Dental implants are the perfect solution for people who have lost some or all of their teeth. When it comes to replacing missing teeth, dental implants offer a more permanent and convenient solution than traditional dentures or removable bridges.
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root replacement and is used in prosthetic dentistry. There are several types of dental implants; the most widely accepted and successful is the osseointegrated implant, based on the discovery by Swedish Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark that titanium can be successfully fused into bone when osteoblasts grow on and into the rough surface of the implanted titanium. This forms a structural and functional connection between the living bone and the implant. A variation on the implant procedure is the implant-supported bridge, or implant-supported denture.
CROWNS
Crown refers to the restoration of teeth using materials that are fabricated by indirect methods which are cemented into place. A crown is used to cap or completely cover a tooth.
Traditionally, the teeth to be crowned are prepared by a dentist and records are given to a dental technician to fabricate the crown or bridge, which can then be inserted at another dental appointment. The main advantages of the indirect method of tooth restoration include:
fabrication of the restoration without the need for having the patient in the chair
the utilization of materials that require special fabrication methods, such as casting
the use of materials that require intense heat to be processed into a restoration, such as gold and porcelain.
The restorative materials used in indirect restorations possess superior mechanical properties than do the materials used for direct methods of tooth restoration, and thus produce a restoration of much higher quality.
As new technology and material chemistry has evolved, computers are increasingly becoming a part of crown and bridge fabrication, such as in CAD/CAM technology
DENTAL BRIDGES
A dental bridge, otherwise known as a fixed partial denture, is a prosthesis used to replace missing teeth and is not removable by the patient. A prosthesis that is removable by the patient is called a removable partial denture.
A dental bridge is fabricated by reducing the teeth on either side of the missing tooth or teeth by a preparation pattern determined by the location of the teeth and by the material from which the bridge is fabricated. In other words the abutment teeth are reduced in size to accommodate the material to be used to restore the size and shape of the original teeth in a correct alignment and contact with the opposing teeth. The dimensions of the bridge are defined by Ante's Law: "The root surface area of the abutment teeth has to equal or surpass that of the teeth being replaced with pontics".
The materials used for the bridge include gold, porcelain fused to metal, or in the correct situation porcelain alone. The amount and type of reduction done to the abutment teeth varies slightly with the different materials used. The recipient of such a bridge must be careful to clean well under this prosthesis.
When restoring an edentulous space with a fixed partial denture that will crown the teeth adjacent to the space and bridge the gap with a pontic, or "dummy tooth", the restoration is referred to as a bridge. Besides all of the preceding information that concerns single-unit crowns, bridges possess a few additional considerations when it comes to case selection and treatment planning, tooth preparation and restoration fabrication.
Dentures are prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, and which are supported by surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity.
Conventional dentures are removable, however there are many different denture designs, some which rely on bonding or clipping onto teeth or dental implants. There are two main categories of dentures, depending on whether they are used to replace missing teeth on the mandibular arch or the maxillary arch.
There are many informal names for dentures such as dental plate, false teeth and falsies.
ROOT CANAL
Root canals is the commonly used term for the main canals within the dentin of the tooth. These are part of the natural cavity within a tooth that consists of the dental pulp chamber, the main canals, and sometimes more intricate anatomical branches that may connect the root canals to each other or to the root surface of the tooth. Root canals are filled with a highly vascularized, loose connective tissue, the dental pulp. This sometimes becomes infected and inflamed, generally due to caries or tooth fractures that allow microorganisms, mostly bacteria from the oral flora or their byproducts, access to the pulp chamber or the root canals; the infected tissue is removed by a surgical intervention known as endodontic therapy and commonly called 'a root canal'.
Tooth structure
An X-Ray of a recently performed Root canal procedure. The root was forming an abscess (infection), and as a result a bulb of some of the canal filling 'leaked' into the abscessAt the center of a tooth is a hollow area that houses soft tissue, known as pulp. This hollow area contains a relatively wide space towards the chewing surface of the tooth called the pulp chamber. This chamber is connected to the tip of the root of the tooth via thin hollow pipe-like canals—hence, the term "root canal". Human teeth normally have one to four canals, with teeth toward the back of the mouth having the most. These canals run through the center of the roots like pencil lead runs through the length of a pencil. The tooth receives nutrition through the blood vessels and nerves traversing these canals.
