Replacing missing teeth isn’t just for looks. Whether you’re missing one tooth or five, missing teeth can impact your self-esteem and your oral health, but thankfully, prosthetics, such as dentures and dental implants, can restore the functionality of your mouth.
But how do you know which option is best for you?
At Sargon Dental, our experienced team — Dan Dansie, DDS, Sargon Lazarof, DDS, and Fahtema Sadat, DDS — excels in helping patients find the perfect restoration to meet their needs, whether that’s dentures, implants, or bridges.
Below, we zero in on one option for replacing missing teeth: partial dentures. Continue reading to learn what partial dentures are and when they might be the best option for you.
Learn more about partial dentures
While traditional dentures provide coverage for a full row of teeth, partial dentures provide partial coverage. Partial dentures are removable prosthetics that can replace multiple teeth in either your top or bottom row of teeth. Just like traditional full dentures, partial dentures improve the appearance of your smile, help support facial structure, make chewing easier, and enhance clear speech. They also require nightly cleaning.
Here at Sargon Dental, we offer:
Partial dentures can replace teeth in any area of your mouth, including your front teeth (anterior teeth) and the teeth in the back of your mouth (posterior teeth).
When should you consider partial dentures?
If you’re missing one or two teeth, you might consider an implant or a bridge, but if you’re missing three or more teeth (especially if they’re next to each other), you might consider partial dentures.
You might consider partial dentures if you:
Even though dentures and partial dentures are typically considered when replacing multiple teeth, it’s possible to replace a single missing tooth with partial dentures. In fact, researchers studying the effect of partial dentures on quality of life found that those who opted for partial dentures to replace an anterior tooth reported the biggest increase in quality of life.
Restore your smile with partial dentures
Partial dentures snap into place, and they can be made of different materials. During your consultation 一 whether you’re in our Encino or West Hollywood, California, or Pleasant Grove, Utah, office 一 our team reviews all of your replacement options with you, including various materials for partial dentures.
If partial dentures are right for you, we take oral X-rays followed by digital impressions. We use an intraoral scanner, so you won’t have to fuss with messy physical impressions. We craft your partial dentures in our on-site lab, and about one week later, you can return for your prosthetic.
And if partial dentures aren’t the solution for you? No worries. Our team advises you with the right options for you and gets you started on your path to a new, dazzling smile.
If you’re unhappy with missing teeth, book your consultation online today, or call one of our offices, and start exploring the possibilities of partial dentures.
No matter why you’re dealing with a hole in your smile due to a lost or missing tooth, you’ve got more than a cosmetic problem. Missing teeth aren’t just unsightly — they also pose a risk to your long-term dental and oral health.
Lost or missing teeth need to be replaced, and the gold-standard option for tooth replacement in today’s dentistry is dental implants. At Sargon Dental, our team, led by Dr. Sargon Lazarof, provides high-quality dental implants for new and existing patients from around the Encino and West Hollywood, California, areas.
Here are some of the reasons why you should consider filling holes in your smile using dental implants, a great way for you to restore both a beautiful smile and strong dental health.
1. Restore the appearance and function of your smile
Dental implants look, feel, and work just like your original lost tooth. That’s the main reason why so many of our patients at Sargon Dental opt for dental implants to replace missing teeth. Dental implants provide a fixed and stable fit that doesn’t slip or move when eating, talking, or even laughing, so you can feel secure about your smile.
2. Stimulate bone growth
Your teeth and jaw bone have an important relationship: the root that holds the visible part of your tooth in place also stimulates healthy bone growth. If you lose a tooth, your jawbone isn’t receiving that needed stimulation, and your bone health can decline in that area.
While other teeth replacement options don’t stimulate your jawbone, dental implants will, maintaining your bone integrity for years to come. The implanted post of your implant has a similar effect to a natural tooth root, helping to keep your jawbone healthy and strong.
