Mouth and Body

Not surprisingly, oral health is more than just having cavity-free teeth and fresh breath. It encompasses the health of all aspects of your mouth; gum tissue and tongue, along with the overall structure of your mouth. When these areas are overlooked and neglected, it can lead to a host of health issues that extend far beyond your oral cavity.

Periodontal Disease 

One of the most well-established links between oral health and overall wellness is the connection between gum disease and systemic health conditions. Gum disease, commonly known as periodontal disease, is a bacterial infection that can result in inflammation and the deterioration of your gum tissues and underlying tooth-supporting bones. This chronic inflammation can have serious consequences throughout your body.

Systemic Disease

Studies have increasingly shown that gum disease is linked to a greater risk of several systemic diseases, like heart disease, diabetes and stroke. The inflammation and bacteria associated with gum disease can enter your bloodstream, affecting other organs, and leading to these serious health issues.

Respiratory Health

Furthermore, poor oral health can impact your respiratory health. The mouth serves as a gateway to the respiratory tract, and oral infections or inflammation can increase the risk of respiratory conditions including pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Mental Health

Maintaining consistent oral hygiene practices can also impact your mental health. Oral health problems like toothaches or gum pain, can cause chronic discomfort and affect your overall quality of life. This can lead to stress, anxiety and even depression. Additionally, the social and self-esteem impacts of dental issues can easily take a toll on your mental well-being.

Tips to Protect Your Health

So, what can you do to ensure your oral health contributes to your overall wellness? Here are some tips:

1. Routine Dental Check-ups: Visit our skilled prosthodontists for regular check-ups and cleanings to catch and address oral health issues in their early stages.
2. Brush and Floss: Establish a daily regimen that includes brushing your teeth a minimum of two times a day and flossing once a day to effectively eliminate dental plaque and oral bacteria.
3. Healthy Diet: Stick to a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables and lean proteins, while limiting sugary snacks and beverages.
4. Avoid Smoking: Smoking is a major risk factor for gum disease that can harm your overall health.
5. Stay Hydrated: Drinking plenty of water helps maintain a moist mouth and can prevent dry mouth, which is conducive to bacterial growth.

Seeking Help

As you can see, a healthy mouth is not just a matter of aesthetics but plays a vital role in your general health and well-being.At Denver Restorative Dentistry, our premier prosthodontists and dedicated team have been helping people like you with using specialized dental services to better serve your unique needs. We offer a wide range of cosmetic, general and restorative dentistry treatments in Broomfield, Colorado. Please give us a call with your oral health concerns or schedule a consultation. Just call 303-586-1019 today!

We are committed to helping your teeth and gums stay healthy and strong all year round. Our comprehensive dental cleanings and exams are simple but essential treatments for keeping your smile safe. When you come in for a dental checkup, our skilled dental hygienists will take good care of you. You can count on receiving a professional teeth cleaning that will leave your teeth smooth and gleaming. You will also receive a thorough dental exam from our experienced prosthodontists to make sure your oral health is optimal. During your teeth cleaning appointment, you can look forward to the following treatment.

Routine Dental Cleaning and Exam

-Our hygienist will remove all the plaque or tartar (dental calculus) from your teeth and below the gumline to prevent tooth decay and gum disease from taking hold.

-Your pearly whites will then be thoroughly flossed and polished to make them shine.

-Our prosthodontists will examine your mouth to spot any harmful dental problems that might be developing.

-We may use dental X-rays to evaluate your smile more intensively to detect issues that might not be visible with a visual inspection.

Our biannual dental cleanings allow us to maximize your preventative dental care regularly. These routine dental cleanings and exams are one of the most valuable ways to help you keep your smile healthy. The goal is to help you prevent tooth-destroying cavities and advancing gum disease (periodontal disease). These regular checkups are designed to spot problems early so they can be treated before they permanently damage teeth and gums and while treatment is least invasive and costly.

Schedule Your Dental Cleaning and Exam

Completing your at-home dental care with daily brushing and flossing, our dental cleanings and exams are two of the most basic yet vital preventive treatments we provide for you. Each time you come in for your dental cleaning and checkup, you can expect a clean bill of health or the information you need to achieve that goal. This New Year’s, be sure to put your smile on the list of resolutions so your smile can continue to serve you well in the years to come!

Please call 303-586-1019 or Schedule an appointment on our online portal for your next cleaning and exam. Drs. Goggins, Aguirre, Pitz, Poineal or Chertok look. We also see patients from the Denver area, including Westminster, Arvada, Thornton, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Erie, Boulder and Northglenn.

-Cone beam 3D technology (CBCT): This imaging system creates a three-dimensional image reconstruction of your teeth, mouth, jaw, neck, ears, nose and throat that allows our doctors to accurately evaluate and diagnose your dental issue and come up with an effective treatment plan. This technology offers a complete image reconstruction, even better than digital X-rays.

