It is the sincerest form of ‘thank you’ when you send a patient to be treated in our office. We wanted to express our appreciation for your referral of your friends and family to our dental practice. It is individuals like you that make practicing dentistry such a pleasure.

We are grateful for your confidence in us and will strive to serve anyone that you may refer with the highest level of service possible. Also, as an additional thank you we will be sending you a $25.00 dental buck for every referral made to our office.

Dental bucks may be used for any dental treatment along with cosmetic services. Please take advantage of our summer whitening special.

Please call our office for more information or any questions.

ZOOM Whitening $299.00

(Regular $650.00)

Take Home Whitening Trays $199.00

(Regular $350.00)

Have a wonderful summer!

Dr. Smallwood, Dr. Elannan & Team

]]> http://blog.cosmeticdentistryaz.com/?feed=rss2&p=17 http://blog.cosmeticdentistryaz.com/?p=15 http://blog.cosmeticdentistryaz.com/?p=15#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:19:43 +0000 admin http://blog.cosmeticdentistryaz.com/?p=15 Most people are surprised to learn that one American dies every hour from oral cancer; a death rate that has remained virtually unchanged for more than 40 years. In fact, recent statistics published by the American Cancer Society indicate that while the incidence and death rates for cancers overall has decreased, the incidence of oral cancer has increased by 5.5% and the death rate has increased by 1.5%

Oral cancer is far too often discovered in late stage development, the primary reason for the consistently high death rate. Oral cancer treatment often results in disfiguring effects on patients, and can seriously compromise their quality of life. Early detection and diagnosis can make a tremendous difference in life expectancy; oral cancer is 90% curable when found in its early stages. Unfortunately, 70% of oral cancers are diagnosed in the late stages, III and IV, leading to a five-year survival rate of 57%.

THE DEADLY STATISTICS

• Every hour of every day, one American dies of oral cancer.
• The mortality rate associated with oral cancer has not improved significantly in the last 40 years.
• The death rate in the United States for oral cancer is higher than that of cervical cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, cancer of the brain, liver, testes, kidney, or ovary.
• More than 30,000 Americans will receive an oral cancer diagnosis this year. In five years, only 57% will still be alive.
• 25% of oral cancer victims do not use tobacco or alcohol and have no other lifestyle risk factors.

About Vizilite:

ViziLite Plus with TBlue is an oral lesion identification and marking system that is used as an adjunct to the conventional head and neck examination. It is comprised of a chemiluminescent light source (ViziLite) to improve the identification of lesions and a blue phenothiazine dye to mark those lesions identified by ViziLite. ViziLitePlus with TBlue is designed to be used in a patient population at increased risk for oral cancer.

Lumenoscopy^{TM -}  Examination of the Oral Cavity with ViziLite

In clinical trials involving 13,000 female patients, abnormal squamous epithelium in the cervical complex appears distinctly white after washing the cervix with a dilute acetic acid solution and viewed under chemiluminescent light (Speculite®).  Similarly, examination of the oral cavity under chemiluminescent light (ViziLite) after rinsing with a dilute acetic acid solution, abnormal squamous epithelium tissue will appear distinctly white. Lumenoscopy^TMhas demonstrated in numerous studies to improve the ability to visualize mucosal lesions and initially identify clinically suspicious lesions. 

ViziLite Lumenoscopy^TM

• Normal epithelium absorbs ViziLite illumination
• Abnormal epithelium: leukoplakias appear white; red lesions appear darker than surrounding tissue

TBlue^® Oral Lesion Marking System

TBlue is a patented, pharmaceutical-grade toluidine blue-based metachromatic dye.  It is used to further evaluate and closely monitor changes in ViziLite-identified lesions.  It has been proposed that living cells will differentially accumulate toluidine blue based on parameters related to metabolic activity.  TBlue , packaged in an easy to use 3-swab system, provides the deep blue staining that allows ViziLite-identified lesions to be seen clearly under normal light.

Your lifestyle and the aging process can stain and darken your teeth. Many things we do on a regular basis can contribute to stained teeth, such as drinking coffee, tea, cola and red wine or smoking.

Whitening can get your smile looking its best. Non-professional procedures and clinically unproven teeth whitening tips can often lead to unsatisfactory results, you should look for a whitening procedure that is:

If this is something you are interested in, call us at  480-894-8101 to schedule your ZOOM today!

Many people are satisfied with the sparkle they get from brushing twice daily with a fluoride-containing toothpaste, cleaning between their teeth once a day and the regular cleanings at your dentist’s office. If you decide you would like to go beyond this to make your smile look brighter, you should investigate all of your options.

You can take several approaches to whiten your smile:

• In-office bleaching;
• At-home bleaching;
• Whitening toothpastes

Call our office at (480) 894-8101 to schedule today.