3. Reduce uneven wear on other teeth
A lost or missing tooth, or a non-implant tooth replacement solution, can leave your neighboring teeth dealing with unnecessary, uneven, or excessive wear-and-tear. Your bite might start to shift, creating further dental difficulties for you.
Dental implants can take their share of pressure, replicating your natural bite and functioning so much like the real thing that you don’t need to worry about additional issues related to your tooth loss for your remaining teeth.
4. Reduce your risk of gum disease
Healthy teeth and healthy gums go together. The structure of a dental implant, with a titanium implanted post and a natural-looking crown on top, mimics the natural structure that secures your teeth into your gums. Dental implants reduce your risk of gum disease after tooth loss, a condition that can have serious complications for your whole-body health.
5. Benefit from simple care steps
Dental implants take a few appointments to secure in place, with the implant process complete within about 3-6 months. Once your implants are fused to your jawbone, they provide long-lasting restoration.
With good care, your dental implant can last for the rest of your lifetime, making it almost like you never lost the tooth in the first place. You just need to brush twice a day and floss regularly, with the same technique you use to keep your natural teeth clean. No soaking dentures or complicated cleaning procedures here!
To learn if dental implants are right for you, get in touch with the team at Sargon Dental today. Schedule your initial consultation appointment online, or call now to book.
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the hinged joint connecting your mandible (jaw) to your skull. It’s what allows you to open your mouth, yawn, chew, and move the jaw up and down when speaking. When the TMJ becomes injured or damaged, it can cause localized pain, temporomandibular joint syndrome, or a collection of symptoms called temporomandibular disorder (TMD).
Pain can also radiate from the joint into the mouth and head, causing pain in the face and leading to headaches and migraines.
If you’re experiencing soreness just in front of the ear or feel pain radiating outward from that point, you’re suffering from TMD. At Sargon Dental, Dr. Sargon Lazarof and his team diagnosis TMD and determine the best way to stop your pain. Here’s what you need to know.
The causes and symptoms of TMJ problems
Aside from a direct injury to the jaw, such as a blow or a fall, the exact reason for TMDs is often not readily apparent. For many people, the discomfort may be a combination of genetics, arthritis (which affects the joints), and bruxism, which includes jaw clenching and teeth grinding. Other possibilities include poor posture, stress, and the repetitive action of chewing gum.
There is also a range of symptoms that come with TMJ problems. These include:
If you don’t experience pain, limitation of movement, or jaw locking associated with the clicking and popping, you probably don’t require any treatment.
Help for TMJ problems
Sometimes, TMD resolves itself without treatment. However, if your symptoms persist, Dr. Lazarof may recommend one or more of the following treatments.
Medications: First, you should start with OTC pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medications to relieve the joint’s pain and discomfort. If these don’t prove to be strong enough, Dr. Lazarof may prescribe prescription-strength ibuprofen; one of the tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline to relieve forin, control bruxism, and act as a sleep aid; or a short-term course of a muscle relaxant to calm muscle spasms that lead to pain.
Non-medication therapies
The most commonly used therapy is an occlusal splint or mouthguard. You wear this soft plastic device over your teeth when you sleep — and sometimes while awake — to prevent you from clenching your jaw or grinding your teeth, thus relaxing the TM joint.
Physical therapy is also a possibility. Sessions include exercises designed to stretch and strengthen your jaw muscles, as well as ultrasound treatments and moist heat and ice placed on the jaw to relax the joint.
Patient education and counseling can help you better understand the factors and behaviors that aggravate your pain, so you can learn to avoid them.
Lifestyle changes
The first step to correcting the problem is to become aware of what you’re doing to cause or exacerbate it. In the case of TMDs, clenching your jaw, grinding your teeth, chewing on pencils, leaning your chin on your hand, and biting your nails can all contribute to jaw muscle tightness and pain. Changing your habits can help the muscles relax and offer you relief.
Changing your eating habits can also help. Opt for softer foods, cut your food into smaller pieces, avoid sticky or chewy items, and ditch the chewing gum.
