Dr. Anne A. Nicholas

Thinking about improving your smile in 2012? Hi, I’m Anne A. Nicholas a practicing dentist in Palm Desert, California.  My office is located at 73929 Larrea Suite 2, Palm Desert, California. You can also reach me or my staff at (760)-340-1030.

If you are one of those people who don’t want to show their teeth? I would love to talk to you about a smile makeover. Whatever your reason for not seeking dental treatment, I will be happy to discuss all of your concerns with you during a consultation with me.

If you have concerns about visiting a dentist, I can help you with those concerns. Perhaps you are afraid of dental work. If you are, have you ever considered oral conscious sedation? With sedation dentistry, even extensive treatment is virtually pain free. Sedation will calm your mind as well as the nerves in your mouth.

Perhaps the cost of Palm Desert cosmetic dentistry is holding you back. My friendly staff will be happy to talk to you about financing plans. It is important to remember that if your teeth are decayed, postponing treatment will cost more money in the long run. Filling a cavity is far more affordable dentistry than a root canal procedure or, in the case of an extracted tooth, a dental implant.

You can contact my office at (760)-340-1030 or online at http://www.palmdesertimplantdentist.com. My Palm Desert family dental website contains information about all the general, restorative and aesthetic services we provide.

Times are definitely changing. We are seeing more research emerge related to the link between oral health, and systemic health.

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal posted an article about this very topic. It is one of the better summaries I have read, and puts it all out there in plain English.  Click on the image below to get to the article.

The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry is concerned about your overall health.  It is going to be one of our main goals for 2012.  Stop in and get acquainted with our friendly staff, Dr. Pamela MacPherson and Dr. Anne A. Nicholas.  We are located at 73929 Larrea Street, Suite 2 in Palm Desert. Or, call an request an appointment with Dr. Pamela MacPherson or Dr. Nicholas at 760-340-1030.

Important news for you to start 2012!

ScienceDaily (May 27, 2010) — Individuals who have poor oral hygiene have an increased risk of heart disease compared to those who brush their teeth twice a day, finds research published on the British Medical Journal website.

(If You Don’t Brush Your Teeth Twice a Day, You’re More Likely to Develop Heart Disease, Study Finds)!

The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry wishes a Happy and Healthily New Year to all, and encourage all our dental patients and friends to brush twice daily since it may help lower their risk of heart disease. California scientists, dentists, and cardiologists have known for many years that there is a link between inflammation in the mouth (gum disease) and heart problems.

The Science Daily article provides information about the team at the University College in London, how they analyzed data from over 11,000 adults who took part in a Scottish Health Survey. The research team analyzed data about lifestyle behaviors such as smoking, physical activity, and oral health routines. The team concluded:

“Once the data was adjusted for established cardio risk factors, the researchers found that participants who reported less frequent tooth brushing had a 70 percent extra risk of heart disease compared to individuals who brushed their teeth twice a day.”

This Scottish survey is one of many that confirm the link between oral health and overall health. Simply put: you aren’t healthy unless your gums and teeth are healthy.

Our friendly team at The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry will help keep your oral health and overall health beautiful for 2012 and for the rest of your life. It starts with just a call to 760-340-1030 or a stop at our office at 73929 Larrea Street, Suite 2 here in Palm Desert.

To read the entire Science Daily article, click on the link below:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100527204227.htm

Again, we wish you a Happy New Year!

Dr. Anne A. Nicholas

There is no better time than this very Holiday season for all of us to rededicate ourselves to our principles and values we hold dear. It is the time to love our God with all our heart and our neighbors as ourselves. This joyful season will bring to each of us a measure of happiness that corresponds to the degree in which we have turned our minds, feelings and actions to the spirit of this Holiday season.

May this Holiday season be a time of prayers for peace, for the preservation of free principles, and for the protection of those who are far from us. Let it be a time of forgetting self and finding time for others. Let it be a time for discarding the meaningless and for stressing true values. Let it be a time of peace because we have found peace in this land and with God’s teachings.

This Holiday Season, we encourage you to remember your family and friends and even an acquaintance or stranger who may need our help.  It is in helping others that we often find ourselves.

We want to thank you for your patronage and for your friendship. May you have a blessed Holiday season!

Dr. Anne A. Nicholas and Staff

You see it when you squint at the mirror and point at the jumbled bottom row of teeth that just got a bunch of tartar scraped off of them.  You may have already had braces, but tossed the retainers out at soon as you moved away from home.  You never want braces again, but you would like to return to your perfect post-ortho state.

What you may not know is that an easy solution for all of this has been in front of you for years now. Dr. Anne A. Nicholas of “The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry” knows how to treat “Lower Anterior Crowding” cases, and satisfying your desire to return to your perfect post-ortho state. This is not complex orthodontics.

