We recommend a current set of radiographs and can assist you if current films are at another office. We will do a thorough examination of your mouth including oral cancer screening. Your gums and teeth will be evaluated along with your bite and TMJ. Dr. Neal will review your findings and concerns. If all is great, the hygienist will clean your teeth and we will schedule in our recare system to keep your mouth healthy and clean, If there is any dental care needed, we will go over the appointments and any fees.

To learn more about our office, please visit our website at http://DrNeal.com

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Teeth in an Hour, Teeth in a Day, All on 4, All on 6, Zygoma Implants- Crystal Lake Dental Associates

Teeth in an Hour- what is it?

Teeth in a day, Teeth in an Hour, All on 4, All on 6, Zygoma implants

These phrases all refer to a basic stabilizing effect of locking 4 or more angled implants together at the time of placement in the jaw in a temporary fixed bridge or modified denture.

Am I a candidate for Teeth in an Hour?

If you have few or no teeth, an existing denture you wish to get rid of, you are probably a candidate. In the past, bone grafting and long healing periods were needed to provide enough bone for implant supported fixed bridges. With 3D CT scans, and new techniques, we are often able to locate enough usable bone for implant placement.

When adequate bone is identified in certain areas, a surgeon-dentist-lab technician team can simultaneously place implants, and secure them with special parts to a pre-made or existing bridge or denture. In this way a patient can walk in with no teeth (or a removable denture) and walk out the same day with a fixed set of teeth.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Teeth in an Hour

The advantages of this technique are:

Ease of the procedure
Ability to avoid painful bone grafting procedures
Potential of immediate loading at the surgical appointment
Decreased cost to the patient
Drastically improved aesthetics
Can be performed on the partially or fully edentulous patient
Ease of maintenance
Can be done as a flapless procedure when using NobelGuide™ guided surgery protocol

The main disadvantage is

Cost verses a conventional denture (or implant/ mini implant retained lower denture).

Does everyone get the same set of teeth in “Teeth in an Hour”?

Your fixed bridge is customized just for you. There are several different configurations and combinations of implants and fixed bridges that will work. Much of the decision on which combination will work best is dependant on the location and amount of available bone as well as the patient’s esthetic and speech requirements.

Getting started

In order to get started, you can schedule a free consultation with Dr. Neal to discuss your particular needs and he can give you an estimated fee range fro your situation. After this Dr. Neal can schedule the appropriate records needed to begin. You will meet with Dr. Neal and the surgeon to plan your transformation day.

After the placement of the implants and fixed bridge, you will have a few follow up appointments to observe proper healing and fit of the bridge.

Final fixed Bridge

At about 6 months, the implants will be evaluated for integration and placement of the final fixed bridge.

Do I need to go to one of the large clinics for this procedure?

Many local dental offices offer this great service. These offices work closely with the local oral surgeon and dental lab to provide the same level of care as the larger centrally located implant clinic. In addition you have the advantage of a neighborhood dentist to maintain your new implant supported fixed bridge as well as all of your, and your family’s regular dental care.