National Institutes of Health’s recent  discovery that powerful stem cells exist in teeth give  Denver area dental patients’ an easy way to protect their future health and participate in cutting edge regenerative medicine

Denver Dentists Help Harvest Stem Cells in Teeth

Denver Dentists Dr. James DeLapp, Dr. H. Candace DeLapp and Dr. Sarah Parsons are partnering  with” StemSave™” to offer their Denver area dental patients a chance to bank valuable stem cells for use in future “Regenerative Medical Therapies”.  The National Institutes of Health’s recent  discovery that powerful stem cells exist in teeth give Denver area dental patients an easy way that “may” protect their future health and participate in cutting edge regenerative medicine.  Regenerative Medicine treatment has been reported to be the future of medicine.

Stem cells found in teeth are extracted by our Denver Colorado Dentists  and cryo-preserved which enables  patients to recover and save very powerful stem cells found in teeth.  The recent discovery that stem cells exist in teeth has the potential to transform dentistry and the future of medical treatments. Stem cells are the basis for the emerging field of Regenerative Medicine.  There are more than 78 clinical trials involving stem cell treatments underway and the US Military is developing stem cell therapies to treat soldiers wounded in action.  The current research being conducted suggests that stem cell therapies “may”, in the future, be able to treat many of today’s most difficult diseases, such as diabetes, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, muscular dystrophy, cancer and many more.

Stem Cells harvested ‘early in life are more valuable

Living stem cells have been routinely found in teeth and for the most part have been discarded after extraction. Stem cells from teeth appear to  replicate at a faster rate  than stem cells from other tissues.Stem cells in the body  age over time and their ability to regenerate slows down and are less effective.  The earlier in life that the stem cells are secured the more valuable they are likely to be later in life.

Teeth Eligibility for stem cell preservation

Not all teeth are eligible for stem cell preservation. As an example the tooth needs to have a healthy pulp. It needs to have an intact blood supply and be free from infection, deep cavities and infection.  Stem cells “may” be recovered from patients that are middle aged but the younger you are the better.

Baby teeth and wisdom teeth may be the best source of stem cells

Deciduous teeth or baby teeth may be the best source of stem cells.  The incisors that have begun to loosen or the baby canine teeth appear to be the best candidates. The pulps of naturally loosened teeth may not have  an adequate blood supply are  not indicated. Wisdom teeth between the ages of 16 and 20 years old may be a very good source. The pulp at this stage is large and the potential for viable stems cell is high.  Obviously teeth that have root canals or extensive dental treatment are poor candidates.

Future Medical Research may find treatment for certain diseases

“As a dentist it is truly remarkable that our Denver area dental office can offer our patients what may prove to be a  potential life-saving procedure by simply preserving teeth that would otherwise be discarded,” said Denver Dentistry’s Dr. James DeLapp.

What is unique is that StemSave™ patented technology turns your visit to our Denver dentists office  into what we may find to be a potentially live-saving experience. The best candidate for this type of tissue banking is found in children and young adults. Patients should consider banking their stem cells while undergoing procedures such as the extraction of wisdom teeth or baby teeth. These planned dental procedures provide an ideal time to preserve one’s stem cells.

“We are thrilled to partner with these South Denver area dentists, to make harvesting stem cells from teeth easy and affordable, this way everyone can benefit from the powerful medical applications of stem cells,” said Dr. Gregory Chotkowski, Oral Surgeon and president of StemSave™.

StemSave™ is a collaborative effort between stem cell researchers and the dental community to provide families, and individuals an affordable, non-invasive methodology for the recovery and cryopreservation of the powerful and valuable adult stem cells residing within baby teeth, wisdom teeth, permanent teeth for future use in personalized medicine and regenerative medical therapies.

This could end up being true Denver Preventive Dentistry in action and our office encourages interested patients and families to enroll online at StemSave™ and schedule an appointment to discuss further.

Are  there current medical treatments available using stem cells?

No… not at this time.  However… much research for various diseases involve treatment that “may” involve stem cells. This new field of medicine most likely will be called “Regenerative Medicine”. Stem cells in the future may be used for tissue replacement or mitigating the tissue rejection seen in transplants.

StemSave™,  Inc.

StemSave provides an affordable and non-invasive method for the recovery and cryo-preservation of the powerful Adult Stem Cells found in teeth by teaming up with dentists to harvest stem cells during routine dental procedures.

