Family Dentisty in Highlands Ranch

Dr. Sarah Parsons & Dr. Candace DeLapp Highlands Ranch Dentists 

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 Dr. Sarah Parsons joins her parent Highlands Ranch dentists  Dr. H. Candace DeLapp as a General and Family Dentist. Their dental office serves the  Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Parker, Ken Caryl, Centennial, and Denver area.This practice has "truly" become a "family dental practice"!  Their goal is to let their family serve your family!

The medical effects of snoring Highlands Ranch

Snoring "may" be a sign of a serious problem in your life sleep apnea. There is more and more medical and dental investigations in this area and can significantly affect your life and well being.

Lone Tree area Dental Implants

Dr. DeLapp and Parsons completed lecture and laboratory series on Dental Implant course in placement. The  Nobel Biocare Dental Implants is one of the most studied dental implant systems on the market today. It uses the concept of titanium's ability to fuse to the bone to provide stability of the dental implant.

Location of our Highlands Ranch Dental office

 Their dental office is located at 6660 Timberline Road #130 Highlands Ranch 80130 . Using landmarks it is at the corner or Lincoln and Quebec between the Walgreen's and the Wine Seller. If you are on I-25 go west on Lincoln about 3 miles.  It is at the border of Lone Tree and Highlands Ranch.

Sedation Dentistry in Highlands Ranch Colorado

Our Highlands Ranch and Denver area Dental Sedation office offers sedation dentistry for our patients.  All  doctors have a "minimal" dental sedation permit issued from the Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners..  Minimal Dental Sedation allows patients who have avoided the dental visits in the past "may" be better able to make and keep their appointments

Family dentistry consists of most of the types of treatment most patients need on a routine basis. This treatment included but is not limited to:

• Dental exams, digital x-rays, and cleanings
• Treatment of early and moderate gum disease
• Dental fillings (most likely white dental fillings)
• Dental crowns... bridges as well as dentures and partial dentures
• Dental implants
• Root canals
• Cosmetic dental services
• Dental veneers
• Teeth whitening or teeth bleaching

Elderly Dental care and root decay

Unfortunately when we get older our mouth produce less saliva and a common side effect of many of our medications is dry mouth.  Dry mouth or xerostomia can ravage your teeth and sometimes the only solution is to have these teeth extracted.  Today we say a patient approaching 80 years old who is getting cavities underneath old dental crowns. In this scenerio extraction appears to be the most prudent option.

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Denture Repair Highlands Ranch Dentists

Denture Repair in Highlands Ranch

Denture repair for the most part is a stop gap procedures when a denture breaks. Our Highlands Ranch dentists repaired an upper denture that is currently being used in the short term until a metal framework partial denture can be fabricated. Our Denver area dental practice serves the Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Centennial, Greenwood Village,Parker, Ken Caryl, and Englewood areas of Colorado.


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"Older" denture plastic does not repair well

Older denture plastic does not bond well to new acrylic used to repair a denture. Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. Sarah Parsons and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp used new acrylic and "try" to get some type of bonding with the older acrylic or plastic.  In addition, we placed orthodontic wire in an "attempt" to strengthen the repair. The goal in this situation is to "buy" time until a more definitive or durable (and more expensive) solution can be found  In this case the patient is contemplating dental implants.  Dental implants work well in many but not all cases.  The "key" for dental implants is the amount and quality of bone at an implant site.

Practicing what they teach

Both Dr. DeLapp and Parsons teach at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Candace DeLapp has taught Removable Prostodontics which includes dentures and partial dentures.  At this time both are teaching in the operative dentistry course which includes dental fillings.

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CPR Continuous Chest Compressions Improves CPR Highlands Ranch dentistry

Continuous Compressions Improves CPR

According to a new study when by-standers perform continuous chest compression without mouth-to-mouth breathing the chance of surviving a cardiac arrest outside the hospital was found to be twice as  high compared to when bystanders performed standard CPR (with rescue breathing). Highlands Ranch dentist Dr. James DeLapp has been a CPR instructor for over 25 years and instructs dental offices in its use. His dental office serves the Greater Denver area including Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Centennial, Parker, Ken Caryl, Aurora, and Parker Colorado.

