SJM_AskTheExperts_2_24_REG1 . qxp_Pages 2 / 22 / 24 4 : 06 PM Page 2 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION ask the expert questions and answers DENTIST ATTORNEY PERIODONTIST What are Veneers and What are the Do Grandparents have Visitation Rights WhyShould I Replace Missing Teeth ? Benefits ? inNew Jersey ? Manydental patients ignore their oral health is - sues . Problems that exist in the mouth do not Placingporcelain veneers is a minimally inva - New Jersey Courts have long recognized the get any better over time but deteriorate further sive , simple , cosmetic procedure that can im - unquantifiable benefits of a relationship and can create other problems . The former Sur - mediatelytransform your smile and boost between children and their grandparents . geon General C . Everett Coop stated , “ You’re not yourself - confidence . This is a great option to Specifically , our Courts have found “ [ a ] very healthy without good oral health . ” Since this addresscommon dental problems such as special relationship often arises and continues statement 35 years ago , there has been a discoloration , spacing , chipping , and mis - between grandparents and grandchildren . The plethora of research involving oral health stem - shapenteeth . Veneers are thin layers of tensions and conflicts which commonly mar ming from periodontal disease therapies . porcelain that are bonded to the outer layer of relations between parents and children are Recently I have been receiving a host of pa - atooth and each veneer is custom fabricated often absent between those very same tients with problems concerning missing teeth . toensure a seamless fit . With the advances of parents and their grandchildren . ” The problems that arise from not replacing moderndental technology , there is very little Despite recognizing the important teeth that have been extracted can be both con - toothstructure that needs to be removed and relationships that often develop between tinuous and long lasting . With the advent of 3 sometimesthe enamel does not need to be grandparents and grandchildren , parents dimensional technology : 3D Cone beam , com - treatedat all . retain a fundamental right to make decisions puterized tomography otherwise known as a Havingveneers placed can be an alterna - regarding the care , custody , and nurturing of 3D - CBCT , changes in the Maxilla ( Upper Jaw ) and tiveto braces when you want results without their own children , including their children’s Mandibular ( Lower Jaw ) dimensions , once a the relationshipwith grandparents . In a situation wait . If you are a candidate for veneers , tooth has been extracted , can be tracked and di - wherea parent restricts a grandparent from theprocess can be completed in as little as agnosed very readily . This allows the dentist to visitingwith their grandchild , grandparents twoappointments . As long as you are main - communicate better to the patient about how taininggood oral hygiene and keeping up with havethe right to file an application with the the bone tissues can potentially collapse with - your six month periodic evaluations and clean - SuperiorCourt of New Jersey for visitation . out preservation of the extraction site . The pa - ings , veneers can easily last decades . Veneers ACourt will only grant a grandparent’s tient can also experience changes in facial fea - aredurable and long - lasting . requestto spend time with their grandchild if tures which can make the patient appear a lot Aswe age , our teeth tend to discolor and thefailure to have visitation would be older in years . A decrease in the patient’s well - losevibrancy . Many patients like to use detrimentalto the child . Therefore , a grand - being can cause lower self - esteem and could whiteningtreatments , but experience uncom - parentseeking visitation has the burden of contribute to depression . Many digestive prob - fortablesensitivity and do not have the time to provingto the Court that visitation is lems can also occur as the patient can have a repeatthe treatments on a consistent basis . necessaryto avoid harm to their grandchild . difficult time chewing food when missing teeth . Veneersare highly stain - resistant so not only Indeciding whether grandparent visitation It is important to save your teeth and pre - dothey offer a permanent whitening solution , is in the child’s best interests , and whether vent losing additional teeth . Having missing butthey provide patients with a beautifully re - damagewould result from a lack of grand - teeth replaced can help in the overall general stored , youthful smile . The stunning results parentvisitation , the New Jersey Legislature health of the patient not only with respect to canimprove your overall quality of life and you hasset forth specific factors to be considered aesthetics and function , but also in the preven - canrest easy knowing that you love your bythe Court . tion and control of cardiac problems , diabetic smileonce again . " risk and other health issues . DorfnerDental Studio Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli & PeriodontalHealth Professionals Dr.Rachel Dorfner Tipton LLC Dr . 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