Dental Office of Dr. Craig Conrow DDS, MS, FACP is located in Palm Desert, Ca & services patients throughout the Coachella Valley area, including the cities of Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage & surrounding areas.
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Crowns or Bridges (Fixed Prosthesis)
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Temporary Crowns or Bridges (Fixed Prosthesis)
Crowns or Bridges (Fixed Prosthesis)
You have just had some crowns or fixed bridges cemented onto your teeth. They will replace your missing tooth structure or missing teeth very well, and should give you years of service if you will observe the following suggestions:
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Chewing: Do not chew hard or sticky foods on the restorations for 24 hours from the time they are cemented. The cement must mature to have optimum strength.
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Continuing Care: Visit us at regular intervals as discussed with Dr. Conrow. Often problems that are developing around restorations can be found at an early stage and corrected easily, while waiting for a longer time may require redoing the entire restoration. Inadequate return for examination is the most significant reason for prostheses failure. We will contact you when it is time for your appointment.
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Preventive Procedures: Use the following preventive procedures:
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Brush and floss after eating and especially before bedtime.
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Use bridge cleaners as advised by us.
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Sensitivity: Don't worry about mild sensitivity to hot or cold foods. It will disappear gradually over a few weeks.
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Aggressive Chewing: Do not chew ice or other very hard objects. Avoid chewing very sticky "hard tacky" candy because it can remove restorations.
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Problems: If one or more of the following conditions occurs, please contact us to avoid further problems:
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A feeling of movement or looseness in the restoration.
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Sensitivity to hot, cold or sweet foods that doesn't disappear in a few weeks.
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A peculiar taste from the restoration site.
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Breakage of a piece of material from the restoration.
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Sensitivity to pressure.
Temporary Crowns or Bridges (Fixed Prosthesis)
You have just received a plastic restoration that will serve you a short period of time. A few comments about this temporary restoration will be helpful to you.
Chewing: The temporary cement requires about one-half hour to set. Please do not chew during that period of time.
Temporary restorations are not strong. Do not eat anything sticky and do not floss them. If they break, call us and we will replace them. If you are not where you can contact us, go to a pharmacy and get Fixodent. Place the temporary on your tooth with some Fixodent holding it in place. Some patients have found that Vaseline also helps to retain the temporary restoration in place until you can see us. Please do not leave the temporary out of your mouth because the teeth will move and the final restoration will not fit. Certain foods will stick to the temporary restoration. This is not the case for the porcelain restoration to be cemented soon.
Color: The color of the plastic temporary does not resemble the final restoration in any way.
Shape, Size: The anatomy of the temporary plastic does not resemble the final restoration in any way.
Tooth Sensitivity: Temporary restorations may leak saliva or food into the tooth. Sensitivity to cold, hot or sweets is not uncommon. This will not be the case with your later restoration.
Tooth-Colored Restorations
You have just received some tooth-colored restorations. The material used in your teeth is a plastic with small filler particles of glass-like material. These restorations will serve you for many years. They have been constructed with the finest and most up-to-date materials available. However, you should be aware of the following information about your new restorations:
Recalls: Visit us at regular recall periods. Often problems that are developing around restorations can be found at an early stage and corrected easily, while waiting for a longer time may require redoing the entire restoration. We will contact you when it is time for your recall.
Preventive Procedures: Use the following preventive procedures: Brush and floss after eating and especially before bedtime.
Porcelain Veneers
We have placed porcelain veneers on your teeth. These restorations were placed with the finest materials and techniques available today. However, you should be aware of the following information about your restorations:
Chewing: As with natural teeth, avoid chewing excessively hard foods on the veneered teeth (hard candy, ice, raw carrots, bones, etc.) because the porcelain material can be broken from the teeth under extreme forces.
Recalls: Visit us for examinations and checkups at regular six-month examination periods. Often, problems that are developing with the veneers can be found at an early stage and repaired easily, while waiting for a longer time may require redoing entire restorations.
Preventive Procedures: To provide optimum longevity for your restorations and to prevent future dental decay and supporting tissue breakdown, please use the following preventive procedures:
The Future: We expect you will receive several years of service from these veneers. However, after watching veneers for many years, we have seen the following situations occur occasionally. They are unavoidable and may require restoration replacement:
We have done our best to provide you with the finest quality oral restorations available today. However, as with a fine automobile or watch, only your continuing care and concern can assure optimum service longevity. Replacement of the restorations may be required in several years.
Dentures
The biggest adjustment to new dentures is the strange feeling they will have as compared to your old dentures. The bite will feel different, the feel of the roof of the mouth will feel different, your speech will be effected. You will be come adjusted to these new contours in time or sometimes the dentures can be adjusted to feel more like your old dentures. You need to persevere during the first week or two so that the new dentures feel natural and you become accustomed to your new smile.
It is a certainty that you will get sore spots that need to be adjusted; usually mostly with the lower denture-expect this and don't lose heart, with your help the dentures will be adjusted over time and made as comfortable as possible. This is when implants provide comfort for lower denture wearers...but that's another topic covered elsewhere on this site. Rinse with salt water and leave the denture out if the sore spot is intolerable, but always place the denture back in a few hours before your adjustment appointment as this will aid in locating and adjusting the right area to relieve your sore spot.
The same information applies for immediate dentures as well. For immediate denture patients the strange feeling of the dentures will be very significant and take real perseverance to adjust to. You will have denture sore spots and sore areas from the extractions that will need to be dealt with. I expect to see immediate denture patients almost daily for the first week or so for adjustments and encouragement. The results will be worth it and you can always have implants placed to help retain and stabilize the dentures. Your immediate dentures may be temporary dentures for you to use as your implant prosthesis is being fabricated.
Are you happy with your smile?
If you could, is there something you would like to do to improve it?
Making your smile younger and more attractive doesn’t need to be an extreme process in pursuit of perfection.
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Reconstructive & Implant Dentistry
The ultimate goal is to prevent dental disease and loss of teeth. But when nature has already taken its course, give yourself a second chance and consider restoring a big personal asset
- Your Smile. read more about Implant Dentistry
Preventative Dentistry
Regular check-ups help ensure a lifetime of splendid oral health while early detection averts expensive major repairs. Regular check-ups can also help identify the need for the replacement of broken down restoratives. read more about our Other Services
CONTACT INFORMATION
Craig W. Conrow DDS MS FACP
760-776-4688
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73993 Hwy 111 - Suite 200
Palm Desert, CA. 92260
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