The Challenge: "D." lost two upper front teeth due to a traumatic injury. The patient asked, while we were restoring his smile, what could be done to straighten out his misaligned and rotated upper right canine (eye-tooth). The appearance of this tooth had bothered him for years. The Solution: Two dental implants were placed on "D.'s" upper left to serve as man-made roots for the two teeth lost to injury. In three appointments, I placed two all ceramic (metal-free) crowns on the implants and an all ceramic crown over the rotated canine. This provided "D." with the smile he said he had always wanted. Dental implants are the ideal, state-of-the-art way to replace a missing tooth or multiple missing teeth.
Over the 40+ years dental implants have been in use, they have proven to be extremely reliable and long lasting. Implants are free-standing & do not depend on neighboring natural teeth for support. Implant restorations CANNOT get decay.
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