A physical therapist or Dr. Lazarof can show you how to massage the muscles to relieve tension, and you can combine this with moist heat or ice applied to your jaw joint for added relief.
If you’re struggling with TMJ symptoms, it’s essential to know that there’s help. To learn more about your options, call one of our three locations in Encino and West Hollywood, California, and Pleasant Grove, Utah, or schedule your appointment online.
Aging is inevitable, but you may struggle with the process if your appearance no longer reflects your youthful spirit. But with options like dermal fillers, you can fight the visible effects of the aging process.
At Sargon Dental, we strive to provide services that keep you looking and feeling your best. Dr. Sargon Lazarof and our talented team of cosmetic dentists and aesthetic experts do it all, from teeth whitening to full mouth reconstruction to wrinkle reduction.
We use dermal fillers to fill in deep lines and wrinkles, restore lost volume, and plump up lips. So, how do dermal fillers make you look younger? Let’s explore.
Aging and your look
The structure of your skin changes as you get older, one of the main factors leading to visible lines, wrinkles, and creases.
First, your skin thins and loses its strength and elasticity due to a decrease in the production of the structural proteins collagen and elastin. This makes your skin more fragile. Oil production also slows down, causing drier skin that seems to accentuate those lines and wrinkles.
The layer of fat under your skin also diminishes with age, causing the skin to loosen and sag.
Thinner skin and less fat mean less volume. Lines, wrinkles, creases, and sagging develop because of volume loss.
Restoring volume with dermal fillers
Dermal fillers are cosmetic injections that restore volume under your skin to rejuvenate your look. To lift saggy, loose skin, we use Radiesse®.
Radiesse is a calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) dermal filler. CaHA is a substance naturally found in your body, primarily in your bones. This type of filler is thicker than other types of dermal fillers and keeps you looking younger for up to 12 months.
Plus, the calcium hydroxylapatite in Radiesse stimulates collagen production, improving the natural strength and look of your skin for those long-lasting results.
In addition to lifting and tightening, we use Radiesse to fill in the deep lines and creases that run from the corners of your nose to the corners of your mouth (nasolabial folds), the lines that run from the corners of your mouth to your chin (marionette lines), and forehead wrinkles.
Plumping up thin lips
When you think about ways to make yourself look younger, you may focus on the facial lines and wrinkles, but what about your lips? Aging causes lips to shrink and thin and widen the distance between the corners of your lips, making them disappear.
We use dermal fillers for lip augmentation, restoring volume, size, and shape to give you more youthful, pouty, full lips.
Immediate results, little downtime
Dermal fillers are a popular nonsurgical cosmetic treatment. Why? Because results are immediate and treatment requires little to no downtime.
Injections take less than an hour and you can see improvements right away. We do recommend you refrain from strenuous aerobic activity for a day or two to reduce risk of bruising.
Dermal fillers make you look younger by restoring volume loss, lifting sagging skin, and filling in lines and wrinkles. Are you ready to get started? Call one of our three locations, in Encino and West Hollywood, California, and Pleasant Grove, Utah, or schedule your appointment online.
When your smile is damaged by stains, chips, discoloration, or misalignment, dental veneers can provide a dramatic solution. In just a few office visits, dental veneers give you an improved smile and the confidence that comes with looking your best.
A dental veneer is a thin shell of porcelain or ceramic material that covers the front and sides of a tooth. This oral appliance can change the color, shape, or size of an imperfect tooth so that it matches your natural teeth. Dental veneers deliver long-term, stain-resistant solutions for many types of smile imperfections.
You can achieve the results you desire by working with an experienced dental professional. The dental veneer specialists at Sargon Dental –— Sargon Lazarof, DDS; Dan Dansie, DDS; and Nathan Nguyen, DDS — are experts at using state-of-the-art dental veneers to change imperfect teeth into stunning smiles.
It’s not unusual to be dissatisfied with your smile. More than one-third of Americans report being unhappy with the way their teeth look. Find out more about the types of smile flaws dental veneers can correct.
