Ottawa Citizen

New-Teeth-in-a-Day offers a permanent solution for those looking for a new set of teeth

- IRIS WINSTON

Imagine going to sleep in your dentist’s chair and waking up with a whole new set of beautiful teeth.

This is the perfect solution for people who have avoided dental work for years and have allowed their teeth to deteriorat­e to the point that they are selfconsci­ous about smiling, have trouble chewing or feel awkward about eating in a restaurant or other people’s homes.

Perhaps they were traumatize­d as a child by some frightenin­g experience in the days when there was less concern about patient comfort in a dentist’s office. Remember shivering at the thought of noisy drills and no painkiller­s when the dentist worked on your teeth when you were a youngster?

Perhaps some people already have ill-fitting dentures or partial-dentures that are painful but think that it is too late for them to improve their appearance and comfort level.

Perhaps they fear new surgery, worry about the number of appointmen­ts involved and the amount of time it would take for an appreciabl­e improvemen­t in the way they look or maybe they are concerned about the cost.

Sedation dentistry and New-Teeth-in-a-Day is a procedure that can offer a viable solution.

Explaining that there is a big demand for sedation dentistry, dentistry anesthesio­logist Dr. Michael Saso of the Sedation Dental Group said, “I have been seeing patients who are anxious and putting them to sleep to fix their teeth for 30 years. Often, I see people who have avoided going to the dentist’s for 10 years or more.”

When they do come to the office, he added, “they are looking for a long-term solution that works well and looks good and they want it all done at once.”

This is where the New-Teeth-in-a-Day process provides the answer. A minimally invasive procedure, it involves placing four post implants — which act as roots — to secure a new set of permanent teeth. Patients are sedated while the implants are inserted as they sleep in the dentist’s chair for the one-time surgery.

When they wake, their bad teeth or ill-fitting dentures are gone forever and their perfect new teeth are in place.

“Patients can expect full functional­ity and can even enjoy a light meal later that same day,” said Dr. Saso, who has changed the lives of some 300 people by providing them with New-Teeth-in-a-Day. “This technique has given many patients hope, even when they felt they would never be happy with the state of their teeth.”

Most important of all, he added, is the heightenin­g in the patients’ level of selfconfid­ence, which is an almost instant reaction to the impressive appearance of their new teeth.

“They’re no longer embarrasse­d to smile,” he said. “They can go out to eat in public. Many of them say that the result is a dream come true for them.”

Their improved quality of life includes being able to eat a wider variety of food and, by extension, to become more conscious about the nutritiona­l quality of their meals so their better overall health is often improved.

There is more good news for the patients. Because their new permanent teeth are made of titanium, they will never have to worry about cavities again.

“Going forward, their dental care is minimized,” pointed out Dr. Saso. “There is a lot less to do in terms of long-term care and maintenanc­e.”

The cost, about $30,000 to $35,000, for either the upper or lower jaw, is considerab­ly less than the $50,000 or more for the traditiona­l method of inserting an implant for each tooth. The Sedation Dental Group offers financing options to help people improve their lives through their new teeth.

It is also noteworthy that many candidates who do not qualify for traditiona­l implants are eligible for the New-Teethin-a-Day procedure, which is much simpler, faster, less invasive and involves far fewer surgical procedures.

For more informatio­n, visit Newteethin­aday.ca or call 613-800-2274. Sedation Dental Group is located at 441 MacLaren Street, Ottawa.

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