Tukwila cosmetic dentist Dr Lance Timmerman DMD is honored to have been asked to sit as a panel judge for the Mrs Globe Pageant. Having judged the event twice before as well as the Mrs GlobeBelgiumpageant in 2009, he brings his experience in both beauty pageants and cosmetic dentistry to the panel.
“I was honored to be asked again,” says Dr Timmerman. “It is fun to apply my background in cosmetics and beauty, especially for such a great organization.”
Mrs. Globe is the largest international pageant for Misses in the world. Mrs. Globe is both a celebration of beauty and culture, as well as the largest charitable event for the WIN Foundation, a non-profit outreach that specializes in abuse and self-esteem recovery. Recognized by world figures and media, they are a celebration of family, culture, and beauty.
The Mrs. Globe pageant is one of the most recognized names in the international pageant industry. They produce creative and quality events that offer both the enjoyment of competition and personal growth for participants. They operate with the highest level of integrity and professionalism and understand that they cannot produce our events or reach their communities without the support of delegates, sponsors, staff and directors. They are committed to furthering the message of W.I.N. and through their crown they help others remember the beauty and power of a dream.
To learn more about Dr Timmerman or the WIN Foundation, call 206-241-5533.
Some people are just… nuts. While Dr Timmerman certainly appreciates a nice smile, some things are just… too much…!
By Rina Raphael
Is there something stuck on your teeth? Oh no, that’s just a tattoo of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
One man has officially won The Windsor Knot’s royal wedding mania title by willingly paying £1,000 to submit to six hours in a dentist’s chair in order to have the famous duo emblazoned on his choppers. (The prize? Ridicule!)
British plumber Barmy Baz Franks, 29, got a dentist to use ultrafine brushes and stencils to paint images of the smiling royals. The temporary ivory art – known as “gnasher tats” – will last roughly three months, depending on how much Barmy Baz Franks brushes. “I’ve done some unusual dental cosmetics in my time, but this was certainly one of the strangest,” said the dentist, Dr. Neil Gerrard,in an interview with Small World News Service.
The patient says he was just doing his part to help celebrate the April 29 nuptials. “I love the royal family and this was my way of lending my support to their big day,” said Franks.
Often when considering restoring function when missing some or all teeth, dental implants are the best choice. Traditionally the treatment plan for implants required the implants to be placed at specific angles, usually perpendicular (straight up and down relative to a person’s bite).
It is not unusual for a person to have anatomical problems with ideal locations for the implants. Sinuses in the upper jaw may be large or nerves in the lower jaw are in the precise location that a dentist would want to place an implant. Usually this means extra surgeries are needed to create room or move the obstruction out of the way.
With the All-on-four method, the issues are eliminated. By angling the implants, the problems can be avoided and the dentures or bridges can be placed predictably.
Call Dr Lance Timmerman DMD at 206-241-5533 to learn more!
Over time the deterioration of dentures or the bone that supports them can change a way a person looks and the way a person functions (or chews). Minor changes can be fixed with a simple reline, but major changes would need to be fixed by remaking the dentures completely.
If you would like to learn more, call Dr Lance Timmerman at 206-241-5533 today!
Dr Timmerman has a unique way to deliver the smile YOU want! Choose from these various smiles or even mix features of one style vs another. Some people prefer longer central teeth, others like them all the same length.
The first step in dental implants is deciding what the finished product should look like. If ALL teeth are missing, then an implant supported denture or bridge is considered. If only a single tooth is missing, the complexity goes down, there are fewer choices.
The main determining factor is bone. Dental implants fuse to bone to then be restored, by a process called “osseointegration”. Most dental implants are made from pure titanium, which the body does not recognize as foreign. If it is not foreign, then the body does not reject the material and integrates it with the bone, or fuses. This process takes time, from 3-6 months on average.
If not enough bone exists, whether from thickness or height, then an augmentive surgery may help. Again, this will take time, usually 3-6 months.
So, to know if you are a candidate for dental implants, adequate bone must be determined. Dr Timmerman can help.
Dr Timmerman recently was humbled to learn that despite his efforts to teach his patients what it takes to have a dental implant, he still was unclear. The next few posts will explore how it is done.
