http://dgdent.com/blog We practice dentistry as a fine art Mon, 05 May 2008 13:00:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Problem: This wonderful young lady and her family wanted a fuller, more beautiful smile. As a graduation present, her grandmother paid for her to come to Donaldson & Guenther to get it. When she came to us, she had spaces between her teeth; also, the center left tooth had ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/05/05/porcelain-veneers-closing-spaces/ There are many things that please me deeply as a dentist. One of those is watching patients warm up, relax, grow in trust and simply have more fun as they get to know us. Most people have a bad dental experience in their past that has left them afraid, ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/04/22/pain-anxiety-control-anxiolysis-from-light-oral-sedation/ The Problem:This patient was no longer happy with her old bonding. She wanted a bold bright look. The Solution:Eight porcelain veneers on top and eight below rendered a beautiful result. Sorry, we can’t show you more, like her full smile. People just think her teeth are bleached. ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/04/22/porcelain-veneers-bright-beautiful/ The Problem:This young man had a number of congenitally missing teeth and many poorly formed teeth. He and his parents wanted a great smile and better chewing with the back teeth. They also preferred implants to replace missing teeth instead of bridges. The Solution: We fulfilled the patient's hopes by grafting ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/04/22/complex-restoration-bone-grafting-implants-crowns/ The Problem: This patient had heavily worn out teeth as well as many fractured teeth and fillings. Gum disease was starting to undermine the stability of his teeth. Unfortunately. one of his front teeth was hopeless. The Solution: At Donaldson and Guenther, we increased the patient’s tooth size and length by ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/04/22/complex-restoration-porcelain-crown-bridge-prosthodontics/ When patients come in to see us, they are not very excited. They have had only "ho hum" experiences with other dentists, always being told what they need with no options, like they were only a mouth not a whole person. "Wow" is what I hear after their appointment with us. ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/03/28/wow/ As experienced dentists, we know what can happen as stress fractures develop in teeth. Today, more people have teeth with small to medium sized fillings than in decades past. That is good. However, if those teeth start to show stress cracks, the part of the tooth that eventually splits away ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/03/21/why-are-fractured-teeth-an-important-issue/ When our car windshield gets a crack, does our car insurance policy say, “No coverage until it breaks in half or until it shatters?” Does your medical coverage say, “No coverage on a fractured bone until it breaks all the way through?” Of course not. We all understand that the situation ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/03/04/fractured-teeth-an-insurance-dilemma/ I had a car accident 15 years ago and injured my front teeth. One tooth, in particular, was going to be lost. I had a root canal and two dental surgeries to buy some time but, eventually, loss was going to happen. Well, this year it happened. I lost the tooth. ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/02/15/lost-hope-restored/ In the early years of my practice, i worked for an older dentist that people loved. Patients loved him even though their dental work needed to be replaced often. I realized there were serious quality issues and decided my future practice would be different. In 1990, I moved into ... http://dgdent.com/blog/2008/02/07/then-and-now/