The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry of Palm Desert, California has a complete process that offers you all-things-ortho from the ground up. Further, Dr. Nicholas receives regular continuing education classes to keep her on top of the latest trends and innovations.

To get started you need to call “The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry” at 760-340-1030 or visit our office at 73929 Larrea Street, Suite 2 in Palm Desert to schedule an appointment. Dr. Nicholas will be happy to explain what is required to address “Lower Interior Crowding” and the fee requirements.

Hello Coachella Valley dental blog visitors. Whether you stumbled upon this blog by mistake, or clicked here on purpose, welcome!

I am Dr. Anne A. Nicholas. My Cosmetic, Periodontal and Implant dental practice is called The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry . We are located at 73929 Larrea Street, Suite 2   Palm Desert, California. You can find information about my practice, services, and professional Palm Springs, CA dental team at http://palmdesertimplantdentist.com.

In my The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry dental blog, I post informative articles about dentistry including new Palm Desert cosmetic dental treatments, preventative Rancho Mirage, CA dental care, and news about my dental practice. Many of my patients visit my blog regularly and I hope you will also find useful dental information here.

Do you currently have a Palm Desert dentist? If you are in need of a dentist or are not happy with your current dentist, I invite you to visit my office, meet my friendly staff, and discuss your dental needs with me.

My approach to my profession emphasizes you, the patient.

My first priority is exceeding my patient’s expectations. Before I can provide dental treatment, however, I must become familiar with each patient. That is why your first consultation will take some time. We can’t get to know each other in five minutes.

How are you doing? What is the current condition of your teeth and gums? What are your fears and expectations about Palm Springs dental treatment? Do you have financial concerns regarding your dental needs? I recognize that each one of my patients has a unique set of circumstances.

At The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry, we emphasize preventative dental care. When restorative dental treatment is necessary, I recommend the most conservative procedures. If you have pressing dental needs, let’s talk about your options and consider the long term consequences of each treatment. If I believe it is best to refer you to another specialist, I’ll do so without hesitation. I am committed to your well-being and want you to receive the best possible care.

If you are interested in Palm Desert cosmetic dentistry, I can also help you. I pursue continual training in the latest cosmetic treatments and have extensive experience performing individual tooth restorations, complete smile makeovers and everything in between. Did you know that I can completely redesign your smile if that is what you desire? Miracles are possible with cosmetic dentistry.

Please call us at (760) 340-1030 to book a consultation. I am confident you will feel good about choosing The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry for your dental care.

“This is something easy to explain and simple, yet uplifting. My friend’s daughter chipped her front tooth accidentally one day. Being right in the aesthetic zone, it was embarrassing and unsightly for her. My concern, of course being a dentist, was to fix it and make it unnoticeable.” My friend asked me to take a look at her daughter’s teeth, who was embarrassed by her smile and often covered her mouth with her hand. She had a lot of spaces between very small teeth and wanted to know what we could do to help.

When I analyzed the case in our Palm Desert office, it was interesting because Judy also showed a lot of gum tissue. We had multiple treatment options, but in the end, Judy and her mother preferred a conservative approach that wouldn’t require gum surgery.

We have this new bonding material that offers great promise. And it really delivered. When I look at this case, it seems like there’s nothing we haven’t achieved in her bonding. We have polish retention, color stability, good tissue response, and teeth that don’t look bonded but instead look natural. And for it to look this way after several years is really pretty amazing.

Well, we filled the tooth with bonding material, as it seems to me to generally be the all-around ‘best’ composite in so many categories. The result: in my friends daughter’s words, ‘astounding,’ ‘beyond expectations’ with regard to shade matching.

I mean, she was genuinely overwhelmed and pleased. And of course, so was I! The aesthetic qualities it exhibits are, ‘amazing!

If you or anyone in your family suffers from a similar situation with their teeth, call 760-340-1030 or stop by our office conveniently located at 73929 Larrea Street, Suite 2 in Palm Desert, California to schedule a consultation with Dr. Anne A. Nicholas.

Damaged teeth can causes you embarrassment, do you agree? Even if all your other teeth are nicely shaped and pearly white, guess what other people notice? The tooth that is damaged or missing. You have probably experienced that yourself when you have looked at a smile that contains one discolored tooth. No matter how hard you try, the unsightly one is impossible to ignore.

A beautiful smile is an important component of your overall appearance. Unattractive teeth draw the eye away from other pleasing features such as thick shiny hair, gorgeous eyes or a peaches and cream complexion.

