Dental Services

Dental Hygiene

We offer regular teeth cleaning and scaling and root planing (deep cleaning) procedures. Non-surgical pocket reduction is offered with ozone servies as well. All of our cleanings are completed with ozonated water, cavitron, and hand scaling instruments.

There is a strong correlation between your over all health and your tooth and periodontal (gum) health. Your mouth may be "window to your health," since research has shown the link between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease, cancers, and arthritis. Dr. Krizman understands this relationship and stresses the importance of regular cleanings to maintain optimal overall health.

Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry

VENEERS: A thin layer of material placed over a tooth, either to improve the esthetics of a tooth or to protect the tooth's surface from damage. There are two main types of material used to fabricate a veneer: composite (directly placed) or dental porcelain (fabricated by a dental laboratory and later bonded to the tooth).

CROWNS: A crown is used to cover a tooth and restore it to its normal shape and size. It can protect a weak tooth from breaking, restore one that's already broken, or cover teeth that are discolored or badly shaped. Crowns can be made out of 100% porcelain, gold, or a porcelain / metal combination.

BRIDGES: A bridge replaces missing teeth with artificial teeth by filling the gap where one or more teeth may have been. Teeth on each side of the space are crowned and are used to hold a false tooth. Bridges help maintain the shape of your face, as well as alleviating the stress in your bite by replacing missing teeth. They can be made out of 100% porcelain, gold, or porcelain / metal combination.

DENTAL IMPLANT CROWN: Crown that is placed on top of the dental implant. Made out of 100% porcelain, zirconium, gold, porcelain fused to metal.

WHITE COMPOSITE FILLINGS: Composite fills are completed with a restorative material that contains 30-50% less resin than many other composite brands. Less resin means a reduction in the presence of trace amounts of bisphenols. The composite filling used in our office does not contain any Bisphenol A or B. The composite material used by Dr. Krizman tests high for biocompatibility among patients .   

Removable Partials and Dentures

REMOVABLE PARTIAL OR FULL DENTURES: If you’ve lost all of your natural teeth, whether from periodontal disease, tooth decay or injury, dentures can replace your missing teeth and your smile. Replacing missing teeth will benefit your appearance and your health. Without support from the denture, facial muscles sag, making a person look older. You’ll be able to eat and speak, which are things that people often take for granted until their natural teeth are lost. A foundation of acrylic and/or metal is the base in which natural looking teeth are placed.

Nesbitt Partial – Last option to single tooth replacement and space maintenance. It's a false acrylic tooth placed in a gum colored acrylic base with flexible arms that hug the teeth next to the space near the gumline.

Flippers - This is a removable temporary denture that usually replaces a missing front tooth. It is not intended for chewing as it only clips into the back of the front teeth. Flippers are usually part of a more permanent treatment plan in which the patient needs healing time. In some cases, a Flipper is made prior to an extraction so that the patient is never "without a tooth".

Implants

Implants – Dr. Krizman completed a residency in advanced general dentistry and has advanced training in implant placement. She is also, completing a masters program through Loma Linda University in advanced bone grafting and implant procedures.

A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that is inserted into the patients jawbone. Single or multi-tooth restorations can be anchored permanently and reliably just like on a natural tooth.

Dr. Krizman places both titanium and zirconium implants. Zirconium implrants are free of metals and considered to be the most biocompatable. They are naturally white and highly esthetic.

Root Canals

Completed with ozonated water and gas, or through conventional treatment per request of the patient. Ozone is extremely beneficial when the tooth nerve has been damaged by decay. Using O3 water followed by O3 gas will often prevent the nerve from dying, thus preventing the need for a root canal or extraction.

Extractions and Cavitations

This is a surgical procedure to remove unwanted tissue from inside the bone to prevent or cure an infection area. This is done by using a burr to clean the unwanted tissue removing 1 mm of unwanted bone.

Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal

Dental amalgams give off small amounts of mercury every day but the degree of toxicity from this varies from person to person. Some people detoxify and pass mercury with little or no difficulty, or have cells that resist its absorption. Others can have great difficulty ridding themselves of even small amounts of mercury so that the traces of it coming off of dental amalgams tends to steadily accumulate in their tissues.

The issue of mercury amalgam is a controversial topic in dentistry. Regardless of which side of the amalgam-safety controversy seems most reasonable to you, our goal as dental providers is to offer a safe removal of old amalgam fillings. When existing amalgam fillings are mechanically intact, it must be your personal choice to have them replaced with other materials, whether for health or esthetic reasons. Please research the safety issues.

The following Patient Protection is offered during the removal of amalgam fillings:

VITAMIN C protocol prior to dental appt.

USP FOOD-GRADE, COCONUT-SHELL, ACTIVATED CHARCOAL SLURRY is used as an oral rinse / swallow prior to amalgam removal. The charcoal slury enhances the prevention of mercury absorption through oral soft tissues and the digestive tract.

