Sedation & Crown Seminar November 10th

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Created on Saturday, 29 October 2011

What is sedation dentistry, exactly? Sedation dentistry is a safe and effective alternative for patients who are anxious, afraid, or who need surgical or extensive treatment. Children are a wonderful candidates for sedation dentistry-often to young to tolerate needed treatment, it is critical that their dental experience is a positive one.

Come learn about sedation and see if it is right for your children! Our Doctors will be on hand to answer questions!

Also starting November 10th we will be having a crown special of $595 on your first crown (some restrictions apply)

See our Lehi office for details 801-766-3600

Dirty Dash

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Created on Friday, 28 October 2011

At stonehaven Dental, we love to give back to our community. Last month, our team participated in the "Dirty Dash" 10K. The Dirty Dash is a mud-filled obstacle course where a military boot camp meets your inner five-year old's fantasy. The mud was plentiful and everyone had a great time. As an office, we dressed up as "Grime Fighters" ready to attack the grime-filled mud pits. The proceeds of the race went to Soldier Hollow legacy Foundation, and The Leukemia Lyphohoma Society. For a video of the muddy fun, visit our Facebook page.

Ask the Doctor...Do I need a Bone Graft?

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Created on Monday, 26 September 2011

Bone loss following tooth extraction & effect on implant placement.

Did you know that following the extraction of a tooth, the surrounding bone diminishes in both height and thickness by as much as 50% in the first year? Why would that be a concern? The single best option for tooth replacement is a dental implant. Implants have to be placed in good bone (meaning a good volume of healthy bone) and quite often, there simply is an inadequate amount of bone available for implant placement, especially if it has been some time since the tooth was extracted. When an upper molar is extracted, not only does the remaining bone surrounding the tooth shrink, the sinus space above the roots of the tooth also expands into the space previously occupied by the tooth roots further compromising possible implant placement.

Patients may have to go through bone grafting procedures which may be time consuming, costly and painful to restore the missing bone back to better dimensions if they want dental implants. Bottom line; it is best to place an implant as soon as possible after a tooth has been extracted (eg. within 1 year). If you know that it will not be possible to do so, the bone volume can be preserved by adding bone grafting material to the extraction site to prevent the imminent bone loss.

Bone quality, especially thickness, as well as other important anatomical features such as nerves, sinuses etc., are best visualized on a 3 dimensional X-Ray or CAT scan. More traditional dental X-Rays have a much more limited use/benefit when evaluating a patient for possible implant placement. CAT scans are also much more accurate in determining accurate distances (eg. both height and width) than more traditional X-Rays which may have as much as 25% magnification/error in determining height/width. Implant pic 2

If you have any questions give us a call.

-Dr. Bret

Stonehaven Gives Back: 2011 Scholarship winners

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Created on Friday, 23 September 2011

At Stonehaven Dental we take pride in our community and want to do our part to support the next generation of leaders. Each year we work with Alpine School district to give away four scholarships to deserving High School seniors. We want to congratulate our four scholarship winners and say that it is our pleasure to help with their ongoing education.