#1: Repair worn or chipped teeth
Dental veneers provide an excellent solution to chips and cracks. Poor dental hygiene, years of use, and teeth grinding can weaken your teeth and make them vulnerable to damage from chips or breaks. A fall, auto accident, sports injury, or even biting a hard piece of food can also damage teeth.
Porcelain veneers add a flawless, bonded shell that covers cracks, chips, and uneven wear. They are an excellent solution for most types of damage to your teeth.
#2 Whiten discolored or stained teeth
A pearly white smile always makes a great first impression. However, tooth discoloration is relatively common, even if you practice proper dental hygiene. For some people, age wears away the enamel on the front of their teeth and allows the brown dentin inside their teeth to show through.
Dingy-looking teeth can result from consuming dark foods and drinks, like coffee, tea, or wine, or taking certain drugs, such as doxycycline or tetracycline. Stained or discolored teeth can also occur as the result of genetics, excessive fluoride use, root canals, decay, and medical therapies, such as chemotherapy and radiation.
Since dental veneers cover the exterior of your teeth, they can hide stains or discoloration to give you a brighter smile.
#3: Correct uneven or irregularly shaped teeth
The natural wear-and-tear on teeth that occurs over time can give you an uneven smile. Teeth can wear down differently, making some teeth smaller or larger than others. Some people have teeth that have an unusual or uneven shape that occurred naturally. Dental veneers can correct misshapen teeth, size imperfections, bulges, ridges, and holes by covering these flaws.
#4: Fill in gapped teeth
Having gaps between your teeth can affect your appearance as well as your ability to bite and chew normally. Since dental veneers are customized, they can be designed to cover any size gap or space to create the look and feel of a flawless smile. Acting as camouflage over the space, veneers restore a full, uniform smile.
#5: Cover misaligned teeth
If your teeth are slightly crooked, you may be able to correct the imperfection without the time and expense of braces or aligners. To correct a misalignment, we position your customized veneers over crooked teeth to give the impression of straight teeth. Since dental veneers don’t correct the positioning of your teeth, they provide the best results for crooked teeth if you have a minor misalignment that doesn’t interfere with their function.
To create your dental veneers we take an impression, or mold, of your entire mouth. Then we use that mold to manufacture your veneers at our on-site lab to fit the size, shape, and interior surfaces of your mouth. And since our lab is in-house, you’ll enjoy the benefits of a perfect smile with less wait for your veneers to be delivered.
Find out how dental veneers can give you the smile you desire without dental surgery or orthodontics. Schedule an appointment by calling any of our three offices in Encino and West Hollywood, California, or Pleasant Grove, Utah, or book your visit online today.
The holidays are nearly here, which will see a return to friends and family celebrating together this year. Look and feel your best at those festivities and the resulting photos with a professionally brightened smile.
Over-the-counter whitening products offer minimal results and can be cumbersome to use,
If you’re looking to whiten your teeth from 6-12 shades in only an hour, Philips Zoom!® in-office whitening is the answer. Whitening done at our office is more controlled, is easier to use, and delivers superior results.
How does Zoom! Whitening work?
Attaining a vibrant smile with the Zoom! Whitening system couldn’t be easier. The team at Sargon Dental — Sargon Lazarof, DDS, Dan Dansie, DDS, and Fahtema Sadat, DDS — has enhanced the smiles of countless patients using this best-in-class system.
We’re all about safety first and begin by protecting your gums with a rubber dam.
Teeth whitening is very safe, but it is safest when supervised by professionals.
Next, a retainer filled with whitening gel is fitted over your teeth. Then it’s lights and action.
The Zoom! whitening solution breaks down stains on your teeth while the special Zoom! light enhances the whitening process.
We let the gel sit for 10-15 minutes. This process is repeated several times until you achieve your desired results.
How long will my results last?
After whitening with Zoom!, you’ll see noticeable results immediately. How long the effects last depend on you.
