The American College of Prosthodontists publishes a popular booklet for patients in Spanish, thanks to a grant from GlaxoSmithKline, health care consumer
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Today, 33 million Americans are missing teeth. Patients between the ages of 20 to 100 years are in urgent need of dental prostheses due to automotive accidents, injuries in hockey, bone loss, cancer treatment, tooth decay, disease or damage. Subsequent to Hurricane Sandy, the American Red Cross prosthodontists were contacted to request replacement dentures for needy Americans.
"Like a prosthodontist in my private practice, is that a smile can transform a person's life. I can see the happiness in the eyes of my patient when we return your smile.'s Rewarding to design something as complex as a tooth, several teeth or complete dentures, "said Douglas G. prosthodontist Benting, D.D.S., M. S., F.A.C.P. Phoenix, accredited by the College of Physicians. "The art converge prosthodontists with oral health sciences, and patients can help with the care of their dentures following a few simple steps."
Like all teeth, dentures need any care for the general welfare and optimal oral health of a person. The care is very similar to the care of their finest dishes after dinner, and today is as easy as A, B, C.
Prosthodontists: Advanced Care dentures is as easy as A, B, C
A-Avoid whitening rinses, whitening toothpaste and prolonged use. Once a year, visit the prosthodontist for a review;
B-Before bed, remove and clean the teeth (avoid plaque, bad breath and MRSA (Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin);
C-Clean your teeth like fine dinnerware, use a soft brush and mild dish soap.
To help more consumers learn how to care for your dentures, GlaxoSmithKline, consumer health care, provided a grant to the American College of Prosthodontists to produce and publish his popular booklet for patients in Spanish and English to convey the importance of proper oral care for all.
"After the patients love her smile, prosthodontists recommend how to preserve the natural beauty of your teeth, the perfect fit, optimal performance and longevity," said Dr. Benting, whose private practice includes in the list of the main Phoenix dentists Magazine for five consecutive years.
"Like medicine, dentistry has become a highly specialized practice," said Dr. Benting. "For me, I chose to specialize in prosthodontics to help patients to talk, chew and smile.'s An artistic work and in turn must function in daily life for many years and maintain the beauty at the same time. Like a prosthodontist maintain a commitment to improving patient outcomes. "
The prosthodontists are fully competent in diagnosing oral health, treatment planning and oral reconstruction. Since the restoration of the damaged smiles accidents or time, to help 178 million Americans who are missing one or more teeth to placed implants, crowns, or dentures coating, the prosthodontists offer oral health solutions.
Some patients are interested in exploring dental implants while others can use full dentures or may want to improve the appearance of your smile. Other people find their local prosthodontist GoToAPro.org, which assesses the health of a person's teeth before starting the bleaching to prevent pain before starting cancer therapy in the head, neck and throat to protect teeth during the radiation and chemotherapy, or to check oral cancer, sometimes caused by HPV (human papilloma virus). Maneara Put simply, in short, a prosthodontist has the skills and training to restore optimal appearance and function of your smile.
The American College of Prosthodontists (American Association of Prosthodontists) is the professional association of dentists with advanced specialty training dedicated to the restoration and replacement of teeth to create optimal oral health, both in function and appearance, including implants, prostheses, coatings , crowns and teeth whitening. For more information or to locate a prosthodontist near you, visit GoToAPro.org. The ACP is proud to sponsor the first oral health campaign and Ad Council in its 70 year history.
CONTACT: Carolyn Barth, Media Relations 312.573.8791 cbarth@prosthodontics.org GoToAPro.org
SOURCE American College of Prosthodontists
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