subject: Pediatric Dentists Fort Collins For You [print this page] Pediatric Dentists Fort Collins - Making Those Front Teeth White Blotches Evaporate!
Hey, it snowed! Must be time for Halloween right? I am writing this weblog a few days prior to my preferred holiday of the year - Halloween. Not surprisingly I also call Halloween something else - job security! But, that's yet another story.
What I wanted to tell you about this month is new to pediatric dentistry and undoubtedly new to pediatric dentists Fort Collins. I've done some analysis, brought the professional in to teach our staff and tried it on several patients willing to be guinea pigs. The results have been fairly amazing and also a relief to teenagers who've been able to reverse the damage they did by not brushing well during the process of wearing their braces. What am I talking about? ICON, a brand new treatment for teeth, that can decrease and in some instances get rid of the decalcified white spots on front teeth.
If you want to cut to the chase right now and not read further, you are in all probability much less than 20 and I envy you! You can go to YouTube and search for Micro-invasive treatment of white spot with resin infiltration ICON DMG to watch the video.
Then, call Big Grins pediatric dentists Fort Collins and set up an appointment. As a specialist I will take patients for certain procedures for those whose general dentist doesn't do them, so that it is not a problem.
If you're a little older and would really like to know the background on this item here it is. ICON makes use of a thin resin or plastic that flows down in to the demineralized area of the teeth that reflects light poorly (the white spots). The resin is then light cured to polymerize it or harden it and make it lock into the tooth enamel structure. The plastic is polishable, so it'll smooth more like a well cleaned tooth and reflect light, or make the white spots disappear.
Your pediatric dentist ought to first prepare the damaged tooth structure to accept and retain the resin. Those steps involve using an acid etch to cleanse the microscopic damage. Like other dental procedures, a little knowledge goes a long way. In contrast to the you tube video, I use a plastic coating over the gum's tissue to safeguard it from the etch; I don't get a child's mouth numb or use that string in between the gums and teeth. That makes for a lot more pleasant encounter in our pediatric dentists Fort Collins practice.
The process takes about 45 minutes and is reasonably affordable. I usually like to insist the gum health is very good so it is not swollen or bloody. Right after braces come off, it generally takes 6-8 weeks of great hygiene just before a youngster is prepared to have the ICON performed.
Just like the sealants pediatric dentists have been putting on molars for years, the ICON resin is inert and will not harm the teeth or body. But if a tooth has cavities or weak places, the ICON just isn't corrective. My job and my passion would be to assist you to raise healthy, content youngsters. When you have any questions about this process or other aspects of pediatric dentists Fort Collins, give me a call or email me.