To best maintain the results:
We offer patients at-home whitening kits with professional-grade whitening gel to help keep your teeth sparkling. Our trays are custom fabricated for each patient for optimal results and comfort. Over-the-counter whitening products use generic one-size-fits-all trays to deliver the whitening gel.
Ready to brighten your smile for the holidays?
Professional teeth whitening is fast and affordable and is one of the quickest ways to look years younger.
Schedule an appointment for your Zoom treatment and smile with confidence this holiday season. Contact us to request an appointment online.
What makes a great smile? Some would say straight teeth are essential. Others may say the whiter the better. And those are both key factors in a beautiful grin.
But if your thin, wrinkled lips are stealing the focus from your perfect teeth, you may want to finish the job with a quick and easy treatment to plump and smooth them.
Dr. Sargon Lazarof and our team of talented and skilled dental physicians at Sargon Dental offer three safe and effective treatment options that can transform your lips and your smile.
Why would you go to a dentist for cosmetic facial treatments?
Nobody understands your facial anatomy like an experienced dentist. We’re highly trained to navigate the complex structures, including your nerves and muscles, so you can rest assured that your lip treatment is safe and looks amazing.
Here’s how to get the smile of your dreams.
Start with your teeth
Crooked teeth aren’t the only culprits in a less-than-stellar smile. If any of your teeth are missing, misshapen, cracked, chipped, discolored, or decayed, they can detract from your overall appearance.
When you’re embarrassed by your teeth, you may keep your mouth shut and not speak up, smile, or laugh. This leads to low self-esteem, which can easily transition into depression.
Fortunately, there are dental treatments that can restore your teeth, including:
Dr. Lazarof, in fact, invented Ultratooth™ Immediate Tooth Replacement System, the first and only FDA-cleared dental implant that’s fully functional when you get out of the dentist’s chair?
Whatever you need to restore your teeth, Dr. Lazarof and our team can do, even a full-mouth reconstruction.
Next, look to your lips
To showcase your dazzling teeth, we offer three types of lip augmentation.
Our dental team talks with you about your aesthetic goals, and then assesses your facial structure and the condition of your skin before developing your customized treatment plan, which may include dermal fillers, fat transfer, or AlloDerm®.
Dermal fillers
Using a viscous solution of hyaluronic acid, dermal fillers restore lost volume in your skin. When we inject it strategically into your lips, they become plumper and smoother instantly.
Because we’re expert dermal filler administrators, you don’t have to worry about ending up with an “overdone” outcome that makes your lips look like overinflated balloons. You walk away with natural-looking, shapely lips that show off your teeth in the best setting.
Fat transfer
Like dermal fillers, fat transfer replaces lost lip volume, but this treatment uses a small sample of your own fat from somewhere else on your body. The procedure takes a little longer (about an hour) than a dermal filler injection, but the results last longer, too — potentially a lifetime.
AlloDerm
AlloDerm isn’t an injectable, rather, it’s a small graft of sterilized donor tissue that provides a natural matrix of connective tissues. We shape and size the tissue to your exact specifications and implant it into your lips.
AlloDerm not only increases volume, but allows us to alter the height and shape of your lips.
All three treatments are extremely safe and proven to deliver results that look and feel natural.
Finally, face your face
Once your teeth and lips are picture perfect, don’t forget your face. Yes, we help there, too. You already know we offer dermal fillers, so while we’re at it, we might as well add back a little volume to your cheeks and chin.
And for those stubborn expression lines carved into your forehead, between your brows, and at the corners of your eyes, we offer Xeomin® injections.
When you’re ready for a smile overhaul, trust the dental experts who know your face well. Schedule an appointment by calling any of our three offices in Encino and West Hollywood, California, or Pleasant Grove, Utah, or book your visit online today.
Dentures used to have a bad rap. But thanks to advanced technology, a new generation of dentures offer comfort and are easier to live with than ever. The key is that when you first get dentures, you need to follow a few simple guidelines to make the transition smooth and painless.
