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Neck liposuction

Posted on 6/5/2023 by Front Desk
Liposuction is a surgical procedure that uses a suction technique to remove fat from specific areas of the body, such as the abdomen, hips, thighs, buttocks, arms, or neck. Liposuction also shapes (contours) these areas. Other names for liposuction include lipoplasty and body contouring. Neck Liposuction removes excess fat to sculpt a more refined jawline. Liposuction allows Dr. Parker to remove fat from the subcutaneous tissue layer of the neck and sculpt a more youthful, contoured neck and jawline. Our practitioners are readily available Types of neck liposuction Tumescent liposuction is almost the same as super-wet liposuction. The difference is that the super-wet technique uses less fluid than tumescent liposuction. This type of liposuction is the most common, but it also takes more time. Laser-assisted liposuction liquefies fat cells using lasers. The surgeon vacuums out the cells or the liquid drains through a series of tubes. This type of liposuction works best for acute areas like the face, chin, or neck. Ultrasound-assisted liposuction liquefies fat in the same way as laser-assisted, but it does so with ultrasonic vibrations instead of lasers. It's perfect for adults who want to lose a bit of stubborn fat fast and can be used on all areas of the body such as the stomach, thighs, love handles, and neck. It's also a great route to take when treating gynecomastia (a feminine male chest), and safely collecting the good fats without damaging them when transferring fat to the buttocks or breasts. We mainly use Vaser; minimally invasive, ultrasound-assisted liposuction. This is an advanced form of liposuction used to gently remove excess, unwanted fat from the body. This is more of a body sculpting procedure that helps tighten the skin at the same time as suctioning out the fat....
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Getting Dentures Helps Boost Your Health

Posted on 5/22/2023 by Front Desk
Loss of teeth not only impacts your oral health but also overall health. Failure to replace the lost teeth can make it difficult to eat normally, hence leading to insufficiency of nutrients in the body. Receiving dentures can help boost your health because these restorations assume the role of teeth, thus maintaining a steady nutrients supply. How Dentures Can Promote Your Health When you get dentures, they allow you to improve your appearance and health. With dentures you can eat easily, meaning that you get a more nutritious and balanced diet. Partial dentures can also help protect and promote the health of the remaining permanent teeth. The dentures fill the gaps left by the missing teeth. As a result, they prevent the remaining teeth from growing incorrectly. If the gap remains unfilled, it allows the adjacent teeth to shift into the area, which leads to misalignment of teeth. Keeping the jaw aligned improves your ability to keep the mouth closed while chewing food. Therefore, you have all essential nutrients absorbed into the body. The food is adequately broken down as you chew, making it easy for the body to digest. Missing teeth is likely to make it difficult for the nutrients to separate from the food you eat, meaning they are not readily absorbed into the system. The presence of undigested food particles within the digestive system encourages the growth of bacteria in the colon, which can cause harm to your body. If you would want to replace missing teeth, visit our dental office. Even if you have just a few teeth missing, it is paramount you replace them. We have various options you can choose from, including dentures and implants. We will assess your need for dentures to see if they are an option for you. If not, we will recommend an alternative treatment. Contact our team today....
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How Dental Bonding Can Fix Minor Issues with Your Smile

Posted on 5/8/2023 by Front Desk
When you look at yourself in the mirror and smile, you might notice a few imperfections, especially in your teeth. Many adults have minor cracks and cavities, bent teeth, and discolored teeth, among many problems. Many of these adults either don't have the time for lengthy restoration procedures or money. Most dental restoration procedures require more than one visit to the dentist. If it's just a small imperfection in your smile, you probably think it's not worth the trouble. If you are looking for a quick and convenient way to make your smile better, dental bonding might be the thing for you. Dental bonding is an easy, quick, and affordable way to fix minor problems in your teeth. All About Fixing Dental Bonds When you come in for dental bonding, our professional will first examine your teeth and make dental calculations on their sizes and shapes. They will then use a liquid resin substance to sculpt the exact shape needed to compliment your tooth and the ones surrounding it. They sculpt these shapes with utmost precision and even color match them to resemble their neighboring teeth. This color-matching gives them the appearance of natural teeth, making them fit right into your smile. They will then apply etching material on the surface of your tooth to help make a stronger bond once the bonding agent is applied. The composite part gets fitted onto the tooth and cured under ultraviolet light to make it harden. The tooth then gets polished and shaped to perfection, giving it a natural shiny look. Fix Your Smile Today Nothing has the power to brighten up a room as a smile does. When you have confidence in your smile, you tend to show it off a little more. Having the perfect set of teeth is one sure way to boost confidence in your smile. Fix those little imperfections in your smile by getting dental bonding today. Contact our offices for more information on how dental bonding can fix minor issues with your smile."...