Dr’s James DeLapp, Dr. H. Candace DeLapp and Dr. Sarah Parsons provide general and cosmetic dental services to patients in the South Metro Denver area.

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Your tooth may stores your family’s  stem cells  Stem cells can be found in many tissues, they are usually buried deep, they are hard to find and isolate. However with the breakthrough discovery of stem cells in teeth, a readily accessible source can be isolated. Denver Dentists, Dr James DeLapp, Dr. Sarah Parsons and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp announce that stem cells may be collected and stored by you and your family and utilized later if the need is seen.  Our Denver and Highlands Ranch dental office is located at  6660 Timberline Road #130 Highlands Ranch 80130.

Is there current medical treatment available using stem cells?

No… not at this time.  However… much research for various diseases involve treatment that “may” involve stem cell. This new field of medicine most likely will be called “Regenerative Medicine”. Stem cells inf the future may be used for tissue replacement or mitigating the tissue rejection seen in transplants.

Baby teeth are a great source of Stem Cells

Researchers  have found that primary or baby teeth is a great source of stem cells.  There appears to be a large amount of stem cells in permanent teeth as wells as wisdom teeth.  The ideas is to  save these teeth “if” they are eligible to be saved… frozen and stored so they can be recovered at a later date. When you make your childs first dental visit at our Denver dentists… ask about loosing baby teeth and stems cells.

What type of tooth is eligible to be used?

The tooth that can be harvested are one that is in very good condition.  Teeth that have large decay or abscess are NOT eligible for harvesting.  Wisdom teeth and children’s baby teeth may be the most effective donor sites for your stem cells.

Extracted teeth may a good source of stem cells

Living stem cells found within extracted teeth are routinely discarded every day.  Now, the company “ Stem Save” gives your family the opportunity to save these cells for future use in developing medical treatment. Recent and ongoing medical research gives you the opportunity to save these cells for future use in developing medical treatments for your family.

Dental stem cells now and in the future will have tremendous medical benefits and new treatment for common diseases.  By using your own stem cells you can significantly reduce the risk of rejection of the new medical treatments.

Reduce the risks of immunosuppressive drugs

Immunosuppressive drugs are given in medical treatments to reduce the risks of rejection of the tissue.  The side effect of these drugs are numerous and they make your body more susceptible to infections and the like. In addition to reducing rejection risks …. you can reduce or eliminate the use of drugs that weaken you immune system.

Teeth Stem cells are powerful

Further, the stem cells from teeth have been observed in research studies to be among the most powerful stem cells in the human body.  Stem cells from teeth replicate at a faster rate and for a longer period of time than do stem cells harvested from other tissues of the body.

The older your cells are the less effective they are

Stem cells in the human body age over time and their regenerative abilities slow down as we get older.  The earlier in life that your family’s stem cells are secured, the more valuable they will be when they are needed most.

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Fear and anxiety has been shown time and time again to be a barrier for many patients to seek dental care they want to have done.  In many instances this fear has lead to a deterioration of their dental health to the point where extraction of the offending tooth or… a  root canal is the only alternative.  For many patients “minimal” sedation may help get you through the procedure.  For others moderate or deep sedation may be the answer. Currently our Denver and Highlands Ranch sedation dentists are providing sedation dentistry for their patients needing a root canal.  Please call (303) 694-9740 to see if sedation dentistry is for you.

Studies cited by Malamed (2010) indicate that many patients request some type of dental sedation for a root canal. The range of sedation requested ranges from something as simple as nitrous oxide all the way up to general anesthesia in a hospital setting.  The good news is that many (but not all) patients can be effectively treated with either nitrous oxide or “minimal” sedation and local anesthetics

Don’t wait till a tooth hurts to seek care!

Our Denver and Highlands Ranch dental office want you to seek treatment before it becomes an emergency.  As a general rule… the earlier the intervention the greater success and comfort for the procedure. Waiting until the offending tooth to form an abscyss in not recommended. The infection and swelling can become so severe that the only alternative is extraction.