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Who completed this study?

This study was conducted by the Resuscitation Research Group and the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and the SHARE Program a the Arizona Department of Health Services. It should be emphasised that at the time of this writing it is not the protocol advocated by the American Heart Association.  The key in this study "may" be the term by-standers who are only marginally trained in ventillation.

Early defibrillation may be the key to survival

Most other studies indicate that early defibrillation increases you chances of survival if you have cardiac arrest.  Many by-standers are more comfortable just doing chest compressions rather than giving rescue breaths.  Calling 911 obviously is one the the keys to survival for the adult cardiac arrest patient.

Highlands Ranch Dentist a CPR Instructor

Teaching CPR on a readily frequent basis prepares Dr. James DeLapp to deal with emergencies both in and out of the dental office. Dentistry does involve the use of certain drugs and stressful situation that knowledge of CPR is essential. Our Highlands Ranch dentist has many different ways of reducing stress of dental procedures.

Nitrous oxide is used to reduce the stress of Dental appointments

The use of nitrous oxide helps to reduce the stress of dental  appointments.  If fact a combination of nitrous oxide and oxygen is used the the treatment of heart attack victims to increase oxygenation and reduce pain.

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End of the year Dentistry in Highlands Ranch

New year beginning new dental benefits Highlands Ranch Dentists

Our Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp will be starting 2010 with great anticipation.  For our Highlands Ranch dental patients, a new year means new dental service benefits. Many of our patients have made "New Years Resolutions" to get their dental health in order.

Dental fillings choices in Highlands Ranch


Materials used to create a dental filling is quite varied. "old" school" dentistry involves amalgam or silver dental fillings.  The amalgam dental filling is a combination of silver and mercury. It has been used in dentistry since the Civil War.  Newer Composite restorations have what our Highlands Ranch dentist believe are benefits over amalgam dental fillings.  These advantages include but are not limited to:

• Less natural tooth structure is removed in order to place the dental filling
• The filling is bonded to the tooth
• Our opinion is this filling is less sensitive post operatively compared to an amalgam restoration
• It does not expand or corrode like an amalgam filling
• It looks more like natural tooth structure

One disadvantage of white dental fillings is they cost more to produce. "some" dental insurance companies downgrade the white dental filling to the cost of the older amalgam type fillings.The key is... the choice is yours.  If cost is your biggest concern certainly an amalgam filling is appropriate. You should feel free to upgrade to a white dental filling.

Cosmetic Dentistry in Highlands Ranch

Cosmetic dentistry can be something as simple as teeth bleaching and something as complex as surgical orthodontics.  Dental veneers is a procedure that works well with many different cosmetic challenges and can help you get the smile you have always wanted. The key to changing your smile is the diagnosis and planning of your case. This involves a photographic evaluation of your smile and in most cases a diagnostic wax-up to  further evaluate your smile. Please feel free to call our Highlands Ranch  and Lone Tree dentists and schedule an initial no charge consultation to see if  cosmetic dentistry will give you the smile you have always wanted.

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Dental Cleanings by our Highlands Ranch Dentist (303) 694-9740

Routine Dental Cleanings

Preventive care is the hallmark of modern dental thinking. If you can prevent or delay the start of dental disease the chances of keeping your teeth a life-time increases dramatically. Dental cleanings or prophylaxis can reduce the accumulation of plaque and calculus which contributes to both dental cavities (decay) and gum disease (periodontal disease). Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide preventive dental services to their patients in the Denver, Lone Tree, Parker, Castle Pines, Castle Rock, and Highlands Ranch areas of Colorado.

Time and life fly's by

A patient of our Highlands Ranch dentist came in over a year late for his preventive dental appointment i.e. to get his teeth cleaned. He had not realized that it had been so long. So many things had come up in his life that seeing the dentist was always something he would get arranged next month. Well as can happen a month later turned into "months" later which turned into a year+ later.