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All Posts:

Neck liposuction
6/5/2023
Getting Dentures Helps Boost Your Health
5/22/2023
How Dental Bonding Can Fix Minor Issues with Your Smile
5/8/2023
Amalgams in prosthodontics
4/24/2023
3 Questions to Ask Before Committing to Prosthodontic Treatment
4/10/2023
Is It Okay To Sleep With Your Dentures In?
3/20/2023
Top Benefits of Sedation Dentistry
3/6/2023
What You Need to Know About Dental Implants
2/20/2023
Prosthodontic Treatment of Bruxism
2/6/2023
3 Qualities of a Dental Implant Candidate You Should Check
1/23/2023
Crowding and Spacing Management in Prosthodontics
1/9/2023
Why You Need to See a Prosthodontist
12/19/2022
The Benefits of Dental Implants or Prosthodontic Dentistry
12/5/2022
Understanding Denture Stomatitis and What It Means
11/21/2022
What Is Osseointegration In Dental Implants Placement?
11/7/2022
The Difference Between a Prosthodontist and a General Dentist
10/24/2022
Factors That Affect The Life Of Your Crowns
10/10/2022
What to Expect During Prosthodontic Treatment
9/19/2022
Procedures Performed by a Prosthodontist
9/5/2022
Is Using Your Teeth Roughly Likely to Chip Your Veneers?
8/22/2022
What is Prosthodontics?
8/8/2022
Facts that you should know about dental implants
7/18/2022
Advantages of prosthesis procedures
7/4/2022
Should I Get Partial Dentures?
6/20/2022
Those Darn Grey Teeth Could Be Due To Tetracycline
6/6/2022
Why Dental X Rays Are Essential For Getting Proper Dental Care?
5/23/2022
My Teeth Are Discolored By Tetracycline: Consider Porcelain Veneers
5/9/2022
Can Baking Soda Improve Our Oral Health?
4/25/2022
3 Amazing Benefits of Dental Implants
4/11/2022
Common Causes of Denture Sores
3/21/2022
Why is the All-on-4 Treatment Becoming a Popular Choice?
3/7/2022
The Benefits of Dental Crowns
2/21/2022
Is It Sinus Pressure or a Toothache?
2/7/2022
Treatment Options for Missing Teeth
1/24/2022
Are Dental Implants Cosmetic?
1/10/2022
Full Arch Dental Implants Vs. Dentures
12/23/2021
The Benefits of Implant-Retained Dentures
12/10/2021
What to Know About Getting a Partial Denture
11/22/2021
Places of Your Dentures that Are Easy to Miss When Brushing Them
11/8/2021
Procedures Prosthodontists Perform
10/25/2021
Is Dental Bonding the Best Material for a Chipped Tooth?
10/11/2021
Is Using Your Teeth Roughly Will Likely Chip Your Veneers?
9/21/2021
Are Onlays and Inlays Easily Stained?
9/6/2021
What You Can Do to Help Minimize Denture Pain?
8/23/2021
Understanding Dental Implants
8/9/2021
Do Teeth Shift Around After You Get a Dental Crown?
7/26/2021
Do Sealants Protect Against Staining, Too?
