The Challenge: "D." came to our office with all the teeth on the upper right missing. On the upper left, she had several older crowns which were failing due to decay. "D." desired a solution that did not require her to remove her teeth. She said she did not want a denture or a removable partial denture. She was adamant that she wanted a natural looking result that was "permanent". The Solution: On the upper right, dental implants were utilized to replace the natural tooth roots that were missing. "D's." implants served to support the porcelain crowns I created.
I also replaced the older upper left crowns with crowns made of the more natural looking materials we have available today. In this case, "D's." function and great smile were restored in a way that allows her to say, "It feels like my real teeth have grown back."
Dr. Mahlin completed the last step of attaching an implant tooth yesterday. This was after a multi-month process of having four crowns attached over multiple visits.
I would not have completed any of this dental work without the outstanding care and compassion of Dr. Mahlin and his staff. I had developed an extreme fear of any dental procedures and have avoided the dentist for over 30 years.
Dr. Mahlin and staff explained what dental work I needed and developed a plan on how to complete the work.
Getting me into a dentist chair is not easy . But Dr. Mahlin and staff made me as comfortable as possible and explained each step along the way. I now plan to follow good dental hygiene with routine future visits.
I would recommend Clarkson Dental Group to anyone with dental anxiety. Dr. Mahlin and staff have experience with dental anxiety and provide professional care with outstanding coaching.
I am lucky to have found this dental group, and thank Dr. Mahlin and each member of his staff for walking me through this process.
- Dennis S