Lifetime Strategy – Intervention & Staging
At Swiss Dental Center, our Lifetime Strategy, Intervention, and Staging approach provides a comprehensive, long-term care plan for your oral health. We begin with a proactive Lifetime Strategy, focusing on preventive care and regular check-ups to maintain your dental health throughout your life. When issues arise, we apply targeted Intervention using advanced techniques and technology to effectively treat problems and prevent further complications. Our Staging approach involves implementing treatments in phases, addressing immediate needs while integrating them into your overall care plan. This method ensures that every aspect of your dental health is managed with precision and continuity, contributing to lasting oral health and well-being.
Intervention & Staging
Esthetics for Teeth & Implant Construction
Reconstruction might sound intimidating, but we make it straightforward to restore broken or missing teeth. Whether caused by decay, gum disease, or accidents, it’s vital to repair teeth for proper chewing and appearance, while also preventing discomfort and wear.
When dealing with multiple teeth, we thoroughly assess both sides of the jaws and the entire facial profile. Our Swiss process for Smile Makeovers, developed from principles I’ve applied since the ’90s, is rooted in my extensive prosthetic training from the Lee Institute and Loma Linda. This method ensures a comprehensive approach to addressing your unique needs.
Our process is adaptable to both short-term and long-term goals. It starts with stabilizing the jaw using a custom, non-invasive appliance. We then focus on shaping and positioning the front teeth for both aesthetics and function, followed by planning the back teeth to ensure they work harmoniously with the front teeth. This structured approach reduces the number of appointments, includes sedation to enhance comfort, and employs prototype restorations for effective temporaries that look and feel natural.
Hygiene & Maintenance
Your Key to Long-term Success
Hygiene is crucial for the long-term success of both natural teeth and implants. While teeth are designed to last a lifetime, implants provide a valuable alternative when natural teeth fail, offering similar function and feel but requiring different maintenance.
Given the growth and success of our implant practice, we’ve added a dedicated hygienist to focus on your implant care. We want your implants to last a lifetime, and our hygienist plays a key role in this.
You’ll interact with our hygienist through various stages:
- Pre-treatment and planning
- Surgical preparation and follow-up
- Delivery of temporary and permanent teeth
- Maintenance and education
Our hygienist is the team member who is responsible for the maintenance phase of patient care that is crucial to ensure long-term implant success. We have special skills and training to use our 3-D technology for detecting, evaluating, intervening and assisting in rescue efforts for both teeth and implants. Our hygienist will assess and personalize your needs and guide your home care use of devices or aids for home maintenance in collaboration with Dr. Phillips.
Call our office today at 805.541.1004 to learn more about our VIP Annual Dental Plan!