Our practice is owned and lead by Dr. Steven Schiffenhaus & Dr. Alex May - leaders and educators in Biomimetic Restorative Denistry. Our practice philosophy is to help maintain patients natural teeth for as long as possible through minimally invasive techniques and adhesive restorations that "mimic" the natural tooth they are replacing as close as possible.
The more of your tooth that we save the stronger it will be and the better the chance we have of avoiding root canals and/or tooth loss. Dr. May and Dr. Schiffenhaus came together to SLOW things down with the focus being on the patient and doing the highest quality job possible. This is modern dentistry for the whole family! The dental profession has moved towards a high volume and high speed business model.
We prefer not to see a patient as body that fits a time slot but a unique individual with unique treatment requirements that need to be customized for the individual. Dr. Schiffenhaus & Dr. May prefer to have the time to get to know their patients, thoroughly explain procedures, use the best materials and techniques (not the quickest), give time for the patients to become fully numb, and use proper rubber dam isolation to protect the patient and achieve the best restorative outcomes possible.
The more of your tooth that we save the stronger it will be and the better the chance we have of avoiding root canals and/or tooth loss. Dr. May and Dr. Schiffenhaus came together to SLOW things down with the focus being on the patient and doing the highest quality job possible. This is modern dentistry for the whole family! The dental profession has moved towards a high volume and high speed business model.
We prefer not to see a patient as body that fits a time slot but a unique individual with unique treatment requirements that need to be customized for the individual. Dr. Schiffenhaus & Dr. May prefer to have the time to get to know their patients, thoroughly explain procedures, use the best materials and techniques (not the quickest), give time for the patients to become fully numb, and use proper rubber dam isolation to protect the patient and achieve the best restorative outcomes possible.
Services
We believe in a comprehensive approach to Biomimetic Restorative Dentistry - while we are happy to deliver what you need to stabilize your oral health we also like to give you the big picture of both long term planning to reduce the over all cost of dental work through out your life by getting you past stabilized to optimal oral health.
This involves a thorough work up you may not be used to at other dental offices, in addition to a full series of x-rays & measuring your gum health we will:.
CBCT - Cone Beam CT - This will help us evaluate you jaws and teeth in 3-Dimensional view, this helps with orthodontic & implant treatment planning & find disease processes often obscured or hard to see in 2-dimensional treatment planning.
This involves a thorough work up you may not be used to at other dental offices, in addition to a full series of x-rays & measuring your gum health we will:.
CBCT - Cone Beam CT - This will help us evaluate you jaws and teeth in 3-Dimensional view, this helps with orthodontic & implant treatment planning & find disease processes often obscured or hard to see in 2-dimensional treatment planning.
Biomimetic Dentistry is a type of Adhesive Dentistry that uses the natural tooth as the model to restore.
Biomimetic Dentistry utilizes the flexibility of modern bonding agents to restore with a minimally invasive approach - because we can bond to the tooth we can preserve much more healthy tooth structure that may be otherwise removed in order to gain mechanical retention of our restorations with traditional approaches.
The more tooth structure we save, the stronger the remaining tooth will be, the less likely the need for intervention of root canal therapy, and the longer a patient can expect to keep a tooth in their mouth.
Biomimetic Dentistry utilizes the flexibility of modern bonding agents to restore with a minimally invasive approach - because we can bond to the tooth we can preserve much more healthy tooth structure that may be otherwise removed in order to gain mechanical retention of our restorations with traditional approaches.
The more tooth structure we save, the stronger the remaining tooth will be, the less likely the need for intervention of root canal therapy, and the longer a patient can expect to keep a tooth in their mouth.
The Overlay, also known as the "crown-lay", "occlusal veneer", "partial coverage crown", and sometimes "Onlay" - can be considered the modern adhesive alternative to the full crown preparation.
At our practice, the only time we place full coverage crowns is to replace existing ones.
An overlay is a minimally invasive restoration used in place of a full coverage crown for most of the same indications.
What is an Overlay?
First, let's explain what a crown is.
Historically, whenever all of the cusps (the pointy parts of teeth) needed to be covered due to extensive internal damage or fracture, a crown was placed.
At our practice, the only time we place full coverage crowns is to replace existing ones.
An overlay is a minimally invasive restoration used in place of a full coverage crown for most of the same indications.
What is an Overlay?
First, let's explain what a crown is.
Historically, whenever all of the cusps (the pointy parts of teeth) needed to be covered due to extensive internal damage or fracture, a crown was placed.
Why would anyone want "slower dentistry"?
How can that be a good thing?
Most people don't enjoy being worked on, me least of all, and like most people can't wait to get out of the chair.
But I, like most of my patients, would prefer the dentist take the time he/she needs to get the job done right, to get a high quality result that will last as long as possible.
That is the essence of "slower dentistry".
Due to a lot factors - lower reimbursement from dental insurances, short comings of dental coding, increased efficiency & profitability, and a perception that all patients value cost and speed over comfort, quality, and durability.
How can that be a good thing?
Most people don't enjoy being worked on, me least of all, and like most people can't wait to get out of the chair.
But I, like most of my patients, would prefer the dentist take the time he/she needs to get the job done right, to get a high quality result that will last as long as possible.
That is the essence of "slower dentistry".
Due to a lot factors - lower reimbursement from dental insurances, short comings of dental coding, increased efficiency & profitability, and a perception that all patients value cost and speed over comfort, quality, and durability.
At SofTouch Dental you can receive a ceramic crown, overlay, onlay, and/or veneer in a single visit.
This is made possible by our Cerec.
Cerec is type of CAD-CAM system.
CAD-CAM has been around in dentistry for a few decades now, and has gotten better every year.
The traditional way of receiving a permanent ceramic restoration takes two visits.
At the first visit, the damage to the tooth is removed and the tooth is prepared and finalized for the type of restoration it will receive: at our practice they are minimally invasive partial coverage restorations such as overlays, onlays, and veneers - the only time we typically do crowns is when we are replacing them.
This is made possible by our Cerec.
Cerec is type of CAD-CAM system.
CAD-CAM has been around in dentistry for a few decades now, and has gotten better every year.
The traditional way of receiving a permanent ceramic restoration takes two visits.
At the first visit, the damage to the tooth is removed and the tooth is prepared and finalized for the type of restoration it will receive: at our practice they are minimally invasive partial coverage restorations such as overlays, onlays, and veneers - the only time we typically do crowns is when we are replacing them.
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