-Intraoral camera: This tiny, minimally invasive camera allows us to zoom in on all the various areas of your mouth to take high-definition photos. Easy to maneuver and comfortable for you, an intraoral camera can show our prosthodontists the angles in your mouth that are not normally detectible with the naked eye. This advanced dental tool allows us to precisely assess your dental health while detecting damaged teeth and periodontal disease. We can show you the photos as well as sharing with other dental specialists as needed.

-Dental impressions: Traditional dental impressions can often feel uncomfortable, especially for those with a sensitive gag reflex, but at Denver Restorative Dentistry, our experienced team has the technology to capture accurate impressions of your teeth while ensuring your comfort. While our goal is to take various impressions that will allow us to restore your smile with a crown or dentures, we may use digital impressions to accurately measure your mouth. These are quick, easy and comfortable for you while getting the information we need to create your dental restoration, without using goopy materials to create a mold.

-Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing, or CAD/CAM: This amazing technology helps our prosthodontists and master dental lab technicians create dental restorations using this advanced computer system. Our team can then mill the restoration in our Zirkonzahn 3D milling machine. Whether you need veneers, crowns, bridges or full hybrid arches, this state-of-the-art software and equipment allow us to give you precise and life-like detail.in your dental restoration.

If you are looking for a dental experience that takes your comfort to the next level with the latest technology while restoring your smile, we welcome you to schedule a consultation with our team. Our prosthodontists care about your treatment experience! Call 303-586-1019 to learn more.

Our experienced prosthodontists can offer you options allowing you to once again have full functionality of your mouth with beneficial aesthetics so you look (and feel your) best. A full-mouth reconstruction expertly fixes damage to your mouth, including severe decay that leaves you needing to replace multiple teeth or even all of them. This is done carefully, combining esthetics and the science of restorative dentistry to give you your life back with a healthy, beautiful and fully functioning mouth again.

Who Benefits From Full Mouth Reconstruction

If you have multiple missing teeth, teeth with large dental fillings that are now failing or showing further decay, have cracked or broken teeth or badly eroded teeth from habitual bruxism, where you constantly grind your teeth together (typically from stress).

Patients who were born with medical conditions like Ectodermal Dysplasia, Ameliogenesis or Dentinogenisis Imperfecta, often turn to help for extensive restoration of their teeth. A full mouth reconstruction can often give them the smile they need and desire. This might mean using onlays, crowns, bridges, veneers, dental implants, and/or dentures that will give them a “smile makeover” while also enhancing their chewing efficiency.

After a thorough evaluation by our prosthodontists, you might be a good candidate for full-mouth reconstruction to restore your oral health. Damaged teeth, tooth decay, dental infection and periodontal disease (advanced gum disease) may be the reason you may want to look into full mouth reconstruction. View full mouth reconstruction photos from previously satisfied patients.

Complimentary Consultation

Our prosthodontists, Drs. Goggins, Aguirre, Pitz, Poineal and Chertok are experts that have performed many full-mouth reconstructions between them. They know exactly what your smile needs to look and feel great so you can smile with confidence. When you schedule your FREE consultation with our Denver Restorative Dentistry team in Broomfield, Colorado, we will evaluate your smile’s current state and recommend the best treatment to boost your overall smile needs. Whether you need a combination of bridges, crowns, dental implants, veneers, fillings or dentures, we’ve got your smile covered! Call 303-586-1019 today!

Dental History

-As recently as the 17th century, white enamel was starting to be used on the teeth and nitrous oxide was used to help people relax while getting dental care as comfortably as possible.

-Long before Covid-19, the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 19th century made personal protective equipment PPE a thing for dental healthcare professionals.

-And if you like reclining while your mouth is being worked on, you can thank the American dentist, Josiah Flagg, for creating the first dental chair as we know it, complete with extended armrests that held medical instruments and even an adjustable headrest.

-While the 1800s saw the beginning of toothpaste in tubes, commercial floss arrived in 1882, and in 1960, electric toothbrushes also became a thing here in the states.

Daily Dental Care

Your mouth needs daily attention because while your body can heal itself your teeth can’t! And if your teeth are in poor health, that means your body won’t be far behind because weak or missing teeth can’t properly get the nutrients you need from the food you eat. Fresh fruit and veggies and chewy meats, all need strong teeth to bite, chew and eat properly. Strong tooth roots, supported gum tissue and healthy bone all work together to keep your teeth and body healthy.