7/12/2021
Do You Need an Inlay or an Onlay For Your Teeth?
6/21/2021
Some Medications Can Impact How Dental Implants Heal
6/7/2021
How Your Mouth Adjusts to a New Dental Crown
5/24/2021
Are Dental Implants the Best Solution for You?
5/10/2021
All About Dentures
4/26/2021
What if my Dental Bridge is Loose Should I Get it Fixed?
4/12/2021
Psychological Impact of Tooth loss
3/22/2021
How to Ensure Success of Your Dental Implants?
3/8/2021
What is a Peg Tooth?
2/22/2021
Come See Us if Your Jaw Has Been Popping or Clicking
2/8/2021
We Can Make Treating Oral Cancer Easier
1/25/2021
Bone Grafts Require a Careful Recovery
1/11/2021
Is Dental Bonding Good at Fixing Dental Issues?
12/21/2020
What Makes a CEREC Crown Different?
12/7/2020
How Implants and Dentures Work Together
11/16/2020
Brushing Teeth As a Caregiver Means Needing to Watch for Signs of Trouble
11/9/2020
Is Keeping Your Dentures Moist Necessary?
10/19/2020
Custom Dentures Can Be the Perfect Solution
10/5/2020
What to Do if a Dental Crown Comes Loose
9/21/2020
What Job Does a Bridge Actually Have for Your Mouth?
9/7/2020
How to Adjust to a New Set of Dentures
8/24/2020
Ways of Properly Caring for New Bonding
8/10/2020
What to Expect Following the Placement of a Dental Crown
7/23/2020
Reasons to Consider Upgrading Your Dentures This Year
7/7/2020
Dentures Can Be a Great Option, Even if You Are Young
6/22/2020
Tips for Caregivers Helping Someone with Dentures
6/8/2020
How Guided Tissue Regeneration Can Restore Your Gums
5/29/2020
What Are the Most Common Sources of Dental Pain?
5/15/2020
:How Teeth Grinding Can Damage Dentures
4/20/2020
Questions Most New Denture Wearers Ask Us
4/10/2020
Times Where You May Need to Have a Temporary Crown Installed
3/20/2020
Pros and Cons of Getting Overdentures
3/10/2020
How Dried Out Dentures Can Hurt Your Mouth
2/20/2020
What Is the Purpose of Brushing Your Dentures?
2/10/2020
How a Single Missing Tooth Harms Your Jaw Bone
1/20/2020
Foods that Can Cause Problems During Implant Recovery
1/10/2020
Three Reasons You Need to Upgrade Your Dentures in the Next Year
12/20/2019
Most Important Rules When Taking Care of Dentures
12/10/2019
Could a Bridge be the Right Answer for Your TMD?
11/20/2019
Common Repairs Dental Bonding Can Make
11/10/2019
Most Common Denture Mistakes New Denture Wearers Often Make
10/20/2019
How to Care for Dental Bonding So It Lasts as Long as Possible
10/10/2019
The Best Foods While Getting Used to Dentures
9/20/2019
What Do You Need to Know When Getting Used to New Dentures?
9/10/2019
How Do You Get Dentures Adjusted?
8/20/2019
Do You Need More Than Suction to Hold Dentures in Place?
8/10/2019
How Managing TMJ Pain Is Made Easier by Replacing Lost Teeth
7/20/2019
Do You Know How to Manage Denture Odors?
7/10/2019
Is Dental Bonding a Great Fix-All Solution?
6/20/2019
How Your Gums Adjust to Dental Implants
6/10/2019
Can Your Dentures Improve the Health of Your Jaw?
5/20/2019
Will Everyone Eventually Have Dentures?