Understand that dental implants are considered the best that dentistry has to offer. They last longer, look more natural and restore function completely. The only drawback is time. It takes time to have the body heal at each stage of treatment.
Often Dr Timmerman is asked about insurance coverage. While we strive diligently to help, often the insurance company does little to help. This is a good article to keep in mind, although from a medical insurance perspective.
In dentistry, there is no such thing as a pre-authorization. The paperwork is called a pre-determination, but it is not a guarantee of payment. It is not unusual for something to be determined at full coverage, but when the files are submitted, payment is only partial, instead of full. Be aware of this!
Preauthorization impacts care: Survey
Policies that require physicians to ask permission from a patient’s insurance company before performing a treatment negatively impact patient care, according to results of a survey by the American Medical Association.
The results showed 78% of physicians saying insurers use preauthorization requirements for an unreasonable list of tests, procedures and drugs.
More than one-third (37%) of physicians experience a 1 in 5 rejection rate from insurers on first-time preauthorization requests for tests and procedures, and 57% of physicians experience a 1 in 5 percent rejection rate from insurers on first-time preauthorization requests for drugs.
Nearly half (46%) of physicians experience difficulty obtaining approval from insurers on a quarter or more of preauthorization requests for tests and procedures and 58% of physicians experience difficulty obtaining approval from insurers on a quarter or more of preauthorization requests for drugs.
You get what you pay for. While I sometimes will get patients that say they can get the same product or service elsewhere for less, often out of the country, the reality is that they are NOT getting the same thing.
Recently Dr Oz blogged about dental care, from fighting cavities to whitening teeth. He was close, but NOT correct.
Just like getting stock tips from your waitress, be careful about dental advice from anyone NOT a dentist. WHERE you get your information DOES matter. I feel it is MY obligation to set things straight.
His main point seems to be that anything that stimulates salivary flow is enough to rinse plaque and fight decay. Really? Brush and floss. There is NO substitute. Add professional cleanings 2-4 times per year. There isn’t a magic replacement, nothing in a bottle.
He also suggests raisins will do the trick is wrong too. New studies show that they may affect strep mutans, the bacteria that cause decay. However, raisins are a sticky sugar, so while he says the stimulation of the salivary flow will help, sticky sugars… well… stick! Increased salivary flow won’t help enough. By this reasoning, sticky coconut rice with palm sugar and mango would help too. Plaque with sticky sugars makes holes (cavities). Bacteria in plaque feed on the sugars (fementable carbohydrates) and secrete acid as a byproduct. Brushing and flossing is how to fight them.
If you chewed gummi bears all day long, you wouldn’t be fighting decay. At all. Even WITH the increased salivary flow.
The more disturbing advice is his method to whiten teeth. A slurry of lemon juice and baking soda. Acid mixed with abrasive base. For those that missed high school chemistry, pH concentration ranges from 0-14. Neutral is 7 (water), closer to zero is acidic and closer to 14 is alkaline (or basic). Coca cola has a pH of around 2, as does Gatorade… and lemon juice. Acid from plaque is how we get cavities, so generally speaking, “Acid is bad.”
Baking soda is alkaline, or a base, so it will neutralize acid if enough is used. So while you are trying to use an acid, those very properties may not be what you are hoping for. What is worse is that the soda is abrasive. The abrasives will remove plaque, but also enamel, especially if the enamel has been softened from acid.
Gritty toothpaste in the dental office is abrasive as well. However, this is only used 2 times per year on average, not enough to be a concern. Daily use would be a different story.
Whitening is dependant on 3 factors when using a bleaching agent (usually a peroxide gel): concentration (8%? 22%?), frequency (daily? once?) and duration (one hour? 8 hours while sleeping?). There are no shortcuts.
Dr Oz is clearly an educated man. He is very smart and has received an awful lot of training. But just being smart isn’t enough to validate every piece of advice given. While he is smart, I would not want him designing a commercial jet. He just isn’t trained in that field.
While I AM a doctor, I would never give advice outside of my field of expertise. I will advise people in regards to oral health, but I would never speculate on how you should care for your colon.