Were you aware that flossing, along with daily brushing can prolong your life expectancy by up to six years? Flossing helps get rid of harmful dental plaque and tartar so it doesn’t spread throughout your body. And while brushing is crucial, flossing helps keep your mouth healthier while protecting against heart disease, oral cancers, Alzheimer’s, kidney failure and diabetes by cleaning in between teeth and below the gum line to get rid of harmful bacteria.

Smiling With Confidence

If you’re proud of your healthy smile, show it off! You can smile without embarrassment and share your oral hygiene tips with those you love! If you have issues with your smile, now is the time to take care of them before they get worse. We are happy

Getting Dental Work

To help keep your smile in tip-top shape, be sure to visit our dentists for routine dental cleanings and exams and if problems are spotted, address them as soon as possible to prevent further damage. Denver Restorative Dentistry is a top-quality prosthodontic dental practice in the Denver metro area. Whether you need dental services from routine cleanings and exams to veneers to full-mouth reconstructions, Dr. Goggins, Dr. Aguirre, Dr. Pitz, and Dr. Poineal are here to help. Please call 303-586-1019 to learn more!

Dental Anxiety, Fear and Phobias

According to the Journal Of Dental Hygiene – https://jdh.adha.org/content/91/1/30 – there is a difference between dental anxiety, fear and phobia. While anxiety is considered a reaction to a perceived threat (real or not) it can unfortunately manifest both physically and emotionally. Worrying about treatment expenses and expecting pain can be distressing. Phobias arise from fear and get overwhelming. But 50-80% of American adults admit to some levels of anxiety around seeing the dentist. We probably all know family, friends and co-workers (or even ourselves) who delay getting dental care because of a bad experience in their past. Or maybe they don’t like lying there feeling vulnerable while people in masks poke around inside their mouths with metal instruments.

Root Canals

Speaking of anxiety and pain, too many people are still scared about root canals being painful. But a lot of advancements have happened over the years, especially around common root canals. Like routine dental fillings and tooth extractions, and root canals have come a long way with cutting-edge techniques, state-of-the-art tools (lasers instead of drills) and better dental sedation. All of these work together to make dental care easier, safer and more comfortable than ever before, and yes, even with root canals!

If you have been putting off dental care, rest assured that our Denver Restorative Dentistry team in Broomfield, CO, can give you the pain-free care your smile deserves. Call us today at 303-586-1019 to learn more or schedule an appointment with one of our skilled prosthodontists. Dr. Goggins, Dr. Aguirre, Dr. Pitz, and Dr. Poineal are here to help!

One of the ways we can do this is through full-mouth reconstruction, which can be the best option for when your mouth has suffered excessive decay or damage, seriously harming multiple teeth that will need replacing. So how do you know that you might need a full-mouth reconstruction, here are some of our most common reasons:

• You have cracked or broken teeth
• You have suffered a dental injury
• Your mouth has experienced trauma, severely damaging multiple teeth
• Severe tooth decay
• Oral infection
• Advanced gum disease (periodontitis), a serious oral infection

Whether you have bad oral health, a misaligned bite or missing teeth, these can also harm your remaining teeth and the problem with treating one area at a time is that your remaining teeth will keep wearing down, decaying or inviting further damage. And it’s not just your teeth, but your dental restorations that are at risk. So, one of the most important reasons you have for replacing a lost tooth or fixing a damaged one is so that it won’t harm your other teeth! Full mouth reconstruction allows us to fix your oral issues so your mouth can be healthy again.

Did you know that even long-term exposure to oral acids from the food and drinks (wine, soda, sparkling water) you consume can lead to tooth erosion over time? If you already suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) it can lead to tooth erosion from the constantly present acid coming up. The same happens if you have a serious eating disorder like bulimia that can damage tooth vital tooth enamel.

To determine if you might benefit from having a full mouth reconstruction done by our team at Denver Restorative Dentistry, we will first evaluate your smile’s current oral health and aesthetic appearance and explain how we can improve your smile’s health and beauty overall. Full-mouth reconstruction may mean having a combination of the following treatments done, such as:

• Bridges
• Crowns
• Dentures (complete or partial)
• Fillings
• Implants
• Veneers

Once we have reviewed our results with you to determine what restorations would be best for your unique needs, we can go to work and perform your full mouth restoration. The results mean restoring your full smile in both form and function. Our experienced prosthodontists, Dr. Goggins, Dr. Aguirre, Dr. Pitz and Dr. Poineal have performed many full-mouth reconstructions and are skilled at helping you to receive the same high-quality care so you can fall in love with your smile again (or even for the first time!) You can see some of our successful full-mouth reconstructions here. We invite you to fill out a REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT form. We look forward to scheduling your FREE consultation to see how we can help you restore your healthy, beautiful smile!

Cone Beam 3D imaging technology: Also called CBCT, this tool is an imaging system that provides our prosthodontists with a three-dimensional image reconstruction of your teeth, mouth, jaw, neck, ears, nose and throat. We use it to better diagnose and evaluate your oral issues and to plan effective treatments.

