Prosthodontics

Dr. Khokhar is a prothodontist and specialies in the restoration and replacement of teeth. Prosthodontist complete an additional three years of advanced training after completely dental school. As a prosthodontist Dr Khokhar has a special understanding of how important a smile is to his patients. He helps develop solutions to your dental and oral health concerns.

Prosthodontist Specialize in:

Crowns

When a tooth is severely damaged, a Crown (also called a cap) is needed to protect the tooth and restore it to its original shape, size and form.  After necessary steps have been taken to remove any decay, the tooth is rebuilt with a fresh filling material to form a solid base for the crown.  After preparation of the tooth a precise impression is made.  This impression is used by a dental laboratory to fabricate a precisely fitting crown that matches the color, anatomy and bite of a patient. Grinding, an improper bite, aged fillings, and tooth decay can all be the causes of your tooth wearing down, cracking or breaking.

A number of materials are available to modern dentistry for the fabrication of strong, durable and life-like restorations.  These include: Full Gold Crowns, Porcelain fused to Gold crowns and Porcelain/Composite restorations (Metal Free)

Porcelain Fused to Gold Crowns Photos Courtesy: Glidewell Laboratory

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Bridges

Bridges are used to fill in a space with a false tooth. The false tooth is attached by the bridge to the other two teeth around the space that is missing the tooth.

Metal Free Crowns and Bridges

Before	After
Before	After

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Complete and Removable Partial Dentures

Photo Courtesy: Glidewell Laboratories

Complete dentures replace all of your natural teeth in the upper or lower jaw; they sit on the soft gum tissue of the mouth. Removable partial dentures, on the other hand, are used when natural teeth are still left.

Implant supported overdentures: Dental Implants are a great way to replace a removable partial denture. Are you frustrated with wearing your partial because of the loose fit or the metal clasps that show in your smile? We can tell you if you are a candidate to receive implants that could replace your partial.

Dental implants are also an excellent way to increase the retention and stabilize a full denture. They also reduce or stop the loss of bone in your jaw that rapidly occurs when your teeth are lost.

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Snoring Appliance

Silent Nite® An estimated 80 million people in North America snore. Take into account the snorer’s spouse and children, as many as 160 million people are negatively affected by snoring. The Silent Nite is an affordable custom-made snore prevention device that is flexible, thin and comfortable for the patient. The Silent Nite has exhibited excellent clinical success for preventing annoying and unhealthy snoring.

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TMD/ Occlusal Adjustment/ Niteguards

TMD (temporomandibular disorder) is a condition in which the patient suffers from chronic facial pain, pain around the ear, tenderness of the jaw, clicking or popping noises when opening the mouth, headaches and neck aches. The pain is related to the temporomandibular joints, which are located in front of the ears, they are the two joints that connect the jaw to the skull. It may be treated with stress reducing exercise, muscle relaxants, or a nite guard.

Nightguards

Nightguards are a custom appliance that is used to prevent a person from grinding at clenching at night, releaving both bruxism and TMD. Night guards are easy to insert & remove.

Occlusal Adjustment

Occlusal adjustment consists of selective reshaping of occlusal surfaces of the teeth in an effort to eliminate premature contacts and occlusal interferences; to establish optimal masticatory effectiveness, stable occlusal relationships, direction of main occlusal forces, and efficient multidirectional patterns, to improve functional relations and to induce physiologic stimulation of the masticatory system; to eliminate occlusal trauma; to eliminate abnormal muscle tension; to aid in the stabilization of orthodontic results; to treat peridontal and temporomandibular joint problems; and in restorative procedures.

Bruxism

Bruxism is the habit of gritting or rubbing of teeth, at day or night-time, with different intensity and persistence levels, in a certain space of time, unconsciously away from functional movements (parafunction). This disordered may also be corrected with some occlusal adjustment and a night guard.

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