5/10/2019
You Can Wear Only One Set of Dentures
4/20/2019
Why Your Dentures Make You Salivate More Than Usual
4/10/2019
Problems with Shifting Teeth After a Tooth Comes Out of Your Mouth
3/20/2019
Most Common Causes of Denture Sores
3/10/2019
Purpose of a Dental Crown Over a Tooth Following a Root Canal
2/20/2019
How to Pick the Perfect Dental Crown
2/10/2019
Make Sure to Keep Dentures Moist
1/20/2019
Loose Bridges Need Treatment Before They Cause Damage
1/10/2019
Is Denture Adhesive Your Only Option to Stabilize Your Dentures?
12/25/2018
How to Prevent Denture Halitosis
12/15/2018
What is Denture Relining?
11/25/2018
How to Pick the Perfect Dental Crown
11/15/2018
How to Get Used to Brand New Dentures
10/25/2018
How Long Do Dentures Typically Last?
10/15/2018
Who is the Best Candidate for Implant Surgery?
9/25/2018
Top 3 Myths About Getting Root Canals
9/15/2018
What Wears Down Dental Bonding?
8/23/2018
Swelling and Dentures - What You Need to Know
8/13/2018
Is There Any Special Trick to Protecting Dental Bonding?
7/20/2018
Do Your Dentures Suffer When You Grind Your Teeth?
7/10/2018
What Can Cause Denture Sores?
6/25/2018
Ways of Keeping Veneers as Long as Possible
6/15/2018
Foods That Can Hurt Your Mouth Following Dental Implant Placement
5/25/2018
Danger of Trying to Wear Dry Dentures
5/15/2018
Why Partial Dentures Need Support to Stay In Place
4/20/2018
How Long Does it Take to Adjust to New Dentures?
4/10/2018
How Partial Dentures Are Held In Place
3/23/2018
Do You Need an Overdenture?
3/13/2018
Top 3 Reasons to Consider Dental Bonding
2/23/2018
Things to Avoid Eating After Dental Implant Surgery
2/13/2018
Can You Get Benefits from Dentures and Implants At the Same Time?
1/23/2018
Can Denture Cements Hurt Your Gums?
1/13/2018
What Things Can Stain Your Dental Bonding?
12/23/2017
What Makes Gold Ideal For Dental Crowns?
12/13/2017
Who Should Not Get Dental Implants?
11/23/2017
Who is Most at Risk for a Dental Allergy?
11/13/2017
What Happens to Your Gums When You Take Your Dentures Out?
10/23/2017
What Can't You Eat with Dentures?
10/13/2017
Signs of an Oral Appliance Allergy to Be Watchful Of
9/27/2017
Knowing When Your Dentures Need to be Realigned
9/17/2017
Adjusting After a Dental Crown Placement
8/25/2017
Why Wisdom Teeth Don't Need Replacing but Other Teeth Do
8/15/2017
Dentures Can Wreak Havok on Your Gums If You Aren't Careful
7/30/2017
Dental Implants Can Keep You Looking and Feeling Young
7/23/2017
Helping Elderly People Care for Their Aging Teeth
6/25/2017
Dental Crowns Can Come Loose - How to Protect Your Teeth
6/15/2017
When Your Prosthodontist Will Need to Trim Down Your Tooth
5/27/2017
What Makes Custom Dentures Different?
5/17/2017
When Crowns Should be Used Instead of Fillings
4/27/2017
Signs of a Denture Allergy
4/17/2017
How a Crown Gets Placed After a Root Canal
3/27/2017
Caring for Dental Bonding to Help Them Last
3/17/2017
What You Should Expect During a Bridge Consult
2/27/2017
Do You Need a Night Mouth Guard?
2/17/2017
How to Keep Your Gums Healthy When You Wear Dentures
1/27/2017
How to Care for Dental Bonding
1/17/2017
Common Symptoms of Ill-Fitting Dentures
12/30/2016
Bruxism and Dentures - Be On the Lookout
12/20/2016
Proper Denture Care is Imperative for Good Oral Health
11/30/2016
Getting Your Dentures to Stay in Place
11/20/2016
Should You Do Half Implants and Half Dentures?
10/30/2016
What to Expect during Your First 30 Days with Dentures
10/20/2016
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