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Implants are the "next best thing" to your own natural teeth. Oral implants have been used to replace missing teeth for

over 50 years and treatment is considered more predictable than bridgework or root canal therapy.

Dr. Mark A. Kohn

Apple Dental and Implant Center

28225 Hoover Road (just north of 1-696)

Warren, MI

(586) 751-6868

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erhaps because of tooth loss or
ill-fitting dentures, you're reluc-
tant to return the smiles of others,
self-conscious about the way you look.
Perhaps your ill-fitting dentures make it
hard to chew your food right, making you
wary to dine out with friends.
Thankfully, with medical advances in
dental implants, you don't have to live
that way anymore. Dr. Mark A. Kohn,
owner of Apple Dental and Implant
Center in Warren, can help. Apple Dental
has been serving the community since
1992 and can provide dentures and
dental implants all in one day — giving
you back a beautiful and confident smile.
Dr. Kohn has always been enamored
of beautiful smiles. He knew at the age
of 11 he was going to pursue a career in
dentistry. Dr. Kohn, who lives in Walled
Lake with his wife, Leslee, and their five
children, attends services at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield.
Dr. Kohn has been practicing dentistry
since 1987, completing both his dental
degree from U of D and his general
practice residency at Booth Memorial
Medical Center in New York. He has
furthered his education training under
renowned Dr. Arun Garg, author and
surgical trainer who wrote the book on
contemporary implant dentistry. The
International Dental Implant Association
certifies Dr. Kohn at the "master's level."
This specialized training makes him
uniquely qualified to provide complete
dental implant care and perform all
aspects of dental implant surgery.
A cosmetically pleasing smile can be
accomplished with just a single implant
to replace one missing tooth. Without
disturbing the teeth on either side of the
missing tooth, a dental implant can be
used for a natural looking result. Using
several single tooth implants together can
replace missing teeth in an area where
once the only choice a patient had was a
removable partial denture.
The importance of dental implants
helps to maintain and preserve the
function of the alveolar bone in the jaw.
Long-term use of dentures always results
in bone loss due to lack of load placed on
the jaw.
Instead of traditional removable
dentures, fixed implants can be used to
replace an entire arch of missing teeth.

QUICK AND VIRTUALLY
PAINLESS PROCESS

Dr. Kohn uses All-on-4 dental implants,
which provide a permanent, screw-
retained, same-day replacement for the
entire upper and/or lower set of teeth.
The treatment consists of establishing a
fully customized denture (bridge) based

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only on four titanium implants. These
implants act as "pillars" to the bridge that
supports the dentures.
The procedure is for patients with
significant tooth loss or decay and for
people whose bone loss in the jaw area
prevents them from getting traditional
dental treatments.
Dr. Kohn services everyone from young
adults who have congenitally missing
teeth or who have lost teeth in an
accident to older adults who have lost
teeth to decay or periodontal disease.
"The dental implants are so natural-
looking and feeling you may forget that
you ever lost a tooth," he says.
The whole process can be handled in
one day at Dr. Kohn's office. Patients can
be given I.V. sedation or oral anesthesia
and experience little discomfort. "Most
patients return to normal activities in one
to two days," he says.
The implants are virtually maintenance-
free. "You can brush them and use a
water pick every day just like you would
your natural teeth," Dr. Kohn says. "Every
six to eight months, the dentures are
unscrewed from the implants to clean the
gums."
The implants also help people eat a
more nutritious diet. "When a denture
stays in, people can chew their food more
effectively," Dr. Kohn says. "Those with
ill-fitting dentures tend to avoid hard-
to-chew foods like vegetables and other
nutrient-dense foods. When the denture
stays down, people can chew virtually

everything."
A more beautiful smile does more than
build self-esteem and confidence. The
benefits are wide-ranging and can impact
every area of a patient's life, Dr. Kohn
says.
The experts agree. "When someone
has a big smile, it shows they're willing
to open up and expose a part of
themselves," says Pamela McClain, DDS, a
past president of the American Academy
of Periodontology. "Over the long
term, smiling can benefit your health,
perception at work and social life."
A confident smile can also help you
appear self-assured and on top of your
work. Studies have shown that those
who smile are more likely to earn more
money and are more readily approached
with business ideas and offered more
advancements.
A confident smile can also make you
look younger. Smiles naturally lift the
face. Studies have shown when you
smile, you look years younger on average.
Investing in your smile is really investing
in your total well being!
Dr. Kohn invites patients considering
dental implants to come to his office for
a free evaluation and a full set of x-rays.
Apple Dental is located on Hoover Road,
just north of 1-696, in Warren. "It's closer
to the Jewish community than many
would think," he says. ❑

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