Intraoral Camera: Our intraoral camera gives us a closer look at different areas in your smile. This tool is tiny and easy to maneuver in your mouth while allowing us to see angles that we couldn’t easily view otherwise. It also lets us better diagnose your oral health and pinpoint dental problems, such as tooth decay, periodontal disease, cracked or chipped teeth. An additional advantage offered by this camera is that it provides images so you can better understand your oral health and the potential dental treatments. We can even send these images to other dentists and specialists as needed.

Digital Impressions: To make those important impressions of your teeth for various procedures that are most comfortable for you, we are pleased to be able to use digital impressions. Dr. Goggins, Dr. Aguirre, Dr. Pitz and our team are trained to accurately take various kinds of oral impressions so we can make improvements to your mouth. These impressions are quicker, easier, and more comfortable than their traditional counterparts which were way more invasive. Remember, we try to make your experience as comfortable as possible, and this is an invaluable tool that makes this possible. If you have ever gagged while getting impressions and molds made, you know exactly what we mean! This digital impression technology offers these benefits:

-They are great for creating dental restorations like dental crowns.
-There’s no messy “goop” left behind for you to deal with afterward.
-We can take the scanner out immediately, reposition it more comfortably and stop and start as needed.
-They require far less time than traditional impressions to make, helping us to more minimize time spent during your appointment.

Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing:  Also called CAD/CAM, this state-of-the-art software and equipment is awesome for use in restorative treatments, helping our prosthodontists and master dental lab technicians alike. With it, we can design and create restorations like veneers and crowns, full hybrid arches and bridges. It also facilitates planning more precise and effective treatment tailored to your needs.

We welcome you to reach out to our office if you have any questions about the advanced technology we use for your treatments, or if you have concerns about your smile. We look forward to helping you create a stellar smile in 2022!

Leading Edge Technology

We use a variety of technically advanced tools including the following:

-Cone Beam: Our cone beam 3D imaging technology, also known as CBCT, is an imaging system that allows our prosthodontists, Dr. Goggins, Dr. Aguirre, Dr. Pitz to get a three-dimensional image reconstruction of the components of your mouth — teeth, mouth, jaw, neck, ears, nose and throat. Thanks to this 3D imaging, our team can diagnose and evaluate any developing dental conditions, and then plan an effective treatment for best outcomes. This is because the cone beam imaging gives us a more comprehensive visual than your typical digital X-rays do.

-Intraoral Camera: this tool allows us to get an up-close and personal view of the various components of your smile. It is tiny and easy to maneuver so we can see what is happening inside your mouth at any angle, which we could not see easily otherwise. With this tool, we can determine the extent of any dental conditions, including cavities and tooth decay, tooth chips or cracks and any advancing gum disease. We can also see the effects of a treatment after it has been done, help you understand any dental treatments recommended for you, and even enlist the help of dentists and specialists you might need and work with your dental insurance company when necessary.

-CAD/CAM technology: Better known as Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing, this technology is useful when getting a restorative treatment like dental veneers or crowns, bridges and even full hybrid arches. Our prosthodontists and lab technicians can get your restoration designed with precision accuracy and manufactured so that it looks and fits as naturally as possible. 

When it comes to your oral health, our advanced dental technology can give you the outcome you desire in the most convenient and comfortable way possible. We strive to make your time with us positive and with satisfying results you can be proud to show off. We are truly here for your smile from beginning to end, evaluation, diagnosing, designing and implementing your restoration. Give us a call today to learn more!

Our prosthodontists and cosmetic dental experts, Dr. Goggins, Dr. Aguirre and Dr. Pitz, are committed to working with you with a variety of dental options available to choose from. Dental bonding, teeth whitening, dental crowns or bridges, and especially dental veneers can bring your smile back where it belongs! We have hundreds of happy patients who came in for cosmetic dental treatments that turned their smiles (and life) around! After all, your smile is our specialty.

Why Choose Dental Veneers?

This cosmetic dentistry option is popular because it uses thin shells, made from porcelain or resin that are bonded to your natural teeth to give you a flawless smile. Our cosmetic dental experts may recommend dental veneers for you to improve a variety of dental conditions, including closing gaps between teeth, lightening discolored teeth, and even fixing curved or minorly twisted teeth. We can do this for you whether you need work done on just one tooth or your whole mouth!

Call Us Today!

Another great benefit we offer is that we have an onsite dental lab allowing our prosthodontists to work with our master dental technicians firsthand. We make sure that your dental veneers are ultimately a premium quality cosmetic solution that will last for many years to come. We are here to help you get the healthy, beautiful smile you have always wanted. Call today to schedule a consultation!