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Dental Plaque Turns to Calculus

In time dental plaque is bathed in saliva which is rich in calcium. The plaque becomes mineralized and forms tartar or calculus. The calculus is very adherent to the tooth and in most cases can only be removed by a hygienist or dentist. The plaque and calculus have abundant bacteria in their matrix and it is this bacteria that causes dental disease including cavities and gum disease. Removing it becomes a priority!

This is a "before" an after photograph of our Highlands Ranch dental patients calculus
This image show the calculus on the cheek side of the tooth. The parotid gland located on the cheek side of the tooth flows calcium rich saliva which will mineralized the dental plaque. This was removed by our Highlands Ranch hygienist with a dental cavitron (an ultrasonic dental scaler). This was followed by by dental scalers to remove and smooth the tooth. The entire mouth was treated with fluoride varnish to "reduce" the risk of cavities developing.

The "after" photograph of removal of dental calculus or tartar

This is a same day photograph of tartar or calculus removal. The tartar was the "yellowish" deposit on the above photograph

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Delta Dental Highlands Ranch

Delta Dental Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp offer accept Delta Dental Premiere plan in their office. There are many product line that Delta Dental or any other insurance company might offer so you should take the time to check out which plan you have coverage with. The differences in reimbursement can be substantial or no coverage what-so-ever (EPO)!

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We are a Delta Dental Premiere Provider

Our office participates only in the "Premiere Plan". If you have the Exclusive Provider Option or "EPO"plan you will have no coverage what so ever in our Highlands Ranch dental office. The next tier is the "PPO" plan.; In this plan we are considered a "non-paneled" Delta provider and they pay according to the PPO schedule. This means your out of pocket expenses are "some' more but you can still use your insurance in our office. The Delta Dental Premier Plan you get the best coverage available in our office.

Check with your benefits officer for the "type" of Delta plan

We revive calls from prospective patients asking "if" we are a Delta Provider. As you can see from the above the question is not so cut and dry. The answer is... we are on the Premiere plan and definitely not on the EPO plan. All these three letter acronyms are confusing and we try so hard to help you understand your individual coverage. As in all insurance... look to see if your plan meets your needs and you have the ability to use if where you wish. If you are able to upgrade you coverage there may be certain seasons when this is allowed. Again... check with your benefits officer.

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Sensitive teeth Highlands Ranch

There can be many reasons why teeth are sensitive? Obviously, decay on the tooth can be one very good reason. Most frequently in our Highlands Ranch dental office it is dentin sensitivity from gum recession. Our Highlands Ranch dentists treat root sensitivity frequently and for many... even most of patients it is quite effective. For a minority of patients some "other" type of treatment may be necessary. Dr. James and Candace DeLapp treat patients in the Highlands Ranch area as well as Denver, Greenwood Village, Centennial, Castle Pines, Lone Tree, and Parker Colorado.

How does tooth sensitivity start?

Tooth sensitivity starts in early adulthood usually because of gum recession and the loss of cementum covering the dentin of the root surface of the tooth. Dentin tubules (little channels) provide a path to the pulp where the nerve of the tooth is located. Cold or other stimuli travel down these tubules and stimulate the nerve of the tooth causing tooth sensitivity.

How is tooth sensitivity treated?

Dentin sensitivity is treated by applying substances such as potassium ions which depolarizes the nerve. If the nerve is depolarized the need does not react to the stimuli. Another method is by applying materials which seal the outside of the dentin tubules and block off the channels to the nerve. Another method is applying solutions of calcium and phosphate salts to the teeth to reduce sensitivity.

Over the counter teeth sensitivity tooth pastes

For the most part over-the-counter toothpastes solve the problem of sensitive teeth. These tooth pastes will not solve the problems if the sensitivity is due to cavities and seeing your Highlands Ranch dentist for a diagnosis is a must. Professionally applied solutions may be the next best option followed by a dental filling. Either way... you should make an appointment to see what is going on

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