Sedation Dentistry treatment algorithm

Our goal is to use the sedation protocol that will accomplish our task as simply as possible.  As the patient proceeds down the algorithm the more complex the sedation becomes and the general risks increase.  While sedation dentistry is very safe… every attempt should be make to solve you anxiety and fear problem at the lowest level possible.  The algorithm is as follows and includes profound local anesthesia

• Early intervention with local anesthesia
• Nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation
• Oral Sedation (anxiolysis)
• “Minimal Sedation” with oral medication with our without nitrous oxide/oxygen
• “Moderate Sedation” “usually with I.V. sedation
• “Deep Sedation”
• “General anesthesia” in a hospital setting

Preoperative evaluation

As a general rule of thumb some type of preoperative evaluation needs to be done in order to have any sedation past the nitrous oxide/oxygen level. First the prognosis on the offending tooth needs to be reasonable.  Patient expectations of the sedation level needs to be realistic with the proposed level.  Root canal are successful bu 5-10% of root canals fail so informed consent needs to be given to the patient for both the root canal AND the sedation protocol PRIOR to any sedation administered! General health status of the patient needs to be evaluated an appropriate medical consultations completed.

Rules of Sedation

While these two and “not” the only rules of sedation by any means… these two “rules” are most appropriate.  First you MUST have a driver to take you home and monitor you after  your sedation AND you must not have had anything to eat and drink 6 hour prior to the procedure. Driving while impaired is risky to yourself and to the public in general.  Nausea and vomiting while uncommon can produce significant post operative problems

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The answer “most” but not “all” of the time is yes! There are a few number of plans that ONLY reimburse you if you choose from a list of discounted dental offices. The question may be that the reimbursement may be at a different or reduced rate but you need to ask yourself this question. Is our office philosophy of seeing one patient at a time important to you… then we may be the office for you.

Are all Dental offices alike?

In some ways yes and in many other ways no. The key you might want to consider is the ways dental offices are different. Our difference is it is our goal to give you the best service we can. We have a reception room… not a waiting room. Is being seen on time important to you? Do you mind waiting an hour or more to be seen? For us being on time is you being seen within one min. of your scheduled visit.

Denver Delta Dental Premire provider

Our Denver area dental office is a Delta Dental premiere  Provider. Please feel free to contact our office and make an appointment and hopefully we can help you and your family.

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Dr.’s Sarah Parsons and Dr. James and Candace DeLapp just returned for USC Dental school where they participated in the Moderate Sedation course.Dr. James DeLappwas finishing 70 hours of training for Dr. James DeLapp. This course is one of several requirements needed to give moderate dental sedation for patients in the Denver metro area.

Requirements for Dental Sedation

Requirements for training involved a combination of pre-clinical and clinical training. Specifically… 20 sedation cases were completed by Dr. James DeLapp. Dr. Candace DeLapp and Dr. Sarah Parsons participated in 49 hours of the course on moderat dental sedation. Over the next couple of weeks (or so) Dr. DeLapp will apply to the Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners for a Moderate sedation permit.

Dental anxiety a barrier to dental treatment

Dental fear and anxiety is a barrier to dental treatment. Dental sedation may provide for some patients the ability to undergo dental treatment. For some…oral sedation may be the ticket to getting the care you need.  Please feel free to contact our Denver area dental practice.

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Denver dentists Dr. James DeLapp, H. Candace DeLapp, and Dr. Sarah Parsons are taking a Moderate Dental Sedation Courseat the University of Southern California (USC) this Friday- Sunday. This will be a cumulation of a 70 hour course (ten day) course in I.V. conscious sedation forDr. James DeLapp.

Course Content for Dental Sedation

The course content involves how to safely administer conscious sedation to patients and involves pre-operative evaluation… dental /medical emergencies and the technique on safe administration of sedation drugs. This weekend is the last three days of the 10 day course. After the completion of the courseDr. James DeLapp will apply for a conscious sedation permit from the Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners. This last three days of the course will be one day of lecture and two clinical days.

Dental anxiety can delay patients making appointments

Yes… dental appointments are delayed by patients who are anxious about dental treatment. Dental sedation can provide a method for many (not all) patients to make and keep dental appointments. Currently our Denver Dental Sedation office offers minimal sedation to our patients and many (again… not all) have found this lets them complete their appointment

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Denver dentists Dr’s.James DeLapp, Candace DeLapp andSarah DeLapptook Advanced Cardiac Life Support this past Saturday. ACLS is a course that revolves around managing potential emergencies in the dental office as well as the community in general.  The course involves many subjects and include the following but not limited to

• Early recognition of life threatening emergencies including heart attack and stroke
• Early activation of the emergency response system
• early intervention with cardiac defibrillation (BLS)
• Advanced airway techniques
• Delivery of emergency medications as needed

Safety is our largest and most important goal in our Denver area dental office

Our patients and staff safety if our most pressing concern. Our Denver dentists regularly go through emergency drill so each member of our team is able to handle any medical emergency that would occur in our dental office, building or community.