Fortunately, there are several cosmetic dental procedures to restore or repair one or more teeth. At The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry in Palm Desert, we can complete most of them in one short visit. Think about it; you could achieve a stunning smile in less than an afternoon!

Veneers, Bonding and Cosmetic Implant Dentistry are affordable cosmetic dentistry procedures available in Palm Desert, Palm Springs at The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry. We use dental bonding in a variety of applications. In addition to repairing damage, dental bonding can close gaps between teeth. Porcelain veneers are another minimally invasive cosmetic fix. Like cosmetic dental bonding, veneers correct chips, cracks and improve tooth shape.

What if your problem is not an unattractive tooth but a missing tooth? Don’t despair, a beautiful smile is still possible in Rancho Mirage and Indio with dental implants.

For more information about veneers, bonding, implants and other cosmetic dentistry procedures, call The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry at (760) 340-1030. We are conveniently located at 73929 Larrea Street, Suite 2 in Palm Desert. We provide advanced dentistry for patients in the Coachella Valley and the surrounding areas. We look forward to showing you cosmetic dentistry ‘before after’ pictures.

This recession has really changed the way people do things.
Folks are saving more and charging less. They’re worrying
about the future, eating more dinners at home and putting
off purchases they once would have made without a thought.

There’s one place, though, where tons of people – maybe even
you — are leaving literally MILLIONS of dollars on the table,
and that’s their dental insurance.

How can that be?

My guess is that it’s because dental insurance isn’t like the
other kinds of insurance you buy.

You buy car insurance to cover you if you’re in an accident
or your car is damaged, and health insurance primarily to
insulate yourself from the high cost of treating a
serious illness or injury.

Dental insurance is different, though. It’s meant to
cover the ROUTINE and PREVENTIVE care you need
to protect your smile and your health — as well as contribute
a portion of the cost of more extensive treatment.

That makes dental insurance VERY valuable – if you
understand how it works and how to get the most out of it.

Use it or LOSE it

You see, there’s something else you need to remember
about dental insurance. It comes with an annual maximum
benefit (the top amount it will cover in a calendar year)
– and if you don’t use all of it by the end of that year
whatever is left simply disappears. NO ROLLOVER.

So if, for example, your annual maximum benefit is
$1,000 and you use just $200 of it, you’re leaving
$800 of YOUR money on the table.

That’s something you just can’t afford to do in times
like these.

Beat the System in Palm Desert; Call “The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry” today… 760-340-1030

Periodontal (gum) disease is a chronic, infectious and inflammatory disease of the gums and supporting tissues. It is caused by the normal bacteria that exist in everyone’s mouths, which, if unchecked, can create inflammation around the tooth; the gum starts to pull away from the tooth, creating spaces (periodontal pockets) that become infected. The inflammation sets off a cascade of tissue-destructive events that can pass into the circulation. As a result, periodontal disease has been associated with heart disease, type 2 diabetes, respiratory and kidney disease, and problems in pregnancy such as miscarriage and premature birth. Around 10% of the population is believed to have severe periodontal disease. Regular brushing and flossing of teeth is the best way of preventing it.

Professor Roger Hart told the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology that the negative effect of gum disease on conception was of the same order of magnitude as the effect of obesity. Prof Hart, who is Professor of Reproductive Medicine at the University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia) and Medical Director of Fertility Specialists of Western Australia, said: “Until now, there have been no published studies that investigate whether gum disease can affect a woman’s chance of conceiving, so this is the first report to suggest that gum disease might be one of several factors that could be modified to improve the chances of a pregnancy.” (Science Daily (Aug. 1, 2011))

The Professor and his researchers followed a group of 3737 pregnant women, who were taking part and they analyzed information on pregnancy planning and pregnancy outcomes for 3416 of them. They found that women with gum disease took an average of just over seven months to become pregnant — two months longer than the average of five months that it took women without gum disease to conceive.

The study concluded that: “All women about to plan for a family should be encouraged to see their general practitioner to ensure that they are as healthy as possible before trying to conceive and so that they can be given appropriate lifestyle advice with respect to weight loss, diet and assistance with stopping smoking and drinking, plus the commencement of folic acid supplements. Additionally, it now appears that all women should also be encouraged to see their dentist to have any gum disease treated before trying to conceive. It is easily treated, usually involving no more than four dental visits.”

Dr. Anne A. Nicholas of “The Palm Desert Center for Advanced Cosmetic, Sedation and Implant Dentistry, “can help you control or prevent gum disease. She will help you plan a program for good oral health for you and your future baby.

Dr. Nicholas office is located at 73929 Larrea Street, Suite 2 Palm Desert, California. Call 716-340-1030 to schedule a consultation.