At Sargon Dental, with offices in Encino and West Hollywood, California, and Pleasant Grove, Utah, our experienced team — Sargon Lazarof, DDS, Dan Dansie, DDS, and Fahtema Sadat, DDS — are experts in helping patients adjust to dentures. Here are some of their top tips for easing the transition.
Break your dentures in
Like a new pair of shoes, you need to break in your dentures.
Wear your dentures for a period, then remove them and take a break. Extend the length of time you keep them in each day until they feel comfortable and natural. If you develop sores in your mouth at any time, come in to see us.
Put in some practice time
The new shoes analogy works here, too. If you aren’t used to the height and stiffness of a new pair, it’s easy to trip and fall. Similarly, if you’re not used to wearing dentures, you may dribble drinks, drop food, or have difficulty speaking.
All you need is some practice. Try eating some soft foods first and gradually add foods that are more difficult to chew until you get the hang of it. Practice speaking out loud in front of a mirror.
Clean your dentures well
Your mouth is full of bacteria. Most are harmless, but if left alone too long, they multiply and infiltrate little nooks and crannies where it’s hard to reach them and get rid of them, and eventually, infection sets in. That’s why brushing and flossing are so important.
Because your dentures live in that environment, they, too, are exposed to bacteria and are susceptible to plaque buildup. So when you brush your teeth in the morning and at night, brush your dentures, too. Use a soft-bristled brush and a gentle hand to remove the bacteria. When you go to bed, drop them in a denture cleaning solution to give them a good soak.
Keeping your dentures clean will make them last longer and protect your oral health.
Long-term living with dentures
Your dentures should give you years of wear if you take good care of them and keep up with your regular checkups and cleanings. But it’s a good idea to inspect them often to ensure they don’t show any signs of excess wear or damage. If you notice cracks, chips, or discoloration, come in to determine the problem and make adjustments if needed.
As always, if you have soreness, redness, or pain that lasts beyond your break-in period, let us know. Those are signs of ill-fitting dentures or underlying gum issues that need to be addressed right away.
Whether you just received your new dentures or are thinking about getting them, we can help you learn to live with them and love them. Contact us to request an appointment online.
Our team at Sargon Dental — Sargon Lazarof, DDS, Dan Dansie, DDS, and Fahtema Sadat, DDS — can settle your concerns around an upcoming dental procedure with multiple options for sleep dentistry. Sleep dentistry is available at our offices in Encino and West Hollywood, California, and in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Getting any kind of dental work can be daunting, especially if it’s a procedure you’ve never had before. That’s why our team is here to make you more comfortable with sleep dentistry.
What sleep dentistry can do for you
Sleep dentistry, or sedation dentistry, relaxes you by altering your consciousness before your time in the dentist’s chair starts. With several possibilities available, you can work with our knowledgeable dentists to choose one that fits with your preferences and meets your unique needs.
Each available form of sleep dentistry at our offices involves a medication that relaxes you and sedates you. Not all forms fully put you to sleep, but some do. If your chosen type of sleep dentistry does put you to sleep, it will be a light sleep, and our team can awaken you at any time.
Sleep dentistry lets you put your anxieties behind you and get the dental work you need. Whether you need a filling, root canal, or tooth extraction, you can finally relax and let our dentists do what they do best.
Most people are candidates
There are a number of reasons why you might be thinking of adding sedation to your next visit to Sargon Dental. Sleep dentistry has historically allowed our dentists to help patients overcome these setbacks when it comes to their office visits:
As long as your sedative medication is active, you won’t be thinking about the things that hold you back from coming to the dentist in the first place. Our friendly team makes sure you know what to expect going in and supervises you closely the entire time.
Exploring your options
At Sargon Dental, we offer a selection of different options for sleep dentistry. Not everyone prefers or benefits from the same type.
The team goes over your medical history and personal preferences ahead of time to urge you toward the right choice. They consider how your body will respond to each individual option and which option is most appropriate for the procedure you’re getting.
While choosing among IV sedation, intramuscular sedation, and oral sedation, consider your own preferences.