(To avoid charcoal absorption of beneficial drugs, rinse only. Charcoal does not absorb vitamin or mineral supplements.)

Use of OZONATED WATER during amalgam removal suppresses mercury vapor, particulates, and dust, trapping amalgam debris in the Clean-Up suction.

IQAIR DENTAL MERCURY FLEXVAC is a suction that positions near your head to capture mercury vapor, particulates, and dust, reducing measurable ambient mercury debris (as well as drill aerosols, VOC's, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, dust, viruses, bacteria, and microbial contaminates) to nearly zero (iqair.us).

TACT AIR MODEL 10-8 MECURY VAPOR IONIZER: This specialized machine protects dental staff and patients from harmful mercury vapors associated with mercury-based amalgam fillings. The Tact-Air 10-8 is based on high voltage electrostatic precipitation which produces over 2 billion negative ions per second. These ions are released into the air of the dental operatory enabling the safe capture and removal of mercury vapor present in the air.

CLEAN-UP HANDLE with HIGH VOLUME EVACUATION

A highly effective high volume evacuation (HVE) adjunct is the “Clean-Up” suction tip, which has an enclosure at the end that surrounds the tooth you’re working on. It dramatically reduces the spatter of particles, directing them efficiently into the suction tube.

RUBBER DAM

A rubber dam will help contain the majority of the debris of amalgam grinding, among its many other benefits.

ORA-SHIELD DENTAL DAM NAPKIN drapes facial skin. Soft dental dam napkins serve as a barrier between dam and skin adn will prevent spattered amalgam particle from landing on the skin, or the eyes.

SUPPLEMEMNTAL OXYGEN

Patient is provided medical grade oxygen to breathe that is delivered by a positive pressure respiration device, so they do not have to breathe the air directly over the mouth during amalgam removal. This will provide clean air.

Dentist and Assistant Protection

Positive pressure respirator masks are worn by the dentist and the assistant.

Protection for the Environment

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We are making a stand at protecting the enviorment, with the installation of The M.A.R.S. Bio-Med LibertyBOSS filtration system. This is one of the top performing “sedimentation/filtration” system that prevents mercury amalgam fragments from entering our water system. In 2008, the United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated that 3.7 tons of mercury were released into the sewer system. Approximately 64% of the mercury load comes from dentistry. In fact, studies indicate that some 20 tons of mercury would not be discharged into the environment annually if every dental office had a separator installed on its water lines. Arizona does not yet require amalgam separators for dental offices, but we've taken the initiative.

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Ozone

Ozone . . . in Dentistry - The future of dentistry . . . healing instead of restoring

Many of you probably feel invigorated after a thunderstorm or during a stroll along the beach. If so, ozone may be at least partly responsible for your feelings of youthful energy. Ozone (O3) is an energized form of oxygen. It is that clean, fresh smell you notice during a thunderstorm and it has been known as a powerful medicine for more than 100 years. In many ways, ozone is a perfect medicine . . . it completely destroys bacteria, mold, yeast and viruses while simultaneously stimulating the immune system. Ozone allows us to treat many dental conditions in a very conservative manner.

We are currently using ozone therapy in the following ways:

Gum Disease / Infections: Ozone can aid with eliminating infection in periodontal pockets by irrigating the pockets with O3 water and O3 gas. Used in this manner, O3 not only helps arrest the progression of the disease but also helps prevent tooth decay on exposed root surfaces. For some patients a custom tray that fits snugly over the teeth and gums can be made. O3 gas is then passed into the tray for a period of time as indicated to help maintain periodontal health and prevent decay.

Teeth: Ozone is mainly used in dentistry for the prevention and reversal of cavities. Certain types of cavities can be reversed by exposing them to ozone gas, which may eliminate the need for a filling. Washing teeth with ozonated water, just prior to restoring them, is an excellent way to sterilize the tooth and prevent sensitivity. Ozone is extremely beneficial when the tooth nerve has been damaged by decay. Using O3 water followed by O3 gas will often prevent the nerve from dying, thus preventing the need for a root canal or extraction.

Dental Surgery: Irrigation of a surgical site with O3 water and O3 gas will dramatically speed healing and reduce the possibility of infection.

Cavitations: Several conditions can cause localized areas of the jaw bone to die. These conditions include improper tooth extraction, trauma, poor circulation, clotting disorders and the use of steroids. These areas of dead bone are known as cavitations and are breeding grounds for bacteria and their toxins. Cavitations can affect overall health in a number of ways: research shows the bacterial waste products found in cavitations are extremely potent . . . cavitations can also block the body's energy meridians. Ozone is one of the most effective methods of treating cavitations . . . it kills the bacteria and stimulates the body’s self-healing mechanism.

We are happy to provide a consultation regarding our many ozone procedures.

Biocompatability Test

Clifford Materials Reactivity Testing (CMRT) is a laboratory screening process used to help identify existing sensitivity problems to various chemical groups and families of compounds in an individual patient. It is offered through Clifford Labs. http://www.ccrlab.com