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ORTHODONTIC BRACES
Dental braces (also known as orthodontic braces) are a device used in orthodontics to correct alignment of teeth and their position with regard to bite. Braces are often used to correct malocclusions such as underbites, overbites, cross bites and open bites, or crooked teeth and various other flaws of teeth and jaws, whether cosmetic or structural. Orthodontic braces are often used in conjunction with other orthodontic appliances to widen the palate or jaws, create spaces between teeth, or otherwise shape the teeth and jaws. Most orthodontic patients are children or teenagers, however, recently, more adults have been seeking orthodontic treatment.
COSMETIC DENTIST
Dr. Vesna S. Sutter has been creating beautiful and healthy similes for her patients for the past twenty years. She is a 1986 graduate of Loyola Dental School and completed her undergraduate studies at University of Illinois Champagne, Urbana.
Since completing her formal education, Dr. Sutter has taken over 500 hours of continuing education in Orthodontics, TMJ disorders, Cosmetic Dentistry and Sleep Disorder Dentistry.
DENTAL IMPLANTS
A dental implant is an option if you don’t want to wear a crown or a conventional bridge because of missing teeth. Dr. Driscoll can provide you with a consultation to determine if implant dentistry is right for you. An implant is made from metal, called titanium that is secured into and eventually fuse with your jawbone, anchoring an artificial tooth or bridge
TEETH WHITENING
Over time, teeth may darken or become discolored over time from smoking, coffee, tea or certain fruits that can stain teeth. Tooth whitening is a bleaching process that reverses discolorations of the enamel to create a whiter, brighter smile. Once the exact cause of your tooth discoloration is established, we will recommend a whitening regime to meet your specific situation.
VENEERS
Natural looking and long lasting porcelain veneers—one of cosmetic dentistry’s more recent developments offered by Dr. Driscoll are wafer-thin shells of porcelain that can be bonded onto the front side of teeth to improve the teeth’s appearance. Porcelain veneers are ideal for use on teeth that are stained or discolored, worn, chipped, misaligned or as an alternative to orthodontic treatment.
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MEET THE DENTIST
Dr. Driscoll provided a smile makeover for a Winfield Firefighter. Dr. Driscoll has given numerous lectures internationally as well as providing hands-on training to local practicing dentists in the areas of esthetics and technologies. Dr. Driscoll currently trains and lectures to Midwestern practicing dentists on the use of dentistry’s latest laser technology– The “Waterlase MD and Waterlase” from Biolase
OUR SERVICES
In a world where first impressions can be vital to personal as well as professional success, a radiant, confident, youthful smile is no longer about vanity…it's about common sense. aurora dental implants, a leading expert in dental anti-aging techniques, has been creating some of the most fabulous, healthy smiles for men and women around the world for over seventeen years.
Dental implants are the perfect solution for people who have lost some or all of their teeth. When it comes to replacing missing teeth, dental implants offer a more permanent and convenient solution than traditional dentures or removable bridges.
Crown refers to the restoration of teeth using materials that are fabricated by indirect methods which are cemented into place. A crown is used to cap or completely cover a tooth.
A dental bridge, otherwise known as a fixed partial denture, is a prosthesis used to replace missing teeth and is not removable by the patient. A prosthesis that is removable by the patient is called a removable partial denture.
Dentures are prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth, and which are supported by surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. 
Root canals is the commonly used term for the main canals within the dentin of the tooth. These are part of the natural cavity within a tooth that consists of the dental pulp chamber, the main canals, and sometimes more intricate anatomical branches that may connect the root canals to each other or to the root surface of the tooth. Root canals are filled with a highly vascularized, loose connective tissue, the dental pulp. This sometimes becomes infected and inflamed, generally due to caries or tooth fractures that allow microorganisms, mostly bacteria from the oral flora or their byproducts, access to the pulp chamber or the root canals; the infected tissue is removed by a surgical intervention known as endodontic therapy and commonly called 'a root canal'.
Dr. Driscoll provided a smile makeover for a Winfield Firefighter. Dr. Driscoll has given numerous lectures internationally as well as providing hands-on training to local practicing dentists in the areas of esthetics and technologies. Dr. Driscoll currently trains and lectures to Midwestern practicing dentists on the use of dentistry’s latest laser technology– The “Waterlase MD and Waterlase” from Biolase
In a world where first impressions can be vital to personal as well as professional success, a radiant, confident, youthful smile is no longer about vanity…it's about common sense. aurora dental implants, a leading expert in dental anti-aging techniques, has been creating some of the most fabulous, healthy smiles for men and women around the world for over seventeen years.