Many of our patients looking to replace their existing dentures or receive dentures for the first time will be glad to know that is now possible to produce a brand new denture in as little as two visits through a system called “AvaDent” (www.avadent.com). This revolutionary, digital, CAD / CAM technology is changing dentures forever.
A few benefits of having an AvaDent denture instead of the old-fashioned kind are:
Fits Perfectly: Computer designed and milled to fit precisely to the contours of your mouth without causing painful sore spots or the need for adhesives or pastes.
Saves Time: Get your custom designed dentures in two visits instead of five or more the old way.
Easy to Replace: If ever lost or broken, a permanent digital record is recorded to ensure we can reconstruct your exact denture at any time in as little as two days, without the need for a special visit to the dentist.
More Hygienic: By utilizing the AvaDent system, a denture is constructed using a process called “Milling,” where a computer digitally instructs a machine to make your denture precisely. This results in a smoother, more solid and less porous surface. This surface reduces the amount of bacteria that are absorbed into your denture, thus eliminating “denture breath.”
Natural Look and Feel: Computer enhanced esthetics make AvaDent dentures extremely natural looking.
Traditional dentures can take as many as five or more appointments and still do not have the patient advantages found with AvaDent. The AvaDent process starts with one convenient record taking appointment to capture the patient’s exact features. The information is then sent to AvaDent’s Scottsdale, Ariz. facility where it is input into a computer, digitally designed and precision milled from a compressed, pre-shrunk disk of acrylic.
In addition to the precision fit and two appointment convenience, AvaDents are more bacteria resistant than traditional fabricated dentures to help eliminate sore spots and “denture breath.” And because AvaDents are digital, each one has a permanent digital record so if they are ever lost or broken they can be replaced quickly and easily without the patient coming into the practice.
With AvaDent, our patients can regain their youthful smile with the natural look and feel they may have thought they had lost forever. We tell our patients, “With AvaDent, you can have a smile that is virtually you!” FBN
By Bryan J. Shanahan, DDS and Ted M Byers, DDS, FAGD
