Location: 514-45715 Hocking Ave.
Chilliwack, British Columbia
604-792-2400


Meadowbrook Dental Laser Clinic provides leading-edge laser dentistry to residents of the Fraser Valley. Located in Chilliwack, Meadowbrook Dental specializes in the use of lasers to treat a wide range of dental problems. Some of the dental services offered at the clinic are:



Laser Dentistry

Cosmetic and Family Dentistry

Extractions

Root Canals

Dental Crowns, Bridges & Veneers


Owned by Dr. Don Utas for the past 17 years and specializing in laser dentistry for the past five, Meadowbrook Dental Laser Clinic is a unique practice in the area. Patients come from Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Lillooet, Mission and Hope.



The dental facilities are all designed to maximize patient comfort and reduce stress, particularly for children and for anyone who is normally fearful of the dentist. Children and adults are perfectly comfortable watching television while wearing headphones and controlling the remote during their procedures.

Dr. Don Dr. Don Utas received his Dental degree from the University of Saskatchewan 18 years ago and bought Meadowbrook Dental in Chilliwack a year later. As a lifelong learner, he has earned a Diploma of Technology at BCIT and a Bachelor of Education at Simon Fraser University and worked as a Park Ranger and a high school teacher before devoting his life to helping people through dentistry.


Tooth Implant Chilliwack

Artificial tooth root replacements or "Implants" are used in a lot of cases to supplant missing teeth. Normally procedures like these are classified as corrective operations, still they possibly will be also be considered a aesthetic improvement in many cases.

There are a lot of corrective and cosmetic solutions to remedy absent teeth, although none have had better results than implants in effectiveness and durability. Certain oral health issues may well necessitate the application of an embed to rebuild the supporting structures and appropriate functionality of the teeth.

There are countless causes why people might lose their teeth. Some may have been lost due to: corroded teeth, root canal failures, gum diseases (Periodontitis), injury to the face, extreme wear and tear, and inherited problems to the tooth.

Oftentimes patients with lost or missing teeth will feel too uncomfortable with oneself when smiling or talking with strangers. Additionally, having an irregular bite might inhibit suitable eating habits. In spite of that, implants can offer an easy solution regardless of the nature in which the tooth is lost.

To find out if the client has sufficient amounts of bone structure to position implants, your oral health care professional will systematically conduct gum and teeth examinations that may take into account computer tomography scans (CT's) or x-rays. In addition this evaluation could be where the doctor decides on a correct site for the placing of the embed. Depending on the state of your oral tissues, oral hygiene and personal habits, your oral health care provider will recommend the most fitting embed treatment plan. Many individuals who don't have an adequate amount of bone or gum tissues may require bone or soft tissue grafts before receiving an implant.

Benefits of Implant Dentistry

Implants can proffer a permanent renovation that is stronger and more sturdy than other aesthetic and corrective treatments like bridges and dentures. For maximum effectiveness, dental implants may be used with certain other corrective and cosmetic upgrades. For example, an implant can be used to prop up a crown by replacing a single missing tooth. Implants might also be used to prop up a bridge whilst replacing multiple missing teeth, and can be used with full or partial dentures to improve their stability and to lessen gum tissue irritations.

The Dental Implant Treatment

Today's implants are practically identical to the other teeth. This appearance is helped in part due to the structural and functional relationship between the implant and the living bone. Implants are generally placed at some stage in a single visit but will need time for bone and implant to osseointegrate.

The process of osseointegration happens when the living bone of the jaw merges with the artificial tooth root. Osseointegrated implants are the most successful and most accepted implants being used in dentistry today. An osseointegrated implant could take anywhere from three months to six months to attach and fully mend, at which point your oral health care provider might complete the procedure with the positioning of a restoration. As soon as the implant has been anchored to the jawbone, a short-term tooth can be attached until the process is done. If osseointegration does not take place, the embed will fail.

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Meadowbrook Dental



PHONE: 604-792-2400
514-45715 Hocking Ave.
Chilliwack, British Columbia
www.chilliwackdentist.com

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Dr. Don Dr. Don Utas received his Dental degree from the University of Saskatchewan 18 years ago and bought Meadowbrook Dental in Chilliwack a year later. As a lifelong learner, he has earned a Diploma of Technology at BCIT and a Bachelor of Education at Simon Fraser University and worked as a Park Ranger and a high school teacher before devoting his life to helping people through dentistry.
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