Center For Progressive Dentistry

Hello out there,
I just have to do a little bragging on my dental assistant of 35 years, Joanne Bray. This past Tuesday we decided to do some dentistry on Joanne that we had been putting off for way too long. It involved the lower front teeth (6 in all) where Joanne had a very old fixed porcelain bridge that had outlived its usefulness. First off after getting Joanne very numb using the PAINLESS WAND, I removed the old bridge. Joanne had lost her two lower front teeth long before I met her so we replaced those two teeth with two mini dental implants. Then we proceeded to perform a root canal on another tooth that had an exposed nerve. We then removed a root of a tooth that was not serving any purpose and lastly placed a very attractive temporary bridge until she gets some healing and we can proceed with the permanent porcelain bridge.
As you are all aware I always call my patients that evening after any difficult dentistry, which this certainly was. However, I got invited to a Red Sox game that got delayed two hours due to rain and I didn’t get home that night until 1:30 AM. Needless to say I did not call Joanne to see how she was doing. I figured I’d wait until the next morning but when I read my e-mails Joanne had already responded to the treatment. After having all of that dentistry done she ended up needing only two Ibuprofen that evening. She also said aside from there being NO pain, that the implants were the easiest part of the entire procedue. It was great hearing this especially coming from the lady who helps me place these EVERY day!
Oh, by the way, Joanne and I also saw a full load of patients the SAME afternoon of the morning that I treated her! There are very few if any people I know who could have done what Joanne did, come away SMILING, work another half day and then send me a beautiful e-mail congratulating me on the great job I did and how little discomfort she felt during and right afterwards.
You might be asking, “Who acted as my dental assistant during this whole procedure?” Some of you know that during this past year a young pre-dental student (son of a patient of ours) has been observing some of our dentistry. I told Anthony that helping us out would look good on his dental school application. He jumped at the chance and did remarkably well.
In a few weeks you’ll get to see the new porcelain teeth that my dental lab will create for Joanne. I feel like the “luckiest” dentist in the world having known and worked closely with this AMAZING lady!Your comments are very welcome and have a great day.Dr. Joe

As many of you are aware, this year we decided to do a complete SMILE MAKEOVER for a war veteran GRATIS. The winner of our little contest served in Vietnam and then almost lost his life in a snow mobile accident in 1999 in N.H. At the time he lost most of his teeth and broke most of the bones in his face. We started our reconstruction a few weeks ago. The end result will be a total of ten mini implants and SNAP-ON dentures and the roof of his mouth will NOT be covered with the denture. In this way he’ll taste his food better, his speech will be better and he will not gag or need denture adhesives EVER! We have estimated that the cost of this treatment would have been close to $20,000. After 40 wonderful years in this profession it was my way of giving back to society in a very meaningful way.As we progress I will keep you posted and we’ll also post before and after pictures of this war hero and lucky contest winner. As we approach Memorial Day we need to ALL reflect on what the thousands of men and women who served in ANY American war have meant to this nation. And for those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, their own lives, we bow our heads in their honor.
God bless!

Mrs. M.K. just let us know that we have saved her from more serious dental concerns by seeing her as soon as she called our office and in a matter of minutes resolving her concerns. Her treatment involved placing 4 mini implants in her lower jaw. Her new denture now SNAPS into place for her. She wears it 24/7 and only takes it out to clean it once/day. She even sleeps with it in her mouth. For the first time since she has been wearing dentures she does not need any messy adhesives…EVER!

And with all they are finding out about the zinc (a heavy metal) content in the denture adhesives, not ever having to use that awful stuff again is a great thing for our patients.

ALL denture wearers please be advised that you can NOW, through the wonders of Mini Dental Implants, convert from your existing denture to PERMANENTLY FIXED PORCELAIN teeth in only two-three visits. ALL done painlessly!!!

Get rid of those messy adhesives and NEVER get a sore spot again. If this sounds too good to be true give us a call at 781 934-9444 and come in for a FREE consultation and necessary x-rays. It’s FREE so you have nothing to lose. Don’t delay.

Dr. Santelli

In an attempt to do our part with the ailing economy Dr. Santelli and staff have decided to keep our fees the same as they were in 2008 for the entire year.

Also, for every six (6) porcelain, cosmetic Lumineers that a person has done at our office they will receive one (1) FREE. That’s a savings of $1200!!!

Hello out there! This is my first try at a BLOG so bear with me. I have had a dental practice for almost 38 years and I LOVE making beautiful SMILES for people. With porcelain Lumineers, the NO drill, NO pain, NO shots alternative to conventional cosmetic dentistry, a beautiful SMILE is within reach of everyone!

Lumineers last a minimum of 10 years and can easily be replaced if necessary. They do NOT stain yellow with time and look very natural. You can also have your teeth as WHITE as you’d like in ONLY two easy appointments.

Call us at 781 934-9444 if you would like more information. We are located in Duxbury, Ma.

Thanks for reading my BLOG!

Dr. Joe Santelli