CPR for the community… you should consider taking this course!

CPR is one on the most important courses our patients can take. The key is early intervention and calling Emergency Medicals Services (911).  For the adult the strategy involves call first … for  children… CPR for 2 imn and then call. The key for children is most instances  is lack of breathing caused the cardiac arrest, while in the adult. Our goal is to encourage everyone we come in contact with to take CPR.

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Dental insurance has provide many patients the opportunity to seek dental care without the barrier of costs to some degree.  In “many” but not all plans the exam… cleanings… and x-rays are a reimbursed service.  Denver Delta Dental Premiere insurance has an added benefit in that your out of pocket expense is minimized.  Certainly as in any health plan co:pays are applicable the date of service. In addition, each plan has a yearly maximum of benefits.

The yearly benefits maximum Denver Delta Dental

Typically yearly dental insurance benefit will cover “routine” (simple) dental cleanings and exams. Simple maintenance work… a filling there and there…will covered from 50-80% (depending on the plan).  Some require an annual deductable of between $50-$100. (as a guess).  The key is each plan is different and depends on what your employeer purchased. As a general rule there will be less benefits for less expensive plans.

Delta Dental EPO “Exclusive Preferred Option”

Sounds fancy but… this is a very restricted plan offered by Delta in which only a few dental offices participate.  If that is all your employer offers take advantage of it. Our office does not participate in this plan and you will recieve no dental benefits from your insurance. At least in the past many of the participating office have been the chain type of dental delivery systems. Our office is just not set up to see high volumes of patients.

Your right to choose your dentist

At least at this time…you still have the right to seek treatment at any dental office.  No dental insurance company can dictate where you can go… they can simply withhold payment for services. For complex dental treatment that may cost thousands of dollars (dental implants e.g.) you should choose your provider based on your priority. Any dental insurance company will end up only paying a small portion of the overall expense.

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Bisphonates are medicines that are used in treatment of osteoporosis and are one of the most widely persciibed medicines available. An uncommon but potential side effect in sites where teeth are extracted will NOT heal. This is called osteonecrosis.  Other bisphosphonates are used in treating certain types of bone cancers. These medicines can cause an significant problems that can persist for long periods of time These drugs include but are not limited to:

• Fosamax
• Actonel
• Boniva
• Reclase
• Many “other” new medicines expected to be introduced

Bisphosphonates have some contraindication in dentistry especially in having teeth extracted.  Denver dentists Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp need to know if you are on any of these types of medications before any extractions.

Route of administration “may” be important”

How bisphosphonates are administered may increase your risks of osteonecrosis. I.V. route in much more significant that taking a pill by mouth.  However as more information becomes available this recommendation “could” change.

Gum disease and bisphosphonates

Our Denver dentists have seen reported that patients with a history of inflammatory dental disease…periodontal disease or gum disease have a seven (7) times greater risk of developing Bisphonates related Osteonecrosis of the jaw.  This fact should demonstrate the need to keep oral heath at an optimum level!

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Sports dentistry can involve everything from prevention to management of injuries after they have occurred. Dr. James DeLapp and Dr. H. Candace DeLapp provide General and Family dental services for patients in the Denver, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Greenwood Village and Denver Tech Center.

Sports Mouth guards

Sports mouth guards especially for Football and Hockey can reduce the risk from numerous injuries. Such injuries can include injuries to the teeth the jaw joint and reducing or mitigating concussions.

Types of sports mouthguards available

There are many different types of sports mouth guardsavailable. Certainly the mouthguards that you pick up at the sports store provide some type of protection. Some have the ability to “boil”   … “temper”… and bite getting a “better” forming mouthguard. Most athletes find that the smaller the guard the more comfortable.

Custom made “Professional mouth guards

Custom made professional mouth guards are what most college and professional athletes wear.  They are produced by taking an impression of your teeth… fabricating a plaster model and then vacu-forming the splint material over the occlusal surfaces.  The material is trimmed for comfort.

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