If you’re afraid of needles, oral sedation may be your best option. If you don’t trust yourself to remember to take a pill around 45 minutes before your appointment, oral sedation probably isn’t your best choice.
Our dentists describe what you can expect with each option in detail so you feel confident in your choice for sleep dentistry before you arrive.
Don’t let your past experiences hold you back from getting the dental work you need today. To see if you’re a candidate for sleep dentistry at Sargon Dental, call our offices in Utah or Southern California, or request your appointment online.
Once upon a time, you only went to the dentist’s office to ensure that your teeth and gums stay healthy for life and your smile looks great. But our office has evolved. Now, in addition to numerous cosmetic dental procedures, our practice also offers facial rejuvenation, including microneedling with PRP therapy.
Sargon Lazarof, DDS, founded Sargon Dental to offer cutting-edge dental therapies for women and men. In keeping with his philosophy of innovation, he’s partnered with Mitra Tahvildarian, PhD, CFMP, AGNP — a functional medicine specialist known to her patients as Dr. T — at the Sargon Dental offices in Encino and West Hollywood, California, to offer facial rejuvenation, too.
The best you starts with you
PRP (platelet-rich-plasma) therapy uses a power-packed serum that’s created from your own blood. Dr. T and her staff begin by gently withdrawing a tube of blood from your arm, as if you were giving blood for a test.
They place the tube in a specially designed sterile centrifuge, which spins your blood to separate out liquid (plasma) and solids (red and white blood cells and platelets). A further spin isolates the platelets from other solids.
Dr. T then mixes the platelets — which your body uses to coagulate wounds and rebuild tissue — into a small amount of your plasma. The resulting serum is chock-full of the ingredients that your body uses to create healthy new tissue, including skin cells.
Microneedling prepares your skin
Before Dr. T applies the PRP, she first prepares your skin with a microneedling treatment. She passes a single-use microneedling device, fitted with dozens of tiny needles, over your skin. The needles create hair-thin, cylindrical channels — miniature wounds — in your skin so the PRP can better access your deeper dermal layers.
Microneedling also triggers your own body’s healing efforts. Platelets speed to the wound channels to begin the clean-up and rebuilding chores, and extra blood flow helps wash away toxins, bacteria, and old, damaged skin cells and proteins. Your body starts to build more blood vessels around the wound channels to flood the area with oxygen and nutrients.
Adding PRP boosts the healing process
Microneedling starts your skin on its healing and rebuilding journey, but adding your PRP serum gives it the extra supplies it needs to create healthy new skin. Combining microneedling and PRP is like giving soldiers extra supplies so they’re nourished and replenished and grow stronger than ever.
When you wound the skin in a controlled manner, as microneedling does, part of the rebuilding process is called neocollagenesis, which refers to the creation of new collagen. Collagen is the long-strand protein that keeps your skin firm and flexible.
As you age, your collagen becomes damaged and broken — particularly if you expose your skin to the sun’s ultraviolet rays. You also produce less collagen as you get older, which means you can’t as easily replenish old strands with new ones. That leaves you with a collagen deficit.
However, microneedling with PRP boosts collagen production. In the weeks and months following your treatment, strong new strands of collagen and its companion protein, elastin, work to reconstruct your skin from the inner layers out. The result? Beautiful, firmer, tighter skin that gives you a more youthful look.
If you desire, Dr. T can inject PRP directly into areas of concern. Injected PRP in the facial region is sometimes referred to as a vampire facelift.
Not what you’d expect at the dentist’s office
Your fresh new skin can give you a whole new outlook on life — and how other people see you, too. Neocollagenesis spurred by microneedling with PRP diminishes and improves:
And you don’t have to limit yourself to facial treatments. Dr. T can treat your neck and stretch marks, too. Most patients see the best results after having a few treatments, and touch-ups can help you maintain those amazing results for years.
Give yourself an extra reason to smile with your visit to the dentist’s office. Contact us about microneedling with PRP today. Call our friendly Sargon Dental office staff, or request an appointment online.